About to graduate from Oxford, 21-year-old Shannon is already tipped to become the next big thing in sci-fi and fantasy. Serkis, who’s picked up the rights through his Imaginarium production outfit, calls the novel “truly, extraordinary and thrilling”. Set in 2059, it follows the life of 19-year-old Paige Maloney who …

EA has revealed a FIFA 14 release date of September 27 throughout Europe on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game is also set to be released on Xbox One and PS4 at a later date, with the next-gen versions powered by the new EA Sports Ignite engine. Various editions …

Issue #1 Writer: J Michael Straczynski Artist: Ben Templesmith Letterer: Troy Peteri Publisher: Image Comics Joe Fitzgerald is a man you come to when you don’t have anyone else. A problem solver, Joe has a reputation hard-earned through his previous life as a mob enforcer and the horrific end to …

Just how whispers about a film’s quality sweep the Croisette before anyone’s seen a frame is one of the festival’s mysteries, but word on the boulevard yesterday was that Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty ( La Grande Bellezza ) is a masterpiece. It’s not, but it is one of the …

Grimm 2.18 “Volcanalis” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.18 Writer: Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt Director: David Grossman THE ONE WHERE Hank goes on holiday leaving Nick, Monroe and Renard to team up to investigate a Wesen who targets people who steal volcanic rock. Meanwhile, Juliette is being …

Pulp Fiction (1994) Original Line: “My eyes are wide fucking open.” Edited Version: “My eyes are wide focused open.” Welcome to the weird world of movie ‘bowdlerising’, the process of removing offensive material from something to protect the fragile little minds of audiences everywhere. Aeroplane and TV edits of some …

Just last month, Joss Whedon was teasing the addition of a brother-sister partnership to his super-team lineup for The Avengers 2 , with tongues immediately set wagging among the online fan community. The names on everybody’s lips were those of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, with Whedon now confirming that the …

Showing in competition, domestic drama The Past is the follow-up to Oscar-winning A Separation by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. A devastating tale of secrets, lies and scalding, squirm-inducing truths, it will surely feature come awards time. Set in Paris, it sees Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) return from Tehran after a four-year …

Doughtily undeterred by the less-than-stellar performance of 2007’s politics lecture Lions For Lambs , Robert Redford has carefully crafted another big issue thriller that’s longer on high moral principles than high-octane action. His thoughtful, whole-hearted drama about a left-wing radical forced on the lam after 30 years underground is rooted …

Look, up in the sky Scribblenauts “Write Anything, Solve Everything” puzzle gameplay has only grown since it came to the DS in 2009. Each new entry in the series has deepened the massive vocabulary of items that protagonist Maxwell conjures with his Magic Notepad, but will expand the collection of …