Film Stories

A treasure trove of old video game footage has been found by Noclip

by Lewis Packwood | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

The Noclip YouTube channel is digitising boxes of video tapes showing footage of past E3 events, developer interviews, and more.

Activision Blizzard | South Africa "unconditionally" approves Microsoft deal

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

South Africa has "unconditionally approved" Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Flashback 2 | New trailer shows off a familiar-looking jungle

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

Cyberpunk sequel Flashback 2 has a new trailer, which shows off a jungle setting that will be immediately familiar to players of the first game.

Trailer released for Ken Loach's The Old Oak

by Lauren Miles | Jul 04, 2023 | News

The Old Oak sees director Ken Loach reunite with writer Paul Laverty after they worked together on Sorry We Missed You - here's the trailer....

Just Cause Mobile quietly cancelled by Square Enix

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

Free-to-play multiplayer spin-off Just Cause Mobile has been cancelled by publisher Square Enix, three years after it was announced.

Why you shouldn't try to complete Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

by Sarah Louise Dean | Jul 04, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom is brilliant, fun and awe-inspiring. It can also also exhausting. But what if you simply gave up trying to complete it altogether?

Alfonso Cuarón prepping a film about Philip K Dick starring Charlize Theron

by Dan Cooper | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Children Of Men director Alfonso Cuarón is reportedly planning a strange alternate history take on the science-fiction author's life. ...

Quentin Tarantino shuts down Kill Bill Volume 3 talk

by Dan Cooper | Jul 04, 2023 | News

In his usual trademark fashion, Quentin Tarantino has been changing his mind again regarding future projects. ...

Barbie confirmed as 12A in the UK, running time under two hours as well

by Simon Brew | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Director Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is 113 minutes long, and will carry a 12A certificate in the UK: a bit more info right here....

Brand new Universal Noir Blu-ray boxset arriving in September

by Simon Brew | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Some terrific-sound 1940s film noirs have been brought to Blu-ray with a whole host of extra features: more here....

Greta Gerwig writing and directing at least two Chronicles Of Narnia films for Netflix

by Jake Godfrey | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Greta Gerwig has signed a deal with Netflix to write and direct two Chronicles Of Narnia films, here are the details....

Mission Impossible revisited: John Woo's Mission Impossible II

by A J Black | Jul 04, 2023 | Feature

John Woo's Mission: Impossible II might not be the most loved of the series, but it's got quite a lot worth talking about......

Trailer released for Sly, a Netflix documentary about Sylvester Stallone

by Jake Godfrey | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Sly, a documentary about Sylvester Stallone, is heading to Netflix in November, and here's the trailer....

Bestselling novel The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo heading to Netflix

by Jake Godfrey | Jul 04, 2023 | News

Bestselling novel The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo has now been picked up by Netflix, for a movie adaptation. More here....

Mattel plans Daniel Kaluuya-led Barney film and plenty more

by Dan Cooper | Jul 04, 2023 | News

An adult-focused take on the friendly, purple dinosaur Barney? That's just one of the projects Mattel has lined up after this month's Barbie. ...

Switch Player and Ninty Fresh magazines set to close

by Lewis Packwood | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

The UK independent Nintendo magazines are set to end their print run, but a new venture is promised.

Someone uploaded the Far Cry source code to the internet

by Lewis Packwood | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

The source code for the 2004 Ubisoft game Far Cry has suddenly appeared on the Internet Archive.

Once-classified documents reveal Sega's late-1990s battle with Sony

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

A huge dossier of internal Sega documents reveals the company's fight to push the Saturn as sales of Sony's PlayStation took off.

Ark: Survival Ascended delayed until October

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

Announced in April, the remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved has had its release date pushed back from August. Expect Ark: Survival Ascended to appear in October...

Ubisoft reportedly has 11 Assassin's Creed games in development

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

There are now 11 Assassin's Creed games in development at Ubisoft, a report suggests - one of them being a remake of the pirate-y Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.

Paul Thomas Anderson takes next film to Warner Bros

by Dan Cooper | Jul 03, 2023 | News

Paul Thomas Anderson has a deal set up at Warner Bros, although the studio may have to work hard to keep him. ...

Lord of the Rings: Gollum studio cancels game, ceases development

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

The withering response to Lord of the Rings: Gollum has led developer Daedalic Entertainment to end internal development and concentrate on publishing.

The man who built his own WH Smith

by Lewis Packwood | Jul 03, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Deep in Gloucestershire lies The Cave, a retro-computing museum featuring a replica of a 1980s WH Smith. We chat to its creator, Neil Thomas.

Actors and producers extend talks, delay possible strike action

by Dan Cooper | Jul 03, 2023 | News

The actors union has extended negotiations with the alliance of producers, averting a potential Hollywood shutdown for a few more days. ...

Indiana Jones & the underwhelming box office returns

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2023 | News

The latest Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny, doesn't quite give cinema chains the box office news that they're after....

German film industry calls for major reform to safeguard future

by Dan Cooper | Jul 03, 2023 | News

In the wake of European countries making similar moves, the German film industry has outlined ambitious plans to protect homegrown cinema. ...

Mission Impossible revisited: Brian de Palma's Mission Impossible

by A J Black | Jul 03, 2023 | Feature

1996's Mission: Impossible has much to unpick in it - not least as it began one of the longest running movie series of recent times. We dig into it...