Skyfall has released a new clip online, in which Bond is introduced to the latest in a long line of femme fatales in the form of Bérénice Marlohe’s Sévérine. The new clip shows Bond and Sévérine exchanging a few words over a gambling table, as the latter pronounces how impressed …
Read More »OnLive assets sold for $4.8 million
Streaming game service OnLive had some pretty rough times over the summer, but it looks like the company’s narrow evasion of bankruptcy was even more razor-thin than suspected. The Verge reports that OnLive’s assets were sold off to investor Gary Lauder for just $4.8 million in August. For reference, news …
Read More »Charlie Brown and Snoopy will star in Peanuts adaptation
Hollywood’s ongoing battle to adapt anything and everything is set to continue apace with the news that classic cartoon strip Peanuts will be made into a movie by Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios. However, this hopefully won’t just be another example of hammering a well-loved property into a movie-shaped …
Read More »Ralph Fiennes joins Wes Andersons The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s typically eclectic ensemble cast for The Grand Budapest Hotel continues to grow, with Ralph Fiennes the latest A-lister to check in. Fiennes has confirmed that he will play the “perfectly composed” M. Gustave, a concierge at the hotel who also runs a sideline as a psychic. Sounds about …
Read More »Supernatural 8.01 We Need To Talk About Kevin REVIEW
Supernatural 8.01 “We Need To Talk About Kevin” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 8.01 Writer: Jeremy Carver Director: Robert Singer THE ONE WHERE One year after Dick exploded in their faces (snarf) Dean busts out of purgatory and reunites with Sam, who’s abandoned life as a hunter. It’s …
Read More »Pokemon developer confident it can keep making new pokemon forever
“Can we keep designing pokémon forever? Yes, in a way,” said Game Freak director Junichi Masuda. “Because I come to Europe and they have different goats or different cows, and they have very different species that aesthetically look different; they live in different places. And I enjoy that diversity, its …
Read More »Far Cry 3 Caption Contest Official Rules
Far Cry 3 Caption Contest OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. SPONSOR; ADMINISTRATOR: This promotion (the “Contest”) is sponsored by “FUTURE US, INC., 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, …
Read More »50 Shades Of Grey movie gets a screenwriter
After weeks and months of industry speculation (and no small amount of pitching tweets from Bret Easton Ellis), Universal has settled upon Kelly Marcel to write its adaptation of Fifty Shades Of Grey . Marcel was previously responsible for putting together the Mary Poppins screenplay Saving Mr. Banks for Disney, …
Read More »Tweets Of The Week
(opens in new tab) Typically we might include something like this in our regular Friday Spurious Awards, but as we didn’t dish out any awards on Friday, it’s up to Tweets Of The Week to pick up the slack. When Neil Gaiman expressed concern at the inevitability of leaving his …
Read More »Merlin “Arthurs Bane (Part 1)” Overnight Ratings
The overnight ratings for Merlin series five ’s premiere episode, “Arthur’s Bane (Part 1)” are in… (opens in new tab) According to official ratings figures, 5.49* million million people tuned in to watch Merlin “Arthur’s Bane (Part 1) on Saturday night. That’s slightly up on last year’s premiere, which was …
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