You absolutely must catch the 70mm re-release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 By Martyn Conterio 18-05-18 185 Released: 18 May 2018 Certificate: U Director: Stanley Kubrick Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Douglas Rain, Leonard Rossiter Distributor: Warner Bros If you like this, try… Interstellar Christopher Nolan’s own attempt at sci-fi
Month: May 2018
Explore Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s practical effects with this new featurette By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-05-18 1,896 Read the synopsis for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom here: It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend
Martin Freeman explores the Australian outback with a baby in zombie film Cargo By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-05-18 2,153 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke Cast: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes Distributor: Netflix If you like this, try… Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World The apocalypse
Lawrence Fowler’s Curse of the Witch’s Doll has been picked up by Pinewood-based High Fliers Films, in a pre-Cannes deal for all UK rights. The feature debut of Wales-born Lawrence Fowler, Curse of the Witch’s Doll was shot in Northampton, and like David de Coteau’s Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991), Andrew Jones’ The Toymaker
Neil Johnson is set to direct sci-fi Evolution War, which will star Tracey Birdsall By Anton Bitel 17-05-18 1,738 Southampton-born sci-fi helmer Neil Johnson, whose 1997 feature debut Demons In My Head is said to be the first ever digital film, has signed up to direct Evolution War, described as “a mix of The Terminator
The IT sequel casts two more of the Adult Losers By Jonathan Hatfull 17-05-18 3,172 Casting on the second half of IT is in full swing, as two more of the grown-up members of the Losers’ Club have been found. James Ransone in Sinister 2 First up: James Ransone (The Wire, Generation Kill, Sinister) has
HBO update Ray Bradbury’s classic for the digital age with this star-studded TV movie By Rory O’Connor 16-05-18 831 Released: 19 May 2018 (US), 20 May 2018 (UK) Certificate: NA Director: Ramin Bahrani Writer: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi Cast: Michael B Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella Distributor: HBO Films, Sky Atlantic If you like this,
With the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in the latter stages of filming, the Solo origin story started off on rocky ground and the reliable Ron Howard was quickly shipped in to take over directorial duties. Just like the rag-tag team of space thieves who feature in this enjoyable and entertaining adventure across
Han, Lando and the team gamble it all in these new Solo: A Star Wars Story posters By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-05-18 805 You can read the full synopsis for the film here: Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most
Zombieland’s writers reveal the expected release date for the upcoming sequel By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-05-18 7,534 It’s been a while since we have heard about Zombieland 2, but the sequel is still definitely happening. It also has an estimated release date set: sometime in October 2019. As if that wasn’t enough to get excited about, Zombieland writers Rhett
Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake has a release date and some new images By Poppy-Jay Palmer 15-05-18 1,227 Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake finally has a release date. You can now expect to catch the film in cinemas on 2 November 2018. In addition to the news, Suspiria has also treated us to some new images, featuring Dakota Johnson as ballet
Few films hit the ground running quite as audaciously as Deadpool 2. After an explosion-heavy opening scene it launches into an epically violent, continent-crossing montage of Deadpool doing what he does, all to a song choice that we wouldn’t dream of spoiling. It sets out its stall perfectly – the Merc with a Mouth is
It sounds as though The CW’s Charmed reboot is going well: after being in development for a while, the show has finally been given a full series order. The network’s description of the show is as follows: This fierce, funny, feminist reboot of the original series centres on three sisters in a college town who discover they are
It’s had a good run, but time’s almost up for Fox’s Gotham; the show has been renewed for Season 5, but it will be the last one. The cancellation may be disappointing for the show’s fans, but at least Gotham is being given the opportunity to deliver a solid and hopefully satisfying conclusion. Following the news,
Three archeologists explore our future in Yorgos Zois’ Third Kind By Katherine McLaughlin 13-05-18 945 Certificate: NA Director: Yorgos Zois Writer: Yorgos Zois Cast: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Effi Rabsilber, Nikos Hanakoulas Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Richard Dreyfuss stars as a believer in Steven Spielberg’s classic science fiction
