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Doctor Who series 7: The Rings Of Akhaten review
23 hours ago
Review Simon Brew 6 Apr 2013 - 18:58
Spoilers: here are our thoughts of Doctor Who series 7: The Rings Of Akhaten, starring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
The Rings Of Akhaten
It's not hanging around, this latest batch of Doctor Who episodes. Back when Clara talked about the leaf in her book last week, it can't just have been us that wondered if it was one of those things that tended to get dropped into Doctor Who, only not to take on massive importance until many weeks down the line.
The answer? No it wasn't. It's something that took on importance just one episode later. The mystery of the leaf barely lasted a few minutes of The Rings Of Akhaten, as Luther writer Neil Cross' maiden Doctor Who adventure (at least the first to be screened!) started off by filling in some more of Clara's backstory, »
- simonbrew
Aliens: Colonial Marines cancelled on Wii U
5 April 2013 11:27 PM, PDT
News Aaron Birch 6 Apr 2013 - 07:24
Wii U owners won't see them coming outta of the goddam walls...
The heavily criticised Aliens: Colonial Marines won't be seeing the light of day in Nintendo's Wii U, as Sega has pulled the plug on the game, issuing an official statement online.
"Sega can confirm that the Wii U sku of Aliens: Colonial Marines is no longer in development," the publisher stated to Polygon.
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game didn't do all that well, and many publications looked unfavourably on it, so the cancellation probably comes as little surprise to some, even with reports that the Wii U version, developed by Demiurge Studios, was potentially the best looking of the lot. It would certainly have benefited from the GamePad's screen, and you're very own hand-held motion tracker would have been very cool. Sadly, this is no longer to be.
The »
- aaronbirch
Microsoft offers Ms points for pre-orders of GTA V
5 April 2013 11:02 PM, PDT
News Aaron Birch 6 Apr 2013 - 06:00
Xbox GTA fans can get 1600 points for free by pre-ordering GTA V via Microsoft...
Now, we can't imagine any GTA fan needing any extra incentive to pre-order Grand Theft Auto 5, and sales of the upcoming Rockstar title are pretty much guaranteed. However, Microsoft wants to make sure that most people purchase the game for its platform.
Now listed on the Microsoft Store, the pre-order for GTA V includes a bonus gift of 1600 points (valid until 12/31/2013, or whilst stocks last).
Now, that's a good deal of free Ms points, and is enough to buy another full Xbla game should you so wish, making it a very tempting offer, even for people considering it on PS3, and a no-brainer for Xbox-only owners.
If you want to beat the crowd, click the link below and grab the next GTA and a handful of Ms points to boot. »
- aaronbirch
Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleston, and the 50th anniversary "snub"...
5 April 2013 3:34 AM, PDT
News Louisa Mellor 5 Apr 2013 - 11:22
The BBC responds to rumours of Christopher Eccleston having walked out of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary episode…
When you can’t trust the Daily Star, just who can you trust?
Said paper ran a story yesterday reporting that Christopher Eccleston had “snubbed” the BBC by “pulling out” of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode just as filming was due to begin.
The sticking point with their report - one no doubt predicated by Eccleston’s previous tangles with Doctor Who bosses - is that according to an official BBC source, Eccleston hadn’t signed up to appear in the episode in the first place.
“Chris met with Steven Moffat a couple of times to talk about Steven’s plans for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode,” an official (but unnamed) source told Digital Spy, continuing, “after careful thought, Chris decided not to be in the episode. »
- louisamellor
Game Of Thrones season 3 premiere: Gwendoline Christie, Paul Kaye, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Finn Jones & more...
5 April 2013 1:41 AM, PDT
Feature Louisa Mellor 5 Apr 2013 - 09:30
Here’s what happened when we went to the swanky Game of Thrones season 3 UK premiere and chatted to a few of the cast members…
Spoiler-warning: The bit with Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) contains brief, oblique reference to some of her season three scenes. Non-a Song of Ice and Fire readers may wish to skip it.
