THE X-FILES – Examining the ‘Essential Episodes’
byWith The X-Files returning next year, over a decade since it closed the door on its cabinet of weirdness in 2002, creator Chris Carter revealed…
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5 New U.K TV Shows to Watch this Autumn
byThe British television industry doesn’t work to the seasonal schedules of our American cousins, strictly speaking, but it remains true autumn is a time when lots…
Interview: French filmmaker Rémy Gente, creator of THE STRAIN’s special opening titles
byIf you’re watching FX’s vampire drama The Strain this season, you can’t have missed the show’s special opening titles, which appeared during episode 9’s “The Battle for…
5 New U.S TV Shows to Watch this Autumn
byThe idea of television having seasons is largely an American term, but the term increasingly means less and less now the U.S have realised the…
UK Premiere: FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
byWhile HBO often receives most of the plaudits as being the progenitor of the ‘Golden Age of Television’, over recent years it’s been AMC that has…
Blood Feud: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN vs THE STRAIN
byIt’s a good time to be alive if you’re a fan of vampires. Or appreciate horror being beamed directly into your front room, weekly, thanks…
DOCTOR WHO novels: ‘Royal Blood’, ‘Big Bang Generation’ and ‘Deep Time’
byThree new Doctor Who novels from BBC Books, out next month, all form ‘The Glamour Chronicles’, and those of you who’re regular readers of the books…
40 Years of ILM: 6 Unforgettable Moments
byIndustrial Light & Magic (ILM) are synonymous with movie visual effects, having quickly become the market leader during the 1980s. Founded by George Lucas in…
GHOSTBUSTERS: I Ain’t Afraid of No Girls
byAny moviegoer would have predicted Ghostbusters to become one of the most sequelled movies ever, but the 1984 comedy’s live-action hopes fizzled after 1989’s poorly-received follow-up—which had fun moments, but…
For Your Reconsideration: Vince Vaughn
byYou don’t worry about being liked. You have to be yourself. —Vince Vaughn He could probably have been a wrestler; this towering, half-handsome hunk with…
Why Bunk Moreland’s the true hero of THE WIRE
byWhen The Wire first arrived on our screens all the way back in 2002, it was obvious who the hero was. It was that charming…
Drama & Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert
byIf you’re expecting some huge revelations about Verity Lambert’s tenure as producer of Doctor Who in Richard Marson’s new book Drama and Delight: The Life…