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If there is one thing that Doctor Who manages to pull off brilliantly every year, it’s a decent Christmas special. Except for last year, which was so sugary sweet in Christmas cheer, that it gave me television diabetes. This year might be different however, because the special will be attracting some top notch talent, as Richard E Grant is joining …
The upcoming, untitled film starring the lover of Patriot Games, Jack Ryan, is moving along now, with Chris Pine in the lead role. Kenneth Branagh is directing and villainising as well, in the reboot, but who will show a younger, less experienced Jack Ryan the ropes in this reboot? Why none other than Superman daddy and mentor, Kevin Costner. Last Updated: August …
…Or at least a very thinly-veiled parody of the iconic spymaster. From Brit neighbourhood gangster, to an anti-semetic eastern European journalist, gay fashion icon and a dictator of note, Cohen has taken on wide variety of roles in his career. But as a servant for the Queen, protecting England from whatever threats are present? That might be a bit of …
There’s going to be blood at the box office at the end of this year. Numerous big budget and high quality films are releasing in that time-frame, a period that usually pays off big for at least one film, seeing as how the festive season is also the right time to watch flicks. One film that won’t be partaking in …
Guillermo Del Toro may be up to his eyeballs in giant beasts of destruction over on his Pacific Rim set, but there’s another destructive beast that’s been eagerly waiting some TLC from the popular Mexican director. We’ve been hearing for ages about how his Hulk live action TV series has been in development, but there didn’t seem to actually be much …
You may remember that not too long ago we reported that when it came to the proposed reboot for the Daredevil superhero film, 20th Century Fox found themselves in what is colloquially referred to as “up a rivulet filled with feces, without some manual mobility device”. Director David Slade had pulled out of the project at the last minute, leaving …
She may have started out as Mrs James Cameron, but it didn’t take long for Katheryn Bigelow to carve out her own little movie directing empire. An empire where bank robbing surfers get caught because of their butt tan lines, and Ralph Fiennes has Reality TV Netflix installed in his head. And while Point Break and Strange Days have both …
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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