According to THR, Richie Mehta (Siddharth, Amal) has signed on to direct Jay Baruchel (Goon: Last of the Enforcers) in Baseballissimo, an indie drama about a minor-league pitcher on an Italian baseball team. The film has been written by Baruchel and his wiring partner Jesse Chabot (Random Acts of Violence) and originally had Jacob Tierney […]
“Battle Royale meets Get Out” as Fox 2000 adapts Y.A. novel S.T.A.G.S.
THR is reporting that Fox 2000 and Chernin Entertainment have teamed up to adapt M.A. Bennett’s debut novel S.T.A.G.S., which is being described as “Battle Royale meets Get Out“. The novel, “is set at exclusive St. Aidan the Great’s School (S.T.A.G.S.) in England and follows a first-year boarding school student named Greer, who is invited for […]
The LEGO Movie’s Unikitty receiving a spinoff series from Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has announced that The LEGO Movie character Unikitty is to receive her very own animated series from Warner Bros. Animation, which will follow Unikitty and her friends “into a world full of adventure, excitement and dance parties.” As ruler of the kingdom, Unikitty has busy days full of royal responsibilities. Unikitty is most […]
Amazon places series order for Bryan Cranston’s The Dangerous Book for Boys
Following Sneaky Pete and the upcoming anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Bryan Cranston has landed another project at Amazon, with the streaming service placing a series order for The Dangerous Book for Boys. Developed by Cranston and Greg Mottola and based upon Conn and Hal Iggulden’s bestselling advice book of the same name, […]
Psych returning with TV movie
Cult comedy-drama Psych is set for a return to the small screen, with series creator Steve Franks reuniting with James Roday (Shawn Spencer) and Dule Hill (Burton ‘Gus’ Guster) for a two-hour TV special set to air on USA Network later this year. The special – which will also see the return of Timothy Odmundson […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Secret of Spoons’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of American Gods… American Gods is more of a mood than set of narrative ideas. It welcomes you in from the cold with thick blankets, a roaring fire and steaming cup of mulled wine. You let your guard down being wooed by the visual majesty of dandelion seeds being […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 20 Review – ‘City of Lost Children’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Supergirl season 2… Family ties, fatherly bonds, disillusioned heroes and surrogate parental figures all loom large and play an extensive role in this week’s Supergirl. Beyond the plotting of Rhea we get interlinking familial feelings with virtually every character, whereby James, Mon-El, Lena and Hank all experience their own […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 17 Review – ‘The Primal Riddle’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham season 3… Where last week lacked brio, vim and vigour Gotham episode seventeen kicks in with some high calibre villainy at work. Whether we are talking about the increasingly shady Jim Gordon, an army freaks Penguin is bringing together or the illustrious Court of Owls. Each one […]
Blu-ray Review – Brain Damage (1988)
Brain Damage, 1988. Directed by Frank Henenlotter. Starring Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Lucille Saint-Peter, Theo Barnes, and John Zacherle. SYNOPSIS: A young man unwittingly enters into a bargain with a parasite that feeds on human brains to provide victims in exchange for having his own brain injected with an addictive […]
Blu-ray Review – Phenomena: Limited Edition (1985)
Phenomena, 1985. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Patrick Bauchau, Fiore Argento, Federica Mastroianni, and Michele Soavi. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl with telepathic abilities moves to a Swiss boarding school and uses her gift to communicate with insects in order to solve a spate of murders. If something is worth […]
