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Solomon Kane Movie Adaptation Competition – 3 Copies to Give Away
Those kind folks at Titan Books have provided shelfabuse.com with 3 copies of the novelization of the new Solomon Kane movie, by horror writer Ramsey Campbell. The movie is out today in the UK, is directed by Michael J. Bassett, and stars James Purefoy as the eponymous bloke-in-trenchcoat-seeking-redemption.
For those who’ve yet to be exposed to the promotional material and … read more
G.I. Joe: Make the Grade Quiz Game
For the casual cinemagoer with a nostalgic affection for action figures, it’s looking to be a great year for movies, with Stephen Sommer’s G.I. Joe: The rise of Cobra hoping to ride on Transformers 2’s wave of hype. Sure, people love to see things blow up, but it’ll be interesting to see how the film fares in Britain (released … read more
Transformers Augmented Reality: Much More Than Meets The Eye
The invisible devil and angel that reside on my left and right shoulders, respectively, have been having a bit of a row. Lil’ Angel tells me not to bother spending my cash on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It’ll only make Michael Bay richer, me poorer, and encourage more similarly mindless blockbusters in the near future, he says. Lil’ … read more
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Coraline Movie Trailer
The official full length trailer from the Neil Gaiman children’s novel (also adapted into a graphic novel by P. Craig Russell) has been doing the rounds for the past few days. Directed by Henry Selick, who was responsible for The Nightmare Before Christmas — which was based on a picture book by Tim Burton, but not, as often assumed, directed … read more
Warner Brothers Survey Capcom’s Lost Planet
Sub-zero sci-fi coming to the big screen
Despite Iron Man, Hellboy 2 and The Dark Knight all extending beyond the salivating fanboy demographic and enjoying mainstream attention, Hollywood is arguably at risk of running the comic book repository dry. The solution? Resume drilling, with Daniel Plainview fortitude, into that other bottomless source of inspiration: the video game industry.
Against solid … read more
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