Music in the movies: John Williams and Steven Spielberg collaborations – part...
Glen takes a second look at the long and successful collaborative movies of director Steven Spielberg and legendary composer John Williams...I won't provide too much of an intro on this one, as that...
View ArticleJeremiah Chechik interview: Kubrick, Spielberg, Benny & Joon and working with...
In the first part of a two part interview, Jeremiah Chechik talks about National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, John Hughes, Stanley Kubrick and more...Jeremiah Chechik has a broad directing CV. From...
View ArticleBrand new poster for Scream 4
Reshoots are happening for Scream 4, and there’s a brand new poster too. Busy, busy…Yahoo! Movies has debuted the latest poster for Scream 4, a film that's a bit closer to release than you might...
View ArticleThe casting of Superman: a geek’s response
Henry Cavill may officially be the next actor to don the Superman costume, but is he right for the role? Here’s James’ opinion...The casting of a new Superman has the potential to be a huge moment in...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises
With the shoot 12 weeks away, Christopher Nolan has been talking a little about his forthcoming Batman adventure…As he collected an award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival over the...
View ArticleEpisodes episode 4 review
Episodes reaches its fourth show, but can it maintain its comedy momentum? Here’s our review…Awkward silences. Disbelieving glances. Sarcastic remarks. We're up to episode four of the BBC's glossy...
View ArticleFringe season 3 episode 11 review: Reciprocity
Fringe makes an unexpected mid-season course change in this week's story...This review may contain spoilers. 3.11 Reciprocity It's been a while, but Fringe left me genuinely uncertain about where it's...
View ArticleK-20: The Legend Of The Black Mask Blu-ray review
Stylish Japanese genre mash-up K-20: The Legend Of The Black Mask makes its debut on Blu-ray. Here’s Paul’s review of this visually sumptuous epic...There's a lot going on in K-20: The Legend Of The...
View ArticleDie Hard 5 to feature another Gruber?
Could Bruce Willis’ John McClane be gearing up to fight another Gruber sibling in Die Hard 5?This one doesn't feel like anything other than a long shot, and perhaps that's what it should be, too. But...
View ArticleCan you cut the swearing out of The King’s Speech?
Is The Weinstein Company really looking to release a version of The King’s Speech, but without the F-bombs? And how would that work, exactly?You might have caught the news last week that The King's...
View ArticleFirst poster for Bridesmaids
Don’t panic: this isn’t Bride Wars 2. Bridemaids is looking far, far more interesting…If you've written off Bridesmaids as another throwaway rom-com before you've got to the poster, then here might be...
View ArticleBBC’s Outcasts transmission date confirmed
Ready for the BBC’s new, expensive science fiction drama, Outcasts? We can now confirm when to expect it…As we noted in the spoiler-free review of the opening episode of the BBC's Outcasts, this is a...
View ArticleOutcasts episodes 1 and 2 gallery
Catch a glimpse of the BBC's brand new sci-fi drama, Outcasts, with these new pictures from the opening two episodes...Next Monday and Tuesday, the BBC sends its latest science-fiction drama series,...
View ArticleJeremiah Chechik interview: Diabolique, Chuck, and what went wrong with The...
Why did the 1997 movie take on The Avengers go so wrong? What’s it like to direct Sharon Stone? And how do you recover when your movie is slammed by the critics?In part one of our interview with...
View ArticleSky Atlantic, HBO, and what it means for British TV
The launch of Sky Atlantic brings the unrivalled HBO back catalogue to the UK. But is it the next big thing in television that it's being billed as?There is a moment in an early episode of Curb Your...
View Article2012: Hollywood’s most insane year for blockbuster movies?
Is 2012 looking like the most packed year for major blockbusters yet? And is it a high stakes game that Hollywood has any chance of winning?It's hardly going out on a limb to suggest that, when the...
View ArticleThe 7 least historically accurate videogames
Resurrected Saxon princes in World War II? Hoodies in Renaissance Italy? Harry looks at seven of videogaming’s least historically accurate videogames…The past! It may have happened ages ago, but we...
View ArticleSuper Mario Bros confirmed for 3DS
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto reveals that a new Super Mario Bros game is due to appear on the forthcoming 3DS. Hurrah!That a Mario game should be coming out on a Nintendo console isn’t much of a...
View ArticleAuthor pens literary adaptation of the videogame Ico
With the HD editions of Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus imminent, we learn that a novel based on the former is also on the way...I'll make no secret of my admiration for Fumito Ueda's out-and-out...
View ArticleJames Cameron talks about his Battle Angel adaptation
After a lengthy silence, James Cameron speaks about his apparently dormant adaptation of the manga, Battle Angel Alita. It’s a few years away, but the film may yet appear...James Cameron's been...
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