Cineworld is to close around 25 cinemas across the UK
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
As part of a major restructuring plan, the struggling Cineworld chain is to close 25 venues, with some closures due to begin in a matter of weeks....
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Chris Hemsworth to star in sci-fi adaptation The Corsair Code
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
Thor's Chris Hemsworth is to star in sci-fi adventure The Corsair Code, based on a short story by the writer of The Adam Project....
Skibidi Toilet | Michael Bay might one day make a film about heads in lavatories
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
Michael Bay could be going from Transformers to toilets as Paramount makes plans to adapt the Skibidi series of viral YouTube videos....
Find Me Falling and the difficulties of writing a fictional hit record
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
How difficult is it to write a convincing hit record for a film or TV show? Just take one look at the Harry Connick Jr rom-com Find Me Falling,...
Laura Dern had to leave university to make David Lynch's Blue Velvet
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
"If you make this choice, you are no longer welcome at UCLA," Laura Dern was told when she requested time off to make Blue Velvet....
Rebel Ridge | Jeremy Saulnier thriller to appear on Netflix in September 2024
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2024 | News
Blue Ruin and Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge has finally appeared on Netflix's slate, and is now confirmed to stream in September...
Former Marvel vice chairman Ike Perlmutter has sold all his Disney shares
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2024 | News
Ike Perlmutter, the billionaire businessman and former Marvel vice chair, has reportedly sold his entire stake in Disney....
The Running Man | What might Edgar Wright’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel look like?
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Edgar Wright is officially making The Running Man, a new version of Stephen King’s novel last adapted in 1987. Here’s how it could differ from tha...
Catwoman | 20 years on, Halle Berry responds to its backlash
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 19, 2024 | News
"I hate that it got all put on me... that it's my failure," says Catwoman star Halle Berry, 20 years after the film's calamitous release....
Michael Mann launches website full of notes and filmmaking stuff
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 19, 2024 | News
Michael Mann Archives is a new website that includes mini documentaries, annotated scripts and other materials - at a cost....
Aliens Expanded review | A sci-fi classic gets a candid, incredibly long documentary
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2024 | Reviews
At a hefty four hours plus, Aliens Expanded is the most exhaustive documentary about James Cameron’s 1986 classic yet made. Here’s our review:...
Brainstorm | The 1983 sci-fi film that nearly became an insurance write-off
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2024 | Feature, News
Directed by Doug Trumbull, 1983 sci-fi thriller Brainstorm could have been deleted as an insurance write-off - but then a London bank intervened....
Warner Bros, whose boss was paid $49.7m last year, to cut around 1,000 employees
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2024 | News
In a new bid to cut costs, Warner Bros Discovery is to lay off nearly 1,000 employees. Its CEO David Zaslav, paid $49.7m last year, will remain in...
Shelby Oaks | YouTuber Chris Stuckmann's horror debut picked up by Neon
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2024 | News
YouTuber Chris Stuckmann's horror film Shelby Oaks has been picked up by Neon, the distributor behind Longlegs....
Disney | A terabyte of data has been stolen from the company, hackers claim
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2024 | News
A group of hackers claim that it has stolen over a terabyte of data from Disney's internal slack. The company is currently investigating....
Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction and the ‘Tarantinomania’ of 1994
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2024 | Feature, News
Thirty years ago, the release of Pulp Fiction saw Quentin Tarantino reach the peak of his international celebrity. A look back at the Tarantinomania...
Terminator Zero | First trailer for Netflix anime series arrives
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2024 | News, TV
Judgment Day is almost here as the trailer for the Netflix animated series Terminator Zero arrives. Have a gander within....
Longlegs scares up an unexpectedly high $22.6m at the US box office
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2024 | News
Despite competition from family-friendly summer films, low-budget horror Longlegs has made $22.6m at the US box office....
Alien: Romulus and the 45-year mystery of the blue mist
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2024 | Feature
A new featurette for Alien: Romulus shows the blue mist from 1979’s Alien making a return. So will a 45 year mystery finally be explained…?...
Captain America: Brave New World | First trailer lands
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 12, 2024 | News
Anthony Mackie steps into the lead role in Captain America: Brave New World. Here's the first trailer for Marvel's superhero flick, out next February....
Alien: Romulus | Marketing kicks up a notch with new featurette and promo VHS tape
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 12, 2024 | News
A new featurette for Alien: Romulus has emerged, while some journalists have received an unexpected VHS tape through the post......
Young Woman And The Sea | Streams on Disney+ from 19th July
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Starring Daisy Ridley, cross-Channel swimming drama Young Woman And The Sea will be available to stream on Disney+ from 19th July....
Criminal | Emilia Clarke to star in Prime Video thriller series
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has a leading role in the upcoming Prime Video series Criminal, alongside Gus Halper and Charlie Hunnam....
Star Wars | Original Y-wing model and Leia Bikini go up for auction
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2024 | News
An original Y-wing filming miniature from 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope and Leia's bikini from Return Of The Jedi are up for auction this month....
The Blair Witch Project | 25 years ago, a $60,000 movie changed horror for good
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2024 | Feature, News
Horror was in a bit of a funk in the late 90s. Then 25 years ago, in July 1999, The Blair Witch Project came along and changed everything....
Longlegs | The personal stories that went into making a singularly effective horror film
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Nicolas Cage and director Osgood Perkins have both talked about the personal histories they mined for Longlegs, one of 2024's most acclaimed horror...
Time Bandits | Apple TV+ series gets a new trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2024 | TV
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement have created and appear in Time Bandits, an upcoming series based on Terry Gilliam's fantasy film. Here's a trailer:...
Havoc | Gareth Evans' thriller, shot in 2021, is now undergoing reshoots
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2024 | News
Director Gareth Evans has provided an update for his long-delayed thriller, Havoc, saying that 'additional photography' is now underway....
The Thursday Murder Club | Richard E Grant among new additions to cast
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2024 | News
Murder mystery adaptation The Thursday Murder Club has added yet more names to its cast, including the great Richard E Grant....
Madame Web | Supporting star Emma Roberts says "I really enjoyed the movie"
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2024 | News
Emma Roberts, who appeared alongside Dakota Johnson in this year's Madame Web, has defended the superhero thriller....
Longlegs review | Brace yourself for an outlandish, atmospheric serial killer horror
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2024 | Reviews
Writer-director Osgood Perkins crafts a suspenseful, captivatingly strange serial killer horror with Longlegs. Our review:...
The Imaginary | Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura on AI, hand-drawn animation and making a scary villain for kids
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 05, 2024 | Feature
Why The Imaginary is No Country For Old Men for kids, and other stories from the producer of Studio Ponoc’s latest animated film....
