British comedy favourite Mel Smith passed away yesterday after suffering a heart attack aged 60, his agent has revealed via a statement. The comedian, actor, writer and director was best known for his work on the sketch shows Not the Nine O’Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones, which saw him starring alongside his long-time […]

Only God Forgives, 2013. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringam, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS:  Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother’s recent death.  Director Nicolas Winding […]

Following last night’s world premiere of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox [watch a new clip here and read our ★★★★ review], Warner Bros. took the opportunity to announce its 2014 DC Universe Animated Original Movie to those in attendance at the San Diego Comic-Con International. In addition to the recently announced Justice League: War – […]

Here’s some rather exciting news for Batman fans… no, Christopher Nolan hasn’t announced a fourth instalment of his Dark Knight saga, but rather Bruce Timm – co-creator of the classic Batman: The Animated Series and godfather of the DC Animated Universe – has revealed that he’s developing a new black-and-white Batman short for Cartoon Network’s […]

Disney will follow its upcoming Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel animated special with another cross-over next year, with show creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh announcing at  Comic-Con that the characters of the hit Disney Channel show are heading to the Star Wars universe for a special one-hour episode. According to Variety, the special […]

For those seeking to have some butter with their popcorn, Carl Freedman studies the political and social underpinnings which can be explored in the crime genre with his sequel to The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity and the Politics of Culturepublished in 2002.   The crime genre is broken into three categories: Western, Mob, and Film Noir […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool/X-Force, Chronicle 2, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel One-Shots, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, Batman Beyond, Hellboy 3, […]

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, 2013. Directed by Jay Oliva.Featuring the voice talents of Justin Chambers, Kevin McKidd, Vanessa Marshall, Michael B. Jordan, Cary Elwes, C. Thomas Howell, Nathan Fillion, Danny Huston, Ron Perlman, Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, and Sam Daly. SYNOPSIS: When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for The Flash […]

After Orson Scott Card’s absence from yesterday’s Ender’s Game Comic-Con panel, Anghus Houvouras asks, is the art or the artist… There’s been a slew of controversy surrounding the ramp up of press for this years’ big screen adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.  Card is the latest notable figure to get tangled up in […]

The World’s End, 2013. Directed by Edgar Wright.Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, David Bradley, and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind’s only hope for survival. In 2004, Spaced heroes Simon Pegg and […]