Sure, there's a chewy Lgbtq true-crime doc, a stand-up comic's most personal special yet, another new anthology show, a late-night talkfest starring Sarah Silverman, a standout movie from Noah Baumbach and not one but two historical serial-killer dramas. But what you're waiting for is the return of Stranger Things, and rest assured, you're about to have your Reagan-era nostalgia itch oh-so-mightily scratched. Here's the lowdown on what you'll be streaming over the next month.
Acceptable Risk (Acorn, Oct. 16th)
Say a guy gets killed while on business in Berlin. Chances...
Acceptable Risk (Acorn, Oct. 16th)
Say a guy gets killed while on business in Berlin. Chances...
- 9/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
That Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton is an extraordinarily talented performer can hardly be denied, but confirmation that she was considered for the role of Pennywise in the upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It makes for a fascinating glimpse of what might have been. The role ultimately went to Bill Skarsgard, who has long since proven himself to be terrifying in the footage so far released – but producer Barbara Muschietti has now confirmed that the actor was not the first choice.
Speaking to JoBlo during an on-set visit, Muschietti confirmed that, among those initially considered for the role, was Tilda Swinton.
“She wasn’t available. No, no I swear to god. She was not. We had a slot to shoot the movie and she wasn’t available so she didn’t even audition. But of course, we all thought about it.”
Of course, even Andres Muschietti...
Speaking to JoBlo during an on-set visit, Muschietti confirmed that, among those initially considered for the role, was Tilda Swinton.
“She wasn’t available. No, no I swear to god. She was not. We had a slot to shoot the movie and she wasn’t available so she didn’t even audition. But of course, we all thought about it.”
Of course, even Andres Muschietti...
- 7/28/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Jun 17, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. Here's our spoiler-packed review...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
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10.10 The Eaters Of Light
“Everyone knows there are ghosts in the hill”
Thanks to a surprisingly long epilogue at the end of The Eaters Of Light, it feels as though the stage is tantalisingly now set for wherever Steven Moffat’s very last Doctor Who finale two-parter is set to take us. With the story of this particular episode told before 40 minutes had been clocked up, we were left in the Tardis with the Doctor, Missy, Nardole and Bill. One of those people was supposed to be in the vault (a mystery whose pay-off continues to be far less satisfying than the build up), but has been...
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. Here's our spoiler-packed review...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
10.10 The Eaters Of Light
“Everyone knows there are ghosts in the hill”
Thanks to a surprisingly long epilogue at the end of The Eaters Of Light, it feels as though the stage is tantalisingly now set for wherever Steven Moffat’s very last Doctor Who finale two-parter is set to take us. With the story of this particular episode told before 40 minutes had been clocked up, we were left in the Tardis with the Doctor, Missy, Nardole and Bill. One of those people was supposed to be in the vault (a mystery whose pay-off continues to be far less satisfying than the build up), but has been...
- 6/16/2017
- Den of Geek
And you thought your holidays were bad. Christmas was but a backdrop on Underground Season 2 Episode 8, which was directed by none other than Christopher Meloni (August).
What does a Christmas look like on this series, you ask? There were multiple deaths, explosions, extortion, snakes, and boundless badassery.
I love Underground in all shapes and forms, but I get particularly hyped up when there is a lot of action and badass characters doing badass things. So, this installment had me giddy.
It’s difficult to choose who kicked the most ass because everyone was bringing something to the table. I’ll start with Noahlee.
Why the…fudge, would Suzanna force Rosalee to wear a corset? How the heck was she supposed to get it over her enormous belly? I’m relieved that that was the extent of her torture and punishment (in addition to the barely noticeable brand on her face). Rosalee being pregnant,...
What does a Christmas look like on this series, you ask? There were multiple deaths, explosions, extortion, snakes, and boundless badassery.
I love Underground in all shapes and forms, but I get particularly hyped up when there is a lot of action and badass characters doing badass things. So, this installment had me giddy.
It’s difficult to choose who kicked the most ass because everyone was bringing something to the table. I’ll start with Noahlee.
Why the…fudge, would Suzanna force Rosalee to wear a corset? How the heck was she supposed to get it over her enormous belly? I’m relieved that that was the extent of her torture and punishment (in addition to the barely noticeable brand on her face). Rosalee being pregnant,...
