SNAPSHOT Lava will tell the story of a curmudgeonly volcano, Uku, and his hot top love interest across the sea, the mountain Lele. (synopsis via Huffington Post) Who doesn’t want someone to “lava”? We all do right, even volcano islands who they might be situated out in the middle Continue Reading
Everyone is already dead: Twelve Monkeys TV series debuts its first trailer
Way back in 1995, an intriguing sci-fi film y the name of Twelve Monkeys, starring Bruce Willis in prime badass mode, dropped into cinemas, one of the first of a wave of apocalyptically-disposed storytelling that twenty years hence has become a veritable flood. In this particular vision of the Continue Reading
(re)Visions: Alice – Interview: C. A Young, author of the novelette “The World in a Thimble”
This is the second in a series of interviews with the (re)Visions: Alice that I published on a now sadly defunct writing site back in 2012. I hope you enjoy discovering more about the authors behind these remarkably imaginative re-imagined tales. C. A Young is an American author whose intricate writing Continue Reading
Movie review: The Lunchbox
When it comes to expressing the universal need we all have to belong and be connected to others, I always thought no one said it better, at least in this pop culture-obsessed age, than the theme song for TV sitcom Cheers which famously stated “You wanna be where everybody knows Continue Reading
Big Hero 6 leaps into action with its second trailer
SNAPSHOT Set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), a young prodigy named Hiro Hamada and his self-created robot Baymax uncover a criminal plot and must join a team of inexperienced crime fighters,[8] including Wasabi-No-Ginger, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, and Fred. (synopsis Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Face art of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
There is a great deal to like about the recently-released Dawn of the Planet of the Apes which defied the usual trend of sequels by being every bit the equal of its predecessor Rise of the Planet of the Apes. One of the aspects of the movie that most Continue Reading
Falling Skies: “Evolve or Die” (S4, E4 review)
*There be aliens and spoilers aplenty ahead!* Falling Skies may have belatedly embraced its inner apocalyptic child this season but that didn’t stop it from coming over all Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) this week in 4th episode “Evolve or Die”. Or should that be all Rolfe the messenger Continue Reading
A soldier without a war? That makes him The Last Man (trailer + poster)
SNAPSHOT A soldier (Richard Glover) is awoken from stasis to find the world completely destroyed. Venturing into the wasteland he is faced with the devastating loneliness of being the last man alive. (synopsis via UK Horror Scene) For a guy as upbeat and doggedly optimistic as myself, I sure Continue Reading
Now this is music #33: The Hics, Mapei, T V Å, Kite String Tangle, Lowell
It’s time my friends to musically zip around the globe! From Sweden to USA to Australia and back to the UK via Canada, I’ve gathered together five amazing songs by up and coming artists from around the world that have that something irrefutably special about them. All of these Continue Reading
Movie review: Sex Tape
Sex Tape, directed by Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, New Girl), is a small “c” comedy with big “C” comedy aspirations it never quite realises. With a script by the same scriptwriters (plus one, Kate Angelo) who, oddly enough, brought us 2011’s sublimely wonderful The Muppet Movie, star Jason Segel and Continue Reading