Hmmmmm… chips…. Sorry, I haven’t eaten yet. I’m just a bit hungry and not suddenly craving after the popular TV series from the late 70’s/early 80’s that had Larry Wilcox and Eric Estrada turn Ray-Ban sunglasses and tight khaki uniforms into a national craze. However, if you are craving some CHiPs (that’s the show, not the potato snack), then you’re in luck as …
Move over, Bruce Wayne! It’s time for a new gritty reimagining of a classic character that was pretending to be a bat long before that part-time Gotham socialite fell down a well and got the idea to punch bad people in the face. I am of course referring to Legendary’s reboot of Bram Stoker’s classic bloodsucker in Dracula Untold, which surprised me quite …
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Precisely two months ago Nick told us how Starz was bringing Neil Gaiman’s bestselling urban fantasy novel “American Gods” to TV, with Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), Michael Green (Smallville) and Gaiman himself producing. As he told us then “‘Gaiman’s American Gods tells a sprawling epic in which traditional Biblical and mythological deities go head to godhead with their modern contemporaries who reflect “society’s modern …
After the wobbly 8th and final season of 24 left everybody’s favourite whisper-shouting counter-terrorist agent on the run from authorities four years ago, fans were clamouring to have Jack Bauer’s story wrapped up properly. And the producers responded by getting ambitious and starting plans to make a feature film continuation of the franchise. And then they didn’t. Why these plans fell …
Vikings are awesome. Today the ancient Norse have attained a mythical reputation, blended with dragon ships, unstoppable warriors and grandiose gods. Vikings show up in a lot of places. Tuesday and Thursday are both named after Norse gods. Thor has proven to be a resilient – and eventually very popular – character for Marvel. Words like ‘Valkyrie’ and ‘Valhalla’ are …
Before we got Man Of Steel or even Superman Returns in 2006, there were plenty of other scripts being thrown around Hollywood. One such treatment, made the Kevin Smith Superman Lives script look tame in comparison. This was the JJ Abrams Superman movie, Superman: Flyby. And it was loonier than a speeding train filled with clowns. Last Updated: September 2, …
If there’s one character that stands out from the series of shorts known as Wallace and Grommit, it isn’t a penguin wishing that it was a chicken. It’s a little sheep, by the name of Shaun. That adorable little future curry special has managed to spawn his own series, clocking in at around a 100 episodes of flocking around already. …
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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