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Tenet running time confirmed at 150 minutes (less a second)

by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2020 | News

Christopher Nolan's eagerly-awaited Tenet looks like it's completed, even though it's less clear just when we're all going to be able to see it....

Summerland, starring Gemma Arterton – first trailer

by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2020 | News

A summer treat looks to be heading into cinemas at the end of July - here's the first trailer for Summerland, starring Gemma Arterton....

Odeon parent company AMC reaches debt agreement to keep going

by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2020 | News

The AMC chain in the US - which owns Odeon over here - has come up with a debt agreement that'll keep the company solvent until at least next spring....

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes films getting UK 4K disc release

by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2020 | News

Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows have both been confirmed for a physical 4K disc release next month in the UK....

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...

Beetlejuice is getting a 4K release this August

by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2020 | News

It's showtime! Tim Burton's Beetlejuice is getting a release on the Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray format this autumn, with an impressive collectors' set lined...

The Old Guard review: a lively and engaging Netflix superhero movie

by Mark Harrison | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Reviews

Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne front a team of immortal soldiers of fortune in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, a possible franchise-starter f...

Greyhound review: a pared-down Tom Hanks WW2 thriller

by Mark Harrison | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Reviews

Tom Hanks writes and stars in Greyhound, a short, sharp, and single-minded suspense thriller that’s as brisk as its title suggests - here's our r...

Prisoners: a second ending was shot for the film

by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2020 | News

Very light spoilers, as director Denis Villeneueve has been discussing the ending of his thriller Prisoners, and how it ended up with the one it got....

Bird Box 2 in development at Netflix

by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2020 | News

A sequel to one of Netflix's biggest hits, Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock, is reportedly in the works at the streaming giant....

Eddie Izzard-headlined war drama back on schedules

by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2020 | News

Six Minutes To Midnight, co-written and starring Eddie Izzard, has reappeared on the UK cinema release schedule....

Exclusive: Scott Adkins on the challenge facing indie action films

by Matt Edwards | Jul 10, 2020 | News

Scott Adkins questions how independent action films can get financed in the current climate, as he reveals he has various projects in the works....

Batman Forever: a darker, 170 minute cut of the film was put together

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

Joel Schumacher had assembled a darker version of 1995's Batman Forever, and more details of the alternate version have now emerged....

Chicken Run 2: “I feel I have been unfairly dismissed”

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

Julia Sawalha will not be reprising the role of Ginger in Chicken Run 2 - and she says she's "devastated and furious"....

More cinemas opening in England from today

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

Empire Cinemas opens one of its multiplexes, and more Showcase Cinemas are opening their doors around England from today - more here....

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat streaming tonight

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

The Shows Must Go On programme heads into its summer break with a reprise of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - details here....

Stage Mother: trailer, and international drag day previews announced

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

A new comedy drama about a mother inheriting a drag club, here's the trailer for and more details about Stage Mother....

Scoob! is finally getting a UK release today

by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News

Scoob! was released back in the US in May, with no sign of a UK outing - but the film is finally arriving on demand over here from today....

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...

Candyman and Halloween sequels now delayed

by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2020 | News

Universal's release slate for the rest of the year now looks very light, with new delays to Candyman, Halloween Kills and The Forever Purge....

The Invisible Man team to tackle The Wolfman

by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2020 | News

Leigh Whannell looks set to direct Universal's new take on The Wolfman, with Jason Blum boarding as one of the film's producers....

Helen McCrory in The Deep Blue Sea: streaming for free from tonight

by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2020 | News

The National Theatre At Home programme continues this evening, with Helen McCrory taking centre stage - more details here....

Showcase Cinemas launches its own video on demand service

by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2020 | News

Showcase Cinemas becomes the first mainstream multiplex chain in the UK to launch a home video on demand service of its own....

Alfred Hitchcock films being lined up for 4K release

by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2020 | News

It looks like Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window are all heading for a 4K reissue this coming autumn....

£2.99 DVDs: loads of great deals at Amazon

by Simon Brew | Jul 08, 2020 | News

If you're looking for some bargain DVDs, then films such as Us, Instant Family, Wild Rose and Booksmart have temporarily fallen below three quid at...