- 4/27/2017
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
It’s time once more for Wrestlemania the biggest professional wrestling and sports entertainment event for fans and performers that there is. This year the event is held in Orlando, the home of Nxt – where a lot of the current roster of superstars got their start -and as usual (at least on paper) the card doesn’t seem that great. But that’s the thing with the WWE’s biggest pay per view, there’s always surprises: especially when it comes to Wrestlemania moments….
We’ve already covered the kick-off pre-show, so onto the main event, hosted by The New Day, who kick off proceedings with a typical New Day promo – only this time they’re dressed like Final Fantasy characters (gotta get that video game sponsorship money right?) Though you have to give it to Big E for the double-entendre, hacker-centric joke about “pulling levers” then staring at Xavier Woods!
We’ve already covered the kick-off pre-show, so onto the main event, hosted by The New Day, who kick off proceedings with a typical New Day promo – only this time they’re dressed like Final Fantasy characters (gotta get that video game sponsorship money right?) Though you have to give it to Big E for the double-entendre, hacker-centric joke about “pulling levers” then staring at Xavier Woods!
- 4/3/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Craig Thomas Mar 7, 2017
Were we, ahem, taken by Amazon Prime's new TV version of the Liam Neeson action franchise?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since 2008, you’ll all know about Taken. If anyone wants to point to the starting point of the so-called “geriaction” genre that has been nearly omnipresent for the last decade, they could do much worse than to start here. It was also the film that made Liam Neeson the brilliant but unlikely action star he remains to this day.
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In Taken, Neeson plays Bryan Mills, the former CIA operative with a special set of skills who is in a fight against time (and the entire population of Albania, apparently) to rescue his kidnapped daughter before she disappears forever. It was an unexpected and profitable hit.
Were we, ahem, taken by Amazon Prime's new TV version of the Liam Neeson action franchise?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since 2008, you’ll all know about Taken. If anyone wants to point to the starting point of the so-called “geriaction” genre that has been nearly omnipresent for the last decade, they could do much worse than to start here. It was also the film that made Liam Neeson the brilliant but unlikely action star he remains to this day.
See related Taboo: plans afoot for two more series Taboo episode 8 review Taboo episode 7 review Taboo episode 6 review
In Taken, Neeson plays Bryan Mills, the former CIA operative with a special set of skills who is in a fight against time (and the entire population of Albania, apparently) to rescue his kidnapped daughter before she disappears forever. It was an unexpected and profitable hit.
- 3/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Feb 24, 2017
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
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Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
See related Fargo season 2 episode 10 review: Palindrome Fargo: how to make great TV from a great film
Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
Nb: if you click on a few of the links in this article, it supports the site. Up to you!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Ring in the new year with the greatest New Year's Eve movies everRing in the new year with the greatest New Year's Eve movies everBrianne Hogan12/31/2016 12:15:00 Pm
Such as Irl, New Year’s Eve in movies tend to punctuate big moments. Long-awaited kisses, horrific endings, beautiful beginnings abound as everyone downs flutes of champagne while attempting to sing the words to “Auld Lang Syne” (even if no one understands exactly what they’re singing).
As we say goodbye to 2015 and ring in 2016, we look at some of cinema’s most memorable New Year’s moments from years past, including everything from the scary to the silly to the swoony.
Check out our picks: Ghostbusters II
If you think your New Year’s Eve sucks, remember it could be worse. Like, evil painting-dwelling-ghost-Vigo-worse. Vigo is attempting to return to the mortal world and wrecks a whole lot of havoc...
Such as Irl, New Year’s Eve in movies tend to punctuate big moments. Long-awaited kisses, horrific endings, beautiful beginnings abound as everyone downs flutes of champagne while attempting to sing the words to “Auld Lang Syne” (even if no one understands exactly what they’re singing).
As we say goodbye to 2015 and ring in 2016, we look at some of cinema’s most memorable New Year’s moments from years past, including everything from the scary to the silly to the swoony.
Check out our picks: Ghostbusters II
If you think your New Year’s Eve sucks, remember it could be worse. Like, evil painting-dwelling-ghost-Vigo-worse. Vigo is attempting to return to the mortal world and wrecks a whole lot of havoc...
- 12/31/2016
- by Brianne Hogan
- Cineplex
Wesley Mead Dec 19, 2016
Think Christmas TV has always been warm and fluffy? Think again, as we revisit some disturbing vintage festive specials...
