2022-07-22 16:06
My journey into Middle-earth began in childhood when scholarly neighbour friends gifted me a copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. This was shortly before a screening of Ralph Bakshi's anim… Read More
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2022-07-20 10:00
In 1989, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg (Jaws) cameoed in Michael Jackson’s music video for Liberian Girl. However, Spielberg wasn’t at the helm. Fast forward to 2022… Read More
2022-07-19 15:32
Ready player one? Like many video gamers from my generation, I began playing video games during the Atari age after I was gifted a VCS for my 8th birthday. To celebrate the beloved br… Read More
2022-07-14 14:38
Lucasfilm has released an official trailer for Light & Magic, the upcoming Disney+ original docuseries chronicling the history of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). ILM was founded b… Read More
2022-07-11 23:00
The 6-inch scale G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra H.I.S.S. (High Speed Sentry) is the first HasLab campaign I've backed (since joining Hasbro Pulse Premium) because of nostalgia! Nostalgi… Read More
2022-07-10 13:00
Top Gun soared at the box office when a material girl and moonwalker defined the popular culture zeitgeist of the 1980s. The sequel has been a long time in the making, further delayed on… Read More
2022-07-09 08:00
This October, LEGO in partnership with Nintendo is releasing an interactive 12-inch LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser as part of the beloved brick building brand's Sets for Adults. I… Read More
2022-07-08 13:17
Following an Oscar win for CODA, Apple looks to an animated success with Luck. Read the official synopsis: "From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Gree… Read More
2022-07-06 05:30
LEGO Ideas previously gave us Doctor Who, TRON: Legacy, Voltron, Sesame Street and Home Alone. How about a diorama to celebrate the 40th anniversary of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial? In 1… Read More
2022-07-04 11:15
Happy 4th of July to all our US-based readers! As has become an annual tradition, I'll be watching director Steven Spielberg's seminal summer blockbuster, Jaws. The shark was brought viv… Read More
2022-07-02 16:35
"I've got a bad feeling about this!" 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Tickets for Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 went on sale last Thursday. Like many… Read More
2022-07-01 05:00
This is the unboxing video Star Wars fans are looking for! Fan films are always fun to watch and sometimes they go above and beyond (special thanks to my friend Earl Barker for the tip-off)… Read More
2022-06-28 15:06
Punch it! Lucasfilm has announced tickets for Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 go on sale this Thursday. The official Lucasfilm fan event, which originally began in 1999 to celebrate the re… Read More
2022-06-27 16:02
The wait is almost over for Stranger Things fans (myself included). Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is number one on the charts for a second week and Stranger Things 4 Vol.2 is rele… Read More
2022-06-25 20:52
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi concluded on Wednesday with a haunting finale filled with nostalgic Force feels on Disney+. Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader) appeared on The To… Read More
2022-06-22 18:27
Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) is now available in the UK and Ireland on a range of devices but not PlayStation or Xbox consoles at launch. However, customers could sign-up a day ea… Read More
2022-06-20 20:00
Hit it! Paramount+ launches in the UK with Halo and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this week. To celebrate, Halo's season premiere will be shown on Channel 5, which is owned by Paramount Glob… Read More
2022-06-19 15:32
LEGO CON 2022 was filled with exciting announcements to celebrate 90 years of LEGO. From Galaxy Explorer, an homage to the original LEGO Space spaceship from 1979, which I still have… Read More
2022-06-17 15:52
Parts of the UK are experiencing a heatwave. So it seems apt to share the official trailer for Prey, a Predator prequel directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), coming to Hulu and… Read More
2022-06-15 15:10
Spider-Man's coming home to Disney+ this Friday. Disney+ subscribers (myself included) will be able to watch Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, an… Read More
2022-06-14 13:11
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) has joined the cast of Doctor Who for the 60th anniversary in 2023. A photo of the Emmy and Tony award-winning actor was shared on social media… Read More
2022-06-13 16:07
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) are currently reprising their roles fr… Read More
2022-06-06 05:00
In this edition of A Star Wars Toy Story delayed due to the pandemic, Nick Smith, our US-based collecting connoisseur, goes on a toy hunt to Target in search of exclusive bounty. Let's hope… Read More
2022-06-01 06:00
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has exclusively beamed onto Paramount+ with Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock rep… Read More
2022-05-29 07:00
Star Wars Celebration is the fan event we've all been looking for as we emerge from the pandemic. Like many fans unable to attend the Anaheim Convention Center in person, I've watched the… Read More
2022-05-28 16:50
