Gambit, X-Force, Doctor Doom films reportedly dead as Disney/Fox merger looms
With Disney reportedly finalizing the takeover of Fox's movie/TV assets as early as next month, Fox is seemingly scuppering all its lingering comic book movie productions.
VLC to hit 3 billion downloads, and will soon add Airplay
Hidden within the hustle and bustle of CES, everyone’s favourite video player is gearing up for a major milestone achievement, as the addition of new features. Videolan, the development team behind the popular open-source video player application VLC, announced yesterday that the app would soon hit 3 billion in downloads. The team expects the app to hit that number sometime …
Mind the stairs in Netflix’s death-defying black comedy series Russian Doll
Russian Doll is the upcoming black comedy series starring Orange is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne. It follows a young woman named Nadia on her journey as the guest of honour at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City.
IMDb launches its own free, ad-supported streaming service, Freedive
Streaming services are where the big money is for entertainment companies which is why everyone and their uncle is trying to build their own to get a piece of the already bloated pie. There are already many players like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, YouTube and our own local ShowMax who are all offering loads of content for viewers to stream, …
Twenty years ago, the adventures of the Tomorrow Knight began in Batman Beyond
What happens when a rich family goes down the wrong alley, runs afoul of a mugger and are murdered? You get the perfect recipe for the construction of a legend, as all it took was one bad night to give birth to the Batman. By now, even your grandma knows the origin of Batman, but his legend was one that …
Something truly goddamn strange is going on in this trailer for Velvet Buzzsaw
After giving us the absolutely masterful Nightcrawler back in 2014, writer/director Dan Gilroy and leading man Jake Gyllenhaal are teaming up once again for Velvet Buzzsaw. And somehow this new collaboration looks even more unhinged than their first effort. Way, waaaaay more unhinged.
Movies out Today: 12 January 2019
Besides for one action-packed, Die Hard knock-off, this week’s new cinema releases are all indie darlings. Looks like awards season is starting early this year
Early reactions reveal that Alita: Battle Angel demands to be seen on the biggest cinema screen possible
One of the movies that was supposed to light up our December cinema experience was Alita: Battle Angel. That movie was eventually pushed out to February – probably a good thing considering the amount of competition it would’ve faced from the likes of Aquaman, Bumblebee and Mary Poppins. However just because it was pushed out, doesn’t mean it was going …
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