The state of the cinema | How is the film industry looking in 2024?
by James Harvey | Jan 04, 2024 | Feature
2023 broke every rule in the box office playbook – so how healthy is the industry looking going into 2024? We have a few thoughts…...
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The internet has turned the Saltburn bathwater into a candle, because of course it has
by James Harvey | Jan 03, 2024 | News
Step aside Lush, Muji, and wherever else you can get scented candles from - there's only one whiff Saltburn fans are looking for this January, and it...
Where are the breakout documentaries of 2023?
by James Harvey | Dec 28, 2023 | Feature
The Best Documentary categories of major awards ceremonies are usually sure bets for some of the most interesting films of the year. But in 2023,...
The best 2023 family films to watch this festive season
by James Harvey | Dec 25, 2023 | Feature
From chickens to chocolatiers and seances to shoes, 2023 is ripe with family flicks to watch this Christmas – here’s a choice selection....
Ken Loach suspended from Bectu amidst internal tensions in the union
by James Harvey | Dec 22, 2023 | News
Ken Loach, director and trade unionist of sixty years, has had his decision-making privileges as member of Bectu’s Writers, Producers & D...
How to watch Saltburn with your nan (with timestamps)
by James Harvey | Dec 22, 2023 | Feature
Emerald Fennell’s erotic comedy-thriller might not seem like an obvious family treat – but with just a few well-placed fast-forwards, Saltburn bec...
'Rocketeer 2' | David Oyelowo gives update on Disney sequel
by James Harvey | Dec 21, 2023 | News
Ready your rocket pack and dig out your best leather suit - David Oyelowo seems pretty positive about the direction his Rocketeer sequel is going....
A24 is changing its release strategy – can the world’s coolest movie studio pull it off?
by James Harvey | Dec 21, 2023 | Feature
With Alex Garland’s upcoming Civil War and the hint of IP filmmaking on the horizon, A24 is entering the big leagues in 2024. But will the s...
BAFTA is changing the rules for its Best Film category
by James Harvey | Dec 20, 2023 | News
Films hoping to compete for the big prize in 2025 will need to play in five times the number of UK cinemas after the association makes changes to its...
Christopher Nolan feels 'great about the state of the movie business'
by James Harvey | Dec 20, 2023 | News
2023 has been a rollercoaster of a year for an industry hit by setbacks - but Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan seems pretty chipper about the...
2023 British Short Film Awards winners announced
by James Harvey | Dec 18, 2023 | News
The third annual British Short Film Awards saw In Too Deep and Muna walk away with the top prizes. More below:...
Stranger Things: The First Shadow theatre review | Mind-flayingly good fun
by James Harvey | Dec 18, 2023 | Reviews, TV
A stellar cast and brain-bending special effects characterise a wickedly fun West End prequel. Here’s our Stranger Things: The First Shadow review....
Lord Of The Rings | Tolkien Estate wins new legal battle
by James Harvey | Dec 18, 2023 | News, TV
Author Demetrious Polychron claimed his 'ambitious sequel to JRR Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings' bore a lot of similarities to Amazon's Rings Of Po...
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | New trailer and images for Netflix action-comedy
by James Harvey | Dec 14, 2023 | News
The fourth instalment in the Beverly Hills Cop series, previously known as Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, has a new name and a new trailer to go along...
Captain America: Brave New World | New writer hired and additional photography planned for 2024
by James Harvey | Dec 14, 2023 | News
With the breathing room given by its delay to 2025, the next Captain America film is going through a few changes before it arrives in cinemas....
Civil War trailer | Explosive first look and UK release date confirmed for A24 action movie
by James Harvey | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Kirsten Dunst, Wagna Moura and Nick Offerman don't need your civil war in an apocalyptic trailer for Alex Garland's action epic. More below......
BBC Books announce novelisation of Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who debut
by James Harvey | Dec 14, 2023 | News, TV
The Church On Ruby Road will be released in hardback on 25th January 2024. More below......
Greta Lee thought she'd lost the Past Lives lead when a producer confused her for Greta Gerwig
by James Harvey | Dec 14, 2023 | News
In Past Lives, Greta Lee gives one of the most moving performances of the year - but she wasn't always in the running for it......
Lockwood & Co was the 4th most watched UK original on Netflix – so why was it cancelled?
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2023 | Feature, TV
This week, Netflix revealed Lockwood & Co was the 4th most-watched UK original in the first half of 2023 – 7 months after they cancelled it. But i...
The Watchmen opening credits might be Zack Snyder’s best movie
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2023 | Feature
With Snyder’s latest film, Rebel Moon, arriving in cinemas this week, we’re taking a look at the director’s overlooked masterpiece – the first ten min...
Austin Butler gets his tongue out and everything explodes in Dune Part Two trailer
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Giant worms! Knives! Florence Pugh! There's a lot going on in the new Dune Part Two trailer. More below......
E3 is officially gone for good after 28 years
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, once the biggest event in the video game calendar, has officially run out of lives, as organisers ESA pull the plug...
Bridgerton to return for 'ultra-sexy, lavish' 2-part series next summer
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News, TV
Be still our beating loins - Netflix's steamiest historical drama is all set for a third season in 2024. More below......
The Surfer | First look at the Nic Cage thriller revealed
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News
The Surfer has just wrapped filming in Australia - and it sounds like a very Cage-ean enterprise. More below......
Studiocanal are working on a Paddington stage musical
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News
I dreamed a dream of bears gone by - everyone's favourite fuzzball is heading to a UK stage in 2025. More below......
Anne Hathaway reckons it was 'lucky' her Barbie movie never got made
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News
In the halcyon days of 2017, Anne Hathaway was attached to Sony's Barbie movie. You'll be surprised to hear it never came out....
James Cameron only cast short extras on Titanic to make the set look bigger
by James Harvey | Dec 11, 2023 | News
James Cameron's big boat movie isn't as big as it might look - it's just filled with slightly shorter-than-average people....
Short film Sister Wives attaches BIFA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce to star
by James Harvey | Dec 11, 2023 | News
Wolfblood and Vampire Academy star Louisa Connolly-Burnham is directing and starring in a new short film - and she's nabbed How To Have Sex star Mia...
Barbie | Greta Gerwig doesn't rule out Ken spin-off
by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2023 | News
Barbie director Greta Gerwig doesn't not say there might be a Ken spin-off movie... But she doesn't not say there won't be one, either. Hope that's...
Sumotherhood arrives on digital from 12th December
by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2023 | News
Adam Deacon's star-stuffed parody arrives on digital platforms next week ahead of a boxing day rental release....
Your Fat Friend | Aubrey Gordon doc sets UK tour and release date
by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2023 | News
A new documentary, Your Fat Friend, details Aubrey Gordon's journey from blogger to bestselling author. It debuts in the UK early next year....
After 36 years, WWE Home Video is stopping new releases
by James Harvey | Dec 05, 2023 | News, TV
WWE Home Video are pulling out of the physical media market after almost four decades in the industry....
