I was recently introduced to the wonders of Google Translate, which has opened up previously unexplored areas of internet weirdness to me! It seems that Google can translate some languages more easily than others. In particular, it seems to mangle Chinese to great comedic effect.

Take this Chinese film website, for example. It seems to suggest ( Read more... )

As the fight for shelf space in our flat becomes ever more desperate, I've decided to start selling off my surplus DVDs on eBay.

Take a look here! :)

They're all in near-perfect condition, and are all Region 2 or 0 PAL. Postage is free.

In a baffling move, the Government have decided to abolish the UK Film Council.

Apparently this is being done for economic reasons, but that makes no sense if the UKFC's own site is to be believed:

for every £1 we have invested, £5 has been generated at the box office ( Read more... )

A real can of worms seems to have opened up over the Hulk's appearance in The Avengers. The upshot seems to be that the Hulk will appear, but Bruce Banner won't be played by Ed Norton.

Reading between the lines, I get the impression that Norton gave Marvel major headaches during the making of The Incredible Hulk, by making lots of demands for ( Read more... )

Now there I was yesterday, complaining about American actors playing British icons like Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes, and now we get the news that a British actor will be playing Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the upcoming re-boot!

He played a relatively small role in the series 3 episode of Who, Daleks in Manhattan, but I can't say he made much of ( Read more... )

This has come to my attention, via the the Dirty Whoers blog.

It sounds like it's probably a load of bollocks, but it could be the sort of crazy mischief that Russel T Davies might get up to in Hollywood, and presumably the BBC wouldn't say no to their slice of the profits from such a venture ( Read more... )

There's a rumour going around that Marvel Studios might start making short features based on their lesser known characters, to stick in front of their big franchise films ( Read more... )

Aw, bollocks. This is sad news.I really thought Del Toro would be the perfect guy to take over from Peter Jackson, but that won't happen now. Not unless the fight over MGM's ownership lasts so long that he gets to go and make a few other films in the meantime, then come and pick this up again afterwards ( Read more... )

This is pretty grim news for Bond fans. After the slightly lacklustre Quantum of Solace, I was hopeful that the series would come back with all guns blazing and match the quality of the excellent Casino Royale.But now, thanks to the financial demise of MGM, who knows when we'll see Bond return? I'm sure he will eventually, but after this enforced ( Read more... )

This news gives me very mixed feelings. I really love the first two Raimi Spider-Man films, and I even have a lot of time for the third one. It grows on me each time I watch it ( Read more... )