Criterion Collection announces February 2022 releases
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2021 | News
Three more titles join the UK arm of the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray this February - and they're led by 2020's Dirk Johnson Is Dead....
From Twins to Jingle All The Way: when Arnold Schwarzenegger turned to comedy
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2021 | Feature, News
How Arnold Schwarzenegger's gamble on making Twins opened up a whole new path for him, taking in Kindergarten Cop, Junior and Jingle All The Way....
Film Quiz Friday: Sing-Along Songs
by Mark Harrison | Nov 26, 2021 | Feature, News
What’s this? Do you wanna build a snowman? Can you feel the love tonight? None of these questions appear in this week’s film quiz, but some other Dis...
Podcast: in conversation with Gil Kenan: A Boy Called Christmas, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Monster House and more
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2021 | Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer/director Gil Kenan. They talk through Gil's career, from his early...
British movie podcast of the week: Sequel Pitch
by Em McGowan | Nov 26, 2021 | Feature
Our film podcast recommendation this week is in the movie sequel business: and there's no shortage of pitches....
Enhanced mode: the challenge of giving games a next-gen upgrade
by Aaron Potter | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
With true PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series exclusives still few and far between, we speak to the studios updating their titles for the next-gen era
Michael Mann teases Heat prequel movie
by Dan Cooper | Nov 25, 2021 | News
The classic heist movie Heat is getting an accompanying novel, a quarter century after its release: more details on it here....
The director of the Bob Marley biopic shares details on the project
by Dan Cooper | Nov 25, 2021 | News
Reinaldo Marcus Green has revealed some of his early thoughts on developing a biopic of the legendary Bob Marley....
John McAfee’s story is becoming a feature film
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2021 | News
The life of the late John McAfee - and it's a heck of a story - is heading to the big screen, with both a new narrative feature film and a documentary...
Venom: Let There Be Carnage UK DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray details
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2021 | News
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is confirmed for DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK for January - with digital releases even quicker....
Netflix working on a Gorillaz movie
by Dan Cooper | Nov 25, 2021 | News
The animated band Gorillaz will soon be appearing on a screen near you, it has been announced: more details here....
The Jim Carrey movie sequels that didn’t star Jim Carrey
by Mark Harrison | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Though his aversion to sequels has mellowed over the years, Jim Carrey declined to return for various sequels to some of his biggest box-office hits -...
How Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves earned Kevin Costner two special prizes
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, News
On the back of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' success, special prizes were created to commemorate Kevin Costner's impact on the Nottinghamshire...
Watch the opening five minutes of Jurassic World: Dominion's prologue
by Dan Cooper | Nov 24, 2021 | News
Universal has released a five minute sequence from the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion, ahead of its release next summer....
Keanu Reeves reiterates his desire to play John Constantine again
by Dan Cooper | Nov 24, 2021 | News
Keanu Reeves' role within a comic book universe has long been the subject of speculation - but Constantine 2 might be the answer....
Designing Bloodhunt's battle royale city
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Nov 24, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Sharkmob’s game director talks us through the design decisions that shaped Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt’s Prague
Ridley Scott reveals shoot date for Kitbag, his historical epic
by Dan Cooper | Nov 24, 2021 | News
Filming on the Napoleonic epic Kitbag will begin in just over a month, Ridley Scott has announced....
Dune (2021): UK DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray listed as December
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2021 | News
Warner Bros lists Denis Villeneuve's Dune for UK DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in December, but hasn't issued official confirmation....
The quiet return of the spoof movie
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2021 | Feature, News
The Naked Gun director David Zucker is trying to bring the spoof movie back - and we've been taking a look at just where it went right and wrong....
Mental health & wellbeing matters: forced joviality
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2021 | Feature
It's the bit of the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, and in this case the peer pressure to get involved with Christmas...
A Christmas Number One: trailer and release date lands
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2021 | News
The quest to make a winning Christmas song is at the heart of the upcoming A Christmas Number 1 - and here's the first trailer for the film....
The Souvenir Part II: trailer, release date confirmed
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2021 | News
Joanna Hogg's continuation of the hugely-acclaimed The Souvenir has a trailer, and a confirmed February 2022 UK release date....
Kathleen Kennedy hints Star Wars sequel trilogy characters may return
by Dan Cooper | Nov 23, 2021 | News
It seems we may not be done with Rey, Poe, Finn or Rose just yet, as Star Wars sequel trilogy characters might be set for an encore....
Peter Jackson discusses his incoming The Beatles documentary
by Dan Cooper | Nov 23, 2021 | News
Peter Jackson has been chatting about who he believes really broke up The Beatles - and it wasn't Yoko....
The Matrix Resurrections is 'beautiful' and 'subversive'
by Dan Cooper | Nov 23, 2021 | News
Ahead of the film's release next month, a few more hints land about The Matrix Resurrections....
The lost art of handheld demakes
by Alan Wen | Nov 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
As the lines blur between consoles and portable systems, we remember the conversions that pushed handheld hardware to its limits
Hideo Kojima’s company launches film, music and TV division
by Simon Brew | Nov 23, 2021 | News
The company behind Death Stranding and the Metal Gear Solid videogames is finally going to be looking at making movies....
Ben Willbond, Larry Rickard pen new comedy We Are Not Alone
by Simon Brew | Nov 23, 2021 | News
Dave orders a two hour comedy about an alien invasion, from the brains of the brilliant Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond: more here....
Now Ridley Scott blames “millennials” for The Last Duel’s box office
by Simon Brew | Nov 23, 2021 | News
Ridley Scott's The Last Duel fell hard at the box office in the autumn - but the director knows just who to blame....
