Clive Townsend created and released Saboteur – with software publishing house Durell Software – back in 1985. Taking on the role of a clad in black Ninja, you had to steal a computer disk and make your way through numerous rooms, filled with guards, lasers and dogs to the helicopter waiting for you on the roof; […]
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Interview – Sam Dyer discusses the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom: a visual compendium
Villordsutch recently managed to speak with Sam Dyer from Bitmap Books, the man behind Sinclair ZX Spectrum: The Visual Compendium, Commodore 64: a visual Compendium and also Commodore Amiga: a visual Commpendium, the latest book that has just entered Kickstarter with a fairly massive bang is the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom: a visual compendium… Villordsutch: Firstly congratulations […]
The 64 – Can the Commodore 64 make a come back?
Back in the 80’s the Commodore 64 was the world’s best selling computer; with the exception of the UK where the Spectrum won the hearts of the people, the Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market. With the Spectrum Vega and the Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum already on the market it’s no surprise that someone […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, New Mutants, The LEGO Batman Movie and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnariok, Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Agents […]
Aquanoids coming soon to the ZX Spectrum
Coming soon to the ZX Spectrum is a brand new platform game from Neil Parsons called Aquanoids. That’s correct, you read the opening sentence correctly this platformer is coming to the ZX Spectrum – the fantastic rubber keyed beast that parents and retro gods/nerds (delete on how you roll) still pine for. However, most of […]
Movie Review – Paper Towns (2015)
Paper Towns, 2015. Directed by Jake Schreier. Starring Nat Wolff, Cara Delevigne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage and Jaz Sinclair. SYNOPSIS: Quentin–Q–(Wolff)’s life has always been safe. Pre-ordained. Orderly. When his childhood friend and lifelong crush Margo (Delevigne) goes missing, just days before prom and graduation, Q and his friends begin to follow the clues she […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and True Detective win big at the 2015 WGA Awards
With the Oscars almost upon us, the Writers Guild of America held its annual WGA Awards ceremony last night, with The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game taking home the gongs for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. On the TV front, True Detective claimed the awards for Drama Series and New […]
Writers Guild of America announces TV nominations for WGA Awards, Fargo “snub” explained by FX
With Awards season heating up, the Writers Guild of America has announced its TV nominations for the WGA Awards, which are set to take place in February. Check out the full list of nominees below… Drama Series: Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss (HBO) The Good Wife, Written […]
Natural High: The Making of Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy
Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Rob Heydon about his feature length debut along with actors Adam Sinclair and Billy Boyd… Irvine Welsh and Rob Heydon “After seeing the film Trainspotting [1996] and The Acid House [1998] in cinemas in Canada with a Scottish writer friend, Paul McCafferty who eventually co-wrote the screenplay for Ecstasy [2011],” […]
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Anne V. Coates
Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-winning film editor Anne V. Coates… “When I was a really small girl I was very horsey; I used to think I’d like to be a race horse trainer,” recalls British film editor Anne V. Coates whose cinematic career spans over six decades. “Once I reached about 16 and became […]