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Funko’s latest Emerald City Comic Con exclusives include DC, Disney, Office Space, The Wizard of Oz and more

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Funko has revealed another batch of Emerald City Comic Con exclusives which includes products for DC Comics, Incredibles 2, Duck Tales, The Lion King, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Office Space, The Lord of the Rings, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Wizard of Oz; check them out here… The infamous Mr. Mxyzptlk has a trick or two up his […]

Funko’s SDCC exclusive movie collectibles include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Royal Tenenbaums

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Funko has unveiled its San Diego Comic-Con exclusive movie themed collectibles which includes a Pop! vinyl figure Matthew Patel & Demon Chick two-pack and a Vnyl Scott Pilgrim & Ramona Flowers two-pack from Edgar Wright’s acclaimed comic book movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, a Vnyl Richie & Margot two-pack from Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums, […]

Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?

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George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]

Exclusive Interview: Jumanji sound editor Julian Slater talks Welcome to the Jungle and working with Edgar Wright

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Red Stewart chats with Jumanji sound editor Julian Slater talks Welcome to the Jungle and working with Edgar Wright… Julian Slater has been working in the film industry since the early 1990s, usually in varying positions in the sound and audio departments. His extensive filmography covers television shows, independent movies, and blockbusters, ranging from Murphy’s Law […]

Have We Started To Settle For Mediocre Action Pieces?

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George Chrysostomou asks whether we’ve started to settle for mediocre action pieces… The action film will forever be in its heyday, for conflict drives any narrative forward – especially when that conflict results in a showdown between two or more characters. Audiences will forever be drawn to the cinema to witness larger than life sequences, […]