5 movie franchises that need rebooting

A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Chappie, will be making the 5th Alien film. It seems like a match made in heaven. There hasn't been a good Alien film for nigh-on 20 years, but Blomkamp is clearly a massive fan …

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11/03/2015
Chris Smith
Wall-E

The 6 Greatest Movie Robots of All Time

Chappie, Neill Blomkamp's latest film, hits our screens tomorrow. Focusing on a self-aware robot, the film examines how humanity will react to robots with thoughts and feelings. It also gives us the perfect opportunity to revisit some of our favourite movie robots of all time. Hooray! 6. TARS (Interstellar) Matthew …

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05/03/2015
Chris Smith
Get Hard Poster

March’s New Releases: Movies

Here are the big movies hitting your local cinema this month! 2nd March Chappie In a state policed by mindless police droids, a loveable self-aware robot is hunted down by powerful forces who see him as a threat to law and order. Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Elysium directs. …

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02/03/2015
Chris Smith
birdman

The Oscars: The Winners vs. Our Predictions

The great and good of Hollywood gathered for the 87th Academy Awards last night, with Boyhood, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel among the films vying for the big awards. Shortly after the nominees were announced, we made a few predictions. So, how well did we do? Let's find out"¦ …

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23/02/2015
Chris Smith

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to the BAFTA Winners

The great and good of the acting world descended on London for the BAFTAs last night. The event is widely considered as a precursor to the Oscars and is arguably the biggest night in the British film calendar. Naturally, you won't want to miss out on the all the exciting …

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09/02/2015
Chris Smith
Angry Birds

5 of the weirdest upcoming movie adaptations

It's a truth universally acknowledged that originality is dead "" see, we even stole that line off Jane Austen. This is apparently no truer than in Hollywood, where every 2nd movie seems to be a reboot, a sequel or an adaptation of a book, video game or play. Most adaptations …

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26/01/2015
Chris Smith