Joe Cornish interview: Attack The Block, monster design and British sci-fi on a budget

Even thoughAttack The Blockis his directorial debut, Joe Cornish is far from a newcomer. Out of those two aspects the sci-fi genre and the setting which came first? They came simultaneously, really. You know, I really love low-budget, high-concept movies. I always have done. Directors who try and bite off more than they can chew. And Ive spent my whole life thinking up movie pitches. So that tagline came to me pretty early....

May 9, 2011 · 3 min · 491 words · Ian Young

Music in the movies: May score round-up

Here are some of the movie soundtracks released recently that are worthy of your attention. It leaves a certain amount to be left to the viewers imagination, which is always a good thing. I was on board with this score from the opening moments through to its finale. Chris Bacons score forSource Codeis available now through Lakeshore Records. Alex Turners Soundtrack forSubmarineis available now through Domino. This is ideal, given the Shakespearian tones of the film itself....

May 9, 2011 · 1 min · 130 words · Joseph Hernandez

Neil Gaiman interview: all about writing Doctor Who

This weekends Doctor Who episode, The Doctors Wife, is written by Neil Gaiman. And he spared us some time to talk about it. And we got a chance to sit down with the mighty Neil Gaiman to talk about it all. But that, in his words, I can get my calls returned! And we picked things up from there… Its not just getting your calls returned, though. Youre of such fame that if its announced youre doing aDoctor Whoepisode, the Internet melts down!...

May 9, 2011 · 4 min · 834 words · Christian Blair

Emma Bell interview: The Walking Dead, Final Destination 5, Frozen and more

First things first, then, we really enjoyedThe Walking Dead. Are you able to tell us anything about Season 2? I know that theyre definitely going to be following the comic books as a guideline. Its kind of premature in its stages right now. I dont think they start shooting until July or June, so weve still got a little while. Any chance of Amy returning in some way? Well, as I said, its all still up in the air, but Id love that....

May 8, 2011 · 6 min · 1102 words · Samantha Goodman

I Saw The Devil DVD review

The latest in a long line of South Korean revenge movies, I Saw The Devil arrives on DVD. Heres Ryans review of a relentlessly disturbing film… The last decade has seen a number of quite extraordinary revenge movies emerge from the shores of South Korea. Ad content continues below Revenge movies generally fall into two camps. I Saw The Devilis an unusual mixture of these two genre strands. Its here thatI Saw The Devils events take an unusual and disturbing turn....

May 8, 2011 · 1 min · 144 words · Sherry Welch

13 Assassins review

Relentlessly prolific filmmaker Takashi Miike turns his hand to the period samurai genre with 13 Assassins. Heres Nicks review… Takashi Miike is a difficult director to pin down. Rightly so, as it turns out, as13 Assassinsis an absolute blast. So, he decides to hire badass samurai, Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho), to kill him. And thats pretty much that. Its simple, its lean, and it leaves maximum time for samurai versus samurai action....

May 6, 2011 · 1 min · 144 words · Faith Johnson

Hanna review

Director Joe Wright switches from drama to high octane action with Hanna. Not as one to watch. That happened years ago. No, now hes courting a different creative persona, one of the genre magpie. As Hanna, Ronan is beguiling, able to be at once cruelly hard and youthfully naive. At times its dizzying, as extreme close-ups give way to CCTV mash-ups, zooms, and nonsensical strobing. Rating: 3 out of 5

May 6, 2011 · 1 min · 70 words · Ryan Miller

10 potentially great videogame sequels that never were

Here, we lament 10 other games that wont be appearing on a screen near you soon. The less said about the sequel,The Getaway: Black Monday,the better. In spite of the success ofStar Fox,the planned sequel was never released. Originally developed for the Mega Drive, the title was shifted to the Sega 32X and then the Saturn. Citing difficulties in making the game work in 3D, Mother 3/Earthbound 64 was cancelled in August 2000....

May 5, 2011 · 1 min · 107 words · Michelle Martinez

Priest review

Here’s Duncan’s review. But worse, she only has one brief action scene to shine in. In fact, the actors roles summarisePriests best and worst traits. Its solid, at times beautiful, but cliche-ridden and cut short. The film constantly seems to take two steps forward and one step back. (I evenlikedBattle: Los Angeles,despite similar criticism.) Yet,Priestreally did have that fault, made more noticeable after a good start to the action. I never understand why bigger monsters seem to be seen as a bigger threat....

May 5, 2011 · 1 min · 186 words · Sean Morgan

Steve Pemberton interview: Psychoville, comedy horror, series endings and more

The great thing about that was, it could mean anything, which gave us great scope. And I have to say, once we got started, it flowed quite well. Youve got a few new characters in here, which complement the ones youve already got. Was it difficult to come up with new ones who would fit in there? Its always a nightmare coming up with new characters. The ones youve already done, youve dressed them, acted them out, edited them....

May 5, 2011 · 7 min · 1392 words · Jenny Hunt

Chuck season 4 episode 22 review: Chuck Versus Agent X

This review may containspoilers. 4.22 Chuck Versus Agent X A successfulChuckis like a perfect cake mix in many ways. (Its shown below if you missed it or are curious.) This is the preamble to one of the most bat-shit crazy sequences thats ever been inChuck, ever.

May 4, 2011 · 1 min · 46 words · Chris Porter

Portal 2 Xbox 360 review

You know what I say? Let them eat cake! And yes, GLaDOS may well play her part in events too. All of the originals puzzle mechanics are here, with the awesome portal gun taking centre stage once more. Firstly, theres the repulsion gel. The final goo is the white portal paint. When applied to a surface, it lets you place portals on it. This is plain, simple and downright brilliant design, make no mistake....

May 4, 2011 · 1 min · 141 words · Cassandra Fisher

My Neighbours The Yamadas Blu-ray review

A gentle story of Japanese family life, Studio Ghiblis My Neighbours The Yamadas makes its debut on Blu-ray. The 1999 film,My Neighbours The Yamadas,marks a considerable change of style for the studio. Its a film about the universality of the family unit, and also the uniqueness of Japanese culture. The main feature aside, theres a storyboard gallery, a collection of trailers, and two documentaries. Rating: 1 out of 5

April 28, 2011 · 1 min · 69 words · Christina David