An argument can easily be made (most probably by me) that Raiders of the Lost Ark is the most perfect adventure film ever made. One of those incredible pieces of cinema that was a smash hit both commercially (highest grossing film in the year of it’s release) and critically (nominated for 8 Oscars, won 4), it has firmly taken it’s rightful …
Well, considering how Disney have produced films that covered everything from jungle kings and books to Judi Dench voicing a cow, it was only a matter of time before they dipped their hands into the world of video games for their next project. Wreck-It Ralph was revealed last year, and the CGI-Not-created-by-Pixar film centers around the life of the titular …
While Javier Bardem may have bowed out to voice the main antagonist in the sequel to the hit 2011 film, Despicable Me 2 may have actually gained a replacement that can bring even more star-power and skill to the vacant role. Al Pacino has signed up to voice El Macho, the main antagonist who mirrors Steve Carrell’s character, Gru, as …
Many a long running film franchise has hobbled the careers of its stars… particularly when that series made them household names in the first place. Certainly the big question since the credits rolled on the 8th and final Harry Potter film was whether its young leads would continue to find work post-Potter. Or would they forever just be bright-eyed …
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The Muppets may have experienced success at the box office recently, but that doesn’t mean that the world is ready for more puppet movies to appear. One way that might change however, is if said genre film were to ditch the cutesy aspect and explore the inner darkness that a puppet must feel, considering that they have to live with …
If you have been visiting this site for anything longer than a day, you would have come to realize that I am what you might refer to colloquially as “a giant freaking comic book nerd!” Thus, I have literally been drooling at the mouth for Marvel’s Avengers. A new trailer was released during Superbowl (some sort of American religious holiday) …
Well, here’s some good news for fans of the Evil Dead series. Lily Collins may no longer be joining the cast as a female Ash to fight against the horrors of the Necronomicon, but that doesn’t mean that the film will be without a female lead. Producers have signed on Jane Levy in a new leading role, as the shapely …
Our pals at Rockfish Games and Plan of Attack have dropped an entire 20 codes for the PC prototype build of Everspace 2 into my inbox, and I’m looking to share the love.
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