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Some of them are great and some of them make us cringe. Here are the high and low points of the Alien gaming franchise. Alien: Isolationis bringing xenomorphs to the Occulus Rift, and its the perfect immersive horror combination. The problem is thatAliengames have a slightly worse track record than Alien encounters. Which is why were not waiting to be enslaved by the aliens or the electronics. They putAlienon the box, and then putPac-Manin the cartridge, and genuinely hoped no one would notice....

Were going to watch the talented and lovely Luke Evans wrestling with his dark side. What do we not yet know about a literary legend whose name resonates through the ages? Theres a reason that moviemakers keep on constructing film narratives that are origin tale. Perhaps theres something subconscious or psychological behind that, like a Freudian desire to feel birth again. Theres plenty of scope for that story and Id say that Dracula deserves this treatment....

Gone Girlwill leave you breathless. Indeed, awards commentators are thinking it will linger all the way into next years red carpet season. Its an enigmatic performance thats with complete balance. Describing Fincher as brilliantly precise in what he wants, she felt that the frame was meticulously guided. And the cameras on the back of my head! And yet, you see all of that. When asked if she likes Amy Dunne, with a clear reflection Pike said, I dont know....

Who better to spill the beans on the new Turtles movie than the SFX supervisor? This one took place a few weeks before the US release of the film. It also took place with other journalists. It was a roundtable interview with three other journalists from various different parts of the world. What made you push yourself the most on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and why? I think thats the most difficult thing that we had to overcome....

Unless youre Sherman Howard, not many actors get to play a zombie and still talk of their character. Aubrey Plaza gets to do both inLife After Beth,a zom-rom-com as deep as Daniel Radcliffes eyes. Whats your favourite zombie movie? Ad content continues below …I like all zombie movies. Uh…Night Of The Living Dead.Thats my favourite one. Have you ever been to Edinburgh for the Fringe? It used to be the same time, but they moved the Film Festival forward....

Heres how it went… Hello. Easy question to start off with: do you have any favourite zombie movies, or rom-coms? Anything that was a touchstone while makingLife After Beth? Ive not seen that. Its got this…Peter DeLuise from21 Jump Street,and Shari Belafonte. I wouldnt…I wouldnt recommend it, but it had an effect on me. A more annoying question: why did you make this film? What was the drive? Yeah, what was the drive to make it?...

With series 8 referencing ‘heaven’, Nathan traces Doctor Who’s varied relationships with atheism and faith… I was a massiveSimpsonsfan as a child. Obscure number plates, birthdays of secondary characters, dates of key events and much more besides. My point is this: I wasnt just a fan, I was an uber-fan. You might be asking, whats this got to do withDoctor Who? trust me, Im getting there. I would track every rumour in every magazine and every comic but alas, nothing....

Director Jason Reitman and an all-star cast take texting to task. Its not a new subject, but still undoubtedly relevant enough to mine for dramatic material. So why does Reitmans 2014 film feel like it was shot four or more years ago? We hear about these things every day. We find ourselves glued to our phones or Twitter feeds while our families sit mutely nearby. Our computers crash from viruses as we sneak into Internet porn sites....

In the end, Peter joked, See Cleveland, thats the difference between our shows. Onourshow we would have shown the rape, and had a show tune about the rape. Keep in mind, thats coming from a spin-off ofFamily Guyand its still apt. This isnt the first time the two shows have crossed paths. Ill just say its a bit involving Quagmire and Marge and leave it at that. Ad content continues below...

Warning: contains spoilers forOnce Upon A Timeseason 3. Pan, we were never really sympathetic to him. Do you want us to view the Wicked Witch sympathetically? Edward Kitsis:You know, thats a really good question. And then when we knew that he was Rumples dad… we wanted his end-goal to be self-preservation. We loved the idea of just selfishness as opposed to world domination. If not, then you want her to die....

And then… it surpassed all our expectations. I was finally able to confidently say thatBook Four, sight unseen, would probably rule. And now that we have the trailer forBook Four: Balance…things are certainly looking that way. Oh, Im sorry. I meant WHAT?! The time jump betweenBooks OneandTwowas six months; betweenBooks TwoandThree, two weeks. THREE YEARS?!? Now, the preview we saw ofBook Fourtakes place not long after the end ofBook Three....

Does everything about the story feel like it could possibly happen in real life? This knowledge almost makes me feel slightly uncomfortable for likingWhiplash. What if Chazelle did not have his previous life experience? With no shame, Ill admit to not really liking Miles Teller until now. But throughoutWhiplash,he balances on a line of sheepish insecurity and determined passion. You fear for him across every frame, not matter which state of mind he inhabits....

Movie merchandise is big business. But some people will try and slap the name of The Avengers or Batman on anything… Cool film stuff can be almost as fun as actually going to the movies. Think of a Batman cape, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action figure, orGoldeneyeon the N64. Here then are 50 of the strangest (not ranked in order!) expect action figures of obscure henchmen, 16-carat gold Twilight jewellery and some truly vomit-inducing burgers…...