Tag: films / movies

  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment DVD Review

    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment DVD Review

    1966 Director: Karel Reisz Script: David Mercer Cast: David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens, Irene Handl, Bernard Bresslaw This movie adaptation of David Mercer’s televised play, for which Vanessa Redgrave received a Best Actress Award at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, is a cult classic that appears to have been overlooked while all manner of…

  • MCM Expo Celebrates 10 Years As “London’s Comic Con”

    MCM Expo Celebrates 10 Years As “London’s Comic Con”

    Press Release: 2011 will see the tenth anniversary of the London MCM Expo, London’s Comic Con – a decade in which the show has grown from a small collector’s fair to the biggest entertainment event in the UK, showcasing the best in comics, movies, video games, cosplay and anime. This year’s MCM Group events alone…

  • Shaun of the Dead Graphic Novel Review

    Shaun of the Dead Graphic Novel Review

    2010, Titan Books Adapted by: Chris Ryall Art: Zach Howard, Sean Murphy Colours: Thompson Knox It’s time to hit the Winchester once more with the Shaun of the Dead comic adaptation, originally published by IDW in 2005 and brought to British shores a half-decade later by Titan Books. Not that I’m complaining. I haven’t seen…

  • Magical Line-Up For Memorabilia Show

    Magical Line-Up For Memorabilia Show

    Where: NEC Birmingham When: 20-21 November Press Release: There’ll be a touch of magic at this weekend’s Winter Memorabilia Show at NEC Birmingham, with visitors getting the chance to meet stars from the blockbuster Harry Potter movies and hit television series Merlin. David Bradley, who plays cantankerous caretaker Argus Filch, and Warwick Davis, who plays…

  • Avatar Collectors Vault Book 3D Review

    Avatar Collectors Vault Book 3D Review

    Published by Whitman Publishing / Titan Books James Cameron’s “Pocahontas in Space” may not have been the first 3D cinema experience, but it’s certainly proven to be the third dimension’s most prominent emissary. While cynical cinephiles interpreted Avatar’s success as further proof that visual gimmickry will compensate for all manner of plot deficiency, the fact…

  • Avatar Collector’s Vault Brings the 3D to Your Coffee Table

    Avatar Collector’s Vault Brings the 3D to Your Coffee Table

    To coincide with the DVD/Blu-ray release of the Avatar: Extended Edition – you know, the one you didn’t hold out for and now wish you had – on the 15th November, Titan Books are releasing the intriguingly titled Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D. This oversized hardcover “interactive book” comes in a slipcase and contains over 60…

  • Carlos: The Trilogy DVD Review

    Carlos: The Trilogy DVD Review

    2010 Director: Olivier Assayas Script: Dan Franck, Olivier Assayas Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach, Susanne Wuest, Anna Thalbach, Julia Hummer Sidestepping the controversy that Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network script recently attracted, Carlos begins with a disclaimer informing us that it’s purely a work of fiction based on real…

  • ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction DVD Review

    ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction DVD Review

    Released 18th October 2010 by Optimum Home Entertainment Director: Kevin Hamedani Cast: Janette Armand, Doug Fahl and Cooper Hopkins Script: Kevin Hamedani, Ramon Isao It’s probably best not to settle down to a film titled Zombies of Mass Destruction expecting Citizen Kane. Or even George A. Romero, for that matter. But this admirably earnest little…