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Fans and critics alike of Ridley Scott’s epic Alien pseudo-prequel are in luck. Whilst chatting to Michael Fassbender about his new also-Ridley Scott-directed drama The Counsellor, the star admitted that – while news on its production may have gone quiet of late – Prometheus is going to happen. Fassbender, who …

Twelve years, as a caption at the start of this foul-mouthed, foul-tempered crime flick tells us, is a long time inside. And judging by safecracker Dom Hemingway’s (Jude Law) anger management issues, he didn’t get time off for good behaviour. Locked up while cancer claimed his wife, Dom has also …

Taking its title from Australia’s poorest region, home to its first people, this powerful documentary from John Pilger and Alan Lowery highlights the plight of indigenous Aussies. There’s ample evidence of injustice with scandals ranging from the stolen children of the early 20th Century to the 2007 Northern Territory Intervention …

American Psycho Episode: Season 3, Episode 12: Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts Reference: For reasons best left unexplained, Pierce walks into the library one day with one hell of a makeover – hair slicked back, pinstripe shirt and dressed in suspenders, it’s not long before Troy makes the obvious …

A couple of interesting rumours have emerged this morning about the potential aesthetic for Ben Affleck’s Batman, with Zack Snyder looking to break away from the Nolanverse with Batman vs. Superman . According to CBM , Batman’s new cowl will take its cues from Batman: Noel , a 2011 outing …

Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot might just be about to make some casting announcements, with young actor Miles Teller confirming that he has had talks over the role of Reed Richards. Teller has previously been linked to Richards, otherwise known as Mr. Fantastic, and confirmed said connection when quizzed by …

A sequel in name only, Ghosts of Georgia spins off its 2009 predecessor ’s brand of ‘real-life horror’ with a story of a family whose women possess a ‘sixth sense’ that allows them to see dead people. It’s an ability that doesn’t serve them well once it’s revealed their new …

‘The Boxer’ is octogenarian artist Ushio Shinohara, famous for ‘action paintings’ that treat canvases as punchbags. ‘Cutie’ is long-suffering wife Noriko, who abandoned her own career to support her eccentric husband. The catch? Ushio’s work never really sold. Zachary Heinzerling’s documentary is a plaintive portrait of this odd couple, scrabbling …

With his kids forever glued to the telly, David Bond’s irreverent doc sees the director elect himself “marketing director of Nature” to rekindle Britain’s lost love affair with the great outdoors. Bond’s cute gimmick is to hire branding gurus to inspire sun-starved children to down their iPads and roam wild; …

Aspiring actor Pietro (Elio Germano) can’t believe his luck when he bags his dream Rome apartment. But guess what? It’s already occupied by the ghosts of a theatrical troupe who vanished during WW2. A gentle comedy about a gay man’s attachment to old-school notions of romance, Ferzan Ozpetek’s film is …