Month: June 2021

In another example of a short film getting a feature treatment, Alberto Corredor is directing a full-length take on his indie short Baghead, which locks up a witch in the basement. “Bridgerton” star Ruby Barker (pictured below) joins Freya Allan, a breakout in the Netflix series “The Witcher”, in Baghead for Studiocanal and The Picture
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News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS’ weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. After eight years on the shelf, many are saying the smart money is on EA announcing a new Dead Space game at the upcoming EA Play
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New York-based construction startup Toggle this morning announced that it has raised an $8 million Series A. The round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners and featured Blackhorn Ventures, Point72 Ventures, New York State and Twenty Seven Ventures. It follows a $3 million seed round raised in late-2019. Robotics in general have been a massively
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Nintendo is getting fans hype for Splatoon 2’s Splatter Ladder 2021 ahead of the tournament. From July 10th to July 31st, it’s going down on Nintendo Switch Online. Splatfests are always popular with the Splatoon community. This year’s version of this contest will be no different. You can compete in Rainmaker, Splat Zones, Tower Control,
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Let the adventure begin… all over again. The original 1970s TV series “Fantasy Island” only dabbled in horror here and there, but Blumhouse’s 2020 movie brought those elements to the forefront for a full-on horror movie. Now, just one year later, “Fantasy Island” returns as, well, a non-horror TV series. The new “Fantasy Island” premieres
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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Calm Beyond, a survivalist thriller that premiered in competition at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival. This is the feature directorial debut of the late Joshua Wong, the award-winning commercials and shorts director, who tragically lost his battle with cancer in December 2020. From a
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Earlier this month, our own Kimberly Wallace wrote up a delightful feature on why gamers should check out the beloved Legend of Mana RPG franchise (if they haven’t already) with the hopes of even more adventures on the way. It looks like she’s getting her wish because Square Enix has announced a new Legends of
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“Fear the Walking Dead” and “Helstrom” actress Sydney Lemmon is the latest to join the cast of Blumhouse and director Keith Thomas‘ (The Vigil) Firestarter, Deadline reports. Ryan Kiera Armstrong (IT Chapter Two, “American Horror Story”) is playing Charlie in the new Stephen King adaptation, and Lemmon will be playing Charlie’s mother. In Firestarter, “A young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities and is
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Harvey Keitel worked with Quentin Tarantino on Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, and even had a small contribution to Inglourious Basterds. These are some of the most popular Tarantino films, but Keitel also has some words for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which is Tarantino’s most recent film and one that Keitel had no
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By Dom Peppiatt28 June 2021 19:33 GMT Nier Reincarnation, the mobile RPG spin-off coming to Android and iOS, will launch later this month – and you can get bonus items if you pre-register. The game, developed by Applibo and published by Square Enix, will launch on July 28 (thanks, IGN). As per the site’s announcement,
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By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed
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The Technical Director of Programming for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora‘s recently divulged that each version of the title will support ray tracing. Though it is relatively new, ray tracing technology has already taken the world of gaming by storm on console and PC. Essentially, this rendering technique allows for the enhancement of reflections, shadows, and lighting, giving the quality
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News Courtney Love Accuses Olivia Rodrigo of “Stealing” Hole Album Cover Concept After Love noted the similarities between Rodrigo’s Sour Prom artwork and the Live Through This cover, Rodrigo commented: “love u and live through this sooooo much” By Evan Minsker June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Courtney Love and Olivia Rodrigo (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter
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John Langley, the creator of the hit TV show “Cops” has died. Langley’s reps confirmed the news to Variety, saying he passed away Saturday in Baja, Mexico of an apparent heart attack — this while the guy was involved in an off-road race … and was actually on the track himself. Word is, he was
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