ITV Retro | A channel dedicated to vintage TV shows appears on YouTube
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 08, 2025 | News, TV
A new channel, ITV Retro, has quietly appeared on YouTube, containing episodes of Thunderbirds, The Raccoons and more....
Threads | Just what we need, a new TV remake is coming
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | TV
A remake of 1984's Threads is confirmed, this time as a television series from the company behind Adolescence. More here....
Scream 7 | Jenna Ortega confirms her exit from film was nothing to do with scheduling
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
Jenna Ortega was said to have left Scream 7 over scheduling issues. That, she confirms, was actually not the case at all....
Paramount and Skydance merger still stuck, pending approval from Trump-overseen FCC
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
The merger between Paramount and Skydance misses a deadline, as it seeks to get approval from the Trump administration....
JFK assassination thriller adds Robert Carlyle, Jefferson White
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
November 1963, from Roland Joffe, is the latest film to explore the JFK assassination on screen. Building up quite a cast too....
G20 | Final trailer sees Viola Davis play an action-ready, non-evil US President
by Dan Cooper | Apr 08, 2025 | News
Viola Davis stars as a tough, actually decent US President foiling a terrorist plot in the forthcoming Prime Video thriller, G20. Here's the trailer....
A Minecraft Movie, and why the videogame adaptation curse never existed
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 08, 2025 | Feature, Gaming, News
Warner Bros has landed an unexpectedly huge hit with A Minecraft Movie. But then, videogame adaptations have long attracted sizeable audiences…...
Film Stories Podcast Network | Flow, Late Night With The Devil, Bean and more
by A J Black | Apr 08, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: big-screen Bean, TV devils, brand new non-Hollywood animation and much more......
A Quiet Place: Day One's Michael Sarnoski to write and direct A24’s Death Stranding movie
by Maria Lattila | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski has boarded A24’s Death Stranding adaptation, we hear. ...
A Minecraft Movie, and its 28 writers
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
Sitting atop the global box office is A Minecraft Movie, a film that's taken 11 years and 28 writers to get to the screen....
Happy Death Day 3 is “moving forward” star and director confirm
by Maria Lattila | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Director Christopher Landon and star Jessica Rothe have confirmed that Happy Death Day 3 is still alive and well. More on that below. ...
Marvel isn't "the art I consume" says Scarlet Witch star Elizabeth Olsen
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Elizabeth Olsen has expressed her desire to make movies outside the Marvel franchise that are more to her "personal taste."...
A Minecraft Movie soars, sequel and Fortnite movie now seem inevitable
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
A Minecraft Movie's box office means few will be betting against A Minecraft Movie 2 and a Fortnite film going forward......
James Bond 26 | Alfonso Cuarón edges towards director's chair
by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón might just be closing in on the director's chair for James Bond 26. More on the growing rumours here....
Glen Powell I Making The Running Man was 'the hardest thing I’ve done in my life'
by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Glen Powell has Arnold Schwarzenegger's blessing for Edgar Wright's The Running Man film - but it was tough to make....
Tron: Ares | First trailer hits, goes down rather well
by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Over a decade and change since Tron: Legacy, the trailer for Tron: Ares suggests the franchise might be on track....
James Bond | Six Sean Connery films confirmed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
The Sean Connery era of James Bond 007 is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc for the first time. More on the releases here....
Mission To Mars | Revisiting Brian De Palma's sedate space odyssey
by A J Black | Apr 07, 2025 | Feature
A quarter of a century has passed since director Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars. As we re-evaluate the cinema of 2000, does it stand up to scrutiny?...
Podcast | Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
When Ryan Gosling got to hand-pick the director of 2011's Drive, plus a long chat with Drop and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon....
How The Adventures Of Tintin nailed the model for a 2025 blockbuster
by James Harvey | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature
As live-action blockbusters are bashed for overreliance on CGI, we're looking back at a VFX marvel made in a grey soundstage....
The Marvels | Nia DaCosta says the film wasn’t what she pitched originally
by Maria Lattila | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Nia DaCosta has been reflecting on her experience on directing The Marvels for Marvel Studios, which came with its ups and downs. ...
Marvel refused to increase Carrie Coon's salary for the $2.3bn-earning Avengers: Endgame
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Despite the huge success of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel is said to have refused to increase Carrie Coon's salary for Endgame....
Major studios in negotiations to bring back the 45 day cinema exclusivity window
by Dan Cooper | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Following calls to bring back a 45 day exclusivity window in cinemas, Hollywood studios are back at the negotiating table....
Uwe Boll decides not to call his movie The Dark Knight, after chat with Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Uwe Boll's The Dark Knight is now Uwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante. It still stars Armie Hammer. A conversation with Warner Bros took place....
Superman | James Gunn showcases footage as rumours swirl
by Dan Cooper | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Director James Gunn has been showing off footage from Superman, due this summer, as rumours continue about the movie....
Tangled | Disney pauses live action version in wake of Snow White box office
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Michael Gracey's live action take on Tangled for Disney looks to have been put on pause, with Snow White's box office not helping....
Moonraker, Alien, and 1979’s attitude to plot spoilers
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature, News
The attitude to spoilers appeared to be rather different in 1979, if magazine coverage of Moonraker, Alien and more are anything to go by…...
Film Quiz Friday | Six Of The Best
by Mark Harrison | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature
Let’s talk about SIX, baby, let’s talk about two and three, let’s talk about all the maths puns in the film quiz for this week......
M3GAN 2.0 trailer reveals a new killer doll design
by Maria Lattila | Apr 03, 2025 | News
Everyone’s favourite killer doll is back in the M3GAN 2.0 trailer, this time with added Britney Spears. Take a look....
Last Swim review | A tender, earnest examination of friendship
by Maria Lattila | Apr 03, 2025 | News, Reviews
Sasha Nathwani’s Last Swim captures a rare moment in time as a teenage girl and her friends wait for their A-level results. Here’s our rev...