The festive season holds long-held ties to the macabre. From the classic novels of Charles Dickens to the melancholy of the Christmas carol canon, Christmas has always harboured a darker side, lurking beyond the tinsel and mince pies. That role has extended to festive television: for every smiles-and-silliness sitcom special, there’s a programme with an altogether more disturbing spin on the season – be that a dramatic Christmas episode imbued with fear and bloodshed, or a family classic whose ostensibly wholesome charms look questionable in retrospect.
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An early mainstay of the medium in its infancy, morality play anthology series were our first taste of a darker Christmastime being translated to television. Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ Back From Christmas...
Think Christmas TV has always been warm and fluffy? Think again, as we revisit some disturbing vintage festive specials...
The festive season holds long-held ties to the macabre. From the classic novels of Charles Dickens to the melancholy of the Christmas carol canon, Christmas has always harboured a darker side, lurking beyond the tinsel and mince pies. That role has extended to festive television: for every smiles-and-silliness sitcom special, there’s a programme with an altogether more disturbing spin on the season – be that a dramatic Christmas episode imbued with fear and bloodshed, or a family classic whose ostensibly wholesome charms look questionable in retrospect.
See related Star Wars: Rogue One enjoys huge opening weekend
An early mainstay of the medium in its infancy, morality play anthology series were our first taste of a darker Christmastime being translated to television. Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ Back From Christmas...
- 12/15/2016
- Den of Geek
25 movies have been added to the National Film Registry, bringing the total number of cinematic works officially recognized by the Library of Congress to 700. Among the new additions are “The Birds,” “The Lion King,” “Point Blank” and “Rushmore” — the first of Wes Anderson’s films to be included.
In order to be so honored, a film must be at least 10 years old and deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the National Film Preservation Board. Full list below.
Read More: ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘L.A. Confidential,’ ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ ‘Top Gun’ & More Enter The National Film Registry
“The Atomic Cafe” (1982)
“Ball of Fire” (1941)
“The Beau Brummels” (1928)
“The Birds” (1963)
“Blackboard Jungle” (1955)
“The Breakfast Club” (1985)
“The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981)
“East of Eden” (1955)
“Funny Girl” (1968)
“Life of an American Fireman” (1903)
“The Lion King” (1994)
“Lost Horizon” (1937)
“Musketeers of Pig Alley” (1912)
Read More: ‘Symbiopsychotaxiplasm,’ ‘Portrait of Jason,’ ‘Imitation of Life’ Among New Additions to National Film Registry...
In order to be so honored, a film must be at least 10 years old and deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the National Film Preservation Board. Full list below.
Read More: ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘L.A. Confidential,’ ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ ‘Top Gun’ & More Enter The National Film Registry
“The Atomic Cafe” (1982)
“Ball of Fire” (1941)
“The Beau Brummels” (1928)
“The Birds” (1963)
“Blackboard Jungle” (1955)
“The Breakfast Club” (1985)
“The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981)
“East of Eden” (1955)
“Funny Girl” (1968)
“Life of an American Fireman” (1903)
“The Lion King” (1994)
“Lost Horizon” (1937)
“Musketeers of Pig Alley” (1912)
Read More: ‘Symbiopsychotaxiplasm,’ ‘Portrait of Jason,’ ‘Imitation of Life’ Among New Additions to National Film Registry...
- 12/14/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
“The Lion King,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Thelma & Louise” are among the 25 classic movies joining the National Historic Registry of the Library of Congress. Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Librarian of Congress adds 25 motion pictures that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and at least 10 years old. The films are subject to special preservation. This year’s class ranges in age from 1903’s influential “Life of an American Fireman” to Buster Keaton’s 1928 gem “Steamboat Bill Jr.” to the 1998 Wes Anderson film “Rushmore.” Also Read: 'Ghostbusters,' 'Shawshank Redemption' Added to National Registry of Film Here are all.
- 12/14/2016
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Mark Harrison Dec 2, 2016
How each Doctor responds to the Daleks for the first time reveals something about them...
Pearl Mackie was announced as the new companion for Doctor Who Series 10 back in April, with a specially filmed clip broadcast during Match Of The Day's Fa Cup semi-final. Aside from befuddling Gary Lineker, the purpose of a trailer like this, as opposed to a press release or a lavish announcement programme, is to show a character in action, and there was really no better way to define the character of Bill Potts than to show how she acted in the face of the Daleks.
