Enola Holmes and the case of Hitchcock’s apocryphal icebox
The icebox moment of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, a few thoughts on the recent Netflix hit Enola Holmes, and how the two intertwine a little
Posts by Brendon Connelly
The Glove: it looks like Vic & Bob’s movie project is getting closer
A first poster appears for The Glove, the film written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer – more details here
Circles: the spooky audio series born in lockdown
How a tense audio series came together during lockdown – and how you can find out more about, and listen to, Circles
Marvel, DC, multiverses, and does the continuity matter?
Marvel, DC and now Spider-Man are looking at potential big and small screen multiverses – but there’s a lesson in whether continuity matters from an older TV show
Two child actors, and a ‘what not to do’ of film directing
The story of two of cinema’s first prominent child actors, and the unpleasant treatment they both received in their younger years
Ex-Pixar animator goes stop motion for new movie with Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry
A new stop motion film is being independently put together – and it’s looking like a fascinating project too: more details here
The wonderful-sounding Muppets movie that we never got
Before we got 2011’s The Muppets, plans were afoot for a brilliant-sounding Muppet adventure, that ultimately never got made – here’s its story
The clever low-tech filming trick in 2009’s Star Trek movie
2009’s Star Trek had a lot of CG, but director JJ Abrams also was keen to use practical work wherever possible – including the skydiving sequence
Disney’s Dinosaur, and how its origins go back to RoboCop
Disney’s Dinosaur cost the studio over $100m to make – but was actually a film that was conceived on the set of RoboCop, and pitched by the team behind that film
Sylvester Stallone confirms Demolition Man 2
Sylvester Stallone has revealed that a Demolition Man sequel is happening, with Warner Bros once again involved in the project