Inside Out: co-director Ronnie del Carmen interview

Meticulously researched, honed, and realised, its definitely a return to form for Pixar. I really enjoyed the movie. Ad content continues below Thank you. And Ive been reading about how long it took to make. Are there any messages you tried to avoid sending out with this film? Most people want to suppress them, want to avoid having to show them. Thats definitely a stereotype of British people. A lot of cultures are like that....

July 19, 2015 · 3 min · 461 words · Laura Mercado

The Bizarre History of Ant-Man

Since Dr. Henry Pym created Pym Particles, Marvel has been filled with various alter-egos and spin-off characters. Here’s the big list. Who ever imagined a big budgetAnt-Manfilm could ever be a reality? Should fansreallybe surprised that Ant-Man is Marvels next solo superstar? After all, the character predates the X-Men and Spider-Man. But Henry Pym wasnt forgotten. The helmet, the red suit, everything that fans would soon grow familiar with was introduced inthisissue....

July 18, 2015 · 4 min · 759 words · Jill Shah

New US sci-fi, fantasy and horror shows for 2016

From comic-book adaptations to sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Here are the new geek-skewed shows coming to US TV in 2016… Heres some of the geek TV that will be making its way to us from the US next year. They have, however, renewedStitchersfor a second season, and will try retry in 2016. The 10-episode series is set in a near-future society in which Los Angeles is occupied by aliens. The shows protagonists are a family torn between the two....

July 16, 2015 · 2 min · 422 words · Joseph Bishop

The fate of the $26m scripts Joe Eszterhas sold in the 90s

But what became of the films? By the end of the 1990s, the screenwriting career of Joe Eszterhas was in sharp decline. Furthermore, projects that were previously live and kicking were being swept under the carpet. But for a long while, Joe Eszterhas was that rarest of things: a genuine Hollywood writing superstar. Some youll have heard of, but Id wager there are a few you havent. Just wait until you get toSacred Cows....

July 16, 2015 · 4 min · 657 words · Mary Roberts

14 brilliant pieces of fan-made movie and TV merchandise

Something special for Batfan cosplayers who have trouble with standing out amongst the crowd and making themselves heard. Get ready to break some Batmen with this fancy, yet utilitarian,Bane mask. Made from the finest Kandi beading, youll not only look the part, but sound it, too. Be downhearted no more, and get this grossly-inappropriate-for-family-barbequesbeer sweater. In the words of Mary the mutant herself, its not free but its available, Earth Slime....

July 14, 2015 · 2 min · 284 words · Kathy Jimenez

In praise of UK TV quiz shows

Quiz shows are a TV comfort blanket for trivia nerds. Youre home now, says that music. Wherever you are, whatevers going on in your life, this is your place, come on in. TV quizzes celebrate what other reality shows disparage and mock. They reward peculiarity and obsession, not popularity and toned abs. Its top dog in TV quizzing circles. Go horned viper.) TV quiz shows operate by a different morality to other televised talent and reality shows; theyre less meretricious....

July 14, 2015 · 1 min · 213 words · John Schultz

Why Field of Dreams Gets Me Every Time

1989’s Field Of Dreams might just be Kevin Costner’s finest hour. So why does the film still manage to hit so hard? We just dont recognise lifes most significant moments while theyre happening. Back then I thought, well therell be other days. I didnt realise that that was the only day. That you gotta put some, and ideally a lot, of yourself into it. Brace yourselves, Im afraid. I make no promises that the quality of what youre about to read is much cop....

July 14, 2015 · 6 min · 1254 words · Rachel Sullivan

Contamination and the Joy of Cheap Alien Knockoffs

They’re cheap, gory and a lot of fun. Ryan explores the joy of Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination, and other B-movies inspired by Alien… Some shots are even vaguely reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovskys Soviet classic,Stalker(also released in 1979). Ad content continues below The success ofAlienled to its own rash of cheap imitators from the U.S. and Europe. The Terror From Beyond SpaceandThe Thing From Another World. Little does Holmes know that an evil mastermind is waiting for her to arrive… Contaminationis far from a technical marvel, especially to modern eyes....

July 13, 2015 · 1 min · 184 words · Julia Burnett

Peyton Reed Talks Ant-Man, Marvel, Back To The Future

This article contains a big spoiler for Fast & Furious 6. There are very, very light Ant-Man spoilers. The man who took the job was Peyton Reed ofYes Man,Bring it On,andDown With Lovevintage. We also asked him a few spoilery questions, but well hold those until the film has come out. Heres the spoiler-free interview… I just was a kid who grew up reading Marvel. I read a couple of DC titles, but I was almost exclusively Marvel....

July 13, 2015 · 4 min · 699 words · Kenneth Henry

The Biggest Stories from SDCC 2015

We have the biggest events, news items, and things you might have missed from San Diego Comic-Con! pick the headlines for more info on each story! Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice New Trailer Finally! If you look closely, you might even spot Wonder Woman. Ad content continues below The Flash Season 2 adds Jay Garrick, New Villain, and More! The info to come out of the WB TV panel in Hall H might have stolen the show....

July 13, 2015 · 3 min · 518 words · Laurie Foster

25 Things We Didn’t Know About Back to the Future

As Back To The Future celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into a 25-year-old making-of book. Would they have shared much in common? Might they have hated each other? Its typography is cheerfully large, but its studded with set photos, concept drawings and colorful little anecdotes. That idea was dropped due to safety concerns. Universal wasnt, it turned out, too keen on a story about a teenager who bootlegs movies....

July 10, 2015 · 3 min · 490 words · Dr. Chris Fletcher

Neil Simon and His Wonderful Everyday Comedy

Neil Simon’s screenplays have a ‘nothing much happens’ quality to them. Aliya looks at three of his most endearing examples… Its a normal day. You find yourself smiling at the memory. Suddenly, the day is a little bit better. That happens to me a lot with Neil Simons comedies. He quickly became one of the most popular writers in the world. His plays often made it to the screen, and Simon wrote a number of these screenplays himself....

July 10, 2015 · 2 min · 244 words · Samuel Brown

The Bottom Shelf: Society, Van Damme and more

This month we have Action Jesus and Jean-Claude Van Damme. And that… person, right there… With full-frontal rape, torture and, erm, more rape, this is a difficult film to like. Far classier is Aussie crocodile thrillerBlack Water, out on DVD this month. ),RZ-9, released on DVD. Well, yeah, that would have worked just fine on the merits of this occasionally intriguing snoozefest. Now, this is all well and good, butBlack Eaglereally stands out for its downright weirdness throughout....

July 10, 2015 · 1 min · 78 words · Jeffery Miller