It’s something I’ve been curious about for a while now and it’s (almost) here: the BBC docudrama The Gamechangers. The film tells the tale of the development of the best-selling video game franchise ‘Grand Theft Auto’ by British brothers Sam and Dean Houser. It stars Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Keir Attard as the aforementioned brothers, and Bill Paxton as the …
It’s only been a year since Peter Capaldi took over as the latest incarnation of the ageless Time Lord known as the Doctor, but in time travel terms it might as well have been yesterday. Series 9 of Doctor Who kicks off next month on September 19th, reuniting the Doctor with Clara Oswald. And Zygons. And Daleks. And Missy. Oh …
Love them or hate them, you cannot deny the reach of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the trio of petrolhead jokesters that fronted BBC’s long-running Top Gear since 2002. The three presenters had become a UK national institution, despite their constant prickly run-ins with the BBC powers-that-be, other journalists and even entire governments of South American countries. Of …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
It wasn’t too long ago that we told you the BBC was developing a 90-minute docudrama around the life and times of Rockstar Games’ best-selling ‘Grand Theft Auto’ video game series, and on it’s (British) creators Sam and Dan Houser. As we said then it forms part of a “BBC initiative to increase young peoples’ interest in learning digital skills”. …
There’s a little used book store close to my house that I often frequent, and for quite some time now a copy of Suzanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell has been sitting on one shelf, tempting me buy it. I had no idea what the book about, but the elegant black cover just intrigued me. After seeing this trailer for …
When you think of cars, you most likely think of a rather pompous and egocentric British person. And no, there’s nothing wrong with you at all. That’s because for the last 13 years, Top Gear has been the face of motoring shows. And Jeremy Clarkson has been the face of that show, brand and its controversies. Often in the firing …
No, they’re not developing a TV series based on the insanely-popular and best-selling video game series; they’re developing a 90-minute docudrama based on the people who brought the franchise to life. Although now that I think about it the second game in the series was GTA London 1969, so a remake for BBC TV and directed by Guy Ritchie wouldn’t be …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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