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Movie franchises don’t have a great legacy of transferring to the small screen ( Ferris Bueller : The TV Series – never forget). So we’re nothing if not intrigued by the first trailer for Amazon’s new Zombieland (opens in new tab) show. The US online giant is launching seven new …

Inspired by the real-life case of murdered Argentinean activist cleric Father Mugica, Pablo Trapero’s film unfolds in a shanty town on the edges of Buenos Aires. Menaced by gangs, the slum is the workplace of an atheist community organiser (Martina Gusman) and two socially committed Catholic priests: the terminally ill …

Scream (1996) The Moment: A pure “splatter movie” kill according to Rose McGowan later on in the movie. Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) comes a cropper in this slasher’s opening scene when she gets on the wrong end of a movie-trivia-loving serial killer’s blade. Look Away When: Casey’s mum screams and …

Wally Pfister’s Transcendence ensemble is beginning to take shape, with Cillian Murphy the latest big name to join the cast for the cinematographer’s directorial debut. Last week saw Morgan Freeman join leading man Johnny Depp, with Murphy signing on to join a group that also includes Rebecca Hall as the …

“One thing that seems clear to me, looking back at the films that truly scared me, is that most really good horror films are low-budget affairs with special effects cooked up in someone’s basement,” said Stephen King. Now, King has been the source for both clunkers and classics, but it …

Having gone quiet for several years since its first announcement, Alcon Entertainment’s Point Break remake looks to be up and running again with the announcement of a new director. The man stepping behind the camera is a chap named Ericson Core, who might sound like Sony’s latest gadget, but is …

The Village (2004) The Cameo: M. Night Shyamalan shows up during the film’s big reveal, reading a newspaper in what’s revealed to be present-day America. Why It’s Bad: Coming as part of a hugely infuriating “twist”, it’s the bitter icing on an extremely unsatisfactory cake. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) The …

HBO has released a full-length trailer for upcoming TV movie with big-screen calibre, Behind The Candelabra (which is getting a cinema release in the UK). Steven Soderbergh is directing, and it looks set to be his last feature-length stint behind the camera (for the time being at least). Michael Douglas …

Tim Burton’s next project Big Eyes is beginning to take shape, with Deadline reporting that the Gothic maestro is confirmed for the director’s chair while Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams are in line to play the leads. The duo are set to play Walter and Margaret Keane in the new …

Apocalypse comedy This Is The End has released a brand new red-band trailer online, featuring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride et al preparing for the ending of the world. While the first footage showed us very little beyond the group of famous friends holing up round at Franco’s house, …