"It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's not a man. It's Supergirl. In the new drama from the world of DC Comics, Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El, embraces her superhuman abilities and becomes the hero she was always meant to be. This Fall on CBS." We finally get our first look at the new DC inspired show and....well just watch the trailer and skip down further after you've watched it...trust me it will make sense.
"Jacq Vaucan is an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation who investigates cases of robots violating their primary protocols against altering themselves. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity." With another Terminator film coming up and Age of Ultron once again reinforcing our fears that AI will dream of nothing more than the extinction of the virus, as Agent Smith would put it, that is the human race, Automata comes along to make us question ourselves as a species.
Philip K. Dick once pondered the question do androids dream of electric sheep? Well Automata asks do androids just want to live a normal life? Look after each other and experience the things humans take for granted such as free will and families?
We don't do spoilers here - (unless the film is so bad spoilers will stop you wasting time and money - think of it as a public service) - so I'll just tell you a little bit about how I felt watching the film.
The film's sombre pacing stands out against the relentless adrenaline fuelled movies we are constantly getting. Much like the critical hit Snowpiercer this is a movie for those nights where you do actually want to think and be drawn into a deep humanistic, sorry racists against the AIs, a sentient beings journey.
The comparisons to Blade Runner are easy to make, and yet that doesn't detract from the engagement and enjoyability level while watching.
Banderas is gripping to watch and delivers a genuinely weighted performance that is great to see, what with us all becoming used to his Zorro/Puss in Boots action turns in recent years.
Before I decide what this Summer's ratings curve will be called, I'll just give this one the usual out of 10 rating as most people expect.
Everything considered I can safely say if you watch Automata as a late night film, wanting to be drawn in by a tone and pacing more akin to classic Sci-Fi films like Silent Running and 2010 then this will easily be an 8/10 experience. However if you want an i-Robot CGI thrill ride then, well it's still an 8/10, just these aren't the droids you are looking for.
And for Fans of Blackadder...well just watch to see Percy go Vinny Jones!
AUTOMATA is available On Demand now & Blu-ray and DVD 11th May, 2015
Galloping Gallifrey Whovians of the UK this little treat just came across my desk.
As friends of the site know I am a massive Doctor Who fanboy and spent last summer catching up with Colin Baker and Paul McGann at Sci-Fi by the Sequel: this year I shall be meeting my own personal childhood fav Sylvester McCoy!
As well as the phenomenal Sci-Fi by the Sea 3 Doctor Who fans can get to experience all the dimensions of time and space with this live extravaganza!
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Vision Nine and BBC Worldwide are delighted to bring to the UK and European premiere of the hugely popular Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular at six major city venues in May 2015.
The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, which celebrates the world’s longest running science fiction TV series, showcases the evocative and thrilling music written by Murray Gold for the series since 2005; and features over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and members of the BBC National Chorus of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster. The first ever UK shows will be staged from Saturday 23rd May 2015 to Friday 29th May 2015.
Peter Davison, who portrayed the Fifth Doctor on the BBC One series between 1981 and 1984, has acted as presenter for the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in Australia and New Zealand in 2014 and 2015 and will reprise this role in the UK this year.
The show features a host of the Doctor’s famous adversaries including the iconic Daleks and Cybermen, the spine-chilling Silence and many more fan favourites. The live monsters provide a dramatic contrast to the award-winning and very popular music written by Murray Gold, who has been responsible for composing music for the series over the last eight years, including the record-breaking (and BAFTA award-winning) 50th anniversary episode Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor.
The show also features Murray’s latest score and footage from the most recent series eight of Doctor Who, the first starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, including the Christmas special broadcast at the end of last year.
The live music will be accompanied by a big screen presentation of key moments from Doctor Who in specially edited video sequences.
Peter Davison said “I’m very excited to be hosting the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in the UK in 2015. Doctor Who fans are an extraordinary, wonderful bunch, who are very passionate about the series. The Symphonic Spectacular has already proved to be a monster hit down under with thousands of fans packing into arenas across the southern hemisphere and the UK’s first ever tour promises to be even bigger.”
Tickets are on sale now via the website below.
www.doctorwhosymphonicspectacular.com Experience Murray Gold’s captivating musical score for Doctor Who performed live, accompanied by specially edited big-screen sequences featuring all incarnations of the Doctor, as a host of real-life monsters stalk the auditorium! Book tickets now:http://www.doctorwho.tv/events/doctor
Nostalgia overload! Colin Trevorrow, Spielberg and the cast talk about their Jurassic Park memories and what the latest offering has in store for fans.
Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure based on the novel “Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers.
Jurassic World will be released in 3D by Universal Pictures on June 12, 2015.
is our first look at Stephen Amell, AKA TVs Arrow, as the TMNT Universe's very own vigilante and fan favourite Casey Jones.
What do you think of this new look Casey Jones? Can The Arrow pull this off?
"Today Michael Bay posted an image of Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Every shot featured of Amell was taken with poor quality photos. Now, we have a high resolution of Amell in the Casey Jones mask. If you look closely, you will recognize a couple things…
Amell is staring at Raphael’s sai
2. Casey Jones hockey stick is branded with “Eastman” (co-creator of TMNT)
Casey Jones is a vigilante who is a little nuts. He uses sports equipment to fight and often wears a hockey mask. Casey's a close human ally of the Turtles and is also a very good friend to them, and he also often acts as a big brother-figure to them. His primary love interest in the TMNT-franchise is April O'Neil, another close friend/human ally of the Turtles.
Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? No it's finally the documentary I have been waiting for!
THE DEATH OF "SUPERMAN LIVES"; WHAT HAPPENED?
The Death of Superman Lives; What Happened? delves into one of Hollywood's most enthralling 'what could have been' stories. In 1996, Warner Brothers engaged Kevin Smith to write the screenplay ('Superman Lives'). Director Tim Burton assembled an elite group of artists to work on Superman Lives, including Nicolas Cage as Superman. Warner Brothers scrapped the project shortly before principal photography began.
This documentary directed by Jon Schnepp features interviews with director Tim Burton; legendary producers Jon Peters and Lorenzo di Bonaventura; screenwriters Kevin Smith, Wesley Strick, and Dan Gilroy; production designer Rick Heinrichs; special effects artist Steve Johnson; storyboard artist Tim Burgard; costume designer Colleen Atwood, and many more. This film delivers an inside look into what would have been the most original, unexpected and cosmic Superman movie ever made.
Starring Tim Burton, Kevin Smith, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Derek Frey, Jon Schnepp, Steve Johnson, Wesley Strick, Sylvain Despretz, and many more...
Written and Directed by Jon Schnepp and Produced by Jon Schnepp & Holly Payne.
The Death of "Superman Lives"; What Happened? screens at MCM Comic Con at ExCel London Q&As on evening of 22nd & 23rd May and on VOD from 9th July.
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