Rivalling Sunset Boulevard for its caustic take on Hollywood, Vincente Minnelli’s rip-roaring 1952 melodrama charts the fall of a ruthless, all-powerful producer (Kirk Douglas on top form) via flashbacks recalled by a writer (Dick Powell), an actress (Lana Turner) and a director (Barry Sullivan) – all of whom he made, …

Ethiopian village Bekoji has produced more Olympic medallists than most countries. Jerry Rothwell’s sunny if slight doc tracks Bekoji’s latest hopefuls, teenage girls Alemi and Hawii, to learn why. Dispelling the usual clichés about Africa, Rothwell reveals instead an entrepreneurial community where “running is work” and villagers chip in two …

Longing for a genuine PC sequel to the cult RPG Shadowrun? Looks like you’re not alone. Just two days after launching a Kickstarter campaign for Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun creator Jordan Weisman with Harebrained Schemes has announced that the studio has hit its $400,000 fundraising goal and is ready to give …

Sora, Riku, and their Disney comrades will return to western shores this summer, says Square Enix. Today, the studio revealed that the next chapter in its Disney-fied adventure, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for 3DS, will be ready for North American fans on July 31. Let’s celebrate with the …

(opens in new tab) Fancy a free ebook to browse over the Easter break? Anarchy Books is offering its anthology, V ivisepulture – with stories by authors such as Guy N Smith ( Night of the Crabs , Sabat , The Sucking Pit ), Neal Asher ( Prador Moon , …

38 Studios and Big Huge Games are conjuring up a new expansion for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Dubbed the Teeth of Naros, the DLC will beckon adventurers to the similarly named home of the Kollossae giants, where they will contend with new dangers and a mystery surrounding a long dead …

The granddaddy of side-scrolling brawlers has headed down the thrift-store, picked out some garish hypercolor threads, and is ready for another stroll through town, kicking and punching anyone who gets in his way. Double Dragon Neon, a revival of Technos’ 1987 tribute to fisticuffs and sibling rivalry, will be coming …

Bungie has posted a final farewell to Halo fans on Bungie.net. Unsurprising seeing as they’re not making the series any more (343 Industries appear to be doing a fine job with that). But in typical Bungie fashion, it’s not just a short, sweet, ‘so long and thanks for all the …

(opens in new tab) What would mankind do if humanity’s first alien contact involved a devastating strike against Earth? It’s a scenario imagined by Brit space opera Michael Cobley in his Humanity’s Fire trilogy, which last year concluded with the publication of The Ascendant Stars . The trilogy has been …

X-Files star donates to Bristol autism charity art show and auction that will take place on Saturday 28 April A very special piece of abstract sci-fi art will take pride of place in a charity auction next month, courtesy of Gillian “Scully” Anderson. The actress has donated a sketch to …