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  • News, Television

    November 11, 2017

    CBS confirm that Star Trek: Discovery will be getting a second season.

    Star Trek Discovery will return for a second season but we may be in for a bit of a wait. The opening season has garnered much praise, coupled with a fair… Continue reading "CBS confirm that Star Trek: Discovery will be getting a second season."

  • Comics, Directors, News

    November 11, 2017

    Producer Charles Roven assures fans that Justice League won’t have a lighter tone due to Joss Whedon’s involvement.

    With the impending release of the much anticipated Justice League, there’s a lot of speculation as to whether DC can carry on with the momentum started by previous DCEU film,… Continue reading "Producer Charles Roven assures fans that Justice League won’t have a lighter tone due to Joss Whedon’s involvement."

  • Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 10, 2017

    Superman III (1983).

    Following the success of 1980’s Superman II, in spite of some considerable behind the scenes issues, the film was a commercial and critical success. Richard Lester would return to direct… Continue reading "Superman III (1983)."

  • Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 9, 2017

    Superman II (1980).

    A Sequel of Two Halves. In December of 1980 (or 1981 depending on where in the world you lived) audiences were given the promised sequel to 1978’s hugely successful Superman.… Continue reading "Superman II (1980)."

  • Behind the scenes, Fact Files, Feature

    November 8, 2017

    Fact File – No.3 – Se7en (1995)

    In this regular Film ‘89 feature we put a classic film or TV show under the microscope to unveil some juicy trivia. Some of these facts you may already know… Continue reading "Fact File – No.3 – Se7en (1995)"

  • Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 8, 2017

    Superman (1978).

    You WILL believe… We live in what can justifiably be called the age of the superhero movie. Since the dawn of this millennium, Hollywood has been flooded with innumerable entries… Continue reading "Superman (1978)."

  • Blu-Ray, Reviews

    November 8, 2017

    Baby Driver (2017) – Review.

    As a huge fan of his collaboration with Nick Frost and Simon Pegg on their Coronetto Trilogy of films and their cult TV series Spaced, I’ve always been an ardent… Continue reading "Baby Driver (2017) – Review."

  • Directors Series, Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 7, 2017

    Starship Troopers (1997).

    Totalitarian Recall. In 1997 acclaimed Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven hoped to return to the success of his first three Hollywood films after the failure of his fourth film, 1995’s disastrous… Continue reading "Starship Troopers (1997)."

  • Directors Series, Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 6, 2017

    John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982).

    “I know I’m human. And if you were all these things, then you’d just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn’t want to… Continue reading "John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)."

  • Directors Series, Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 4, 2017

    William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977).

    Back in the mid ’70s one of the hottest names in Hollywood was William Friedkin. In 1971 he directed the Oscar winning The French Connection, a film which combined the artificiality of… Continue reading "William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)."

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