The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean has announced that for the first time ever, the long-running animated show is set to feature a three-minute live segment where Homer Simpson will discuss topical subjects and take fan questions. THR reports that the segment “will use a motion capture technology in which Homer’s voice and motions will be […]
Blu-ray Review – Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
Fixed Bayonets!, 1951. Directed by Samuel Fuller. Starring Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O’Shea, Richard Hylton, Skip Homeier and James Dean. SYNOPSIS: The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno’s superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility. Here’s a […]
DVD Review – NCIS: New Orleans Season 1
NCIS: New Orleans – Season 1 Starring Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich and C.C.H. Pounder. SYNOPSIS: All the action, drama and humour of NCIS in a colourful new city that harbours a dark side. NCIS: New Orleans, a spin-off, features Scott Bakula as the head of a dedicated team of Navy investigators […]
Book Review – The Beauty of Destruction by Gavin Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews The Beauty of Destruction by Gavin Smith… The Beauty of Destruction is the final part of Gavin Smith’s trilogy that started with Age of Scorpio and A Quantum Mythology, my reviews for both can be found here and here. As the trilogy feels more like one giant epic split into three novels, […]
DVD Review – Mark of the Witch (2014)
Mark of the Witch, 2014. Directed by Jason Bognacki. Starring David Landry, Maria Olsen, Lillian Pennypacker, Paulie Rojas and Nancy Wolfe. SYNOPSIS: A young woman turns 18 and discovers that she may be the spawn of Satan. Happy birthday… As Mark of the Witch (a.k.a. Another) opens we see masked figures dressed in black robes […]
Daniel Craig to headline TV drama Purity
James Bond star Daniel Craig is returning to the small screen, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to headline a new drama series entitled Purity from producer Scott Rudin (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children). The project, which is based upon the book of the same […]
Emily Kinney joins Hayley Atwell in Conviction
A couple of days ago it was announced that Hayley Atwell is to lead ABC’s new legal drama pilot Conviction, and now Variety is reporting that the Agent Carter star will be joined by Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead). Kinney is set to play Tess Thompson, “the paralegal for the Unit team who is extremely […]
Twin Peaks adds Ashley Judd to its cast
Deadline is reporting that Twin Peaks has added another name to its ever-expanding cast, with the site revealing that Ashley Judd is set to feature in the follow-up to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult TV series. Judd will join fellow new additions Amanda Seyfried, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Dern, Robert Knepper, James […]
A host of horror icons assemble for Expendables-inspired Death House
A host of the horror genre’s biggest names are set to assemble for an Expendables-inspired ensemble entitled Death House, which is being directed by Harrison Smith (Camp Dread) from a script he wrote with the late Gunnar Hansen, a.k.a. Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Set to feature in the cast are horror icons Robert […]
DVD Review – Frankenstein (2015)
Frankenstein, 2015 Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd, Danny Huston, Sandra Rosko, Maya Erskine, Dave Pressler. SYNOPSIS: An eccentric pair of scientists create a human monster in modern-day Los Angeles. Another year, another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel but there is a twist to this one as it sticks […]
