Some truly saddening news as The Telegraph UK are reporting that screen legend Sir Christopher Lee has passed away at the age of 93 in London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, after suffering from respiratory problems and heart failure for the past three weeks. Lee actually succumbed to his symptoms at 08:30 on Sunday morning already, but his wife Lady Birgit …
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This past weekend’s local charts have made a few shifts, but it’s more rearranging deck chairs than jumping onto a new ship. Still, at least one surprise leaps up in this weeks’ local box office charts… Last Updated: June 11, 2015
Just a heads up: If you aren’t fluent in German, you’re not going to understand a word of what is being said in this first trailer for director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) and screenwriter John Hodge’s (Trainspotting, The Beach, Shallow Grave) long awaited Lance Armstrong biopic The Program. Normally, we would wait until we had a English version of …
I’m not the biggest fan of Dreamworks animated flicks. Too often, they rely on star power and neglect the fact that CGI animated flicks are meant to tell more impressive tales for all ages. But lately, the studio seems to be finding their stride, especially now that I don’t have to see those f***ing Shrek sequels touted every year. How …
While Emma Watson will probably always be associated first with the Harry Potter movies, the talented young actress – much like her wizardly co-star Daniel Radcliffe – has been doing quite well for herself in her post-Hogwarts muggle career. But I’m betting that her character in Regression wishes she could “wingardium leviosa” herself right out of this sticky mess. The …
The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot when it comes to science-fiction, but in the case of Dan Simmons’ “Hyperion”, there’s simply no better description. The 1989 multiple award-winning novel, the first in Simmons’ “Hyperion Cantos”, is a true masterpiece of the genre, incorporating everything from massive space opera ideas to classical English poetry to heavy ruminations on the …
Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” is one of the greatest comic book stories ever told. Following Dream aka Morpheus – the godlike personification of dreams, and a member of a race of all-powerful beings known as The Endless – “Sandman” is a sprawling tale of morality and mythology that ran for 75 issues over 7 years and is nothing short of epic. …
Unless you’ve been trapped in Nick’s basement living under a rock the last few months you know there’s a new James Bond movie releasing soon, and with the marketing ramping up we’ve got a new TV spot with some new footage to show you. And just in case you have indeed been living under said rock send help I can hear …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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