Even in absence, Dame Diana Rigg has the sovereign presence to make people sit up straight and behave themselves. At the mere mention of her name, Finn Jones, the young actor who plays her on-screen grandson Ser Loras Tyrell in Game of Thrones, segues from swagger to awe, following up his description of the Tyrell family in season three as “hot badass b*tches who are going to f**k s**t up” to an earnest list of “amazing”, “wonderful”, “classic legend”, and “such a privilege”. Good »
- louisamellor
The Big Bang Theory season 6 episode 20 review: The Tenure Turbulence
5 April 2013 12:44 AM, PDT
Review Kaci Ferrell 5 Apr 2013 - 07:40
The boys are competing for tenure in the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory, against a certain Mr Kripke...
This review contains spoilers.
6.20 The Tenure Turbulence
In this week's episode of The Big Bang Theory, it's the boys versus Barry Kripke in the race for tenure.
As always, either you love Kripke or you hate him, and I find myself in the former camp. If you don't like him, that's okay! Believe me, I totally get that it's a fine line between funny and annoying, and if he's just too much for your taste, then that's completely understandable. I just want it known that I'm in the former camp so that you're not reading this review and wondering where the rant about enough Kripke already! is.
So apparently, the writers remembered that this university has other staff than our main four guys, because »
- louisamellor
Revisiting Star Trek Tng: Conspiracy
5 April 2013 12:36 AM, PDT
Review James Hunt 5 Apr 2013 - 07:45
James reaches the penultimate episode in his lookback at the first Tng season, one with a schlocky sci-fi horror vibe...
This review contains spoilers.
1.25 Conspiracy
A lot of Tng season one was bland to the point of being completely forgettable. Say what you will about Conspiracy, but at least it was memorable. Not necessarily for good reasons, but after the previous instalment, we'll take character where we can find it.
At the start of the episode, Picard receives a secret priority message from Captain Keel, an old friend. We know this because the computer starts blaring "Secret Priority Message Incoming!" from every speaker, which strikes me as, er, not very discreet. Keel insists Picard meet with him on the planet Dytallix B, explain nothing to his crew, and fail to log the diversion to Starfleet. It seems like it'd be difficult to keep a »
- louisamellor
Thief 4 screen shots and art released
4 April 2013 11:49 PM, PDT
News 5 Apr 2013 - 07:30
Eidos Montreal has released a slew of images from the upcoming Thief reboot, and here they are...
The new reboot of Thief is destined for next gen platforms, and information about the game is now coming thick and fast. Garrett's return is being billed not so much as a prequel or sequel, but instead a different team's re-imaging of the series.
This re-imaging looks like it's still going to stick with a lot of series staples, and the familiar otherworldly take on a medieval setting, infused with steampunk style will return, along with Garrett's selection of dependable tools, including his trusty blackjack, lockpicks, bombs and his selection of specialised arrows.
New features will be introduced into the game, such as the Focus mode, which slows down time and reveals environmental and combat-specific informations, but old hands will also be catered for, and the game can still »
- aaronbirch
New posters: Oblivion, Fast & Furious 6, World War Z
4 April 2013 10:51 PM, PDT
Poster 5 Apr 2013 - 06:46
Our latest poster round-up brings together the latest promos for a trio of 2013 summer blockbusters...
The bustling for attention amongst this year's summer blockbuster entries has long since begun in earnest, and we've got a trio of brand new posters that have been released over the past day or so.
The best of them is probably the one for the incoming Tom Cruise sci-fi flick Oblivion. This is a film that it seems few are chuntering about right now, a surprise given that it's the first blockbuster of the season. Don't hold us to it, but Oblivion may yet turn out to be one of the summer's sweetest surprises.
The new World War Z poster too is hardly shabby. Again, the focus is on the scale, rather than putting zombies anywhere near the promotional material, but if it gets bums on seats, then fair enough. Finally, »
- simonbrew
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon screens leaked online
4 April 2013 10:49 PM, PDT
News 5 Apr 2013 - 06:45
Leaked shots for the rumoured Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon have surfaced online...
Now looking less and less like an elaborate April Fool's hoax, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon has had the veil of mystery peeled back a little more, thanks to some leaked screen shots.
