In 2009, Avatar well and truly took over the world. For months all you could hear about was the unrivalled scope, incredible animation and immersive experience of the fantasy epic – and for good reason, at the time it felt groundbreaking. That was over a decade ago though, and director James Cameron has been talking about the sequels (yes, all four of them) consistently since, production on Avatar 2 ended in November 2019. As we all get ready to go back to Pandora for the next instalment – here’s everything you can expect to see in Avatar 2. Latest updates The first full-length trailer has n ..read more

In 2009, Avatar well and truly took over the world. For months all you could hear about was the unrivalled scope, incredible animation and immersive experience of the fantasy epic – and for good reason, at the time it felt groundbreaking. That was over a decade ago though, and director James Cameron has been talking about the sequels (yes, all four of them) consistently since, production on Avatar 2 ended in November 2019. As we all get ready to go back to Pandora for the next instalment – here’s everything you can expect to see in Avatar 2. Latest updates The first full-length trailer has n ..read more

Star Wars is one of the largest film franchises ever. The galaxy far, far away shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, with new instalments, re-writes and retcons adding to the franchise every year since 2015. With the unusual ordering of the films’ releases, it’s not that easy to decide which order it’s best to watch them in: do you start with the first films – 1977-1983’s original trilogy – then go backwards to the prequels, later skipping forwards to the new Rey trilogy? Die-hard fans might argue the release-day route, but others will encourage following the timeline – and some ..read more

It wouldn’t be an Oscars night without some snubs and surprises. While most of the awards tonight (March 27) were handed out to who you would expect to win, a few of the trophies did go surprising ways, whether they were in the biggest categories or fields that were a little further down the billing. READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the Oscars 2022 CODA wins the biggest award of the night  Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin in ‘Coda’. CREDIT: Apple The Best Picture category at this year’s Oscars could have gone several ways. There was Dune, which was lauded for its technical a ..read more

The Oscars are over for another year and this time it exits the Dolby Theatre with a lot of drama trailing in its wake. While The Academy might have been hoping that the action being talked about afterwards was that contained in its winning films, the Oscars 2022 was full of big viral moments that will rumble on into the week ahead. READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the Oscars 2022 That Will Smith vs Chris Rock moment While some of the categories at this year’s Oscars might have been hotly contested, there was an easy winner for the most dramatic moment at the ceremony itself. W ..read more

Hard Eight (1996) Paul Thomas Anderson’s neo-noir debut forged relationships with actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C Reilly, Philip Baker Hall and Melora Walters, who would each appear in multiple Anderson movies. Boogie Nights (1997) Based on a mockumentary Anderson made while he was still in high school, Boogie Nights told the schoolboy-pleasing rise-and-fall story of anatomically blessed porn star Dirk Diggler, played by Mark Wahlberg in a masterful comic performance. Magnolia (1999) A vast ensemble cast added the likes of Tom Cruise to Anderson’s stable in this complex, interwoven t ..read more

The Baked Potato jazz club This tiny but prominent jazz club, which pops up in Licorice Pizza and is mentioned in La La Land, has been entertaining the cool cats of the San Fernando Valley since 1970. Metal lovers will also know it, sadly, as the place where Nick Menza of Megadeth collapsed and died while playing with his band Ohm in 2016. 7121 Lonzo Drive, Tujunga This unassuming suburban house, backed by the dramatic San Gabriel Mountains, will be familiar to millions as the house where E.T. crash-lands in Steven Spielberg’s beloved movie. The flying bicycle scenes were filmed in nearby Gra ..read more

In 2009, Avatar well and truly took over the world. For months all you could hear about was the unrivalled scope, incredible animation and immersive experience of the fantasy epic – and for good reason, at the time it felt groundbreaking. That was nearly a decade ago, and though director James Cameron has been talking about the sequels (yes, all four of them) consistently since, production on Avatar 2 ended in November 2019. As we all get ready to go back to Pandora for the next instalment – here’s everything you can expect to see in Avatar 2. What is the release date for Avatar 2? The film i ..read more

So: your popcorn’s freshly popped, your living room’s decked out in fake spider webs and you’ve secured a brave sofa-mate to cling on to during the goriest moments. The only question remaining is: what horror film are you going to stick on this Halloween? From drawn-out psychological suspense to chainsaw-wielding villains, there’s truly something for everyone in the horror genre – and if you’re a fan of a good old-fashioned musician movie cameo, then you’re also in luck. Whether you’re in the mood for rappers harpooning sharks, Ozzy Osbourne playing a heavy metal-hating Reverend or Sting bein ..read more

Battle Royale is a riotous dystopian bloodbath. Its premise is simple: Japan’s government, fearful of the country’s youth and teenage delinquency, passes the Battle Royale Act, where secondary school kids are forced into a kill-or-be-killed arena of combat. The 2000 film was a huge hit, inspiring The Hunger Games and a swathe of Hollywood-made YA sci-fi franchises in its wake. As with George Miller’s iconic Mad Max (1979), situating the story a few years from the present-day allowed Battle Royale’s hyperbolic qualities to reflect historic and contemporary social anxieties all within a futuris ..read more