Our weekly round up of all the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, S.H.I.EL.L.D., AKA Jessica Jones, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Green Lantern 2, Arrow and […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #14
Martin Deer on the latest issue of Batman… Last month Batman #13 sent shock waves around the comic book world and the world of Gotham City as The Joker finally returned to make his first appearance in the New 52. Scott Snyder told one of the best single issues I have ever read last month […]
Movie Review – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, 2012. Directed by Bill Condon.Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Mackenzie Foy, Ashley Greene, Maggie Grace, Michael Sheen, Nikki Reed, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kellan Lutz and Dakota Fanning. SYNOPSIS: With the birth of Renesmee, and Bella’s new life just beginning, the Cullen family gather various vampire […]
The Walking Dead Season 3 – Episode 5 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the fifth episode of The Walking Dead season three… After last week’s grand spectacle of chaos and loss, I was fearful that episode 5 would slow down. I don’t expect The Walking Dead to continually be a show of amped up action and gore; though after Season 2 I wanted it to […]
Jane Goldman in talks to write Pinocchio
Jane Goldman (Kick -Ass) is in talks with Warner Bros. with a view to writing the script for their forthcoming live action adaptation of the classic children’s tale Pinocchio. An initial draft has already been created by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) and according to THR the studio are eyeing Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands) to direct […]
Comic Book Review – 2000 AD Prog 1809
Luke Graham reviews the latest 2000 AD prog… This week’s strip is an intense affair. The overarching story interwoven between the three Mega-City strips (Dredd, Low Life and Jack Point) escalates in tension, reaping plot-points sown in previous issues and different strips, creating a much more rewarding reading experience. Judge Dredd: The Cold Deck, part […]
Twins sequel Triplets finds its writers
Josh Gad and Ryan Dixon have been signed up by Universal Pictures to draft the screenplay to Triplets, the sequel to the 1988 smash comedy, Twins. According to Deadline, Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) and Danny DeVito (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) will reprise their roles as the unlikely brothers and the comedy sequel will see […]
A conversation with Jesse Vile, director of Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Piers McCarthy chats with filmmaker Jesse Vile about his directorial debut, the documentary Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet… Piers McCarthy: When did you find out about Jason’s story and what made you want to make this documentary? Jesse Vile: I first heard out about Jason when I was a teenager and I was taking guitar […]
Thoughts on… Womb (a.k.a. Clone) (2010)
Womb (a.k.a. Clone), 2010. Written and Directed by Benedek Fliegauf.Starring Eva Green, Matt Smith, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Hannah Murray and István Lénárt. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision. Easily the most […]
Special Features – Twilight… It’s not exactly Shakespeare
As Twihards everywhere gear up for the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Anghus Houvouras buries the Twilight franchise… Twilight. It’s not exactly Shakespeare. And that’s fine. Not everything has to be. The soap opera style antics of vampires and werewolves has been plaguing theaters for some time and raking in […]