Rogue One’s Riz Ahmed Says Bodhi Rook ‘Has a Lot of Debts to Settle’

The rising British star talks his Star Wars experience and playing a defecting Imperial pilot. Ad content continues below Riz Ahmed:My response was, What! no, disbelief, shock, glee, and then utter panic. It kind of brings out the kid in you, it has that little childlike emotional intensity. What was your firstStar Warsfilm that you saw, in the theater? The first movie that I saw, oh, in a theater, it wasEpisode I....

December 15, 2016 · 4 min · 794 words · David Collins

Spielberg at 70: dark futures, nuked fridges and the 2000s

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. By the end of the 1990s, Spielberg found himself in a position of unparalleled luxury. Where do you go from there? What do you do when youre the film-maker whos done everything? Its the second of these that informs his first film of the Noughties.A.I. To suggest the darker elements ofA.I.are purely Kubricks and the lighter purely Spielberg is to misunderstand both directors....

December 15, 2016 · 3 min · 431 words · Traci Johnson

Fences Review

Denzel Washington directs and stars in the film version of August Wilsons Pulitzer-winning play. The 2010 version also scored several Tonys, including prizes for both Washington and Davis. Troys older son from an earlier marriage, Lyons (Russell Hornsby), lives nearby as well. Fencesis out in theaters Friday (December 16).

December 14, 2016 · 1 min · 49 words · John Marsh

Kung Fu Legends: The Venom Mob

The legendary Venom Mob never became kung fu cinema stars as individuals. But as a group? In 1970s Hong Kong, the film industry was driven by star power. Think of it like the difference between the Wu-Tang Clan and the Killa Bees, if that helps.] With his rugged masculine charm, reminiscent of his idol Charles Bronson, Kwok was a naturally charismatic lead. However, he did not enjoy the experience and soon returned to Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers stable....

December 14, 2016 · 1 min · 209 words · Kristen Owens

Rogue One’s Alan Tudyk on Joining the Star Wars ‘Lineage of Droids’

Den of Geek talks with fan favorite and Rogue One scene stealer Alan Tudyk. Alan Tudyk:It has. Mainly that is in post-production, the changes. I didnt have cameras on my face. I didnt have dots on my face inI, Robot, or inRogue One. Lighting tests and stuff like that that we luckily didnt have to bother with. He was very much like a little boy who was confused. They seem to have emotions or personalities, just like humans....

December 14, 2016 · 4 min · 728 words · David Shepherd

Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 9 Review: Lovin’ the D

The Chanels took the MCATs. while #5 is mindlessly playing with a pink latex glove balloon. It would be a real medical miracle if theres one viable brain between the three of them. Turns out his reporter managed to leak something before the Green Meanies machete silenced him. Thats right, Grace is his daughter. If you remember correctly about him having multiple baby mamas, hes also Hesters dad. Homicide must run in the family....

December 14, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Norman Martin

Spielberg at 70: drama, Jurassic Park, and the 1990s

By anybodys standards, thats a pretty solid ten-year stint. At times, Spielberg consciously seemed to take one step forwards and another backwards. Had age finally caught up with Spielberg the Wunderkind? Except, the same seemed true in 1985, when a Spielberg Pan project was first mooted. Back then, Michael Jackson was to star in what would have been a Quincy Jones-powered musical. Ad content continues below Spielberg simply seems ill at ease with the whole thing....

December 14, 2016 · 2 min · 292 words · Jeremy Everett

Why The Manchurian Candidate Was Off Screens for 24 years

The 1962 classic The Manchurian Candidate was missing from cinema screens from 1963 to 1987. Richard Condons political thriller,The Manchurian Candidate, has twice been turned into a feature film. In that climate came the story of a Communist covert plot to kill the President of the United States. And a story began to circulate as to why that was. This was an era where films didnt just play for a couple of weeks as were used to today....

December 14, 2016 · 2 min · 225 words · Benjamin Rodriguez

The Lack of Female Film Critics

Why are so relatively few film critics women? And who are the female critics whose work deserves plaudits? This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. We need female critics to bring balance & diversity. staff writers or freelancers) made no difference when it came to gender discrepancy. Muir is an all-round authoritative figure in UK film journalism. With an impeccable knowledge for all things film, Ides craftsmanship with words makes her reviews eloquent and accessible....

December 13, 2016 · 1 min · 123 words · Sharon Moran

Fear The Walking Dead season 2: Frank Dillane interview

All that stuff can be quite fiddly. I think its nice now were fully submerged in the rules of the apocalypse. Yeah, yeah [laughs] hes a good character! Its like I was running and everyone else had to catch up. And it must have been quite a challenging start, aligning yourself to his addiction and world view? Yes, it was. Yeah, its true, I think that is a good observation....

December 12, 2016 · 2 min · 351 words · Brenda Kelly

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes: The “idiotic” Ending That Never Was

The following contains spoilers forRise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Ad content continues below Not everything in theRisescreenplay filled Clark with joy, however. In the first movie, in the script forRise, James Franco dies, Clark told us. Then we didnt kill him. We were shooting, and I remember saying, You know what? This is just gonna be a bummer. People are just gonna be like, Augh. It was a dumb scene is the truth....

December 12, 2016 · 1 min · 162 words · Elizabeth Camacho

The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 8 Review: Hearts Still Beating

The Walking Dead midseason finale was a relatively quiet affair. Here’s our review… ThisWalking Deadreview contains spoilers. HowThe Walking Deadcould deliver a series of bloated episodes without saying much of interest is beyond me. The shows definitely changed since the Negan introduction and not for the better. The reunion was predictable from the moment the writers decided to split the characters up. The group always seems at its lowest right before it rises again and vice versa....

December 12, 2016 · 2 min · 412 words · Lauren Wright

Collecting Saved by the Bell Cast Members in Christmas Movies

The cast of Saved By The Bell have made a lot of Christmas films. And we’ve just watched them all… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Some people collect stamps. Think of it as Panini stickers on ultra hard mode. Theres an old lady who bakes loads of cookies too; Im not sure how she helps. Gosselaar is not Zack Morris in this film. Do you want to know something?...

December 9, 2016 · 4 min · 644 words · Colleen Brown