Having directed the last four instalments of the Harry Potter franchise, British filmmaker David Yates has had his pick of projects to follow up his time with the Boy Wizard; he’s been linked to the long-rumoured adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and a potential Doctor Who movie, while he’s also been attached to a […]
Comic Book Review – What If? Ax4 #4
Robb Ghag reviews What If? AvX #4… “The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest miniseries of 2013! We all know what happened to the Avengers and the X-Men? but what if the story had gone differently?The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key event […]
Special Features – The Animation War: Pixar vs. DreamWorks
Jackson Ball thinks the tide may be turning in the animation war between Pixar and DreamWorks… Since the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs way back in 1937, animation has been big business, none more so than in contemporary Hollywood. In just the last month the US and UK box-offices have been […]
Special Features – Why 2013 Has Been a Disappointing Summer
Anthony Stokes believes that 2013 has been a disappointing summer for blockbuster movies… This summer has been pretty good for movies and intellectual properties. We won’t see anther big event-filled summer like this until 2015 when we get Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: Episode VII, and supposedly a World’s Finest movie to name but […]
Movie adaptations announced for sci-fi novels Elusion & Tomorrow and Tomorrow
The film rights for two upcoming sci-fi novels have been acquired and they are set to be adapted for the big screen. FlynnPictureCo. and Silver Reel have reportedly acquired the rights to Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam’s sci-fi thriller/teen romance Elusion. The first in a series, it follows two teens who can travel to virtual […]
Movie Review – Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Despicable Me 2, 2013. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Miranda Cosgrove. SYNOPSIS: Reformed evil mastermind Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to take down a terrorising villain. The marketing cats at Universal are not stupid […]
Movie Review – RED 2 (2013)
RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Bruce Willis has been making British headlines […]
Sky’s NOW TV Box – Review
Last week Sky launched it’s latest product, the Now TV Box, in an effort to hook non-subscribers into its internet TV service; essentially a white labelled Roku box with fewer services but retailing at a bargain £9.99 as opposed to £50, the NOW TV Box is a tiny piece of kit measuring 84x84x24mm, which turns […]
San Diego Comic-Con 2013 – Defiance Cast Interview
Defiance stars Grant Bowler, Jaime Murray, Julie Benz, Jesse Rath, Stephanie Leonidas and Tony Curran and video game producer Rob Hill discuss the hit sci-fi series in this exclusive interview from San Diego Comic-Con 2013 by david j. moore…. SyFy’s television show Defiance has had a successful first season run, with an equally successful videogame […]
Why a Harry Potter tour is good news for British film fans
There are probably a lot of you out there that pretend you’re too old or too cool for Harry Potter. However, it’s fairly obvious that some of you might be saying one thing and secretly thinking another. For as well as all the certified Potter fans out there, there must be a fair few who […]