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X-Men: The Last Stand Turns 15 – Where The X-Franchise First Went Wrong

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Ricky Church revisits X-Men: The Last Stand on its 15th anniversary…Superhero films may be all the rage now, but in the early 2000s they were rarely in development with only two or maybe three produced a year compared to the several we have now. In those early years of of the superhero genre, one franchise […]

New Star Trek: First Contact Captain Jean-Luc Picard action figure unveiled by EXO-6 and Sideshow

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Sideshow Collectibles and EXO-6 have unveiled the 1:6 scale Captain Jean-Luc Picard figure which is inspired by the appearance of Patrick Stewart in 1996’s Star Trek: First Contact. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $190; take a look here…Sideshow and EXO-6 are proud to present the next sixth scale articulated figure from Star Trek: […]

Star Trek: Picard season 2 teaser released, John de Lancie returning as Q

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In celebration of First Contact Day (that’s the holiday marking the first contact between humans and Vulcans on April 5th 2063, for any non-Trek fans out there), Paramount+ has unveiled a promo for the upcoming second season of Star Trek: Picard, which teases the return of Jean-Luc Picard’s Star Trek: TNG nemesis Q. “The trial […]

Animated fantasy adventure Dragon Rider gets a trailer

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Ahead of its release this coming February half term, Sky has shared a trailer for Dragon Rider, the upcoming adaptation of Cornelia Funke’s bestselling children’s novel of the same. Directed by Tomer Eshed, the animated fantasy adventure features the voice talents of Thomas Brodie Sangster, Felicity Jones, Freddie Highmore, and Patrick Stewart; watch it here…Dragon […]

Movie Review – Life With Music (2019)

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Life With Music (a.k.a. Coda), 2019.Directed by Claude Lalonde. Starring Patrick Stewart, Katie Holmes, and Giancarlo Esposito.SYNOPSIS:A conflicted virtuoso pianist with performance anxiety, strikes an unusual relationship with a young music critic.Emotional dramas centered around the subject of music is not something new. They can come in myriad forms, ranging from pageantry filled biographical dramas […]

Patrick Stewart and Katie Holmes star in trailer for Life with Music

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Ahead of its UK release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Claude Lalonde’s drama Life With Music which stars Patrick Stewart as an acclaimed pianist who becomes afflicted with severe stage fright, until his blossoming relationship with a free-spirited music critic (Katie Holmes) helps him find inspiration and let go […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Nepenthe’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard…After last week Nepenthe brings us something slightly different with the return of old faces, on-going threats and more than a little subterfuge. Narek tracks Rios and company across space, Picard reunites with Riker while Soji distrusts anything within spitting distance as she comes to terms […]

Promo images for Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 6 – ‘The Impossible Box’

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CBS has released a batch of promo images for the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard season 1, entitled ‘The Impossible Box’; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Stardust City Rag’Picard and the crew track Soji to the Borg cube in Romulan space, resurfacing haunting memories for […]

Patrick Stewart confirms Professor X for Wolverine 3, hints at Old Man Logan

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During a promotional interview with Collider to discuss his Blunt Talk TV series, Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he’ll be reprising the role of Professor Charles Xavier for 2017’s third Wolverine solo movie, while his comments also seem to support Hugh Jackman’s tease about an Old Man Logan adaptation.SEE ALSO: Hugh Jackman posts first Wolverine […]

Promo images for Star Trek Picard Season 1 Episode 5 – ‘Stardust City Rag’

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CBS has released eight promo images for tomorrow’s fifth episode of Star Trek: Picard season 1, entitled ‘Stardust City Rag’; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Absolute Candor’The La Sirena crew begins an unpredictable and lively expedition on Freecloud to search for Bruce Maddox. When they learn […]