Star Wars Celebration is back for the first time since the global pandemic. Lucasfilm has plenty of surprises including a teaser trailer for the live-action Willow spin-off series coming… Read More
2022-05-25 07:00
45 years ago, the original Star Wars movie, written and directed by George Lucas (American Graffiti), was released in the US. Lucas' space opera would change moviemaking forever. To coinc… Read More
2022-05-24 13:55
On Monday, Disney dropped an official trailer for Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder. Director Taika Waititi's (Jojo Rabbit) follow-up to his Thor: Ragnarok looks a lot of fun, with… Read More
2022-05-23 05:30
Halfway to Hallow's Eve and Funko has announced a wave of Pop! figures for Funkoween. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Funko is releasing a collectio… Read More
2022-05-21 17:19
On Friday, Netflix released the first 8 minutes of Stranger Things 4. The Duffer brothers channel the cinema of Steven Spielberg (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and Stanley Kubrick (Fu… Read More
2022-05-20 06:00
Poignantly, George Pérez's passing was announced on Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). An artist whose work I admired long before I knew of the man. Nick Smith, our resident US-based comi… Read More
2022-05-18 06:00
The third season of For All Mankind, an alternate reality sci-fi series created by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), begins streaming this June exclusively on Apple TV+. Don't tell Elo… Read More
2022-05-16 14:51
Disney has dropped a teaser trailer for Prey, a Predator prequel directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), coming to Hulu and Star on Disney+. Read the official synopsis: "Set in t… Read More
2022-05-15 18:25
Allons-y! Following last Sunday's announcement of Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor after Jodie Whittaker leaves Doctor Who later this year. David Tennant is back as the Tenth Doctor w… Read More
2022-05-14 05:30
20 years ago, director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man reinvigorated superhero movies and foreshadowed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) beginning with Iron Man (2008). Nick Smith, our reside… Read More
2022-05-13 16:05
LEGO Optimus Prime is a transforming thing this June. The heroic leader of the Autobots is an icon from the Transformers toy line. “It has been an honour and a joy to work together wi… Read More
2022-05-11 05:30
Westworld returns next month on HBO and HBO Max. By this point, after living through social distancing and lockdowns, I can't remember much about the creepy and convoluted dystopian sci… Read More
2022-05-10 00:00
On Monday, Disney dropped an official teaser trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water, which was first shown at CinemaCon and exclusively in cinemas with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madn… Read More
2022-05-09 13:42
Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) launches with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this summer in the UK. The ViacomCBS streaming service enters an increasingly overcrowded space as con… Read More
2022-05-08 15:22
Without fanfare, today the BBC announced the actor replacing Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who. Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) will be playing the titular Time Lord in returning showrunner Russel… Read More
2022-05-07 15:38
Whatever your thoughts were on Legend of the Sea Devils, the trailer for the upcoming special, to mark the BBC's centenary year, overshadowed Jodie Whittaker's penultimate episode as Doc… Read More
2022-05-04 15:54
"May the 4th be with you!" Lucasfilm has dropped an official trailer for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Star Wars Day, teasing a rematch between the titular Jedi Master and his fallen apprenti… Read More
2022-05-02 15:01
Apple has teased a film for Star Wars Day. Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound. The Cupertino-based company has a storied history with Lucasfilm. From the first Star Wars: The Phantom Menac… Read More
2022-04-30 23:30
With only a few weeks to go until Star Wars Celebration and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, Total Film magazine has released exclusive images from the latest live-action spin-off serie… Read More
2022-04-27 19:47
The 13-year wait to return to Pandora is almost over. The first sequel to Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water, will be in cinemas this holiday season. Director James Cameron (Alie… Read More
2022-04-26 05:30
It's Alien Day celebrating all things xenomorph on LV-426. So what better time to examine the plastic fantastic incarnations of the monster that first terrorised the ill-fated crew of th… Read More
2022-04-25 12:26
50 years ago, the Sea Devils first emerged from the murky depths to battle the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee). The fan-favourite marine monsters, not seen since Warriors of the Deep, are… Read More
2022-04-16 13:29
29 years ago, Jurassic Park revolutionised moviemaking the way Star Wars did in 1977. Directed by Steven Spielberg (Jaws) with an assist from George Lucas (Star Wars), Jurassic Park s… Read More
2022-04-15 05:30
My earliest memory of David Lynch’s Dune was seeing merchandise in a toy store bargain bin, which didn’t divert me from the Star Wars aisle. Ironically, Lynch turned down dire… Read More
2022-04-13 15:14
Netflix has released a new trailer for Stranger Things 4. Looks like the Hawkins teens are pitched against a new big bad in the Upside Down. Read the official synopsis: "It’s been six… Read More