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The Daleks are almost as old as the show itself and different Doctors respond to them in different ways. In some eras, Dalek stories have been an early fixture of a new Doctor’s run,...
How each Doctor responds to the Daleks for the first time reveals something about them...
Pearl Mackie was announced as the new companion for Doctor Who Series 10 back in April, with a specially filmed clip broadcast during Match Of The Day's Fa Cup semi-final. Aside from befuddling Gary Lineker, the purpose of a trailer like this, as opposed to a press release or a lavish announcement programme, is to show a character in action, and there was really no better way to define the character of Bill Potts than to show how she acted in the face of the Daleks.
See related The Man In The High Castle season 2: new trailer
The Daleks are almost as old as the show itself and different Doctors respond to them in different ways. In some eras, Dalek stories have been an early fixture of a new Doctor’s run,...
- 12/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Welcome back for Day 6 of Daily Dead’s fourth annual Holiday Gift Guide, readers! Once again, our goal is to help you navigate through the horrors of the 2016 shopping season with our tips on unique gift ideas, and we’ll hopefully help you save a few bucks over the next few weeks, too. For today’s offerings, we’re taking a look at some fun ideas from Diamond Select Toys, Dark Bunny Tees, artist Chad Savage, the soundtrack for Bob Clark’s Black Christmas, a Zombie Science Kit for kids (includes fart putty!), and so much more.
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by several amazing companies, including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help you get into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with Texas-based artist Dustin Pace of...
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by several amazing companies, including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help you get into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with Texas-based artist Dustin Pace of...
- 12/1/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It all started with a bang — literally.
After reports surfaced Wednesday that “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were scrambling to alter their post-election episode due to Donald Trump’s shocking victory Tuesday night, TV fans didn’t know what to expect when the animated comedy began. But hopes were high, as the historic series has repeatedly stepped up to the greatest satiric challenges over 20 years, often providing pointed insight into murky cultural moments. So when “Oh, Jeez” (formerly titled “The Very First Gentleman”) opened with the big reveal that Mr. Garrison (a.k.a. Giant Douche, by the show’s terminology) won the presidency, seeing a random Colorado voter blow his brains out on the spot probably felt like a fitting start.
Read More: ‘Red Oaks’ Review: The Best Comedy You’re Not Watching Is Even Better in Season 2
As the episode rolled forward, there proved to...
After reports surfaced Wednesday that “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were scrambling to alter their post-election episode due to Donald Trump’s shocking victory Tuesday night, TV fans didn’t know what to expect when the animated comedy began. But hopes were high, as the historic series has repeatedly stepped up to the greatest satiric challenges over 20 years, often providing pointed insight into murky cultural moments. So when “Oh, Jeez” (formerly titled “The Very First Gentleman”) opened with the big reveal that Mr. Garrison (a.k.a. Giant Douche, by the show’s terminology) won the presidency, seeing a random Colorado voter blow his brains out on the spot probably felt like a fitting start.
Read More: ‘Red Oaks’ Review: The Best Comedy You’re Not Watching Is Even Better in Season 2
As the episode rolled forward, there proved to...
- 11/10/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Is this Rod Serling's best teleplay ever? Van Heflin, Everett Sloane and Ed Begley are at the center of a business power squeeze. Is it all about staying competitive, or is it corporate murder? With terrific early performances from Elizabeth Wilson and Beatrice Straight. Patterns Blu-ray The Film Detective 1956 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date September 27, 2016 / 14.99 Starring Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson, Joanna Roos, Valerie Cossart, Eleni Kiamos, Ronnie Welsh, Shirley Standlee, Andrew Duggan, Jack Livesy, John Seymour, James Kelly, John Shelly, Victor Harrison, Sally Gracie, Sally Chamberlin, Edward Binns, Lauren Bacall, Ethel Britton, Michael Dreyfuss, Elaine Kaye, Adrienne Moore. Cinematography Boris Kaufman Film Editors Dave Kummis, Carl Lerner Art Direction Richard Sylbert Assistant Director Charles Maguire Written by Rod Serling Produced by Michael Myerberg Directed by Fielder Cook
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Let me roll off the titles of some 'fifties 'organization...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Let me roll off the titles of some 'fifties 'organization...
- 9/20/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Will Shonda Rhimes hot streak of hits continue unabated?
