Review : Gypsy Blood
January 30, 2012 – 12:25 pm | One Comment

“It is a lovely thing to see when two men has got a problem. It just gives you confidence that there is proper men out there still that’ll have a fair fight and sort it out like men.” Gone were their Gaga-esque flamboyant meringue dresses and provocative hip wiggling, and in its place were deadly [...]

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STGCC 2011: Kieron Gillen Is Guest of Honour!
July 2, 2011 – 12:26 pm | Comments Off
STGCC 2011: Kieron Gillen Is Guest of Honour!

This week, there have been more updates for Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention (STGCC) held on 21 – 22 August 2011 at the Suntec Convention Centre. More guests have been announced including the news that Marvel graphic novel writer Kieron Gillen will be STGCC’s Guest of Honour! Kieron is based in the UK and [...]

No clouds in sight for Clear Skies
June 25, 2011 – 10:38 am | One Comment
No clouds in sight for Clear Skies

Clear Skies, the simple story of a courier mission gone wrong, came about when  creator Ian Chisholm was one day sat at his computer and discovered he could composite footage from MMORPG Eve Online onto interior shots. From there the seed was sown and the story had to be told. Clear Skies came out in [...]

Exclusive! DVD Extra from HBO’s Bored To Death Season 1
June 23, 2011 – 3:02 pm | Comments Off
Exclusive! DVD Extra from HBO’s Bored To Death Season 1

HBO’s Bored To Death is now available on DVD for you to catch up ahead of its third series which will air at a so far undisclosed date. We have an exclusive DVD extra for you to watch while you patiently wait. Bored To Death – Season 1 is available on DVD now

Glee UK tour opener dazzles despite hitch
June 23, 2011 – 12:56 pm | 8 Comments
Glee UK tour opener dazzles despite hitch

Outside of conventions and maybe an annual trip to Comic-Con, TV shows tend not to stray off set. Other than The Monkees and S Club 7 TV to concert tours have been rare, but when you have a product which relies on pop music you’d be wasting an opportunity, as well as some serious money, [...]

Interactive app will give Torchwood clues
June 21, 2011 – 7:31 pm | 4 Comments
Interactive app will give Torchwood clues

The Starz/BBC co-production Torchwood : Miracle Day will be accompanied by an interactive app and 10 motion comics which will provide clues to the mystery on the broadcast shows. The app, titled Torchwood : Web of Lies, is voiced by Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku who plays Holly Mokri. She is investigating a day in the [...]

Larry Crowne Asia-Pacific Premiere: A Star-Studded Closing Night For Screen Singapore
June 20, 2011 – 8:26 pm | Comments Off
Larry Crowne Asia-Pacific Premiere: A Star-Studded Closing Night For Screen Singapore

11th July, the last day of Screen Singapore, began ominously enough with an early morning rainstorm. Dark clouds continued to threaten throughout the entire day. Fortunately, the wet weather gods held back so that the glitziest red carpet event of the week – the Asia-Pacific premiere of Hollywood movie Larry Crowne – could go on. [...]

Tom Hanks At Screen Singapore: Charmed, I Must Say
June 20, 2011 – 6:31 pm | Comments Off
Tom Hanks At Screen Singapore: Charmed, I Must Say

There is much to be said about a confident man. And when Oscar Award-winning actor Tom Hanks strode into the crowded press room at Capella Sentosa on June 11, he not only exuded an aura of cool assurance, he also managed to charm the media at the same time. Taller in person and looking relaxed [...]

Glee: A Graduation Dilemma
June 19, 2011 – 11:25 am | Comments Off
Glee: A Graduation Dilemma

By now you’ve probably heard Ryan Murphy’s confirmation that the characters on the popular Fox show, Glee, are going to be seniors in season three. That means it’s impending doom, I mean, it’s graduation time for the core cast of the show. It’s understandable that they wish to prevent a Saved by the Bell: The [...]

STGCC 2011: Two Days of Pop-Culture Geekgasm in August 2011
June 19, 2011 – 11:21 am | Comments Off
STGCC 2011: Two Days of Pop-Culture Geekgasm in August 2011

Yes, even on our tiny island of Singapore, there is a pop-culture and comic convention. This year, the Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention (STGCC) will be a two-day event held on 21 – 22 August 2011 at the Suntec Convention Centre. It is the fourth year that STGCC has been in existence, and the [...]

Jesus Henry Christ! It Premiered At Screen Singapore!
June 18, 2011 – 10:37 am | Comments Off
Jesus Henry Christ!  It Premiered At Screen Singapore!

In other circumstances, the tagline “Who’s your daddy?” would have sounded most inappropriate. But in the indie movie Jesus Henry Christ that question was indeed the driving factor behind the motivations of the 10-year-old protagonist, a genius child with a videographic memory by the name of Henry Hermin (Jason Spevack). The comedy is a kooky [...]

Review : Green Lantern (Contains Spoilers)
June 18, 2011 – 10:23 am | Comments Off
Review : Green Lantern (Contains Spoilers)

“In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night. No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might. Beware my power, Green Lantern’s light” The latest superhero to grace our screens this summer is “Green Lantern”. Although not as popular or recognised as other DC heroes such as Superman and Batman, Green Lantern has his [...]

SDCC : The Starz come out with Sparty and Torchwood
June 16, 2011 – 7:08 pm | One Comment
SDCC : The Starz come out with Sparty and Torchwood

Starz have announced that they will be bringing both Spartacus : Vengeance and Torchwood : Miracle Day to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. New Sparty Liam McIntyre will be introduced to fans at a panel also featuring Lucy Lawless, Dustin Clare, Manu Bennet, Katrina Law and Exec Producer Steven S. DeKnight, on Friday July 22nd.  [...]

A Homecoming For Where The Road Meets The Sun
June 12, 2011 – 6:40 pm | Comments Off
A Homecoming For Where The Road Meets The Sun

Singaporean and LA-based director Yong Mun Chee attended the press conference and “In Conversation” forum for her first feature-length movie Where The Road Meets The Sun during the Screen Singapore event. Where The Road Meets The Sun is an anthology-themed movie about four men with a very notable Asian melancholic slant. Coming from different cultures [...]

Calls for 30 Rock’s Morgan to be sacked after homophobic rant
June 10, 2011 – 1:49 pm | 2 Comments
Calls for 30 Rock’s Morgan to be sacked after homophobic rant

30 Rock Star Tracy Morgan has caused controversy after a blistering rant against gay people at a stand up gig in Tennessee. According to several patrons Morgan, who plays dimwitted TV star Tracy Jordan in the comedy,  stated that being gay was a choice because “God don’t make no mistakes” and said that if his [...]

What Went On Behind French Reality-based Movie “The Assault”
June 9, 2011 – 8:15 pm | Comments Off
What Went On Behind French Reality-based Movie “The Assault”

French film L’Assault, directed by Julien Leclercq, is based on the true events of an Air France airplane hijacked by Muslim fundamentalist terrorists during Christmas time in 1994. The storming of the GIGN (French special forces unit) was captured on TV, and it was like a precursor to the dramatic events that happened on 9/11. [...]