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Many Stephen King fans are delighted that an adaptation to his famous Dark Tower series is being adapted to films. SA fans are probably even happier that it is being done right here in our very own Cape Town. No doubt the film will come under scrutiny though as fans will base their opinion of the film based on how true …

I’ve never read “Doctor Sleep”, Stephen King’s 2013 sequel novel to his classic “The Shining”, so I can’t tell you from personal experience whether it’s any good or not. A cursory bit of Googling though reveals that general sentiment is firmly in the “not” camp though, as it’s mostly considered a disappointment – especially in comparison with both King’s original novel …

A long time ago, we reported that a live action version of Teen Titans will be coming to TV through TNT. And since then, things have kind of died down a little (or actually, quite a lot) and it had appeared that this series was truly dead when TNT decided to not pick it up on their schedule. However, just …

Ever since Katniss Eversden arrowed her way into pop culture stardom and right to the top of the box office charts, film studios have been clambering over each other in a madcap attempt to find the Next Big Thing in the YA genre. But despite the fact that no new challengers have come even remotely close to emulating either the …

Whether you love or hate the Transformers movies they’re here to stay, because so far the four movies have grossed close to $4 billion at the box office. Darryn reviewed the latest Transformers movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction, here and, well, at least he liked it more than Superfast. And with the financial success and overwhelming positive response Marvel have received …

In a move that’s particularly apt if you’ve read the series, development on Stephen King’s supernatural western-themed epic ‘The Dark Tower’ series has started again, but with some minor changes. For those unfamiliar with the series, the story follows Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger of Gilead – essentially a knight with a six-shooter – as he pursues his enemy The …

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