Simon Thompson looks at ten great director’s cuts that improve on the original theatrical editions… Director’s cuts are a strange beast indeed. Some of them completely enhance or make amends for the initial movie’s strengths and/or short-comings, but others usually add far too much water to a perfectly good beer (cough… Apocalypse Now Redux…cough) and […]
The Essential Man vs. AI Movies
AI technology is developing to astonishing levels and if you’ve seen any of these sci-fi films, you know it’s all going to go wrong… Technology is great. Whoever invented the waffle iron is a genius. Video games keep us amused, even though I think that games peaked at 16-bit. When it comes to everyday functions, […]
Apple TV+’s Metropolis series no longer moving forward
Blame the WGA Strike or the fact that the idea was wonky from the jump, but Metropolis is no longer becoming a series. Hailing from creator Sam Esmail, the mind behind Mr. Robot, Metropolis was set to be the filmmaker’s passion project. It would’ve been a direct adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis. […]
Cinema and the End of the World As We Know It
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at cinema’s end of the world fascination… As we sit in the age of Trump (currently unfazed by the plight of climate change, and skating on a sheet of thin ice as far as North Korean relations) and Brexit, aforementioned climate issues, and a general sense that democratic systems aren’t […]
The Importance of Film Archives and Curated Selections
Tom Jolliffe looks at the importance of archiving seminal films, and giving new life to forgotten classics and cult titles…. Cinema history is etched with key figures. Mould breakers, revolutionaries, and visionaries. Fritz Lang, leading the German expressionist era. Orson Welles breaking tradition and Hollywood protocols. Maybe Brando thundering an arrow through the conventions of […]
Live-action Superman prequel series Metropolis heading back into redevelopment
Back in January it was announced that DC’s new streaming service DC Universe had given a 13-episode order to Metropolis, a Superman prequel series focusing on the City of Tomorrow prior to the arrival of the Man of Steel. If you caught the official DC Universe unveiling earlier this week, you would have noticed that […]
Superman prequel series Metropolis coming to DC’s streaming service
Fans can look forward to yet another Superman-inspired prequel TV series coming to DC’s upcoming streaming service. Titled Metropolis, the series will take a look at the city before Superman’s arrival and focus on his future wife, Lois Lane, and his future archnemesis, Lex Luthor. Set in the wondrous and awe-inspiring City of Tomorrow before the […]
Mr. Robot creator rebooting 1927’s Metropolis as TV miniseries
Mr. Robot creator and showrunner Sam Esmail is adding another science fiction project to his resume, this time an adaptation of the seminal 1927 film Metropolis. According to THR, Esmail has been tapped to turn the expressionist classic as a miniseries for Universal Cable Productions. The size of his role is still being negotiated, as the project is […]
