Glasgow is in for a treat this January, as Matchbox Cineclub is putting on their third annual Cage-a-rama at the Centre For Contemporary Arts. From 3-5 January, viewers can settle in for a diverse marathon of the great man’s work, with a couple of UK premieres nestled in among some beloved classics. Not only that,
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From DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell to Netflix’s upcoming Cowboy Bebop and beyond, the vast reservoirs of anime and manga stories are fast becoming the latest rich resource for Hollywood-style film and TV, but as the recent release of Rooster Teeth’s sci-fi series gen:LOCK has shown, the influence of Japanese media isn’t just limited to
Rosario Dawson: a name you may not instantly know, but an actress you will have definitely seen… With a career stretching over two decades, and over 100 credits on IMDB, Rosario Dawson certainly has a face – or voice – you will recognise. From the musical dramas, voice acting and TV, she’s done it all.
Gene Wolfe’s speculative fiction masterpiece The Book of the New Sun is the latest epic to get an fully illustrated limited edition from The Folio Society, illustrated by artist Sam Weber. The Folio Society art director and editorial team worked with the author, prior to his passing, who approved each stage of illustration and production. Find out
A Song Of Ice And Fire by George RR Martin is getting a makeover from The Folio Society, starting with A Game Of Thrones By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-05-19 1,678 George RR Martin’s hit saga The Song Of Ice And Fire is getting a long-overdue illustrated makeover from The Folio Society. The first in the series, A Game Of
The latest Wizarding World chapter, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is full of many magical Easter Eggs from the world of Harry Potter, did you spot them? No worries, we did! To celebrate the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald, available on Digital Download now and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray
Calling all Stephen King fans: Pennywise Needs You! Take part in a world-first Stephen King experiment with horror film expert Dr Charlie Oughton. With Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter 2 hitting screens later this year, take part in a world-first scientific experiment to find out why the story of Pennywise and The Losers’ Club has its
Do you remember the first time you came face-to-face with Valak? To celebrate The Nun arriving on Blu-ray™ and DVD on 14 January, we’re taking a look back through The Conjuring Universe timeline to prepare you for its imminent release! Beginning with The Conjuring in 2013 from director James Wan, the Conjuring Universe kicks off
If you’ve picked up the new issue of SciFiNow (on sale 14 December), you’ll have seen the latest instalment in our collaboration with the folks at Poster Posse: Matt Needle’s mesmerising take on Rod Sterling’s The Twilight Zone. We took the chance to pick his brains about his style, inspirations and dream commissions… How long have you been working
If you’ve picked up the new issue of SciFiNow, you’ll have seen the latest instalment in our collaboration with the folks at Poster Posse: Orlando Arocena’s gorgeous take on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s hit manga series Death Note. We took the chance to pick his brains about his style, inspirations and dream commissions… How long have you
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hmv is celebrating the comic book universe with its first ever hmv Presents Comic Week, with Deapool, Batman and Rick And Morty exclusives announced. 19TH – 25TH OCTOBER 2018 hmv has announced that from 19 – 25 October, it will be celebrating characters from the comic book world with the first annual hmv presents Comic Week. Taking place
This weekend, genre fans will descend on London for the mighty fan-driven convention Nine Worlds London Geekfest 2018 and you can’t afford to miss it. If you haven’t been to Nine Worlds before, this year’s line-up includes (deep breath) “academic talks, barcon, Bifrost Cabaret, board gaming, books, cheese & cheese, comedy, comics, cosplay, crafting, creative
MEGS – REEL AND REAL The principal megalodon in The Meg is about 75 feet long –four times larger than a great white shark. The movie megalodon’s fin is approximately eight feet tall. The film’s meg can travel at speeds over 80 knots. The filmmakers spent a year developing the design of the meg. In
Superman is undeniably a pop culture icon and one of the most well-known superheroes seen in comics, on TV and on the big screen. The face of Superman may have changed over the years but his incredible fan base will always remain. With his trademark ‘S’ emblazoned across his chest in red, flowing cape and
