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The Crying Game

The Crying Game: the unfortunate phone call that cost Paramount Pictures the distribution rights

by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2023 | Feature

The Crying Game was an Oscar winner and a hugely successful independent film - but one studio boss missed out of the rights due to the phone...

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John Wick

Podcast: John Wick (2014) and It Follows (2014)

by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2023 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two modestly-costed movies from 2014 that turned out to be really rather successful....

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Deep Impact

Deep Impact is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK

by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2023 | News

1998's Deep Impact is celebrating its 25th birthday with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK: more here....

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Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato to make directorial debut with documentary Child Star

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 20, 2023 | News

Demi Lovato will make her directorial debut with Child Star documentary, which has already got a backer too: more here....

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Fall

Fall 2 is in the works

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 20, 2023 | News

Vertigo inducing thriller Fall is getting a sequel, thanks to the success of the original movie on Netflix....

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Good Burger

Good Burger sequel greenlit for Paramount+

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 20, 2023 | News

Kenan and Kel have reunited to reprise their roles for Good Burger 2, and the first details of the new movie are here....

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Title logo for The Worlds Divide by Cloudrise Pictures.

Cloudrise Pictures crowdfunding to complete The Worlds Divide

by Lauren Miles | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Independent animation studio Cloudrise Pictures - made up of just one director/writer/animator - is crowdfunding to finish The Worlds Divide....

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The Infinite Arcade

Developer teases a website that makes arcade games using AI

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2023 | Gaming, News

The Infinite Arcade is billed as a website that will use GPT-4 AI to create “any arcade game you can think of”. We're slightly afraid....

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Techland

Techland teases its next project, “a narrative-driven fantasy epic”

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2023 | Gaming, News

Dying Light 2 developer Techland has a new game in the works, and a first image provides an early glimpse....

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This isn't far cry 7 - it's far cry 5, but it's the best we have at the moment.

Far Cry 5 gets next-gen update, will be free to play for one weekend

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2023 | Gaming, News

Ubisoft gives Far Cry 5 a 60FPS update on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and it’ll be free to play for a weekend this month....

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Final Girl - the brilliant board game that plays like a movie

Final Girl - the brilliant board game that plays like a movie

by Brendon Connelly | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature

Fans of horror movies might just find something to love in the board game Final Girl - and here's why it's worth playing....

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Jack Black in School of Rock

Jack Black reuniting with The Farrelly brothers for Dear Santa

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Jack Black is reuniting with the Farrelly brothers for Christmas comedy Dear Santa, and details of the film have emerged....

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Shazam

Film Quiz Friday: Dramatic Effect!!!

by Mark Harrison | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature

As Shazam! Fury Of The Gods strikes cinemas worldwide, this week’s film quiz trades question marks for exclamation marks…...

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Ben Affleck as Batman

Ben Affleck confirms he won't be directing a DC superhero film, explains why

by Dan Cooper | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Following chats with James Gunn, Ben Affleck has ruled himself out of directing a superhero film in the new-look DC Universe....

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Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan to play Emperor role in Gladiator 2

by Dan Cooper | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Barry Keoghan will line up opposite Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott's return to the world of Gladiator. ...

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Nancy Meyers

Nancy Meyers' Paris Paramount now at Warner Bros

by Dan Cooper | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Following Netflix's cancelling of the $150m romantic comedy, Warner Bros is set to snap up Paris Paramount....

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Mia Goth in Pearl

Pearl review: the whole world will know Mia Goth's name

by Tom Beasley | Mar 17, 2023 | Reviews

Mia Goth is luminous in Ti West's Pearl, a prequel to last year's slasher X that's a character study of its villain - here's our review. You...

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Jennifer Saunders as Sister Gilpin in Allelujah

Allelujah review: a community tries to save a hospital ward

by Lauren Miles | Mar 17, 2023 | Reviews

When a hospital ward dealing in elderly care is threatened with closure, the community tries to come to the rescue - here's our review of Allelujah....

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Old telephone

What have you been watching: March 2023 (chat post)

by Simon Brew | Mar 17, 2023 | News

A place to chat about what you've been watching over the last week or two - please keep conversations civil and polite, thank you....

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Monk

Monk sequel film ordered at Peacock

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 17, 2023 | News

Monk is the latest series to get a belated film sequel, and details on the project have landed....

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Whynow Gaming

whynow Gaming: Welcome!

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2023 | Featured, Gaming, News

whynow Gaming: who is it? What is it? Where does it come from?...

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Shazam Fury Of The Gods

Shazam! Fury Of The Gods is tracking for a soft opening

by Dan Cooper | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Early data suggests the Shazam! sequel could is predicted to face a struggle to match the impact of its predecessor. ...

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The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin is now a retro-style browser game

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 16, 2023 | Gaming, News

Channel your inner Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin browser game, available to play now....

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Smile poster

Smile 2 in the works, Parker Finn inks long-term deal with Paramount

by Dan Cooper | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Paramount's horror success Smile is getting the sequel treatment, whilst its director has earned a multi-film deal....

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Superman II Donner cut logo

James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy

by Dan Cooper | Mar 16, 2023 | News

After being heavily-rumoured for months, it is now official: the DC Universe's creative head will direct its first film - Superman: Legacy....

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John Woo

Omar Sy and Nathalie Emmanuel to star in John Woo's remake of The Killer

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 16, 2023 | News

John Woo's iconic action film The Killer is getting a remake, and Omar Sy and Nathalie Emmanuel will star....

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Babylon

Babylon is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD in the UK

by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Babylon is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this April - more details on the release right here....

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Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton to star in Christmas film Goodrich

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton will co-star in Christmas film Goodrich, and details on the film have landed....

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: a blast from hero movies past

Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: a blast from hero movies past

by James Harvey | Mar 16, 2023 | Reviews

When the Daughters of Atlas cross from their realm into ours, Billy Batson (Asher Angel) must join with his family of heroes to stop the Greek...

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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan announces sequel to New Police Story

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Jackie Chan is making another instalment on his iconic Police Story franchise, as a direct sequel to New Police Story, here are the details....

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