The shots show that the game is going to look like a cross between Tron and Rambo, with neon plastered everywhere, high-tech sci-fi weapons and plenty of explosions. One shot shows a missile complex, whilst another clearly shows a sprawling forested landscape in the distance, hinting that the expansion, Dlc or whatever it ends up being (a leaked packshots hints an Xbla release), may be as open world as the original Far Cry 3.
The only official info released came with the website and trailer, and this states that the game will be an 80s sci-fi action movie-themed release starring Sergeant Rex Power Colt, »
- aaronbirch
Full trailer for Carrie remake, starring Chloe Grace Moretz
4 April 2013 10:45 PM, PDT
Trailer Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:44
Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore star in a fresh take on Stephen King's Carrie. Here's the trailer...
There are a few good reasons to be more interested in a fresh cinematic take on Carrie than your usual remake/reboot/whatever you want to call it. In front of the camera, for instance, this new take on Stephen King's novel features Kick-Ass' Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role. Plus there's the small matter of the brilliant Julianne Moore playing her mother.
And then, behind the camera, director Kimberly Peirce, who made the excellent Boys Don't Cry, may yet prove to be an inspired choice. Her film is set to be a very different one from Brian De Palma's classic, and the first trailer for the movie - while telling quite a lot of the story - does start to get that across. »
- simonbrew
Benedict Cumberbatch signs up for del Toro's Crimson Peak
4 April 2013 10:42 PM, PDT
News Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:41
Guillermo del Toro's ghost story, Crimson Peak, will now feature Benedict Cumberbatch alongside Emma Stone...
The cinematic world feels a lot better when Guillermo del Toro is directing films. His first movie since Hellboy II, Pacific Rim, arrives this summer, and del Toro has already been lining up the projects he's going to tackle afterwards.
He's developing, amongst many other things, a Dark Justice League project for Warner Bros, and there's also talk of Pacific Rim 2 already. But before he does either of those, he's set to direct the ghost story, Crimson Peak.
The turn of the century tale is set to start filming early in 2014, and already, we know that Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam are in the cast list. And now we can add another name too: Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the movie.
Cumberbatch is currently shooting »
- simonbrew
Justin Lin drops Fast & Furious 7
4 April 2013 10:39 PM, PDT
News Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:37
Fast & Furious 7 needs a new director. Might Justin Lin now go back to Terminator 5, we wonder?
Now here's something of a surprise. Since he took the helm on The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, Justin Lin has been the director in charge of the Fast & Furious franchise. This summer's Fast & Furious 6 will mark the fourth straight film in the series that he's made.
Such is his commitment and dedication to Fast & Furious movies that Justin Lin also turned down the chance to make Terminator 5 so that he could do Fast & Furious 6. But it's now been revealed that he's declined the chance to make Fast & Furious 7 as well.
The problem, The Hollywood Reporter has said, is that Universal is now looking to fast track the next film in the series. It wants production on Fast & Furious 7 to start in the summer, with an eye on »
- simonbrew
Roger Ebert: 1942-2013
4 April 2013 10:35 PM, PDT
News Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:33
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has died, at the age of 70.
Well, where do you start? There's no possible way that a few words on this website can do justice to what Roger Ebert brought to the world of film criticism. Few will ever match the class, the exquisite writing and the sense of fairness that Ebert made look simply effortless. And few film critics will ever be missed and mourned in the way that Ebert will.
Roger Ebert had announced earlier in the week that he was to take an absence from his work for the Chicago Sun-Times, having suffered a reoccurence of the cancer that had already, through complications, left him unable to speak. Not that that stopped him. His work continued, and his film reviews continued to tell it how it is. Furthermore, his love of movies continued to shine through just as brightly. »
- simonbrew
First Jurassic Park 4 hints emerge
4 April 2013 10:31 PM, PDT
News Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:29
Jurassic Park 4 will have T-Rexes and velociraptors. But there's going to be a new threat in there too...
As if we needed much encouragement, it's clearly officially okay to be excited about next summer's Jurassic Park 4, now that we know the film is being directed by Colin Trevorrow. We're huge fans of Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed, and are very much looking forward to what he can do with dinosaurs.
The story of Jurassic Park 4 is being kept firmly under wraps, but palaeontologist Jack Horner, who has worked as technical advisor on the franchise, has dropped a hint of two to USA Today. It's not much, but it's the first signs of what to expect.