The latest film from the author of Let The Right One In blends rom-com, grotesquerie and bizarre fairy-tale By Katherine McLaughlin 11-05-18 732 Certificate: TBA Director: Ali Abbasi Writer: Ali Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Viktor Åkerblom Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Men And Chicken Mads Mikkelsen stars in a
We’ve had cancellation news left and right over the last day or two, but one show is coming in with some great news: Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s Rick And Morty. THR reports that the brilliant, strange and hilarious animation has been given a huge 70-episode order by Adult Swim, ending a period of speculation
The restoration of Barry Hines’ Threads is as devastating as ever By Jonathan Hatfull 11-05-18 2,246 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Mick Jackson Writer: Barry Hines Cast: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May Distributor: Simply Media If you like this, try… Miracle Mile Anthony Edwards gets an early warning of nuclear Armageddon
Prepare to witness the Dark Knight, alongside many of his most famed allies and infamous foes, in an eye-popping anime display you’ve never seen before when Warner Bros. Japan, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment present BATMAN NINJA. To celebrate its release onto Blu-Ray™ Steelbook, Blu-Ray™ and DVD May 14 we’re giving away a Blu-ray™ copy
A year after Julia Ducournau’s Raw shocked audiences the world over with its bold and darkly comic story of hereditary cannibalism, another French first-time director is behind one of this year’s best and most original genre films. Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge updates the controversial rape-revenge movie for the 21st century, with a feminist perspective that goes
Check out the trailer for the pilot episode of the now-cancelled Tremors TV series By Poppy-Jay Palmer 11-05-18 6,660 We were all a bit sad earlier this year when Syfy announced it wouldn’t be continuing with its new TV show based on the cult sci-fi film Tremors. However, this delightful trailer for what would have been
Sad news for fans of sci-fi TV this morning, as Syfy has announced that it won’t be picking up the brilliant The Expanse for a fourth season. Deadline reports that the network has decided that the current season will be the last, but there may be some hope yet for the adaptation of theacclaimed James
When it comes to television genres, post-apocalyptic dramas seem to face the biggest challenge when trying to differentiate themselves from other similar titles. More often than not, their narratives include a trio of plot points; glimpse at a functioning society and a catastrophic event, followed by an examination of the fallout and how people survived
There’s something out there in this new trailer for Shane Black’s The Predator By Poppy-Jay Palmer 10-05-18 2,213 You can read the synopsis for The Predator here: From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters
The TV gods have spoken: Outlander gets to live another few years at least, with Starz officially renewing it for Season 5 and Season 6. The renewal is for 24 new episodes, meaning both seasons will consist of 12 episodes, making them slightly shorter than usual. In addition to the news, it was also announced that Season 4 of the
Hulu clearly wants to get in on the TV horror market: the VOD service has just made a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Light As A Feather from AwesomenessTV, Wattpad and Kelsey Grammer’s production company Grammnet. The series is based on the Wattpad supernatural thriller Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board by Zoe Aarsen. The story was
Stop-motion animation studio LAIKA has practically been spewing new information at Cannes this week, and we’re hyped. Firstly, the studio revealed its fifth film will be titled Missing Link. “Missing Link is an artistic and technical wonder,” said LAIKA president CEO Travis Knight in a statement. “Led by our visionary director Chris Butler, LAIKA has once again
Chucky and Dirk Gently star Fiona Dourif signs on for The Purge TV show By Jonathan Hatfull 09-05-18 130 We’re big fans of Fiona Dourif thanks to her excellent work on the last two Chucky movies as Nica and the recently-cancelled Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency as holistic assassin Bart Curlish, so we’re very pleased
Luke Cage is the new Jesus in this trailer and poster combo for Season 2 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 08-05-18 1,278 It turns out Luke Cage might not actually be invulnerable… Check out the new trailer for Season 2 below. And here’s a matching poster: You can read the synopsis for Luke Cage Season 2 here: After
This new poster for Solo: A Star Wars Story is so smarmy, but in a good way By Poppy-Jay Palmer 08-05-18 2,558 Click here to see full size. You can read the full synopsis for the film here: Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story,