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September 7, 2018

The Predator movie review round-up

Next weekend, The Predator arrives in cinemas. The movie – 20th Century Fox’s sixth film to feature the alien hunters – is directed by Shane Black and stars Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Thomas Jane and Olivia Munn. Is it any good? Let’s see what the critics have to say… Jim Vejovoda of IGN awarded The…

September 7, 2018

Mattel creates film division

Some exciting news this morning… Mattel Inc – the leading toy company behind iconic brands such as He-Man and Barbie – is launching a film division! According to Variety, Dallas Buyers Club (2013) producer, Robbie Brenner is overseeing Mattel Films as Executive Producer, reporting to Ynon Kreiz, Mattel’s new chairman and CEO. Brenner said: “Generations of children around…

September 7, 2018

Burt Reynolds passes away

Screen actor, Burt Reynolds has passed away. The actor – known for his roles in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and The Cannonball Run (1981) – has died at the age of 82. According to the BBC, Reynolds passed away in a Florida hospital from a heart attack. His family were by his side at the…

September 6, 2018

Watch: Pixel Dan’s Toy Biz X-Men retrospective

If I had to list my top three favourite toy lines of all-time, without doubt Toy Biz’s X-Men toys from the 1990s would feature within that list – most likely in second place. The incredibly successful line – which cropped up on toy shelves throughout the decade – comprised a huge collection of action figures…

September 6, 2018

The Incredibles 2 is now Pixar’s highest grossing movie

The Incredibles 2 has become the highest grossing Disney-Pixar movie of all-time. The film – a follow-up to the 2004 super hero comedy, The Incredibles – has taken the top spot, pushing Toy Story 3 (2010), the former No.1, into second place. In addition to this achievement, the movie continues to do well at the…

September 5, 2018

A timely message from Winnie & Mickey

Today a meme has been doing the rounds on social media – and it’s a meme which I think deserves to be re-posted here. The illustrator/author is the fantastic artist, Jason Zucker. The following needs no explanation. Says it all really. Read more:

September 5, 2018

Doctor Who moves to Sunday nights

The BBC’s long-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who is on the move – from Saturday to Sunday. The show will kick-start it’s new season from Sunday October 7th, moving from it’s traditional Saturday night slot to a Sunday screening. No time slot has been announced just yet. So, why the move? Why not? I’m pretty sure…

September 4, 2018

From Superman to Witcher TV series?

Superman actor, Henry Cavill has been cast in Netflix’s new TV series, The Witcher. The actor broke the news via a social media post on his Instagram account. Posting an image of his own Netflix account, with the account name altered to say Geralt of Rivia (the name of the main character in the Witcher…

September 4, 2018

Let’s talk about the same-sex wedding on Neighbours… because it was perfect

Yesterday, long-running Aussie soap, Neighbours made TV history by airing the first same-sex wedding on Australian television, since the country legalised same-sex marriage. The wedding – between Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka – was attended by many of Ramsay Street’s residents and was, in my opinion, a great half-an-hour of TV. In the UK, Neighbours…

September 4, 2018

Is another Police Academy movie in the works?

Prepare yourselves – another Police Academy movie could be on the cards. Or at least it could be according to actor, Steve Guttenberg. A couple of days ago, Guttenberg posted an image on his Twitter account, asking his followers to guess where he was. The photo prompted one follower (Adam) to answer the question, before…