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Composer Alan Silvestri to partake in live Q&A at 30th anniversary screening of Back to the Future in Belfast

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Most movie fans will already know that 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the much-loved, classic time-travel comedy Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown. There has already been a bunch of celebratory screenings of the movie throughout the year and another one has just […]

Universal planning reboots for Jaws and Back to the Future

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Let’s be honest, if you didn’t think you’d hear this news in your lifetime, you were kidding yourself. In the wake of the news that Spielberg and Dreamworks were splitting from Disney to go and work with Universal, The Hollywood Reporter dropped in a very interesting note. It turns out that the studio has had plans […]

The Actors Who Could Have Starred In Films, But Didn’t

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Star Wars famously takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and this week we found out about a parallel universe of casting in the film series. Neil Calloway looks at the actors who didn’t star in films, but could have… The news that Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar […]

IDW announces new Back to the Future comic series

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release a new Back to the Future comic book series subtitled ‘Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines’, which will be steered by screenwriter Bob Gale. Each issue will feature two stories from writers John Barber (Transformers) and Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters). “We’ve subtitled this ‘Untold Tales and Alternate […]

Back to the Future remake won’t happen while Robert Zemeckis is still alive

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Great news movie fans! A remake to beloved 1980’s time travel flick Back To The Future will NEVER happen while original director Robert Zemeckis is still alive. Remakes and reboots are all the craze these days in Hollywood and it’s getting to the point where no movie is sacred or untouchable. In a recent interview […]

Remake. Reboot. Rehash.

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Rob Blues on remakes, reboots and rehashes… There were three films I saw in the 1980’s that blew me away and in doing so scorched into my mind the brilliance of original film. Ghostbusters, Back to the Future & The Goonies. If you are my age then these films will hold a special place in […]

Back to the Future tribute show heading to ITV with… Keith Lemon?

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Sigh. This is likely to be a pretty undignified tribute to one of the most popular movies of the 1980s. ITV have announced that they are doing a tribute show to the iconic Back to the Future featuring Celebrity Juice and Through the Keyhole presenter Keith Lemon, the alter-ego of comedian Leigh Francis. The programme […]

30th Anniversary screening of Back to the Future with live orchestral score

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Marty! You’ve got to come back with me! 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the beloved Back to the Future and Edinburgh Film Festival have teamed up with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to present a screening of the movie with a live orchestral score. Check out the press release: Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) […]