We’ll know come November 8 (aka Election Day), seeing how the powerhouse producer’s (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder) latest project — along with fellow Shondaland Ep Betsy Beers — involved producing a short film about presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton that preceded her historic address at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
VideosPresident Barack Obama Pleads ‘Don’t Boo, Vote,’ Makes ‘Birther’ Movement Joke in Democratic Convention Speech
Narrated by God himself Morgan Freeman, the 12-minute video found Clinton in a kitchen setting, discussing her upbringing, along with a...
We’ll know come November 8 (aka Election Day), seeing how the powerhouse producer’s (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder) latest project — along with fellow Shondaland Ep Betsy Beers — involved producing a short film about presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton that preceded her historic address at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
VideosPresident Barack Obama Pleads ‘Don’t Boo, Vote,’ Makes ‘Birther’ Movement Joke in Democratic Convention Speech
Narrated by God himself Morgan Freeman, the 12-minute video found Clinton in a kitchen setting, discussing her upbringing, along with a...
- 7/29/2016
- TVLine.com
A bit over a decade after Venkman and co. busted some ghosts, and nearly exactly two decades before Gilbert, Yates, and co. started their Ghostbusters, Michael J. Fox was having his own encounters with ghosts. 20 years ago today, The Frighteners opened in theaters. It was one year after Casper, another movie that had its male lead character seeing ghosts after the death of his wife. Frighteners was Peter Jackson’s theatrical film follow-up to Heavenly Creatures, and it was one of the earliest films that wowed audiences with visual effects by Jackson’s Weta Digital. It’s Fox’s last starring role in a live-action feature film. After Frighteners, he started his run on the TV series Spin City and then took on fewer major acting gigs after revealing his diagnosis with Parkinson’s. Hasn’t stopped Fox from taking the stage and rocking out with Coldplay as recently as this weekend.
- 7/19/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Guest writer Bill Shaffer takes us back to Lawrence Kansas in 1989, for a cast and crew re-premiere of Carnival of Souls. By Bill Shaffer Note from Glenn Erickson: I think I first crossed emails with Bill Shaffer around 1998, when I was still the editor for MGM Home Video and just beginning to write MGM Video Savant. Bill sent along info that helped me convince the MGM restorers to include a flashback at the end of Duck You Sucker. Although I didn't find out until much later, Bill was a producer at the PBS station Ktwu in Topeka, Kansas, and had actually interviewed Eli Wallach once about The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Bill became a major source for info and connections when it came time to do the extras for the MGM releases of the Sergio Leone movie; all just to help out. I think the fact that...
- 7/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, June 6th 2016.
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Follow-Up Gods of Egypt Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection Blu-ray News Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection Blu-ray Three Upcoming Kino Lorber Blu-ray Releases Detailed Pioneers of African-American Cinema Blu-ray Box Set Detailed Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 3D Blu-ray Three Upcoming Kino Lorber Blu-ray Releases Detailed Nico B. Launches New Label, Announces First Blu-ray Title Midnight Run Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Detailed StudioCanal: Two New Vintage Classics Blu-ray Titles Coming Up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition 4K Blu-ray Curzon Artificial Eye: Andrei Rublev Blu-ray Release Detailed Links to Amazon 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.
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Follow-Up Gods of Egypt Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection Blu-ray News Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection Blu-ray Three Upcoming Kino Lorber Blu-ray Releases Detailed Pioneers of African-American Cinema Blu-ray Box Set Detailed Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 3D Blu-ray Three Upcoming Kino Lorber Blu-ray Releases Detailed Nico B. Launches New Label, Announces First Blu-ray Title Midnight Run Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Detailed StudioCanal: Two New Vintage Classics Blu-ray Titles Coming Up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition 4K Blu-ray Curzon Artificial Eye: Andrei Rublev Blu-ray Release Detailed Links to Amazon 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.
- 6/8/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Paramount/Fox/LucasFilm
Development Hell is that curious limbo some movies find themselves trapped in on their way to the big screen. These are projects the studio feels has huge potential, but for any number of factors – bad scripts, not being about to find a suitable star, the projected budget is too high – they end up being worked on endlessly. Some of them will eventually escape, but the majority usually stay in prison.
