Wonder Woman. Alien: Covenant. Spider-Man Homecoming. Blockbuster season is upon us once more, but how about supplementing your multiplex fare with a few fan films? Shot on minuscule budgets in people’s homes, businesses and backyards, fan films are more than just videos cobbled together from existing footage—they are new movies inspired by a familiar franchise. And some of […]
Oscars 2015: Now the parade’s gone by
The 87th Academy Awards were held last night, marking the official end of awards season. Now Oscars (Lego and otherwise) are safely ensconced in their new homes, the feverish live blogging and tweeting has ceased, and Hollywood has taken down all the bunting and stored it away until next year. Time to review the ceremony’s […]
Spider-Man is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hooray?
It’s official: Spider-Man will be appearing in Marvel’s movie universe. The glad tidings, trumpeted yesterday across my Facebook and Twitter feeds, reminded me of this tweet: At last, Sony Pictures and Marvel have struck a deal that will allow everyone’s favourite web-slinger to come in from the cold. Spider-Man will appear in a Marvel film […]