Have you heard of this rule – “the longer the trailer – the worse the movie”? I have. Sad to say that it often holds true. I remain a huge fan of all the Guardians of the Galaxy trailers but I’m beginning to wonder at the tactics. Why so many long clips? One theory is […]
Superhero Week: Behind the scenes at The Flash pilot episode
This is almost painful to post. I’m still waiting for Arrow season 2 to appear on Amazon Instant Video or Netflix in the UK. It’s Arrow which introduces Flash. Meanwhile, there’s no news as to whether The CW has signed a license deal to take The Flash to the UK. That’s painful because this featurette […]
Superhero Week: The Posthuman Project
The Posthuman Project looks awfully good for an Indie Superhero Film. It’s a tough genre to crack; you’ve got the budget for special effects, you need actors who can pull it off and characters that viewers actually care about. The powers need to be catchy while not distracting from the plot. The Posthuman Project asks […]
Doctor Who: I see into your soul Doctor – trailer
The latest trailer for Doctor Who shows us more than just a teaser. Just a little. It tells us a lot more. That voice is familiar. No spoilers. Watch if you want; you’ll know who it is. You’ll also hear that the speaker likes the darkness they think they can see in the Doctor. We […]
Doctor Who: Series 8 – Am I a good man?
The Doctor asks; “Am I a good man?” Clara can’t answer. At this most important time when the new Doctor is settling in; Clara can’t answer. Clara says, “I don’t know who the Doctor is any more.”
Knights of Sidonia trailers ahead of Netflix launch
On the 4th of July Netflix will launch Tsutomu Nihei’s Knights of Sidonia. It’s very good to see Netflix getting deeper into anime. The on demand stream gets the series “firstly and exclusively” in Japanese audio with English subs and with local language dubbing. This is a sci-fi set after mankind has fled Earth to […]
Extended TV trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy
There’s about a month before Guardians of the Galaxy is out in the States. The marketing machine is at full speed and new footage keeps coming. The latest trailer is a minute long and mixes never seen before footage with some of the now familiar scenes. The expectations around Guardians of the Galaxy are growing. […]
Trailer for Dracula Untold offers a new version of the old story
Why did Vlad Tepes become the Dracula we know? Staring Luke Evans (Bard from The Hobbit, Zeus from the Immortals) as Vlad Tepes, Dominic Cooper (Henry Sturges from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Howard Stark from Captain America) and directed by Gary Shore the film shows the extremes Vlad Tepes goes to try save his boy. […]
New scenes in the UK Guardians of the Galaxy trailer
You can tell this is the UK Guardians of the Galaxy trailer because it refers to the Avengers movie as the Avengers Assemble movie. That’s right, the smash hit had a different name in the UK just in case it was mistaken for Mr Steed and Emma Peel. This is the second UK trailer to […]
Warhammer 40,000: Carnage launches on Android
Warhammer 40,000: Carnage has done very well on iOS and the appstore. Roadhouse Interactive has today announced the side-scrolling action game has made it to Android. You can download it from Google Play. At the time of posting there’s been nine reviews with an average of 4.5 stars. The game costs €5.99 / £4.99 / […]
