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When Sylvester Stallone was tricked by his longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger into starring in 1992's "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot," he likely thought that was the lowest he would ever fall. But by the end of that decade, things were looking pretty dire, and Sly found himself in an ill-fated remake that helped hammer another nail in the actor's coffin (before he rose from the dead with 2006's excellent "Rocky Balboa").

In an era in which Disney can't stop making live-action remakes laden with uncanny valley-cgi monstrosities, there are, believe it or not, many remakes that are actually better than the original movies on which they're based. "The Bourne Identity," for example, was a TV movie before it became the seminal Matt Damon-starring actioner that maintains a lasting influence on the genre even today. From the new "Planet of the Apes" series to "The Maltese Falcon," Hollywood has...

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Resident Alien is a sci-fi adventure mystery comedy-drama series created by Chris Sheridan. Based on the comic book of the same name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, the Syfy series is set in a small Colorado town, and it follows an alien who crash-lands on Earth and takes on the form of a vacationing physician after killing him. His mission is to destroy Earth, but after living amongst humans, he begins thinking and feeling like them. Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Judah Prehn, and Elizabeth Bowen. So, if you loved the sci-fi elements, interesting stories, and entertaining characters in Resident Alien, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Olga James, the singer, actress and nightclub performer who portrayed the jilted sweetheart of Harry Belafonte’s character in the landmark Otto Preminger-directed film musical Carmen Jones, has died. She was 95.

James died Jan. 25 at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles of complications from a fall in which she broke her pelvis, her niece, actress and acting teacher Janet Adderley, told The Hollywood Reporter.

James also portrayed the fiancée of Sammy Davis Jr.’s struggling showbiz entertainer in the 1956-57 Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful, and she recurred as Verna Kincaid, the sister-in-law of Bill Cosby’s high school gym teacher, on the comedian’s eponymous 1969-71 NBC sitcom.

James had attended the Juilliard School of Music and was a trained opera singer when she was cast as the heartbroken Cindy Lou, who loses her troubled man, Joe (Belafonte), to the bewitching title character (Dorothy Dandridge) in 20th Century Fox...

Sylvester Stallone's most prominent role right now is in Tulsa King. The Taylor Sheridan-created television series features the star as an aging mafia man sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma after he is released from his 25-year prison sentence. The series began in 2022 and has released two seasons so far. As with many of Sheridan's shows, Tulsa King has been incredibly successful thus far, garnering critical acclaim and high viewership numbers from audiences. Tulsa King season 3 has also been seemingly confirmed by Stallone.

Not all of Stallone's projects have been so lucky. For all of his Oscar-nominated work such as Rocky, the action star has also suffered from critical and box office failure. In his multi-decade career, three Stallone movies have gotten an impressively bad 0% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, including Staying Alive, Armor, and this year's Alarum. Despite his movies making $4 billion in box office earnings, Stallone has been...

Seemingly inspired by the Rotherham child rape scandal, Nathan Shepka’s film has both a streak of sentimentality and an appetite for violence

Here is a vigilante thriller co-directed, written by and starring prolific low-budget Scottish film-maker Nathan Shepka, which has a kind of grim integrity despite the uneven acting and numerous rough edges. Seemingly inspired by the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, but transposing the story to Glasgow, Shepka plays laconic nightclub bouncer Alex, who is asked to do a Jack Carter and rescue a teenage girl from sex-trafficking hell.

Not that this takes place in a world where anyone does anything out of innate goodness. The job, and the accompanying 20 grand, are sent his way by a retired lawyer (ex-Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy) who is trying to cover up the fact that the girl’s mother is a heroin addict sleeping with a major politician. But Alex isn...

Star Trek has always done a great job of showing fans the best of sci-fi. They've always been able to take a trope and expand upon it to a shockingly high degree. They've done some amazing work with amazing concepts. Yet, one that I'd like to see more of is the body-swap episode.

The thought came to me seeing the ads play for the upcoming "Ghostmas" special from the CBS series 'Ghost'. In the trailer, the two main characters seemingly swap places with two ghosts. A simple and effective concept that Star Trek has done very well with.

They've had a handful of body-swap episodes, with the most recent being Strange New Worlds' "Spock Amok", which did a wonderful job with the plot device, but it could've been better. The key to the body-swap gimmick is finding two distinctly different characters who move, sound, and behave differently and...

When Star Trek: Lower Decks launched, much of the animation and comedic tone mirrored that of Adult Swim's (Cartoon Network) Rick and Morty. The shows weren't one-for-one in how they were set up style and tone-wise, but they were close enough that you could see that Lower Decks was pulling inspiration from the more successful and well-known Adult Swim series.

