News
Film4 HD to launch exclusively on Virgin Media
March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Virgin Media customers will soon be able to enjoy HD films from Film4 after the cable broadcaster announced an exclusive deal to launch Film4 HD “this summer”. A joint statement issued by the two companies says the channel “will offer a daily line-up of fantastic movies. The channel will showcase the very best of British film-making, including Slumdog Millionaire, Mike Leigh’s Happy Go Lucky and Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric, as well as US independent films, Hollywood blockbusters, mainstream drama and comedy, foreign films and cult cinema alongside special features, in-depth... [Read the full story]
Features
True Life Inspirational Stories on Film
February 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There’s nothing most of us like more than a good old weepy movie to teach us that humans after all aren’t that bad, and nothing clinches the deal more than being able to say “…and it’s a true story you know”. Having taken a look at the new film being released by Sony Extraordinary Measures starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser, we feel that this could potentially feature right up their with our favourite true stories. Sit back as we take a look at the true life stories that have taken our hearts by storm via the big screen… Extraordinary Measures – not to give too much away... [Read the full story]
Reviews
Everybody’s Fine
February 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Robert De Niro starring Everybody’s Fine is the charming, though slightly predictable, tale of Frank Goode, a recently widowed father who wants to bring his four children together for family gathering. In turn each cancel prompting him to embark on a cross-country trip to pay them each a surprise visit. His journey reveals a truth long kept hidden by his wife – none of his kids are as successful or happy as he’s been led to believe. Mercifully the film avoids mawkish sentiment but the ‘big reveal’ is obvious from the outset and the failings in each offspring’s... [Read the full story]
Martin Hoscik
So what if EastEnders was live?
February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The problem with the self-congratulatory coverage the BBC has run over the past few days is that what the EastEnders team see as a great accomplishment isn’t anything of the sort – it’s not that long since many shows, even dramas, routinely went out live. “I’ll settle for that” says EastEnders boss Diederick Santer on what he describes as “a near faultless” live episode of the dreary, depressing and utterly unrealistic EastEnders. Well EastEnders producers have long been prepared to settle for a low quality end product so I guess we couldn’t... [Read the full story]
Martin P
Do you want originality with your COD?
November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2… ‘pah its alright. Not nearly the hit that the first title was. A lot of reviewers have likened the single player to a James Bond movie, I don’t think it has even that credibility! The original was no Apocalypse Now but it did have a good coherent narrative and knew when to hold back MW2 on the other hand plays like every bad modern action war film you have ever seen all rolled in to one. In the first game the writers killed off a key character to great effect, in MW2 they drop like flies and the effect is spread thinly. I probably shouldn’t... [Read the full story]
Mark C
BBC iPlayer comes to freesat
December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
From December 7th a beta version of BBCiPlayer will launch on the freesat platform. This test version is believed to be available to journalists and industry insiders with the full version made available to all before Christmas. This will be the first time that BBCiPlayer will be made available via a free to air broadcaster All existing freesat equipment will be compatible with the service, which can be accessed by connecting your box/integrated TV to your Broadband router via the onboard ethernet connector. itvplayer is set to be added in 2010. Read More →
News
Two more series confirmed for Sarah Jane Adventures
Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures has been renewed for two further series, the BBC announced today. The series, which stars Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, one of Doctor Who’s most famous and loved companions, has been a ratings hit for CBBC. A fourth series, set to air this autumn, sees Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra... [Read the full story]
Doctor Who’s new Exec Producers talk to DWM
Doctor Who’s new production team talk to this month’s Doctor Who Magazine (out Thursday 4 March 2010) about the challenges in store for Matt Smith’s Doctor and changes to the look and feel of the show when it returns at Easter. In an exclusive interview, which features brand new pics from the Eleventh Doctor’s first episode, Wenger and fellow... [Read the full story]
Ashes to Ashes returns this month for final series
Ashes to Ashes, the follow up to Life on Mars, returns later this month for its final series with producers promising to finally reveal the truth about Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). The second series ended with time-travelling copper Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) apparently making it home to the present day but all’s not what it seems and Alex has... [Read the full story]
Atlantis legend explored in new BBC drama and documentary
A new BBC One drama is to explore the story of the eruption of a gigantic volcano in the Aegean Sea around 1620 BC which destroyed the island of Thera, flooded the nearby island of Crete, and possibly gave birth to the legend of Atlantis. Based on the work of leading scientists, archaeologists and historians, Atlantis stars Starring Reece Ritchie (The... [Read the full story]
The Pacific – trailer
Last week we brought you details and clips from World War II drama THE PACIFIC which is set to be aired from Easter on Sky Movies and now we have a great trailer for you to enjoy. The drama stars Robert Leckie , Eugene Sledge and John Basilone as three real-life U.S. Marines and follows their entwined jounryes over the vast landscape of the Pacific... [Read the full story]
Civilization V confirmed as in development
2K Games has announced that the fifth entry in Sid Meier’s epic Civilization franchise is now in development at Firaxis Games for the PC (sadly no news yet on possible console or Mac versions). Promising players an “an astonishing new engine built from the ground-up” 2K Games say players will be “introduced to an entirely new combat... [Read the full story]
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