He revealed that a new dinosaur is going to be one of the main attractions of Jurassic Park 4. "I can't actually tell you who that will be", he said, "but »
- simonbrew
Star Wars 1313 protagonist was Boba Fett
4 April 2013 10:08 PM, PDT
News Aaron Birch 5 Apr 2013 - 05:50
It's future is uncertain thanks to LucasArts' closure, but Star Wars 1313 would have delighted fans of a certain bounty hunter...
With Disney bringing down the shutters of LucasArts, simultaneously making a whole army of angry Force-wielding enemies (well done Mickey), one upcoming title that many were looking forward to may never see the light of day.
Star Wars 1313 was a distinctly different take on the Star Wars universe, and was a darker, grittier affair. This alone was enough to draw in the attention, and many thought that Star Wars needed to go in a different direction.
Well, now that fears that the game has been canned in the wake of LucasArts closure are growing, rumours have started to fly, with an interesting one being about the lead character.
According to a reliable Kotaku source, the main character of the game, which LucasArts insisted in »
- aaronbirch
Anchorman: The Legend Continues casting update
4 April 2013 11:37 AM, PDT
News Glen Chapman 5 Apr 2013 - 06:53
A new addition and a couple of returning cast members appear to have been confirmed for the long awaited Anchorman sequel.
Production is well underway on the long awaited sequel to Anchorman, which is set for release this coming December. The film will see the return of Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate and David Koechner, with Greg Kinnear, Hrrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, Josh Lawson and Meagan Good also confirmed to play roles.
One aspect of the first film that worked so well was the use of quality cameos, particularly with the showdown between rival news teams which featured a who's who of comedic talent. What's more, Jack Black also appeared in a memorable scene towards the end of the film.
It looks as though cameos will once again be a part of the film this time around, as The Hollywood Reporter »
- glenchapman
The return of Not Going Out
4 April 2013 9:13 AM, PDT
Feature Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:30
Lee Mack's Not Going Out returns to the BBC for its sixth series this evening, with an episode that proves there is life after Tim Vine...
The shadow of My Family hangs over the long-running British sitcom. It shouldn't do, but there's little getting around it: there's a perception that the longer a show goes on, the happier it is to rest on familiarity, rather than continuing to work hard at making people laugh. Granted, there are exceptions to the rule, but it's surely no coincidence that many of the most fondly remembered British situation comedies left the stage before they went stale. Even Only Fools And Horses, generally regarded - with some justification - as Britain's most warmly thought of long-running sitcom only had seven actual series, with the last few years of its run made up of specials.
Which brings us to Not Going Out. »
- louisamellor
New trailer lands for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby
4 April 2013 6:48 AM, PDT
Trailer Simon Brew 4 Apr 2013 - 14:44
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Baz Luhrmann's lavish take on The Great Gatsby. Here's the new trailer...
So far, the big films that were delayed from 2012 to 2013 have generally fared quite well. Granted, Jack The Giant Slayer struggled, but Paramount took home over $200m worldwide with Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and it's making a small amount of change out of G.I. Joe: Retaliation right now. Two out of three of the big postponements, thus far, have worked.
So how will The Great Gatsby fare? Originally due to open last Christmas, Baz Luhrmann's star-studded take on the F Scott Fitzgerald text is now set for a May release, including opening the Cannes Film Festival. And we've got a new trailer, showcasing the music, to give you a taste of what's to come. See what you make of this...
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- simonbrew
Arrested Development season 4 release date announced
4 April 2013 4:25 AM, PDT
News Louisa Mellor 4 Apr 2013 - 12:15
Here's a date for your diary: Sunday the 26th of May will see the simultaneous release of Arrested Development's entire 4th season...
This should put a smile on the face of Arrested Development fans: the new season will be released in full on Netflix on Sunday the 26th of May.
Fifteen brand new episodes of Bluth antics, featuring the original cast and plenty of guests, will be available on the online streaming service on the 26th of May. Even better news for UK readers is that the release date precedes a bank holiday Monday, so if you don't get through all fifteen on the first day, there's a government-sanctioned means of catching up.
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- louisamellor
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