2022-04-12 17:37
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) was most recently seen in The Book of Boba Fett and is expected to return later this year as the titular character in the third season of the award-winning… Read More
2022-04-11 06:00
What Easter bank holiday weekend would be complete without James Bond? A point proven when my tweet was read out live on air on Scala Radio last Easter. This tradition began on ITV when I… Read More
2022-04-08 16:40
Marvel Studios' Moon Knight is the House of M's answer to DC's Batman and an unknown quantity to this true believer. Nick Smith, our US-based stellar scribe and comic book doyen, embarks… Read More
2022-04-07 18:14
Crystal Dynamics used Tuesday's The State of Unreal Event 2022 to announce Tomb Raider 4 is in development using Epic Games' next-generation game engine. Game director Will Kerslake explaine… Read More
2022-04-05 15:44
Lucasfilm Games has so much nostalgia for generations of video gamers (myself included). Rescue on Fractalus!, Ballblazer, Koronis Rift and The Eidolon are amongst my all-time favourite… Read More
2022-04-04 13:30
Ahead of First Contact Day AKA Star Trek Day, Paramount+ has released a new trailer and TV Spots for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds reunites Star Trek: Discover… Read More
2022-04-03 16:42
Doctor Who returns with some old enemies, not seen since Warriors of the Deep, in a swashbuckling special this Easter. Ever since the Silurians returned to Doctor Who, fans (myself includ… Read More
2022-04-02 15:41
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was hastily released in 1979 in the wake of Star Wars. Official poster magazine and action figures in hand, I saw the maiden Star Trek silver screen voyage… Read More
2022-04-01 05:30
In time for Star Wars Day, LEGO has announced a new Star Wars Diorama series for adult collectors based on classic scenes from the original trilogy. “For years we’ve been scratch… Read More
2022-03-31 16:02
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi will now premiere on Disney+ during Star Wars Celebration. Today's announcement was made by the titular Jedi Master himself, Ewan McGregor. Read the official syn… Read More
2022-03-29 14:00
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick. Read the official synopsis: "After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete… Read More
2022-03-28 13:49
Apple TV+ is the first streaming service to win the best picture award at the Oscars for CODA. "I can't believe it," Emilia Jones, who plays Ruby Rossi the child of deaf adults, told B… Read More
2022-03-26 16:10
The fine folks at WB Games have sent over a dark side trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One and… Read More
2022-03-25 14:12
2 years ago, the UK went into lockdown for the first time with a new normal in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19). Like many, I’ve lost family and friends during the ongoing pandemi… Read More
2022-03-23 12:28
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum 8-bit home computers. Christmas 1982, I unwrapped a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K and saw Disney's Tron… Read More
2022-03-19 15:55
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) exclusively reports that Christopher Lloyd is appearing in the third season of The Mandalorian, which is currently filming in California. The beloved award-w… Read More
2022-03-18 17:05
According to The Ankler, Damon Lindelof, who co-created Lost with JJ Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and worked with the director on the big screen Star Trek reboot, is rumoured to be… Read More
2022-03-17 15:24
Marvel Studios has released an official trailer for Ms. Marvel on Disney+. Read the official synopsis: "Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is a new, original series that introduces Kamal… Read More
2022-03-16 09:30
Paramount+ has officially announced that Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) is joining the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Wesley will play a young James T. Kirk before… Read More
2022-03-15 21:22
As I've written previously, one of my fondest undergraduate memories was attending a special 70mm screening of Tim Burton's Batman, with Nick Smith, at the Odeon Bournemouth. So, it's… Read More
2022-03-11 06:30
This week's Star Wars news has provided some much-needed hope. Star Wars Celebration returns in May and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi Master, is o… Read More
2022-03-10 00:15
On Wednesday, Lucasfilm dropped a teaser trailer for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. Nothing prepared me for this. Read the official synopsis: "The story begins 10 years after the d… Read More
2022-03-09 16:17
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi is the cover story for Entertainment Weekly (EW). This coincides with the launch of an official Twitter account and rumours of a teaser trailer dropping later today… Read More
2022-03-08 17:19
Star Wars Celebration is coming back as an in-person event this year and coincides with the 45th anniversary of the original Star Wars movie's release in North America. Lucasfilm has shar… Read More
2022-03-07 20:18
“Mon Capitan, How I've missed you...” Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Star Trek: Picard is back with favourable comparisons to Mass Effect 2. Fan-favourites reunite for… Read More
2022-03-06 16:11
Tom Veitch has died at the age of 80 due to complications from coronavirus (COVID-19). The comic book writer is best known to Star Wars fans (myself included) for his seminal Dark Empire… Read More
