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  • Comics, News, Television

    May 18, 2018

    Batman spin-off series to focus on the early years of Alfred Pennyworth.

    With the upcoming Star Wars prequel, Solo: A Star Wars Story due to hit cinema screens shortly, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has dropped major hints that a Lando Calrissian spin-off/prequel/Solo… Continue reading "Batman spin-off series to focus on the early years of Alfred Pennyworth."

  • Feature, Retrospectives

    May 17, 2018

    The History of ‘50s Science-Fiction Cinema – Part 3.

    So far in our hyperspace flight through the history of science fiction films of the 1950s, we’ve seen aliens and monsters, received threats from outer space and promises from intergalactic neighbours, traveled to far… Continue reading "The History of ‘50s Science-Fiction Cinema – Part 3."

  • Feature, Film ‘89 Podcast, Retrospectives

    May 12, 2018

    The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 8 – Casablanca (1942).

    Episode 8 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is something of a departure from the regular format of the show as Skye and Steve Amos provide an audio commentary to one… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 8 – Casablanca (1942)."

  • Directors Series, Feature, Retrospectives

    May 12, 2018

    Fight Club (1999) – Breaking The First and Second Rules.

    David Fincher’s 1999 adaptation of author Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel was met with a lukewarm reception both critically and commercially upon its theatrical release and was to later find its… Continue reading "Fight Club (1999) – Breaking The First and Second Rules."

  • News, Television

    May 11, 2018

    Cobra Kai to get a Second Season.

    With just a week passing since its release on YouTube Red, plans are already afoot for the continuation of The Karate Kid saga, with the subscription service announcing a second… Continue reading "Cobra Kai to get a Second Season."

  • Celebrities, News, Television

    May 11, 2018

    Plot synopsis for Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix show After Life revealed.

    Ricky Gervais is set to return to both acting and Netflix with the Hollywood Reporter stating that the Office and Extras star has signed up for a new six-part comedy… Continue reading "Plot synopsis for Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix show After Life revealed."

  • Behind the scenes, Comics, News

    May 11, 2018

    Avengers 4 to possibly feature a significant time-jump.

    *** AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR SPOILER WARNING *** Whilst Avengers: Infinity War was, in a manner of speaking, a decade in the making, there’s a chance that the fourth Avengers film… Continue reading "Avengers 4 to possibly feature a significant time-jump."

  • Comics, Feature, Retrospectives

    May 10, 2018

    Deadpool (2016) – Fox’s R-rated Comic-Book Movie risk that paid off big-time.

    In 2005 Universal Pictures gave Joss Whedon the none-too-slight sum of $40,000,000 to make a film based on his own failed TV Series that ran for only 14 episodes between… Continue reading "Deadpool (2016) – Fox’s R-rated Comic-Book Movie risk that paid off big-time."

  • Behind the scenes, News

    May 9, 2018

    Warner Bros are still looking to make a third Sherlock Holmes film.

    After appearing opposite the alternative television version of the character (Benedict Cumberbatch) recently in Avengers: Infinity War, it appears that there’s a good choice that Robert Downey Jr. will once again… Continue reading "Warner Bros are still looking to make a third Sherlock Holmes film."

  • Retrospectives

    May 8, 2018

    Casino Royale (2006) – Successfully Rebooting a 44 Year Old Franchise.

    The character of James Bond has somehow managed to stand the test of time despite, what some may consider, a rather generic formula and a central character that cannot grow… Continue reading "Casino Royale (2006) – Successfully Rebooting a 44 Year Old Franchise."

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    On Episode 152 of The Film 89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by a trio of returning co-hosts, Jacob Rivera, Kyle Reardon and Leighton Winstone, to discuss one of the all-time great serial killer thrillers, director Jonathan Demme’s multi-Oscar-winning 1991 adaptation of Thomas Harris’ best-selling novel, The Silence of the Lambs. Starring Jodie Foster, […]
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    On Episode 151 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by a trio of guest-hosts that may be the greatest ever assembled for a single episode of the podcast as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens. The sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi-horror masterpiece, Alien, Cameron’s film wouldn’t be […]
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    The story of Episode 150 of The Film ’89 Podcast is one of ‘the episode that nearly wasn’t’. It was to be a gift to our listeners as Steve, Neil and Skye finally covered a film that has become the one most requested by our listeners to get the Film ’89 treatment, Raiders of the […]
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  • 1 Haydn Spurrell
    • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) – An End Times Allegory.
    • Spirited Away (2001).
    • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993).
    • Patlabor: The Movie (1989).
    • The Lighthouse (2019).
  • 1 Martin Kessler
    • Tron: Ares (2025).
    • In Defence of… Tron: Legacy (2010).
    • There Are No Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
    • In Defence of… The Suicide Squad (2021).
    • Kong Jubilee: A 90th Anniversary Celebration – Part 3.
  • 1 Neil Gaskin
    • Buck Rogers set to return.
    • Henry Cavill states he still has Bond in his sights.
    • Black Widow’s release date moved once again.
    • Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).
    • AMC announcement confirms that they will no longer show Universal Pictures films.
  • 1 Richard Roberts
    • Zack Snyder shares new image of Superman in black costume.
    • Where now for the DCEU?
    • Star Wars – The Nostalgia Factor & how it may hamper new entries to the franchise.
    • Red Dwarf XII Episode Titles Revealed.
  • 1 Steve Amos
    • Rudolph Valentino: Sex, Scandal and Tragedy.
    • Triumph and Trauma in ‘80s Action Movies.
    • The Cinematic Revolution: Pancho Villa and the Birth of War Cinema.
    • Emil Jannings; from Hollywood to Hitler.
    • The origin of the Academy Awards and the control of an industry.
  • 1 William Scurry
    • 2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry.
    • The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 7, Bill Scurry.
    • The Promise (2019).
    • Instinct (2019).
  • 1 Jacob Rivera
    • 2020, The Year in Review – by Jacob Rivera.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 8, Jacob Rivera.
    • Honey Boy (2019).
    • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
    • Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018).
  • 1 John Arminio
    • “From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 6, John Arminio.
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
    • Against All Odds (1984).
    • Blinded By the Light (2019).
  • 1 Leighton Winstone
    • Greyhound (2020).
    • Beastie Boys Story (2020).
    • Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone.
    • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
  • 1 Skye Wingfield
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 152 – The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 151 – Aliens (1986).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 150 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 149 – Batman: The Movie (1966).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 148 – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
  • 1 Steven Saunders
    • All the Old Knives (2022).
    • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022).
    • He Dreams of Giants (2021).
    • Yellow Rose (2019).
    • Soul (2020).
  • 1 Tony Sower
    • Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999).

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