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The Top 15 Film Scores of the 2010s

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Hasitha Fernando on the top film scores of the 2010s… To say a film’s score is an integral aspect of it is a gross understatement. The right score can do a lot of things. It can elevate a film from the realm of mediocrity to the extraordinary, breathe life into characters, augment the emotional impact […]

Ernest Cline had to convince Steven Spielberg to reference his own work in the upcoming Ready Player One film

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If you are going to direct something as pop-culture heavy as Ready Player One, you better be prepared to go all the way. This means quite possibly some of the most eclectic scenes ever put on film. Interestingly, it looks like Steven Spielberg had a unique hesitation while filming the upcoming adaptation. While Spielberg feels like […]

T.J. Miller shares details on his Boba Fett-obsessed Ready Player One character

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Actor T.J. Miller (Deadpool, Silicon Valley) has recently given some details on his character in the upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-selling novel Ready Player One. Chatting with Fandango, the actor reveals that he is playing an original character for the film adaptation: “I’m not in the book. Some plot points are different, but I’m the […]

Take a VR tour around Aech’s garage from Ready Player One

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Ernest Cline has invited people to take a VR tour around Aech’s garage from the forthcoming Steven Spielberg adaptation of his cineliterate nostalgic adventure Ready Player One. The author tweeted a link to the virtual experience, with an accompanying video in case you didn’t want to rummage through 80’s paraphernalia yourself. You can now explore […]

The Worst Movie Action Sequences of 2018

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Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action sequences of 2018… With the imminent arrival of January 1st, it’s worth reflecting on all the different ways that we, as a society, celebrate the New Year. Some usher in the commencement of a fresh calendar by participating in lively social events and extravagant parties. Others indulge in […]

Blu-Ray Review – Ready Player One (2018)

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Ready Player One, 2018. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Hannah John-Kamen, Ralph Ineson, Mckenna Grace, Win Morisaki, Susan Lynch, and Philip Zhao. SYNOPSIS: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he […]

Funko’s Toy Fair line-up features Stranger Things, Ready Player One, It, Black Panther, Game of Thrones, The Princess Bride and more

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Funko has revealed a range of Pop! vinyl figures, action figures, and mystery minis which are set to go on display at the New York Toy Fair this weekend, the lines include merchandise from Strangers Things, Smallville, Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, Ready Player One, Nickelodeon, Harry Potter, It, Black Panther, Atomic Blonde, Jurassic World: […]

Justice League star unhappy with theatrical cut, new Ready Player One trailer, Carrie Fisher’s script re-writes on The Last Jedi and more – Weekend News Roundup

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MORE UNHAPPINESS IN THE LEAGUE We’ve heard a lot from the cast and crew of Justice League since the film’s release, with a lot of people unhappy with the final theatrical cut that was released with Joss Whedon’s edits. Cinematographer Fabian Wagner has asked for Warner Bros. to release the Zack Snyder cut of the film, […]

New images from Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One

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With a new trailer set to land this Sunday, four images have arrived online (via EW) from Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s New York Times best-selling sci-fi novel Ready Player One featuring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance; check them out here… In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The […]