A drinks and events company specialising in magical themes is set to open its first hotel in Blackpool, called The Wizard Inn. It has today been announced that the owners of The Potions Cauldron Group have announced their plans which will see the former Wallace Hotel on Blackpool Promenade given a magical makeover. The company…
BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards with Conclave leading the way with 12 nominations! 14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana…
Disney has been hit with a wonderful start to the new year, a copyright lawsuit claim for $10,000,000,000 alleging that the Moana franchise was lifted from a decades-old screenplay without the writer’s consent. Buck Woodall alleges that Disney stole many elements of his animated film project titled Bucky. He alleges that he produced the screenplay…
There aren’t many filmmaking stories that are as long, dedicated and incredible as the story of Jamin and Kiowa Winans and their project Myth of Man. Back in 2015, the Winans sold their home to fund this very project and they crafted every prop, costume and visual effect (over 3,500 in total) themselves. The film…
During a visit to Birmingham this week we happened to stumble across Merlins horror bar and felt compelled to bring you a review of this spooky and quirky cafe and bar in Birmingham City Centre. Merlins is a two-floored building based at Martineau Place, Corporation Street and certainly isn’t your typical cafe as there are…
We went down to Birmingham to experience the SandBoxVR Squid Game experience where you dress up in a full motion capture suit and are catapulted straight into experiencing your very own Squid Game in virtual reality. This futuristic venue is built inside Grand Central and is located straight up the escalators within New Street train…
Every time I visit a Primark lately they always seem to have a new themed cafe of sorts, from a Friends one, to a Shrek one, a Grinch one in Manchester for Christmas and it now looks as though this The Simpsons cafe is the flavour of the week. Featuring food and decor based on…
One day I’m sure we’ll see Jason Statham playing a different character in one of his movies but until then we have the first look at his latest film with this A Working Man trailer. Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when…
Whilst Dexter: Original Sin on Paramoung+ is airing to pad out Dexter Morgan’s past it has today been confirmed by director and executive producer Marcus Siega that Dexter Resurrection filming is officially underway today. Michael C. Hall back as Dexter is a match made in heaven as the sequel series is set to hit screens…
It has been announced this week that a potential Bluey-themed roller coaster could be coming to Alton Towers as speculation ran rife on social media when the planning documents were unveiled. Fans took to the Staffordshire Moorlands planning application website to check out the new plans for a brand new family roller coaster which is…
Once upon a time, a George A. Romero Resident Evil movie could have been possible before the franchise ended up in the hands of Paul W.S. Anderson. Back in 1998, Constantin Film set out to bring Resident Evil, the legendary horror video game, to the big screen. George A. Romero was enlisted to adapt the…
Nosferatu has definitely been through a lot in its existence in pop culture from its gothic roots to sparkling Twilight abominations and animated buffons but the old 1922 silent masterpiece is the beating heart of the franchise and whilst it has been adapted it has rarely been revitalized, until now. Robert Eggers, the modern master…
With a career spanning four decades, Demi Moore finally scooped up her first-ever award with a Golden Globes win for her role in the body-horror film The Substance after being labelled a Popcorn Actress by a producer once upon a time. Many entertainment sites took to socials to hail her ‘comeback’ which I thought was…
Ahead of the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday 16th February, the longlist for the awards has today been revealed ahead of round two of voting before the longlist turns into the shortlist of nominations. The longlists for all 25 categories including Best Film, Director, Cinematography, Casting, Documentary, Film Not in the English Language, the…
Netflix confirmed the long-awaited finale for Stranger Things as Stranger Things 5 will be the last season debuting in 2025 and this Christmas saw Netflix release a teaser of its upcoming 2025 slate which was met with angry responses from Stranger Things fans. Squid Game, Stranger Things and Wednesday were all shown in this small…
Welcome to Derry is one of 2025’s most highly anticipated releases right up there alongside Stranger Things as actor Bill Skarsgård promised an R-rated Pennywise in Max’s upcoming series. It: Welcome to Derry sill see Bill return to his role as Pennywise but will also serve as executive producer on the series in what is promised…
