Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4K release confirmed for August
With Bill & Ted Face The Music heading to cinemas, their first Excellent Adventure is getting a 4K remaster and re-release in August
Ennio Morricone dies, aged 91
Ennio Morricone, the composer of some of cinema’s most iconic film scores, has passed away his family have announced
del Toro still keen to make At The Mountains Of Madness
Guillermo del Toro has been chatting about his planned big screen take on H P Lovecraft’s At The Mountains Of Madness – and he’s not giving up
Waiting For Guffman finally getting UK Blu-ray release
Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest and Catherine O’Hara star in a comedy treat that’s finally making it to Blu-ray in the UK – more details here
Inheritance review – a new thriller starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg
Lily Collins and Simon Pegg headline the thriller Inheritance, that’s now available on demand – and here’s our review of the movie
Stage Mother: cinema release confirmed for feel-good comedy drama
With a nod to Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, Stage Mother heads to UK cinemas at the end of this month – and here’s the trailer for the film
Crocodile Dundee: trailer for Mr Dundee, now set for on demand debut
The new sort-of Crocodile Dundee film, The Very Excellent Mr Dundee, is being given an on demand release in Australia this month
DVD and Blu-ray release dates confirmed: up to December 2020
A glimpse at upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release dates until October 2020 – here’s what’s arriving and when
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: upcoming UK releases and dates
As the format continues to slowly gain traction – here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K UK disc releases
The multiplex cinemas opening around the UK this weekend
Here’s a list of the multiplex cinemas in England that will be opening their doors from Saturday 4th July
Sylvester Stallone is doing a director’s cut of Rocky IV
Sylvester Stallone reveals that he’s working on a longer cut of the all-time 80s classic, Rocky IV – bring on more Ivan Drago, we say
The Shows Must Go On: Michael Flatley show streaming for free tonight
Michael Flatley stars in Celtic King, and the full musical is set to be made available for free from this evening – details here
Lethal Weapon 5: Danny Glover updates on the project
Danny Glover confirms that conversations took place about Lethal Weapon 5 at the start of the year, and he’s interested in the project
The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron: new trailer
Charlize Theron headlines the big budget Netflix movie The Old Guard – and here’s the latest trailer for the upcoming film
Film Quiz Fridays: Big Willie Style!
With pubs re-opening but regular pub quizzes no closer to returning, we’ve got your weekly fix of film questions right here, including a round on the films of Will Smith
British movie podcast of the week: Better Than Robin Hood?
In our weekly spot where we recommend an independent UK movie podcast, one woman’s love of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves is put to the test
Unhinged: Russell Crowe thriller getting July release, UK trailer
Russell Crowe will be there to greet us when UK cinemas reopen, as his new thriller lands a late-July release date in the UK
Showcase Cinemas still opening this weekend, playing films for £5
Showcase Cinemas becomes the first UK chain to reopen some of its multiplexes this weekend – and it’s kicking things off with a £5 offer
It looks like Disney+ UK is only adding three movies in July
Disney+ adds Hamilton and Frozen II this month – but the streaming service still seems to be very light when it comes to new movies
Paramount sells Aaron Sorkin’s new film to Netflix
In a deal worth over $50m, Paramount has offloaded The Trial Of The Chicago 7 to Netflix rather than releasing the film into cinemas itself
Scoob! is finally getting a UK release next week
Scoob! was released back in the US in May, with no sign of a UK outing – but the film is finally arriving on demand over here from next week
National Theatre: details of this week’s free streaming production
Here are details of the National Theatre production of Les Blancs, which is available to watch for free on YouTube from this evening
Celebrating the music of the Back To The Future trilogy
We look at the role of music in the Back To The Future movies, where the 1950s is another planet but 1980s pop songs reign eternal
The big studio films that have been sold to streaming services
Paramount sells The Lovebirds to Netflix in the light of the Coronavirus spread, and it’s one of many big films from studios that have been sold to streamers
How Bad Santa managed to get through the Disney system
The family friendly Disney studio got a shock and a half when it saw what it had funded at a preview of the Billy Bob Thornton-fronted Bad Santa
The Fifth Element is getting a 4K reissue in the UK
Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element is getting a fresh reissue on DVD and Blu-ray, with the title debuting on Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray in the UK too
Disney+ streaming speed restrictions now being lifted
Just in time for Hamilton’s debut on the service, you can now watch Disney+’s output without the restrictions that were brought in at the start of lockdown
Seth Rogen to produce CG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
A brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is on the way, the seventh Turtles film to head to the big screen – details here
No plans afoot for a new Terminator film
Mackenzie Davis is the latest to play down any hope of another big screen Terminator outing anytime soon
You’re allowed to sit down on a Christopher Nolan film set after all
A statement on behalf of Christopher Nolan reassures the world that if you’re on one of his film sets, you’re allowed a sit down after all
Three big American cinema chains to now insist that audiences wear masks
Big American cinema chains announce that the wearing of face coverings in their multiplexes will not be optional
How The Evil Dead pre-empted ‘the how long should films be exclusive to cinemas for’ argument
When Sam Raimi’s debut feature, The Evil Dead, was released in UK cinemas, it was part-responsible for kicking off a now-familiar battle over theatrical exclusivity windows
Wellbeing Matters: Human Sunshine
In our weekly spot where we talk about things to do with mental health and general wellbeing, a few words about trying to find a little bit of light
Cineworld pushes back its reopening to the end of July
The Cineworld chain has postponed its reopening plans by three weeks, it’s announced, with doors now set to open in England on July 31st
Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen review – an essential documentary
The lives of trans men and women on screen are examined in a terrific new documentary from Sam Feder – and here’s our review of the film, that’s now on Netflix
Lost Transmissions review: Juno Temple and Simon Pegg shine in indie drama
Simon Pegg and Juno Temple headline an indie movie that’s well worth digging out – here’s our review of Lost Transmissions
Odeon confirms face coverings will be “optional” when it reopens
Odeon is set to start opening cinemas in England this weekend, and has confirmed that it will not be making face coverings mandatory
Michael Flatley’s Celtic Tiger to stream for free from Friday
A musical production of Michael Flatley’s Celtic Tiger is to be made available for free this coming Friday – more details here
Respect: first trailer for Aretha Franklin biopic
Jennifer Hudson takes the lead in Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, that’s heading to cinemas in January – and here’s the trailer for the movie
Blumhouse’s The Vigil heads to UK cinemas in July
Blumhouse Productions’ festival horror favourite The Vigil is coming to UK cinemas in July it’s been announced, and more details are here
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the controversy over its PG certificate
Within weeks of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves being given a PG certificate in the UK, the BBFC realised it had made an error – here’s the story of what happened
Films to watch on BBC iPlayer right now (and when they’re leaving the service)
Who needs Netflix and Prime? Turns out that BBC iPlayer has a terrific collection of films to watch – here’s our fully updated list