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To celebrate DC's collection of superheroes and villains, the British Royal Mail is bringing out a collection of 18 first-class special stamps. Based on two of DC's iconic comic characters, the main set of 12 celebrates Batman - the superhero, his sidekicks, and the villains. The second set shows off Justice League, featuring Batman (again), Wonder Woman, and Superman among
In sad news, Blade Runner production designer Lawrence Paull passed away on 10 November aged 81. Along with Syd Mead, David Snyder and Ridley Scott, he was instrumental in creating the dystopian vision of Los Angeles in November 2019. A prescient world of incessant rain, neon and murderous replicants, it's one of my personal favourites. Nominated for an Academy Award
Movies and music have been lynch-pins of popular culture going back to the middle of the 20th century, capturing and delivering on the zeitgeist of a generation. Many films and albums have become iconic, instantly recognisable from a scene, a track or an album cover...which makes them ripe for a send-up. Steven Lear (aka whythelongplayface) takes on these sacred cows
To celebrate the latest instalment of the Harry Potter story, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the UK’s Royal Mail has announced a special set of Harry Potter stamps and other collectibles based on characters and items from the magical series. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Neville feature on the stamps along with Hagrid, the Hogwarts' Express and the Knight Bus from the films.
Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Sky's Now TV might have overtaken DVRs, DVDs and Blu-ray but I've discovered that physical discs have one major advantage.....no-one can take away the film until you're finished watching (excepting small children and drunken relatives). Our family subscribes to a streaming service, and while I normally watch a film or episode in a
You might not know Randal Kleiser's name, but you've almost certainly seen one of his films - he directed Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. His new production is called Defrost and will be debuting at Sundance. This is the most significant interview I've seen at CES in 2016. Up to this point, I've always considered VR to be 'super 3D', but
Digital pictures and cameras on smartphones have changed the photography beyond recognition in the last twenty years and the quality of the imagery is such that innovative filmmakers are using iPhones to record footage. One restriction remains and that is the lens itself; there's only one and it's fixed in place. There's no swapping in a macro lens, though Schneider