Famous examples of potentially awesome projects stuck in this halfway house include Hellboy III, At The Mountains Of Madness (poor Del Toro has no luck), Halo and Bill And Ted 3, but they have little chance of parole. Hope springs eternal, however, with longtime detainees such as Dark Tower, Independence Day: Resurgence and Ghostbusters having recently got released; time will only tell if that’s a good thing.
While the long cycle of development can often hurt a movie,...
Development Hell is that curious limbo some movies find themselves trapped in on their way to the big screen. These are projects the studio feels has huge potential, but for any number of factors – bad scripts, not being about to find a suitable star, the projected budget is too high – they end up being worked on endlessly. Some of them will eventually escape, but the majority usually stay in prison.
Famous examples of potentially awesome projects stuck in this halfway house include Hellboy III, At The Mountains Of Madness (poor Del Toro has no luck), Halo and Bill And Ted 3, but they have little chance of parole. Hope springs eternal, however, with longtime detainees such as Dark Tower, Independence Day: Resurgence and Ghostbusters having recently got released; time will only tell if that’s a good thing.
While the long cycle of development can often hurt a movie,...
- 3/18/2016
- by Padraig Cotter
- Obsessed with Film
Warner Bros
In recent years, comic books have brought new life to old stories.
Movies like Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure have all been given comic-book spin-offs. Each of these takes well-loved characters and concepts into fresh areas, expanding on material established on the big screen.
This is a genius move on the publishers’ part, as they have a pre-established fan base to sell these spin-offs to, possibly helping to attract new readers to the medium itself. A hardcore John Carpenter fan (for example) could well pick up an issue of the awesome Big Trouble in Little China continuation and find the inspiration to try other titles.
Comic books are cheaper to produce than movies, with fewer overheads. There are no major stars to pay for, no effects department, no costs for closing down...
In recent years, comic books have brought new life to old stories.
Movies like Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure have all been given comic-book spin-offs. Each of these takes well-loved characters and concepts into fresh areas, expanding on material established on the big screen.
This is a genius move on the publishers’ part, as they have a pre-established fan base to sell these spin-offs to, possibly helping to attract new readers to the medium itself. A hardcore John Carpenter fan (for example) could well pick up an issue of the awesome Big Trouble in Little China continuation and find the inspiration to try other titles.
Comic books are cheaper to produce than movies, with fewer overheads. There are no major stars to pay for, no effects department, no costs for closing down...
- 3/1/2016
- by Kyle McManus
- Obsessed with Film
Once upon a time, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were supposed to be Jewish.
Bill and Alice Harford, the decidedly gentile married couple that the actors portrayed in 1999's Eyes Wide Shut, are about as kosher as a bacon milkshake. But when Stanley Kubrick first conceived of adapting Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle in the Seventies, the filmmaker allegedly envisioned the male lead as Woody Allen, a man so Jewish that Shabbat practically observes him.
Kubrick's initial casting idea, which is all but inconceivable to anyone who's seen the finished film,...
Bill and Alice Harford, the decidedly gentile married couple that the actors portrayed in 1999's Eyes Wide Shut, are about as kosher as a bacon milkshake. But when Stanley Kubrick first conceived of adapting Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle in the Seventies, the filmmaker allegedly envisioned the male lead as Woody Allen, a man so Jewish that Shabbat practically observes him.
Kubrick's initial casting idea, which is all but inconceivable to anyone who's seen the finished film,...
- 12/17/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Wesley Mead Dec 21, 2016
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
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Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
See related Sherlock series 4 episode 1 spoiler-free review: The Six Thatchers Sherlock series 4: go behind the scenes; spoiler-free review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio nerdy spots & Easter eggs
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
- 12/15/2015
- Den of Geek
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Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old DVD sets and settle back for a few favourites during December.
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Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old DVD sets and settle back for a few favourites during December.
- 12/15/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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As a new Star Trek TV show is planned for 2017, we select the show's top 25 episodes from its classic Original and Animated series...
The impact of Star Trek, a television series that altered the world's expectations and put an indelible mark on many cultures around the world, is often underestimated until you realise who it had an impact on and what they went on to achieve.
If you only ever watch 25 episodes or, rather, stories from the original(ish) run of Star Trek, these are they, at least in my opinion. The only rules in place being that this selection is drawn only from the series that just called themselves Star Trek (so that's what we now call Star Trek: The Original Series, or Tos and Star Trek: The Animated Series, or Tas), and two-part episodes count as one story... The more Trek-astute of you may realise...
