How 1994's The Lion King had to be completed in people's spare rooms
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News
The bumpy production of 1994's The Lion King hit a further challenge with just months before the film's release....
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Richard Curtis’ children’s books snapped up by Locksmith Animation
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
Locksmith Animation is to bring The Empty Stocking series to the screen....
BAFTA is searching for the UK’s unsung film heroes
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
BAFTA is looking for nominations as to who the unsung heroes of British cinema are....
Scream: plans afoot to revive the movie franchise
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
A fifth Scream movie is set to be pressing ahead....
British movie podcast of the week: FilmBusters
by Em McGowan | Nov 08, 2019 | News
Welcome to our new weekly spot where we salute someone else's podcast - and we're starting with the FilmBusters....
The quiet restrictions of The Irishman’s UK cinema release
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman lands in UK cinemas today - but as it turns out, there's initially going to be only a few places where it's playing....
Capcom says Deep Down has "not been completely given up on"
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 07, 2019 | Gaming, News
Yoshinori Ono's grab bag of IP is overflowing
Colin Firth to headline Operation Mincemeat, filming stars next month
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News
Kelly Macdonald and Colin Firth take the lead in Operation Mincemeat - more details here....
Last Christmas review: a Christmas treat
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News, Reviews
Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas, a film with George Michael roots and a host of festive fun....
Blinded By The Light heading to disc and download in December
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News
Gurinder Chadha's Blinded By The Light's Blu-ray release will be exclusive to HMV, it's been confirmed....
Podcast: The Good Liar (2019) and more, with director Bill Condon
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by director Bill Condon to talk about the story behind his new film, The Good...
James Dean set to be reincarnated in CG form for Finding Jack
by Dan Cooper | Nov 07, 2019 | News
The iconic star James Dean will play a 'secondary character' in the upcoming action-drama after project acquires image rights from his family....
Nicolas Cage leads Color Out Of Space: first trailer
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News
Here's the trailer for the new Nicolas Cage movie, Colour Out Of Space....
Support The Girls heads to Netflix next week
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News
The terrific Support The Girls makes its Netflix debut next week....
Supercell cancels Rush Wars after disappointing beta
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 06, 2019 | Gaming, News
The game didn't meet Supercell's "extraordinarily high standards"
Self help app accused of copying Gris
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 06, 2019 | Gaming, News
The similarities are undeniable
Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 to film in the UK
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie will be making the next two Mission: Impossible sequels at least in part in the UK....
Colin Farrell & Andy Serkis in talks to appear in the upcoming Batman film
by Dan Cooper | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Colin Farrell's potential casting as Oswald Cobblepot adds another foe to the upcoming production of The Batman, with Andy Serkis now set to play...
Aubrey Plaza set to star opposite Michael Caine in Best Sellers
by Dan Cooper | Nov 06, 2019 | News
The brilliant Aubrey Plaza adds yet another interesting role to her already impressive IMDB page....
The 2020 Nicolas Cage film festival set for Scotland in January
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Two new premieres headline the third annual Cage-A-Rama Nicolas Cage film festival - more details here....
Skyline 3 picked up for UK release
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Skyline 3 now goes by the name Skylin3s (sorry), but in better news, it's coming to the UK....
God’s Own Country: acclaimed British film getting TV premiere
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Film4 is set to give a network premiere to Francis Lee's God's Own Country on November 11th....
Fantastic Beasts 3 to be course correction for the series
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
The new Fantastic Beasts film is set to be a little more rooted in Hogwart's, as Warner Bros looks to get the Harry Potter spin-off series back on...
Karen Gillan’s directorial debut heading to cinemas in December
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
The Party's Just Beginning has been confirmed for UK release in December, with Karen Gillan both starring and directing....
Downton Abbey: The Movie DVD & Blu-ray release confirmed
by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2019 | News
Downton Abbey lands on DVD and Blu-ray in January, with a lot of extra features - details here....
Warner Bros reportedly looking to get Joker out on disc before Christmas (but not in UK)
by Simon Brew | Nov 05, 2019 | News
In America at least, it looks like Joker will be on home formats just before Christmas, with a 17th December release earmarked....
Scorsese explains Marvel comments in an open editorial
by Dan Cooper | Nov 05, 2019 | News
Spoilers: Martin Scorsese doesn't change his mind as he discusses the current state of cinema, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
Sony confirms SingStar server shutdown
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 05, 2019 | Gaming, News
Blasting out a wobbly karaoke version of My Way as the ship goes down
Devolver Digital boss talks game addiction responsibility
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 05, 2019 | Gaming, News
"Let's offer people something that's going to help them expand and grow. Let's not offer them crack-cocaine."
Spawn, creative control and the comic book movie
by Kirsten Howard | Nov 05, 2019 | Feature, News
Kirsten examines Todd McFarlane’s attempts to get a new movie of Spawn off the ground....
Chelsea Stardust interview: making Satanic Panic, directing horror
by Matt Edwards | Nov 05, 2019 | Feature, News
Director Chelsea Stardust tells us about her smart, sharp horror comedy, Satanic Panic, and just how quickly it all came together....
Where Independence Day 2 went wrong, according to its director
by Simon Brew | Nov 05, 2019 | News
Roland Emmerich had admitted he has regrets over making Independence Day: Resurgence....
