Steve Jobs Review

Steve Jobs was renowned and feared for his reality distortion field. The original sin of Bill Gates and Microsofts betrayal of the Mac? Theres hardly even the faintest wink at the iPod. Ad content continues below Instead,Steve Jobsnarrows its focus to the presentation of of three product launches. The logic to this is two-fold. Apples current CEO Tim Cook has expressed caution about the movie and for understandable reason. Yet, audiences will still come away liking the man....

October 4, 2015 · 2 min · 216 words · Jimmy Norman

The Flight interview: Alien Isolation, composing for video games

We dont buzz off shiny massive expensive sounding things, Smith elaborates. Thats not what excited us about music. We wanted to keep that slightly older fashioned spirit going a bit in to this new era. Its like having a band, isnt it? But without having to do the evenings. Were not like The Police, fighting over a fader, Henson jokes. Its just luck that we came across each other. Neither of us ever do anything and go I love that or I hate it....

October 4, 2015 · 3 min · 580 words · Rachel Cole

Jon Watts interview: Cop Car, Clown, Spider-Man, Eli Roth

They signed him up off the strength of his last film his second feature,Cop Car. Ad content continues below So, were here to talk aboutCop Car which you wrote and directed. [Laughs] You know what? Those were not the first words. I dont even remember what it was, initially, in the script. But we had this long list of potential cusses. And then, its just over shots of the landscape at the beginning…...

October 3, 2015 · 8 min · 1504 words · Edward Rodriguez

25 Great Directors Working Outside Mainstream Cinema

Meet some of the best directors working today, who haven’t gone down the blockbuster movie route… Christopher Nolan, JJ Abrams, maybe the Russo Brothers? And yes, both the financial and creative rewards can be great. Here are 25 examples. He first started getting noticed for his two-minute remake ofThe Thing, starring the famous stop motion penguin Pingu. Ad content continues below But if Hardcastle only made fan videos, he wouldnt be on this list....

October 2, 2015 · 6 min · 1230 words · Nicholas Sanders

Black Sails History: Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham

Her father, William Cormack, was an attorney in Ireland. Anne was born in Charlestown in 1697. She grew up mostly in town, for though her father bought a plantation, he was no farmer. Like many famous people, stories are told about her youth that are not necessarily true. But one pirate, James Bonny, wanted more than a good time. He wanted to marry her, and Anne agreed. In fact, he understood James far better than his daughter did....

October 2, 2015 · 2 min · 401 words · Karen Stanley

Red Dwarf, and the movie that never was

A Red Dwarf movie was announced in 2000, and news on it would follow for years afterwards. So: what happened? And then, nothing. This had not been the plan. The next announcement was on 2nd February 2001. It was also announced that the film was imaginatively titledRed Dwarf: The Movie. Shooting, it was announced, was now to begin in September 2001, for a summer 2002 release. At this point sets were still at the design stage....

October 2, 2015 · 3 min · 443 words · Christine Smith

Xena: Warrior Princess – An Episode Road Map

Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you! will be spoiled, and looking at the details of one suggested route may spoil another. It was, in all honesty, a labor of love…

October 2, 2015 · 1 min · 47 words · Samuel Elliott

All That Jazz: The Musical’s Closest Brush with Death

All of which is to say, bless Papa Francesco. Without him, I would not have rediscovered how stunning a work of artAll That Jazztends to be. In fact, I suspect many have a habit of overlooking this song-and-dance nihilism for that very reason. Jazzis like having Bob Fosses boozy breath exhaled onto your face. Indeed,Jazzgoes a shade darker thanCabaret. It is also one of themanythings that makesJazzpulsate with a possessed rhythm impossible to shake off....

October 1, 2015 · 3 min · 451 words · Reginald Gonzalez

Cinematographer Roger Deakins on Sicario and Blade Runner 2

Den of Geek: Lets start withSicario. Ad content continues below Roger Deakins: I dont know, really. There wasnt that kind of initial conversation, really. I mean we talked about the script and the look of the film sort of developed out of that. Obviously theres a lot of action in the film. And Denis was concerned that the action was strong. The look of the film I think evolved slowly through conversations and looking at locations and all the rest....

October 1, 2015 · 6 min · 1101 words · Emily Baker

Top 25 Brutally Difficult Video Games

Theres no other way to play them, you either step up or you give up. A couple of caveats. This is simply artificial, often unintended difficulty, not a true challenge. So, lets begin. You felt truly clever. You just never know whats going to happen next. Makes you appreciate how hard Capitan Kirks job really is. If all else fails, praise the sun and call for help. The Immortalalso casts you as a crusty old wizard, not a big, tough warrior or sprightly hero....

October 1, 2015 · 5 min · 901 words · Martin Stuart

Arrow Season 3: Complete Guide to DC Comics References and Easter Eggs

Your handy guide to every DC Comics reference in Arrow season 3 is here! This article containsArrowspoilers in every possible variety. Dont read if you havent watched season three! Regular readers of my weeklyArrowreviews know about my obsession with chronicling every DC Comics reference crammed into each episode. Ad content continues below For easy organization, this is organized mostly chronologically. However, stuff that was clarified in later episodes will be explained in the entries for the earlier ones....

September 30, 2015 · 7 min · 1300 words · Joshua Krueger

Brit Marling: The Keeping Room ‘Felt Really Fresh’

The Keeping Room stars Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld on making a female-driven Western. Den Of Geek: We havent seen many Westerns in the past with such strong female characters. Is that what attracted both of you to doing this initially? Ad content continues below Brit Marling: Yeah. I think also just the idea of three women working together. Ive never seen that before. I mean I think you see the lone female protagonist, like Clarice Starling orAlien....

September 30, 2015 · 3 min · 453 words · Eric Phillips

Drew Goddard Interview: The Martian, Daredevil, World War Z

Heres what the very warm, generous Drew Goddard had to say. The Martians very much a feel-good survival movie, isnt it? The Mark Watney characters so upbeat, which really transforms the tone of the story. Ad content continues below Thats really in the book. That optimisms all on the page, and its something I really responded to. I love science fiction, but this felt like an opportunity to do something different....

September 30, 2015 · 12 min · 2442 words · Terry Washington