When films are canned as tax write-offs
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature
Massive corporate takeovers and mergers use films as collateral damage - and sadly, this is nothing new. We've been taking a look....
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The unmade sequel to Gladiator
by Jake Godfrey | Sep 16, 2022 | Feature, News
2000's Gladiator might have been conceived as a single movie, but it didn't stop Hollywood exploring ways to make a Gladiator 2....
Licence To Kill and James Bond's special relationship with America
by Mark Harrison | Jul 28, 2022 | Feature
Is 1989’s Licence To Kill “too American”? We revisit Timothy Dalton’s superior second outing as 007 and ponder a very British franchise’s relations...
This Is Spinal Tap to get a sequel almost four decades later
by Dan Cooper | May 13, 2022 | News
The beloved heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is winding up for an encore, with original director Rob Reiner at the helm. ...
You Only Live Twice and the rise of the James Bond parody
by Mark Harrison | May 12, 2022 | Feature, News
The 1967 spoof Casino Royale was released the same year as Sean Connery’s fifth James Bond film - but there’s a lot to send up in You Only Live Twi...
Classic film sequels: are they really that bad?
by Rob Daniel | Feb 17, 2022 | Feature, News
Many classic films have had critically maligned sequels that flopped at the box office - but were they really that bad? Good question. 2...
We don’t talk enough about futuristic prison movies
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | Feature, News
Fortress, No Escape, Lockout, Escape Plan: the futuristic prison movie is long overdue a lot more love, argues Simon....
Is Disney selling Pixar short?
by Simon Brew | Jan 11, 2022 | Feature, News
Are Pixar movies now more valuable to Disney on its Disney+ platform than in cinemas? A few thoughts, given the release change to the upcoming Turning...
John Wick Chapter 4 pushed back to 2023
by Simon Brew | Jan 04, 2022 | News
Keanu Reeves is still returning as John Wick, but he won't be on our screens again until 2023 as Lionsgate delays the next film....
Warner Bros commits to cinema-exclusive releases, despite box office troubles
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2021 | News
It's been a difficult year for Warner Bros at the box office, but it's sticking to its 45-day cinema exclusive promise going forward....
Old movies: The Sign Of The Cross in focus
by Sarah Cook | Apr 12, 2021 | Feature, News
Our old movies column returns, and this time we take a look back at the pre-code era film The Sign Of The Cross from Cecil B DeMille....
The odd story of Alien 3’s misleading teaser trailer
by Mark Harrison | Feb 25, 2021 | Feature, News
“In 1992, we will discover on Earth, everyone can hear you scream” - how the first teaser for Alien 3 promised an entirely different film....
Over 400 more actors may be digitally brought back from the grave
by Dan Cooper | Nov 13, 2019 | News
It seems that James Dean's big screen resurrrection is just the beginning....
Quiz Answers: 18th April 2025 (Turner And Who?)
by Mark Harrison | Apr 18, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 18th April 2025 – how did you do?...
Quiz Answers - 29th November 2024 (A Very Disney Sequelizer)
by Mark Harrison | Nov 28, 2015 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 29th November 2024 – how did you do?...
Quiz Answers: 22nd September 2023 (And So Fourth)
by Mark Harrison | Sep 22, 2015 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 22nd September 2023 – how did you do?...
Quiz Answers: 10th September 2021 (Top Of The Pops)
by Mark Harrison | Sep 10, 2015 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 10th September 2021 – how did you do?...
Quiz Answers: 18th March 2022 (Don't Mess With The Bullock)
by Mark Harrison | Mar 18, 2015 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 18th March 2022 – how did you do?...
Quiz Answers: 8th January 2021 (Famous First Questions)
by Mark Harrison | Jan 08, 2015 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 8th January 2021 – how did you do?...
