Film Quiz Fridays: To the Moon and Back!
by Mark Harrison | Jul 17, 2020 | Feature
Check your left ear, right ear, and final frontier for a Friday film quiz that takes in movie music, sound effects, and space exploration on the big...
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British movie podcast of the week: A Very British Horror
by Em McGowan | Jul 17, 2020 | Feature
Each week, we recommend an independent UK film podcast that's well worth checking out: this one, with a horror tinge and a half to it....
The history of space games - part 1: 1961 - 1999
by Ian Dransfield | Jul 16, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
A potted look at the vast, all-encompassing history of gaming’s oldest genre: space. Is space a genre? No idea.
When The Warriors and The Wanderers did battle at the box office
by Oliver Campbell | Jul 16, 2020 | Feature
A look back at the race to get the first New York gang film of 1979 to the big screen - and it turns out there was a lot of competition....
How Money Train ended up with one of the biggest movie sets of all time
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2020 | Feature
The reunion of Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson for Money Train wasn't supposed to end up with a record-breaking movie set - but then logistics got...
Wellbeing Matters: keeping your body going in a pandemic
by Jane Roberts | Jul 15, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on the impact on the body for the less able during lockdown....
Tenet: might it be time to abandon the simultaneous global release?
by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2020 | Feature, News
As California cinemas close their doors for the foreseeable future, the idea of a global film release seems even further away - and that may have...
TRON 3: where can the franchise go next?
by Dan Cooper | Jul 13, 2020 | Feature
It finally looks as though TRON 3 has taken a new step forward - and we've been examining the story so far, and the future path for the franchise....
The first British feature to be made using British Sign Language
by Sarah Philip | Jul 13, 2020 | Feature
Sarah uncovers the story of a new movie called Retreat, that's going to be the first British film with a deaf director and an all-deaf cast....
X-Men: The New Mutants and the story of its many delays
by Mark Harrison | Jul 10, 2020 | Feature
Currently scheduled for an August 2020 release, The New Mutants will mark the end of Fox’s X-Men movies. - we take a look at the film’s long jou...
Film Quiz Fridays: The Movie Pub Crawl - 30 trivia questions
by Mark Harrison | Jul 10, 2020 | Feature, News
The weekend’s here and that means it’s time for another film quiz - this week’s trivial pursuit charts cinema’s bars, pubs, and clubs, in between...
British movie podcast of the week: Diminishing Returns
by Em McGowan | Jul 10, 2020 | Feature
Each week we highlight an independent UK movie podcast we reckon you should check out - and Diminishing Returns very much fits that bill....
Football Manager 2020: 30 years of play
by Ian Dransfield | Jul 09, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
It’s a day ending with ‘day’, so Ian’s playing Football Manager 2020
The battle to get End Of Days made for the end of 1999
by Simon Brew | Jul 08, 2020 | Feature
End Of Days marked Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the movies after more than a year away - but it was up against one hell of an immovable deadline...
Wellbeing Matters: anxiety in a pandemic
by Jane Roberts | Jul 08, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about things to do with mental health and general wellbeing, a few words about anxiety in these particularly taxing...
James Cameron's Aliens: finding the best cut of the film
by Chris Chapman | Jul 07, 2020 | Feature
How one man found his favourite cut of James Cameron's Aliens lying half-way between the theatrical release and the Special Edition....
Missing in action: the lost Timothy Dalton James Bond movie
by Mark Harrison | Jul 07, 2020 | Feature
Timothy Dalton was never supposed to make just two Bond films, so what did we lose when he left the 007 role with one film still on his contract? We...
When unintentional improvisation makes it to the final cut of a movie
by Adam Breeze | Jul 06, 2020 | Feature
Directors sometimes go to great lengths to get an unplanned reaction from their actors - and here are a few examples, for better or worse, of that...
How The Matrix was pivotal to take-up of the DVD format
by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | Feature
It's the 14th biggest-selling DVD of all time, but The Matrix is arguably one of the most important discs ever to hit the format - here's the story....
Film Quiz Fridays: Big Willie Style!
by Mark Harrison | Jul 03, 2020 | Feature
With pubs re-opening but regular pub quizzes no closer to returning, we’ve got your weekly fix of film questions right here, including a round on t...
British movie podcast of the week: Better Than Robin Hood?
by Em McGowan | Jul 03, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we recommend an independent UK movie podcast, one woman's love of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves is put to the test....
Celebrating the music of the Back To The Future trilogy
by Mark Harrison | Jul 02, 2020 | Feature
We look at the role of music in the Back To The Future movies, where the 1950s is another planet but 1980s pop songs reign eternal....
The big studio films that have been sold to streaming services
by Simon Brew | Jul 02, 2020 | Feature, News
Paramount sells The Lovebirds to Netflix in the light of the Coronavirus spread, and it's one of many big films from studios that have been sold to...
How The Evil Dead pre-empted ‘the how long should films be exclusive to cinemas for’ argument
by Simon Brew | Jul 01, 2020 | Feature
When Sam Raimi's debut feature, The Evil Dead, was released in UK cinemas, it was part-responsible for kicking off a now-familiar battle over...
Wellbeing Matters: Human Sunshine
by Jane Roberts | Jul 01, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we talk about things to do with mental health and general wellbeing, a few words about trying to find a little bit of light....
The triumph and tragedy of the Commodore Amiga
by Ian Dransfield | Jun 30, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Issue 39's system profile takes a look at a tragic hero; an overrated lump; a European legend
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the controversy over its PG certificate
by Simon Brew | Jun 30, 2020 | Feature
Within weeks of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves being given a PG certificate in the UK, the BBFC realised it had made an error - here's the story of...
Lighting the way: scoring Ori and the Will of the Wisps
by Matthias Sundstrm | Jun 29, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Gareth Coker’s score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps set the tone for a much-anticipated sequel. We catch up with the British composer to find out more
13 brilliant pieces of contemporary LGBTQ cinema
by Eddie Charles | Jun 29, 2020 | Feature
A collection of terrific films from modern LGBTQ cinema to add to your to-watch list - and feel free to add your own recommendations to the list too....
When film and TV merged into games: the 90s rise of FMV
by John Abbitt | Jun 29, 2020 | Feature
When computers finally had the power to run games with video footage included, developers headed to films and TV shows for inspiration - with mixed...
Shouldn't we be wearing masks in cinemas when they reopen?
by John Moore | Jun 26, 2020 | Feature
Cinemas in England and Scotland will not be mandating that audience member wear protection masks: but is that the right decision, we wonder....
Film Quiz Friday: Shark Week!
by Mark Harrison | Jun 26, 2020 | Feature
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, here are three more rounds of Friday film quizness, including sharks, evil exes, and an...
