True Detective – Cage, Banderas and a Strange Series
What made the first season of True Detective so distinctive, how has the series changed since then, and what connects its different stories? The past and future of a rather unusual franchise.
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Everyday Life at the End of the World – Justin Cronin’s Strange World
Vampires, the end of the world, and a story spanning centuries of humanity’s struggle to survive. Justin Cronin’s *The Passage* trilogy is more than a simple survival story: it is a tale about a remarkable world, fear, and the power of love.
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Warner Has Been Sold – But It’s Not Going to Netflix
The Warner–Paramount merger is creating a new Hollywood media empire. What could it mean for movies, streaming and creators – and how much influence do viewers have over any of it?
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Horror Can Be Cute Too – The Gremlins Are Coming Back
The 1984 Gremlins was cute for a horror movie and horrifying for a children’s film. In the end, it helped force Hollywood to introduce an entirely new age rating: PG-13.
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Spaceballs 2: They Found the Money. But What’s Left to Spoof in Star Wars?
Spaceballs is returning after forty years! Rick Moranis is putting on Dark Helmet again for the sequel to Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody. But what is there left to laugh at in a galaxy far, far away?
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A Twin Peaks Video Game in the Works?
Rumours are circulating about a possible Twin Peaks video game… but what would it take to make a truly great Twin Peaks adaptation?
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The Rabbit We Have to Thank for Mickey Mouse
Oswald was remarkably successful for a rabbit who only existed on paper. But then he disappeared for almost a century. Now Disney is bringing him back in a new Disney+ series.
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Screenwriting = Endless Rewriting
The screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi film, Disclosure Day, went through quite a few changes before filming even began.
