Wellbeing Matters: not forgetting to live
by Jane Roberts | Aug 12, 2020 | Feature
Wellbeing Matters is the part of the site where we stop for a bit and chatter about mental health and how we're all doing - and this week, about the...
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The stories behind Hollywood studios’ opening fanfares
by Mark Harrison | Aug 11, 2020 | Feature
From Fox to Universal, most of the major Hollywood studios have got an opening fanfare - but where do they all come from? Glad you asked....
Compulsive viewing: the depiction of OCD in film
by David Conway | Aug 11, 2020 | Feature
David Conway examins how obsessive compulsive disorder is represented on the big screen, and the misconceptions involved....
The quietly revolutionary work of 13 Going On 30’s director
by Simon Brew | Aug 10, 2020 | Feature
By the time Gary Winick was hired to direct 13 Going On 30, he'd already becoming something of a Hollywood groundbreaker on the quiet....
In the light of the Mulan move, why Tenet now matters even more than ever
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2020 | Feature
The decision by Disney to release Mulan via a premium home release has wrongfooted cinemas, and left Christopher Nolan's Tenet as the big screen's big...
Film Quiz Friday: Quizness As Usual
by Mark Harrison | Aug 07, 2020 | Feature
Put your thinking cap and your quizzing trousers back on for another helping of Friday film trivia, including a whole bunch of 'un'-titled movies....
Bringing Indian cinema to the UK, and the man behind a major film festival
by Cary Rajinder Sawhney | Aug 07, 2020 | Feature
The journey to the London Indian Film Festival, that's now in its eleventh year, as told by festival director Cary Rajinder Sawhney MBE....
Why Edward Scissorhands still resonates, 30 years on
by Grace Freeman | Aug 06, 2020 | Feature
30 years after its release, Tim Burton’s gothic fairytale Edward Scissorhands is as poignant and razor-sharp as ever....
Community cinemas, and keeping people going during lockdown
by Sally Nolan | Aug 06, 2020 | Feature
The story of how a community cinema in Leigh has been responding to current circumstances, and how you can help too....
Why marketing and game design should go hand in hand
by Paul Walker-Emig | Aug 05, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
To make a truly great game, marketing and design need to be considered together, Paul Kilduff-Taylor writes
Mulan, cutting losses, and playing fair with Disney+
by Simon Brew | Aug 05, 2020 | Feature, News
Disney has announced that its $200m Mulan blockbuster is now heading to premium video on demand - but there are questions as to the way it's doing...
Wellbeing Matters: for those struggling with addiction
by Jane Roberts | Aug 05, 2020 | Feature
In the part of the site where we discuss matters of mental health and wellbeing, this time we want to have a natter about addiction....
How Revolution built Union City
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Aug 04, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
An in-depth look at the creation of the sci-fi metropolis that debuted in 1994 and returns in this year’s Beyond A Steel Sky
The pivotal laughter test that kickstarted the Planet Of The Apes saga
by Simon Brew | Aug 04, 2020 | Feature
1968's Planet Of The Apes remains a science fiction classic - but the film's very existence came down a screening test in New York with nine people in...
No Time To Die: can it realistically still be released this year?
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | Feature
It remains on the release schedule for November, but questions are being asked as to whether the next James Bond film will remain there....
DIY audio production for game developers
by KG Orphanides | Jul 29, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
How to choose the recording equipment you need, build your own recording environment, and get started with production
Vive la révolution: catching up with Pikuniku
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 28, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Ryan takes a belated trip to Sectordub’s delightful island dystopia
The meaning of a massacre: GTA V and protest art
by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | Jul 24, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
How Joseph DeLappe sought to tackle America’s paralysis over gun violence by turning Grand Theft Auto into protest art
The big UK movie premieres that didn't take place in Leicester Square
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | Feature
Remembering the times when George Clooney was sent to Birmingham, and Val Kilmer was shuttled up to Leicester for UK movie premieres....
Film Quiz Friday: the Jeffrey Lebowski edition
by Mark Harrison | Jul 24, 2020 | Feature
What happens when two very different movies happen to share a title? You get a round in this week’s Friday film quiz, that’s what....
British movie podcast of the week: All The Right Movies
by Em McGowan | Jul 24, 2020 | Feature
Our latest independent UK movie podcast recommendation? Here's why All The Right Movies is worth treating your eardrums to....
The behind the scenes battles of Cloud Atlas
by Mark Harrison | Jul 23, 2020 | Feature
Co-directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas is arguably the most ambitious film of this century, but it had an uphill struggle to get...
Why 1980’s Stir Crazy remained significant
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | Feature
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder scored one of their biggest hits with Stir Crazy - and the film set a record that wouldn't be broken for some time....
Talking to computers, for game writers
by Antony de Fault | Jul 22, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Most potential video game writers lack the building blocks of interactive storytelling. Let’s change that
Wellbeing Matters: Summer Break
by Jane Roberts | Jul 22, 2020 | Feature
Our weekly slot on the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, and as we head into our summer break, a natter about how things have...
Total Knightmare: the perils of adapting video games for TV
by Aaron Potter | Jul 21, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
The creators of Knightmare and Last Commander describe the tricky process of introducing video game elements to television shows
The lost Doctor Who movies
by Alex Westthorp | Jul 21, 2020 | Feature
Since the late 1960s, there have been many attempts to bring Doctor Who back to the big screen - and some got a little closer than others....
Guess the film from its 1980s computer game tie-in!
by Dan Cooper | Jul 21, 2020 | Feature, Video
Here's a test for you: identify the popular movie, purely off the back of how its 1980s computer game version looked....
The Crow: City Of Angels and the lost fan edit
by John Abbitt | Jul 20, 2020 | Feature
How a fan re-edit became the closest cut of The Crow: City Of Angels to how director Tim Pope envisaged the film - and that's according to Pope...
Willow: how the studio overplayed its hand trying to sell the film into cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | Feature, News
Even George Lucas' name couldn't persuade cinema owners of the 1980s to give Willow the run its parent studio wanted....
The history of space games - part 2: 2000 - 20XX
by Ian Dransfield | Jul 17, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
The second part of a potted look at the vast, all-encompassing history of gaming’s oldest genre: space. Is space a genre? Still no idea.
How the DVD and Blu-ray market is facing a very tricky winter
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2020 | Feature
It's no secret that physical media has been facing tough times - and it's going to be up to catalogue releases more than ever come the end of the...
