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Even the most capable Amazonian warrior may need the odd bit of assistance and for many years that came in the form of Lynda Carter’s stunt-woman Kitty O’Neil. Born in 1946, O’Neil proved to have an inspirational life on a variety of levels. At only five months old a...
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We’ve had the trailers for trailers and now it looks like we’re getting prequels for prequels with the interesting news that one of the key characters featured in Star Wars: Rogue One is the central piece in yet another proposed Star Wars television series. Disney‘s Chairman and CEO Bob...
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Netflix is simultaneously consolidating its commitment to international and genre content with the announcement of several anime projects for its platform. It did so at a special all-star presentation in Singapore attended by the likes of House of Cards‘ Robin Wright, and Narcos actors Diego Luna and Michael Pena. Pacific Rim...
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It’s not really any kind of news-flash to note that internet can sometimes spread information faster than it can be verified, confirmed or denied. In recent times everything from Star Wars director departures to changes in Doctor Who seasonal scheduling has produced massive interest, huge bandwidths of comments and...
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News came this week that NBC‘s summertime drama, Reverie had gone to that great Matrix in the sky, cancelled without a second season. Reverie‘s main problem was that after it’s one-line pitch of ‘Ex-cop helps people stuck in virtual reality simulations‘, the potential was there to take it in...
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If there’s one ‘superhero’ decidedly NOT built for a younger audience it’s the profane Marvel Comics character Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds championed an ‘adults-only’ big-screen adaptation for nearly a decade and finally got it made. Fox was rewarded with excellent box-office for both the Deadpool films to date, despite usually...
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Rumours, ill-founded or not, are usually to be found circling all things Doctor Who with speculation rapidly becoming debated then accepted as fact until its formally denied – and often not helped by the tabloids reporting what is said on internet forums as fact and then said forums taking...
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Derek Kolstad, who penned the John Wick 3: Parabellum film now due out on 17th May, will next be turning his attention to a remake of Korean thriller The Man From Nowhere. The original film, released in 2010 and quickly becoming one of the year’s biggest hits – holding the top...
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Adapted from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy of books, the Sky original production, A Discovery of Witches – which launched in September and was produced by Bad Wolf – proved to be one of the biggest successes for Sky One this year. The announcement came today that two...
Even the most capable Amazonian warrior may need the odd bit of assistance and for many years that came in the form of Lynda Carter’s stunt-woman Kitty O’Neil. Born in 1946, O’Neil proved to have an inspirational life on a variety of levels. At only five months old a...
We’ve had the trailers for trailers and now it looks like we’re getting prequels for prequels with the interesting news that one of the key characters featured in Star Wars: Rogue One is the central piece in yet another proposed Star Wars television series. Disney‘s Chairman and CEO Bob...
Netflix is simultaneously consolidating its commitment to international and genre content with the announcement of several anime projects for its platform. It did so at a special all-star presentation in Singapore attended by the likes of House of Cards‘ Robin Wright, and Narcos actors Diego Luna and Michael Pena. Pacific Rim...
It’s not really any kind of news-flash to note that internet can sometimes spread information faster than it can be verified, confirmed or denied. In recent times everything from Star Wars director departures to changes in Doctor Who seasonal scheduling has produced massive interest, huge bandwidths of comments and...
News came this week that NBC‘s summertime drama, Reverie had gone to that great Matrix in the sky, cancelled without a second season. Reverie‘s main problem was that after it’s one-line pitch of ‘Ex-cop helps people stuck in virtual reality simulations‘, the potential was there to take it in...
If there’s one ‘superhero’ decidedly NOT built for a younger audience it’s the profane Marvel Comics character Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds championed an ‘adults-only’ big-screen adaptation for nearly a decade and finally got it made. Fox was rewarded with excellent box-office for both the Deadpool films to date, despite usually...
Rumours, ill-founded or not, are usually to be found circling all things Doctor Who with speculation rapidly becoming debated then accepted as fact until its formally denied – and often not helped by the tabloids reporting what is said on internet forums as fact and then said forums taking...
Derek Kolstad, who penned the John Wick 3: Parabellum film now due out on 17th May, will next be turning his attention to a remake of Korean thriller The Man From Nowhere. The original film, released in 2010 and quickly becoming one of the year’s biggest hits – holding the top...
Adapted from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy of books, the Sky original production, A Discovery of Witches – which launched in September and was produced by Bad Wolf – proved to be one of the biggest successes for Sky One this year. The announcement came today that two...
Surprising almost no-one, the BBC confirmed today that their collaboration with Disney+ on Doctor Who is formally coming to an end. It had long been speculated that the lack...
It’s said that the Doomsday Clock has stood at just a few minutes to midnight’ for a long time, philosophers and pundits alike noting that, if anything, the midnight...
Michael Connelly often has his finger on the pulse of interesting issues, but reading a preview copy of The Proving Ground in a week where the dangers of AI,...
I’ll be honest: I’m a sucker for a good cat-and-mouse story and in this era of fast-evolving tech and surveillance, characters staying one step ahead of their pursuers can...