Film Quiz Friday: As Seen On TV!
by Mark Harrison | Oct 23, 2020 | Feature, News
As Borat 2 grabs headlines, this week’s movie quiz covers various British telly-to-film adaptations and a host of other cinematic bits and bobs....
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Really good soundbars for home cinema: some recommendations
by Ian Evenden | Oct 23, 2020 | Feature, News
Here's a round-up of some really rather excellent soundbars that might just give your home cinema set up something of a sonic boost....
Jared Leto's Joker to return in Zack Snyder's Justice League
by Dan Cooper | Oct 22, 2020 | News
Zack Snyder's extended Justice League continues to move in interesting directions with the news that Jared Leto will return to a role he has publicly...
Legally Blonde 3 gets a new release date
by Simon Brew | Oct 22, 2020 | News
Reese Witherspoon's return to play Elle Woods is running a little later than planned - but Legally Blonde 3 will finally be with us in May 2022....
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, and its magical musical supergroup
by Mark Harrison | Oct 22, 2020 | Feature, News
Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway played Hogwarts in the fourth Harry Potter film - here's how the band came together....
Jamie Foxx to star in California-set vampire action movie, Day Shift
by Dan Cooper | Oct 22, 2020 | News
Move over Blade: one or two faces behind the John Wick series are launching a new vampire action movie, with Jamie Foxx set to headline....
Candyman moves to summer 2021
by Simon Brew | Oct 22, 2020 | News
The brand new Candyman film remains on course for a cinema release, but not now until August of 2021 - more details here....
Fresh release dates for Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Don't Breathe 2
by Dan Cooper | Oct 22, 2020 | News
2021 could be a very busy summer for cinemas if everything goes to plan, with Sony delaying the new Ghostbusters film to join the crowded pack....
The brand new trailer for David Fincher's Mank
by Dan Cooper | Oct 22, 2020 | News
There's an early Christmas present on the way for David Fincher fans, with his next film set to debut on December 4th - trailer here....
Plans afoot for a new Power Rangers cinematic universe
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2020 | News
The man behind The End Of The F—ing World has been hired to develop a new slate of Power Rangers movies, it's been revealed....
Fast & Furious saga to end after 11th instalment
by Dan Cooper | Oct 21, 2020 | News
Justin Lin will reportedly direct the final two entries in the sprawling, hugely popular Fast & Furious franchise, it has been announced....
Trailer for MMA family drama Embattled, arrives
by Dan Cooper | Oct 21, 2020 | News
Embattled tells the story of a father and son sorting out their differences, with the help of a bit of MMA - here's the trailer and more details....
A new problem hits the Wicked movie
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2020 | News
In a further blow to the project, director Stephen Daldry steps away from the planned movie of the musical Wicked....
Beverly Hills Cop getting a UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2020 | News
One of Eddie Murphy's biggest early roles is getting the 4K treatment, as Beverly Hills Cop heads to Ultra HD this November....
The Three Kings: trailer for upcoming football documentary film
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2020 | News
The story of three football managers - Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankly - is to be told in a brand new documentary feature film....
Sudden Death: the film where Van Damme fought a penguin to death
by Matt Edwards | Oct 21, 2020 | Feature, News
A lookback at the 90s action film Sudden Death, a movie that arrived at a point where action cinema was going through big changes....
But I’m A Cheerleader director’s cut on the way
by Simon Brew | Oct 20, 2020 | News
20 years after its original release, an extended cut of But I'm A Cheerleader is being earmarked for release this December in the US - details here....
Mark Kermode’s The Exorcist book gets a reprint
by Simon Brew | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Mark Kermode's BFI Classic text on The Exorcist has been given a fresh printing, and gets a brand new posh front cover as well....
Trailer for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Chadwick Boseman's final film
by Dan Cooper | Oct 20, 2020 | News
A period drama set in 1920s Chicago, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom arrives on Netflix this December - and here's the trailer for the movie....
The Christmas Chronicles 2 trailer, from Home Alone director
by Simon Brew | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Kurt Russell returns as Santa Claus in the sequel to The Christmas Chronicles - and the full trailer has landed for the movie....
Celebrating Maid Marian & Her Merry Men: a children's television classic
by Alex Westthorp | Oct 20, 2020 | Feature, News
A much-loved children's television favourite that's being lined up for a Netflix reboot, we look at what makes Maid Marian & Her Merry Men so...
Enola Holmes and the case of Hitchcock's apocryphal icebox
by Brendon Connelly | Oct 20, 2020 | Feature, News
The icebox moment of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, a few thoughts on the recent Netflix hit Enola Holmes, and how the two intertwine a little....
New Die Hard tease turns out to be just selling car batteries
by Simon Brew | Oct 19, 2020 | News
In 2020's latest twist, a brief tease for a new Die Hard project over the weekend turns out to be Bruce Willis now selling car batteries to us....
Little Mix tour concert movie set for UK cinema release
by Simon Brew | Oct 19, 2020 | News
Little Mix will be heading into UK cinemas in November, as plans are announced for its concern film to get a UK release....
Script reportedly completed for The Last Starfighter sequel
by Dan Cooper | Oct 19, 2020 | News
After many false dawns, it may well be that a follow-up to the 1984 cult favourite The Last Starfighter is finally pressing ahead....
Covid shutdown hits Idris Elba-headlined The Harder They Fall
by Dan Cooper | Oct 19, 2020 | News
The Harder They Fall - the upcoming western from Netflix - is the latest production to be hit with a second Covid shutdown....
Possessor winning awards ahead of rescheduled UK release date
by Dan Cooper | Oct 19, 2020 | News
The highly-anticipated film Possessor edges closer to a UK release, whilst continuing to earn rave reviews on the festival circuit....
Sean Pertwee interview: Dog Soldiers on 4K, Gotham, Equilibrium
by Duncan Bowles | Oct 19, 2020 | Feature, News
Sean Pertwee has racked up well over 100 acting credits to date and there’s a good reason why – he’s long been an advocate and supporter of the Briti...
Netflix to cut its 4K streaming bitrate
by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2020 | News
Netflix is changing the way that it encodes films and TV shows in 4K - although concerns have already been raised it'll lead to a drop in quality....
Stealing Chaplin heads to UK cinemas today: trailer here
by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2020 | News
A film that lost its distribution when Cineworld shut its doors has turned things around - here's the trailer and more info on Stealing Chaplin....
Film Stories wins at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards
by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2020 | News
At the Association For Online Publishing Awards in the UK last night, Film Stories took home a prize amidst some very tough competition....
Buying cinema chains ruled out by Universal, Warner Bros.
by Dan Cooper | Oct 16, 2020 | News
There's no return to the golden era of Hollywood on the cards for the major studios, it would seem, as cinema acquisitions are ruled out....