2022-03-05 16:20
According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), a new standalone Alien movie is in the works along with a live-action spin-off series already greenlit for FX on Hulu and Star on Disney+. Fede… Read More
2022-03-03 16:46
Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. has passed away at the age of 84. His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, director of a documentary about her father entitled "Laddie: The Man Behind the… Read More
2022-03-02 19:07
Netflix has released an official trailer for The Adam Project. Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) reunites with Free Guy director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) for a timey-wimey nostalgia trip in homag… Read More
2022-03-01 05:00
Before WandaVision, there was Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher and The Defenders exclusively on Netflix. Personally, I really enjoyed Daredevil when it debuted b… Read More
2022-02-27 16:57
On Sunday, producer Frank Marshall tweeted Indiana Jones 5 had wrapped principal photography. The upcoming sequel in the storied franchise co-created by George Lucas (Star Wars) and S… Read More
2022-02-25 16:52
Hasbro's G.I. Joe and Transformers took pride of place alongside Masters of the Universe, M.A.S.K., Star Wars and Zoids in my toy room. This collection was amassed from Exeter's Pram and… Read More
2022-02-24 17:13
On Wednesday, Sony Pictures announced Spider-Man: No Way Home is coming home digitally this March. A popular internet meme based on the sixties animated Spider-Man series was recreated f… Read More
2022-02-23 16:37
LRM Online exclusively reports Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) will clash twice in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off on Disney+! The site goes on to sug… Read More
2022-02-22 16:15
The fine folks at WB Games have sent over a behind-the-scenes look at LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One an… Read More
2022-02-21 10:12
Peacemaker is a spin-off from The Suicide Squad, which I've yet to see on Sky Cinema. Director James Gunn's follow-up series is a hit on HBO Max. Nick Smith, our resident US-based comic… Read More
2022-02-19 14:30
Our time in the Upside Down is coming to an end. Sadly, not the real-life pandemic but Stranger Things. The sci-fi series premiered on Netflix in 2016 becoming a pop culture phenomeno… Read More
2022-02-18 12:01
John Williams recently celebrated his 90th birthday. However, the veteran Hollywood composer, intrinsically linked with the movies of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, shows no signs of… Read More
2022-02-17 17:07
Our time in the Upside Down is coming to an end. Sadly, not the real-life pandemic but Stranger Things. Netflix has announced season 4 will be the penultimate season. "Seven years ag… Read More
2022-02-16 14:23
The Book of Boba Fett has concluded on Disney+ and I've enjoyed my Star Wars Weekly fix as we wait for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi and the third season of The Mandalorian later this year. T… Read More
2022-02-14 12:37
To the disappointment of many Star Wars fans (myself included), Lucasfilm was a no-show during Super Bowl LVI. Perhaps the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer is being held back for Star Wa… Read More
2022-02-13 12:17
Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) reunites with Free Guy director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) for a timey-wimey nostalgia trip that Netflix has become synonymous with since Stranger Things and Lo… Read More
2022-02-12 07:00
Hello there! On Wednesday, The Book of Boba Fett had barely closed before Lucasfilm announced when Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney+. Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi won't be rele… Read More
2022-02-10 15:21
Universal Pictures has released an official trailer for Jurassic World Dominion. The upcoming sequel, directed by Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) and executive produced by Steven Spi… Read More
2022-02-08 17:00
John Williams needs no introduction. The award-winning Hollywood composer is synonymous with the movies of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. He turns 90 today, and I'd like to wish him a… Read More
2022-02-07 11:36
Marvel Comics has announced a new Star Wars: Obi-Wan 5-issue miniseries, written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Ario Anindito coming this May. I'll use a Jedi mind trick on Nick Smith f… Read More
2022-02-05 15:39
Spider-Man: No Way Home is a box office behemoth and I can't wait to see the beloved web-slinger's latest adventure when it debuts on Netflix. Nick Smith, our resident US-based comic boo… Read More
2022-02-04 16:45
The summer of 1999 was all about George Lucas' Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Britney Spears. Then there was a glitch in the Hollywood studio system. The Matrix happened. I wen… Read More
2022-02-03 16:57
Moonfall, directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day), is in cinemas on 4th February. Lionsgate has commissioned an official LEGO remake of the opening scene, and now I want to see… Read More
2022-02-02 15:53
On Tuesday, Paramount+ shared a first look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with a teaser poster calling back to The Cage and the sci-fi series' western genre roots. The Cage was the… Read More
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