Tom Jolliffe offers his two cents on the potential of Netflix bringing Conan back to screens… For years fans of Conan The Barbarian have waited with baited breath for the potential of a new film. Most predominantly among those, there has been a particular clamour for Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to the role which broke him […]
15 Great Cinematic Journeys
Tom Jolliffe offers up 15 great cinematic journeys… When it comes to cinema, the very best films will grab the audience and keep us gripped throughout the runtime. Every character goes on a particular journey that can be literal and/or metaphorical. Those literal epic journeys which might see hobbits on a quest to take a […]
The Greatest 80s Fantasy Film Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at back a great selection of 80’s fantasy film scores… The 80’s was a grand age for fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, wizards, witches, warriors and battles of good versus evil. Some films were great. Others in the well fed genre were not so great, but back then, many still went all out […]
Northman the Barbarian: How Conan Courses Through The Northman
Tom Jolliffe looks at the similarities between The Northman and Conan the Barbarian. Spoilers follow… After success and masses of acclaim for his small scale masterworks The Witch and The Lighthouse, director Robert Eggers went large scale in his third outing. The Northman is a big budget Viking revenge epic. In every way, it’s the […]
Titan Comics acquires Conan the Barbarian license with new series launching in 2023
Conan the Barbarian will soon be saying goodbye to the Marvel Universe and his Savage Avengers buddies, as Titan Comics has announced that it has acquired the comic book license for Robert E. Howard’s legendary character and will begin publishing new Conan comics, graphic novels and remastered archives beginning in 2023. Produced in partnership with […]
Marvel celebrates 300 issues of Conan with preview of Conan the Barbarian #25
Marvel celebrates 300 issues of Conan this Wednesday with the release of Conan the Barbarian #25, and you can check out the official preview of the issue right here… CELEBRATING 300 ISSUES OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN…AND THE RETURN OF BÊLIT! By Crom and Mitra, it’s been 300 issues since Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith first […]
Underappreciated Fantasy Movies That Were Scorned by Critics
Marvelous Videos presents fantasy movies at odds with critics… Sometimes there’s a disconnect between audiences and critics. Most of the time they’re on the same wavelength, but a few flicks every other year tend to produce opposing viewpoints. What one group finds pretentious, exhausting, or banal may be seen as smart, exciting, and enjoyable by […]
Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s
Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]
Daredevil showrunner was working on Netflix’s Conan series but has left the project
Steven DeKnight, the former showrunner of Daredevil, was at one point working on the recently announced Conan series for Netflix. Conan fans got a big piece of good news today with the announcement that Netflix is currently working on a brand new TV series. The franchise seems to be coming back in a big way […]
Conan the Barbarian TV series in early development at Netflix
Conan the Barbarian is set to make a comeback to the screen as Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action TV series as part of a deal between the streaming service and Conan Properties International. According to Deadline, there are no details regarding the project as the series is in early development with a search currently […]