Horror comedy web series Netfl!x And Kill will hit Hex Studios’ YouTube channel this weekend By Jonathan Hatfull 31-07-18 1,191 From Egomaniac and On Tender Hooks writer-director Kate Shenton comes a new horror comedy webseries: Netfl!x And Kill! The show follows the lives of two rather unique characters: a psychopath (Adam Rhys-Davies) and his victim (Nic
The Royal Albert Hall has just announced that the brilliant Hans Zimmer will be the next composer to join the BAFTA Conversations with Screen Composers series. The special ‘in conversation’ event will see Zimmer take to the stage at the Hall’s 150-capacity Elgar Room for an intimate chat about his career scoring films like Interstellar, the Dark Knight trilogy,
The following article first featured in issue 128 of SciFiNow. Perhaps one of Douglas Adams’ most famous turns of phrase – and he’s basically known for his turns of phrase – is the one about deadlines. “I love deadlines,” he wrote. “I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Just knowing that
In keeping with the true magic of the wizarding world, upcoming mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is welcoming back a few old film cast members, who will be lending their voices to the characters within the game. Returning actors include Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Gemma Jones (Madam
With Arrow on its sixth season, The Flash on its fourth and both Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow on their third, the DC Comics-inspired Arrowverse has aired over 300 episodes. Since its debut, we’ve seen the eponymous heroes battle speedsters, psychic gorillas, immortal Egyptian priests and even a Teri Hatcher-shaped alien. Along the way, we’ve
We do not dispute that Londoners are spoiled for choice when it comes to movies, and we’re not just talking about the new releases. You can catch classic and cult movies any night of the week in the capital, but what if you want to go a little deeper? What if you’re looking to really
A new trailer for the upcoming mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has been released, and we have one main takeaway: it lets you choose your Hogwarts house. Wizarding wannabes are no longer confined to the houses selected for us by way of our worst personality attributes. We can finally choose. Thank Merlin for that. Check out the
With Inside No. 9 now over for another year (Series 5 was confirmed for 2019 this week), we’re already quite sad (read: devastated) about it. But instead of staring into the void and waiting for the next year to pass as painlessly as possible, we’re counting down the show’s best episodes so far. Note: our
The VFX Festival 2018 hits Rich Mix in Shoreditch on 6 February and genre fans won’t want to miss it. There’ll be talks, panels and workshops from the teams behind some of last year’s biggest genre blockbusters and TV series. ILM London will be on hand to talk about their work on Star Wars: The
Almost every Harry Potter fan would be lying if they said they weren’t at least a tiny bit bitter that they didn’t get their Hogwarts letter. But with the upcoming Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery app from Jam City, fans will finally be able to experience life as a student at the wizarding school. Kind of. Anyway,
Fantastic news from the most excellent people at Big Finish today, as it has been announced that Sir Derek Jacobi will be reprising his role as The Master in four new audio adventures collectively titled The War Master! It’s ten years to the day since he appeared as “Professor Yana” in Utopia, the first episode in
It’s Comic Relief time again, and the Red Dwarf team is auctioning of something special for Red Nose Day. You can bid in an auction to win a model of Starbug that crashed in the episode ‘Twentica’ created by 3D printing specialists Voxeljet. See, the makers of Red Dwarf realised that Starbug crashes A LOT, so
It’s the 50th anniversary of Gerry Anderson’s classic series Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, and we’re very happy about how Big Finish is planning to celebrate. Big Finish Productions, of course, is behind the superb audio adaptations of Doctor Who, as well as Torchwood, The Prisoner and Terrahawks, and together with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, they’re
It’s International Women’s Day (8 March), the day to celebrate women, raise awareness of issues women all over the world face, and give people who ask when’s International Men’s Day the side-eye (19 November, if you were wondering). In honour of the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of sci-fi, fantasy and horror films that you could
Happy LGBT History Month! To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of LGBTQ+ TV gods and goddesses from the genre world (not that there are loads to choose from or anything) that inspire and entertain us the most… Alex Danvers (Supergirl) After nothing but DEO antics for Alex throughout Supergirl’s first season, her coming out storyline in