I see from my Facebook feed that it’s one week until the release of Star Trek Into Darkness . I know this because Paramount seems to be posting a countdown photo each day. After all the various trailers and posters and TV spots hitting us over the head with the …

Chris Beckett’s Dark Eden was yesterday named the best science fiction novel of the year at the Arthur C Clarke Award 2013 . (opens in new tab) The judging panel named Beckett , who follows in the illustrious footsteps of Margaret Atwood, Christopher Priest and China Miéville, as the 27 …

Section 8 studio and Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer TimeGate has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Polygon reports the Sugar Land, Texas-based studio filed on Wednesday with total liabilities ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Its top creditors include Epic Games, from which it licensed the Unreal Engine, among …

Steven Soderbergh might be taking a well-earned break from directing, but his latest comments about the forthcoming Magic Mike 2 suggest that he’s still spinning plenty of movie-plates. “It’s getting pretty far along,” says Soderbergh of the sequel. “They’ve got a good idea. There were some stories and events that …

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cherry Tree Hills Albatross Island Auburn Fort Meadows Apollo Island Bluebell Woods Downtown The Lego games have always had a crazy amount of collectibles, and Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is no exception. Red Bricks have been a constant in the Lego games, and they make …

(opens in new tab) The ratings news just keeps on getting better and better for Game Of Thrones in the States. The jawdropping dragon antics from two weeks ago must have caused some serious buzz, because the latest episode – 4.05 “Kissed By Fire”, which aired on HBO in the …

Continuum 2.02 “Split Second” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.02 Writer: Simon Barry Director: Pat Williams THE ONE WHERE Travis is moved between jails and Liber8 split into two factions to get him back (or not, as the case may be) during the switch. Much violence ensues. Meanwhile, …

In issue 206 of Total Film magazine, we chat to Byzantium director Neil Jordan and stars Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan. Jordan’s no stranger to the supernatural, having made a name for himself with The Company Of Wolves and Interview With The Vampire , and, according to Arterton, there’s a …

Everybody does indeed have a plan in Ana Piterbarg’s ponderous Argentine noir – problem is, they’re all terrible. Depressed doctor Viggo Mortensen (again undercutting his Aragon image, and here speaking immaculate Spanish) fakes his own death, leaves his wife and replaces his twin brother (also Mortensen) in the brutal backwaters …

A US indie about graffiti taggers walking’n’talking in NYC sounds like a recipe for post-mumblecore hipster chic, but Adam Leon’s fleet and funky freewheeler betrays no contrivance. Ty Hickson and Tashiana Washington brim with conviction as cash-strapped mates struggling to raise $500 so they can tag Shea Stadium’s home-run apple …