A Closer Look at What Might be Val Kilmer’s Weirdest Film

Quietly released in 2009, suspense thriller The Steam Experiment may be Val Kilmer’s strangest film yet. Check out this bizarre synopsis from a UK cable listing… With a description like that, how could anyone resist? The Steam Experimentplays out a little bit like the originalSawmovie, in that its a thriller with horror overtones. Detective Mancini (Assante) is called in to find the six prisoners before its too late. And right away, Mancini finds himself in a terse battle of wits with the twitching, perspiring Pettis....

September 13, 2016 · 3 min · 428 words · Sheila Booth

Candice Patton interview: The Flash season 2, Kevin Smith

Contains spoilers forThe Flashseason 2. We found time to talk about her experience on Adam Wingards excellent filmThe Guest, too. Also, Candice Patton gave one of my favourite whats your favourite Jason Statham movie? answers of all time. Ad content continues below So, season 2 ended with Iris declaring her love for Barry… Mhmm. What was it like to finally have a chance to explore those emotions and let them out?...

September 13, 2016 · 6 min · 1201 words · Daniel Calhoun

Celebrating Roald Dahl’s Big Screen Adaptations

Even the title changed, from Charlie, toWilly Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Dahl didnt like Gene Wilder in that title role either. The following year brought two more adaptations of Dahls childrens novels Henry SelicksJames & The Giant Peachand Danny DeVitosMatilda. The book is essentially a primary schoolCarrie, and DeVito carries that off wonderfully on screen. 2005sCharlie And The Chocolate Factoryis arguably Burtons second strike-out in terms of remakes, after 2001sPlanet Of The Apes....

September 13, 2016 · 1 min · 95 words · Daniel Jensen

Scott Snyder & Declan Shalvey Talk All-Star Batman & “The Cursed Wheel”

This interview contains spoilers. Two issues into his new Batman series, its quite obvious that Snyder wants to top himself. Even Batmans closest allies seem to be turning on him. Snyders new book is basically Batman vs. the World. But hes not just a sidekick. The idea is that every member of the Bat family falls under a different color on the wheel. Dick is blue, Damien is green, and Barbara is purple....

September 13, 2016 · 7 min · 1377 words · Robert Booker

Star Trek 50th Anniversary — The Latest Example of a Corporate Creator Failing Fandom

Star Trek and its fandom deserve better. Last week officially marked the 50th anniversary of the first airing ofStar Trek: The Original Series. If youre an avid fan, you probably already had a rewatch planned for September 8th. If youre not, you might not even know the 50th anniversary happened. Not to mention a storytelling universe thatstillhopes to make money in both movies and TV. Frankly, Star Trek deserves better....

September 13, 2016 · 2 min · 254 words · Carrie Edwards

Supergirl Season 2 Producers Talk Superman, Lena Luthor and Maggie Sawyer

Now that youre bringing Superman in, what does it allow you to do narratively and thematically? We just really wanted it to be through that lens. I think we talked about that before. Honestly, I dont think DC was ready to make him available to us until the time. Audiences needed to fall in love with her which I think they have. The show is about her and yet by season two, the show is very much about family....

September 13, 2016 · 3 min · 630 words · Rebecca Gillespie

Val Kilmer: examining his recent straight-to-DVD movies

Not only that, his behaviour while he was on set was appalling. Was Kilmers bad behaviour not entirely a thing of the past? Had he pissed off the wrong person at some point? Were the right projects just not there for him? Its hard to say, and maybe only Kilmer knows for sure. Like the great-great-great-grandchild of an illicit tryst between MannsThe Keepand RoegsDont Look Now, the movie looks quite good....

September 13, 2016 · 2 min · 318 words · Erin Barnes

Danielle Panabaker interview: The Flash, Sky High

Contains spoilers forThe Flashseason 2. This was back in June. So there wasnt much whats happening next? chat to be had. We still had a good chat, though. Ad content continues below You got to act opposite yourself rather a lot this year. What was that experience like? How do you shoot that? And then the same thing the next day. Half a day as Killer Frost, half a day as Caitlin Snow....

September 12, 2016 · 6 min · 1160 words · Michael Holland

Supergirl Season 1: Complete Guide to DC Comics References and Easter Eggs

This article contains spoilers. Just likeThe FlashandArrow,Supergirlisnt shying away from the characters comic book roots. She was created by Otto Binder, Al Plastino, and all-time great Superman artist Curt Swan. If you want more (and I meanlotsmore) on Supergirls comic book history, click here. Im glad theyre using it here, as it adds a nice dimension to things. I just included this image because its amusing to see baby Kal-El already rocking the iconic spitcurl....

September 10, 2016 · 14 min · 2920 words · Wendy Hoffman

7 TV shows with ‘wolf’ in the title that don’t feature a single wolf…until now

These 7 TV shows were making false wolf-related promises. We cannot sanction its buffoonery. Its not as though its hard. A number of shows manage to deliver on their wolf-related promises.Teen Wolf.Wolfblood.Wolfs Rain.Wolf Lake. She-Wolf Of London… theyre packed to the rafters with lupine glory. Whoever theyre trying to impress with their wolflessness, it isnt working. Ad content continues below Whats that? Nobody can defeat outback serial killer Mick Taylor?...

September 9, 2016 · 1 min · 129 words · Brittany Cook

Travis Knight interview: Kubo, Kurosawa, Miyazaki and more

What I appreciated was how quickly and subtly you established the sense of danger in the world youve created. Was that in the front of your mind when you started making this? Youre gonna bleed. Its a place where people get hurt and people die alas, like life. Hopefully the audience goes along for the ride and they feel for these characters when theyre imperilled. What was your process of crafting the story?...

September 9, 2016 · 6 min · 1066 words · Sean Mcguire

Lucha Underground and the Lucha Legends That Still Matter Today

Lucha Underground is a loving homage to the greatest lucha legends in history. Since last 2014, the El Rey web connection has been airing a lucha libre show calledLucha Underground. I havent been a big fan of wrestling for a while. EL SANTO Years Active: 1934-1982 We have to start with the big man. El Santo really doesnt need much of an introduction if youre at least a tiny bit familiar with lucha....

September 8, 2016 · 3 min · 586 words · Sonya Williams

New TV 2016: 28 US shows for this autumn

This lot below isnt even the half of it. Youll find time travel as an emerging theme, not only in the H.G. Will air:February the 5th on Fox in the US. Will air:Midseason on Fox in the US. Stars:Hugh Laurie ofHouseand more recently,The Night Managerfame. Is about:sex, violence, and the Californian criminal underbelly. A second season has already been ordered. Will air:Monday the 3rd of October at 10pm on ABC in the US....

September 8, 2016 · 2 min · 402 words · Andrew Ward