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As a new Star Trek TV show is planned for 2017, we select the show's top 25 episodes from its classic Original and Animated series...
The impact of Star Trek, a television series that altered the world's expectations and put an indelible mark on many cultures around the world, is often underestimated until you realise who it had an impact on and what they went on to achieve.
If you only ever watch 25 episodes or, rather, stories from the original(ish) run of Star Trek, these are they, at least in my opinion. The only rules in place being that this selection is drawn only from the series that just called themselves Star Trek (so that's what we now call Star Trek: The Original Series, or Tos and Star Trek: The Animated Series, or Tas), and two-part episodes count as one story... The more Trek-astute of you may realise...
- 11/5/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
With word currently spreading that the Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo, will probably appear in the third Thor film, fans are speculating on what possible role the green skinned Avenger will play in the movie. Cinelinx looks at 7 ways that the Incredible Hulk could fit into the Ragnarok story.
The story of Ragnarok—Aka, the Twilight of the Gods in Scandinavian/German mythology—has been retold many times in various mediums throughout the centuries, including comic books. The most well-known and popular of the comic interpretations of the Ragnarok story came during Walter Simonson’s run on Marvel’s Thor comic, running from issue 337-353.
The enduring popularity of this excellent story which has come to be known as the Surtur Saga, is no doubt a big part of the reason that the next Thor film is called Thor: Ragnarok, starring Chris Hemsworth as the eponymous God of Thunder. It...
The story of Ragnarok—Aka, the Twilight of the Gods in Scandinavian/German mythology—has been retold many times in various mediums throughout the centuries, including comic books. The most well-known and popular of the comic interpretations of the Ragnarok story came during Walter Simonson’s run on Marvel’s Thor comic, running from issue 337-353.
The enduring popularity of this excellent story which has come to be known as the Surtur Saga, is no doubt a big part of the reason that the next Thor film is called Thor: Ragnarok, starring Chris Hemsworth as the eponymous God of Thunder. It...
- 10/25/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
The most honest magicians never use the word “magic” – they’re illusionists; they make believable that which can’t possibly be, and that’s what Harryhausen was: a master illusionist who made us believe that his table-top constructions of fabric and clay and metal were massive, mighty creatures out of legend, out of fantasy, out of our nightmares. He was a master of stop-motion animation; moving his creations a fraction of an inch per frame to create the illusion of flying saucers toppling the Washington Monument (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 1956), a tremendous octopus threatening the Golden Gate Bridge (It Came from Beneath the Sea, 1955), or an impossible prehistory of cave men battling dinosaurs (One Million Years B.C., 1966). When he passed, a generation of filmmakers who’d grown up watching his work at movie house matinees and Saturday night monster movie TV slots saluted him, acknowledging how his work had inspired them.
- 10/5/2015
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Criminal Minds" episode 7 of season 10. The episode is entitled, "Hashtag," and it turns out that we're going to see the newest UnSub go after large social media personalities to murder off, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: The Bau is going to look to the internet to help find an UnSub who is targeting people in Maryland with Large social media followings. Press release number 2: When victims with large social media followings are found dead in Maryland, the Bau will search for an UnSub taking on the persona of an Internet urban legend. In the meantime, Morgan and Savannah will struggle to find quality time for each other with their busy careers, Guest stars features: Ian Nelson (William Pratt), Shelley Robertson (Detective Dawn Rosenberg), James Austin Kerry (Connor Holt), Seth Ginsberg (Daniel Osbourne), Ana Walczak...
- 11/5/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
This August, the New York International Fringe Festival has again taken over the city's downtown theatre scene, offering over 1,300 performances of 200-plus shows in more than 20 venues. Who'd even try to compete with that?Well, there are over a dozen Off- and Off-Off-Broadway productions running concurrently with the Fringe yet not part of that massive festival. Shows on the fringe of the Fringe, however, must compete for the same audiences at the same time but without the benefit of the same buzz.Reasons for producing at this time vary. For one thing, it's significantly cheaper to rent rehearsal and performance spaces in the summer than at other times of the year, August being the cheapest month of all. For new and developing theatre companies, that can be enough incentive in itself, and any conflict with the Fringe is little more than an afterthought. Sometimes the Fringe is even seen as a benefit,...
- 8/13/2008
- by Dan Lehman
- backstage.com
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