david j. moore chats with Gary Goddard about the design and creation of the Universal Studios theme park extravaganza T2 3-D: Battle Across Time… Imagineer Gary Goddard has devoted his entire career to creating, designing, and conceptualizing theme park attractions around the world including Jurassic Park: The Ride and The Adventures of Conan at Universal […]
Blu-ray Review – Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Zombie Flesh Eaters, 1979. Directed by Lucio Fulci.Starring Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson and Al Cliver. SYNOPSIS: When a supposedly abandoned yacht sails into New York Harbour, a journalist and scientists Daughter investigate only to find themselves in a zombie nightmare! Zombie. Zombi 2. Island of the Living Dead. Zombie Flesh Eaters. Though it […]
State of the Genre – The Dark Knight Rises: A Masterpiece
In his latest ‘State of the Genre’ column, , Martin Deer revisits the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy… “Sometimes a man rises from the darkness…“ Words spoken about Bane and his emergence from the pit but which have so much meaning for Bruce Wayne himself, 30 years spent angry and in pain […]
The Walking Dead and Super 8 actors set to star in Stephen King’s Mercy
Hollywood can’t get enough of Stephen King’s novels at the moment, with Ben Affleck (The Town) developing The Stand and John Cusack attached to star in Cell, another King adaptation. The love affair is set to continue and according to THR, Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead) and Joel Courtney (Super 8) are set to star in […]
Thoughts on… Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook, 2012. Written and Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver and Julia Stiles. SYNOPSIS: After a stint in a mental institution, a former teacher attempts to get his life back on track but things get challenging when he meets a mysterious girl with […]
Peep Show Series 8 – Episode 2 Review
Luke Owen reviews the second episode of Peep Show series eight… I wasn’t overly kind to last week’s Peep Show. I felt that the series had started showing signs of growing stale, the characters were getting bored and the jokes were getting tired. However, based upon the feedback I received in the comments section (the one who […]
Of All The Films, In All The World…
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… It was obvious I would discuss this; The Observer writes a short piece about *shudder* Casablanca 2: As Time Goes By: “According to a planned sequel to the 1942 classic, the couple, played by Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, had a child together who was brought up in America […]
The Week in Spandex – Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Marvel Phase Two, Wonder Woman, Misfits: The Movie and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Misfits, S.H.I.E.L.D., […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd #1
Chris Cooper reviews the first issue of IDW’s Judge Dredd… I’ll start this off by explaining that I don’t have a great deal of knowledge with regards to Judge Dredd coming into this. My main two exposures to Mega-City One are the Sylvester Stallone film (which I hated), and the Karl Urban film (which I […]
Comic Book Review – Batman Incorporated #5
Oliver Davis reviews Batman Incorporated #5… Grant Morrison has a wonderful way of mixing the absurdly camp with something terribly grown up. It’s as though he’s reached a higher plane through his niche occult habits, where cheesiness has gone-off and turned into post-modern mold. It’s a good kind of mold, though. Maturer, like Stilton. That’s […]
