If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Yes, it’s definitely an odd title for a film, and it doesn’t sound even remotely science-fiction. But in actual fact, The Secret Lives of Road Crews is about an alien invasion of Earth. And who can we rely on [...]
There’s more news from the timelines regarding your favourite Doctor and pals, but unfortunately, it’s not of the good variety. According to the latest issue of Doctor Who magazine, the next season of the Doc, number seven, won’t be airing come the spring of next year. In fact, it won’t start until the autumn of [...]
Some more rumour material has popped up on the next Terminator film today. If you’ve been following developments on T5, then you’ll know that Justin Lin is – or was – on board as the director. Back in May it was even rumoured that the entire original cast, or as much of it as possible, [...]
Here’s a tale which will be inspirational to all those amateur script writers out there, beavering away at their keyboards in hours or even minutes snatched before work and bedtime. A British part-time script scribbler who worked in cinema – because it was the closest he felt he could get to the world of film [...]
You may not remember the late eighties TV series, Beauty and the Beast. To be quite honest, we’d pretty much forgotten about it until news surfaced that there was another possible reboot – or two – of a retro TV franchise on the cards. Beauty and the Beast starred Ron Perlman (who later became Hellboy, [...]
Want to know what a Dalek invasion really looks like? Never mind the Beeb’s special effects, just get yourself down to Rob Hull’s house in Doncaster. Because the Guinness World Records has recognised Rob as the record holder for the world’s largest collection of Daleks. Bizarrely, Rob isn’t actually much of a fan of the [...]
The man at the helm of Star Trek 2 has been confirmed as JJ Abrams. He was rumoured to be the front runner for the director’s chair back in May, naturally enough given that he directed the first feature. At the same time speculation pointed to the film being pushed back six months to the [...]
Following the mantra that everything retro must be made into a film – who wants to live in the doom-laden now of inflation and economic woe, after all – there’s an old arcade game which is set to be made into a feature flick. Asteroids. Yes, Asteroids. Quite how they’ll get ninety minutes to two [...]
Contagion has gone straight to the top of the US box office chart upon its release. The thriller is directed by Steven Soderbergh and the cast peppered with stars, including Marion Cotillard (of Inception fame), Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet. It’s a virus disaster film, one of many, although [...]
There has been considerable concern about The Walking Dead lately, as we’ve written about in a few recent stories. The excellent zombie apocalypse show is shambling back onto our screens this autumn, albeit for only half a series at first, with the rest to come early next year. And concerns have revolved around potential budget [...]
Robocalypse is a great word, and a great title for the upcoming sci-fi film which is to be helmed by none other than Mr Spielberg. As you might imagine, the flick is all about a future world where humanity has developed robots to help with menial tasks as servants, and also as warriors to fight [...]
Set your Sky remote control for stun, hide the kryptonite behind the sofa and swallow the red pill this weekend. What are we blathering on about? Quite simply, the fact that next week, Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD is having a “sci-fi blockbusters” weekend starting on Friday 16th at 7pm. The first film on [...]
More news has been floating about the interweb concerning a possible third X-Files movie that many fans want to believe in. Last month, speculation sprung up surrounding creator Chris Carter’s comments about the potential plot. Apparently, we were told, it would involve Mayan mythology and 2012 end of the world stuff, which is certainly perfect [...]
Apollo 18 is a Paranormal Activity/Blair Witch style “recovered camera footage” horror film regarding a secret mission to the moon. It postulates that the last official manned mission to the moon, Apollo 17 in 1972, was followed by one final sortie which NASA denies ever existed. And what that mission discovered was the real reason [...]
The original Thor movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh. And while it’s certain that the man himself won’t be returning to direct for the sequel, who will replace him seems to be unclear. Previously, it was thought that the power behind the Game of Thrones, Brian Kirk (also of Dexter fame), would be filling the [...]
Zombie lovers – or haters, perhaps, or just folks who like to see the undead get hacked, shot and generally exploded – will be glad to hear that The Walking Dead is set to shuffle back onto our screens with a feature-length initial episode. Yes, the much awaited season two opener will be a ninety [...]
What did you make of Tron: Legacy? The three-decade-on sequel to the classic eighties sci-fi film was very visually compelling, certainly, but the plot most definitely didn’t hook us. True, it was watchable enough despite the rather corny characters, script and other mediocre trappings, but we’re not sure if we can get excited about the [...]
3D is trying to firmly ensconce itself in our lives, on way or another. First we had the return of three dimensions at the cinema (where it had previously failed, several times, the last of which was in the eighties). Then we had the revelation of 3D in the living room with new 3DTV sets, [...]
While there’s another Star Trek movie warping in next year – probably later in 2012 rather than mid-year – rumours continue to persist regarding a new outing for the famous sci-fi franchise on the smaller screen (the last being Enterprise, some six years ago now). Back in May, we heard the whisper that perhaps Star [...]
Ben Affleck is currently busy with directing Argo, a political thriller, but that hasn’t stopped him from lining up his next project now he’s in increasing demand (following the Oscar-nominated The Town). According to the Hollywood Reporter, Affleck is in talks with Warner Bros to direct and star in Line of Sight. It’s an intriguing [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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