Apart from escaped llamas and colour-perception-challenging dresses, the Web has been alight this week with commentary on Adi Shankar and Joseph Kahn’s dark, high-budget fan-film take on Power Rangers starring Katee Sackhoff. This version would receive an R rating, so be warned.
You may view it here.
Neither SF nor fantasy, this biopic of a real-life nerd hero introduces Turing to people who should know his name—and it’s a contender for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars.
Our coverage of Jonah Hex can be found here, on iTunes and on Stitcher.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, a new deal with Sony will allow Spider-man to web-sling his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His first appearance likely will be in the next Captain America film, and he will get his own movie in 2017.
A new Spidey, of course, played by a new actor.
This weekend sees the release of a space opera and a D&Desque fantasy. Both revolve around a Chosen One; both have been chosen for largely negative reviews (though Jupiter‘s F/X look great).
This would be the place to defend, diss, and discuss these genre Valentines.
Here in the States, Sunday was a massive advertising extravaganza. I believe there was also a sporting event to go with it.
Here’s a round up of the genre films that were previewed.
If you want to discuss this week’s genre release, a found-footage time-travel film, this would be the place to do it.
Has anyone seen it? Failing that, can anyone see it in the future, and send us back a review?
Well, it’s finally here. It’s not much to go on, but we finally get a look at the new Fantastic Four coming in August.
The full slate of nominations is here, and as usual, genre entertainment has its best showing in the technical awards. Thankfully, biopics about real life geeks The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything both did very well in the major awards.
The latest podcast about silver screen superheroes is the first with the new title, and covers The Shadow (1994).