Last week it was revealed that screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3) had been replaced on Star Wars: Episode VII by director J.J. Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Lucasfilm regular Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi), raising question marks about whether the […]
Sponsored Video – Halloween with giffgaff
A pool party for Halloween? Not the most traditional of celebrations for the spookiest night of the year, it must be said. Unless of course you’re giffgaff, who decided to mark the occasion with a rather different approach, inviting 150 guests to an abandoned swimming pool for a pool party like no other, with sweets […]
Director Neil Marshall talks Game of Thrones season 4
After helming the rather excellent ‘Blackwater’ in season two, British filmmaker Neil Marshall returns to the world of Game of Thrones as he takes on the director’s chair for the penultimate episode of the upcoming fourth season, which promises to deliver shocks to rival last season’s ‘The Rains of Castamere’. During a chat with FlicksAndTheCity, […]
Comic Book Review – Witchblade #170
Villordsutch reviews Witchblade #170… “Sara Pezzini has been a cop, a mother, a girlfriend, and a private investigator. She is none of those things anymore. The only thing tying Sara to her past and preventing her from forging a new chapter in life is the Witchblade. But with everything else gone, who will Sara Pezzini […]
Veep Season 2 – Episode 2 Review
Matt Smith reviews the second episode of Veep season two… When the table’s laid, whether at the White House or in your own house, there’s always that introductory small talk you go through with people if you haven’t seen them in a while. Before the dinner gets put out, before festivities begin, everyone plays catch […]
Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor rules out a return for Thor 3?
Having made the jump to big budget filmmaker with Thor: The Dark World after honing his skills on the small screen with shows such as Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Man Men and Boardwalk Empire, director Alan Taylor is currently gearing up for the upcoming Terminator reboot, and with Chris Hemsworth signed on to reprise […]
Special Features – The Endgame of Ender’s Game: How not to launch a four quadrant franchise
Anghus Houvouras on the marketing campaign for Ender’s Game and how it’s the perfect example of how not to launch a four quadrant franchise…. I hate box office prognostication. This isn’t a column whose goal is to handicap or accurately guess how much Ender’s Game is going to make. Our collective fascination with the balance […]
Aaron Taylor-Johnson finally confirmed as Quicksilver in The Avengers: Age of Ultron
For the past few months it’s been all but official that Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass 2, Godzilla) has been lined up to join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the role of Quicksilver, and now it finally is official. The Wrap is reporting that Taylor-Johnson has finally closed a deal with Marvel Studios to portray Quicksilver in Joss […]
Girl Meets World to explain what happened to Mr. Turner?
If you grew up watching Boy Meets World like I did then you probably remember Mr. Jonathan Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn), the lovable, motorcycle-riding teacher who taught Cory, Shawn and Topanga for three seasons. You also probably remember how Mr. Turner seemed to vanish after season 4. After getting in a terrible motorcycle accident he […]
Countdown to Halloween – Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Up next; the showdown of the Century – Freddy vs. Jason… As mentioned in the Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare entry of Countdown to Halloween, there are times when a movie’s production is more interesting than the film […]