The decision to embrace the contemporary show paid off to a degree for the series. Lower Decks found a fanbase and while not overly successful as a show, it did last five seasons. Now, with this series winding down, Star Trek is pivoting to another comedic series. This time headed up by the star of Lower Decks herself, Tawny Newsome. Newsome will lead the show, which will be about the staff of a vacation planet and how they deal with things.

It's a very similar plot to Lower Decks.

Michael Caine's underrated role of playing Jack Carter in Get Carter is one of his best performances, but Jack Carter is not the only character he played in the story. In the 1971 version of Get Carter, which was directed by Mike Hodges, Caine plays the movie's lead, a gritty English gangster. However, almost 30 years later, the movie was remade by Sylvester Stallone and Caine was cast in a more minor role, with Stallone playing the lead instead.

The original Get Carter is one of a handful of perfect gangster movies, and demonstrates Michael Caine's incredible talent. The later remake had significant differences and was met with some criticism, but it is still considered one of Sylvester Stallone's more underrated movies. Both versions follow Jack as he searches for the murderer of his brother. While the remake is not one of Michael Caine's best movies, his performance in the original...

Nearly two decades ago, audiences were introduced to the fictional town of Eureka, Oregon in the aptly titled sci-fi series, Eureka. Created by Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia, the TV show followed the brainy residents of the titular town who, every week, would stumble upon another scientific breakthrough, oftentimes to the detriment of one or more of the civilians. Cleaning up the mess was the only not super-genius person to be living in Eureka, the towns sheriff, Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson). The series started off with a bang, initially raking in impressive viewership numbers for its home network of Syfy (then known as Sci-Fi Channel), but around its fourth season, the numbers began to drop, which ultimately led to its cancellation following Season 5.

Put on any action movie made between 1903’s The Great Train Robbery and 2017’s John Wick, pay attention to the risks playing out before you, and you’ll never stop asking why the hell aren’t stunt performers lauded for their efforts by the Academy Awards. In the 1970s, one of the greatest and most underrated decades for action movies, you could still see every danger to life and limb on screen. CGI wasn’t around yet, and the law was barely paying attention.

The result is an era where bloody martial arts imports and Blaxploitation commentary blended with tight-wire action and terrifyingly real stunts. The very best remain iconic, from the Dirty Harrys to 1979’s global phenomenon, Mad Max. But with the passage of time comes forgetting, and the ‘70s hide some of the best, wildest, and sometimes even edgiest movies waiting for fans to rediscover.

Get Carter (1971)

Once upon a time,...

Opposites attract: TV shows often create compelling romances by pairing characters who are opposites, such as nerdy guy with popular girl or outgoing guy with shy girl. Growth and tension: Watching characters grow closer and navigate the ups and downs of a relationship keeps viewers hooked and invested in the future of the relationship. Genuine connections: Despite their differences, many couples in TV shows develop genuine connections and find love, showing that opposite personalities can create strong and lasting relationships.

Romance in TV shows can be compelling, as a pair of people orbit around one another before finally settling into a relationship, and this can be made even better when the individuals are opposites. Most TV shows, regardless of genre will include relationships that blossom and grow throughout the series run. Seeing the characters grow closer, and at times, falling apart makes them more real and engaging in a way...

Perry Cross, who served as Johnny Carson’s first producer on The Tonight Show before he exited to run an ABC program hosted by Jerry Lewis that came and went after 13 episodes, has died. He was 95.

Cross died March 9 of kidney cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son, Larry Cross, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Cross started out producing Ernie Kovacs’ CBS weekday morning show in 1952 and also worked on The Red Skelton Hour, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Soupy Sales Show, Life With Linkletter, The Garry Moore Show and several Jonathan Winters live specials during his career.

Cross had been producing The Tonight Show in the immediate aftermath of host Jack Paar’s departure on March 30, 1962, guiding the NBC program in Hollywood and New York that featured guest hosts for six months until Carson took over.

NBC wanted Cross to be Carson’s producer,...

Before he became associated with his fan-favorite Gilmore Girls character Jess Mariano, Milo Ventimiglia appeared in one episode of the Saved By The Bell spin-off, The New Class. Although only two original characters were part of this series, including Screech Powers (Dustin Diamond) and Richard Belding (Dennis Hawkins), a few now-famous stars had small roles, including Gabrielle Union and James Marsden. These characters may not have been as fleshed out as the main cast, but they still held significance for the show's relatable high school plotlines.

Around the time of his Saved By The Bell: The New Class role, Ventimiglia appeared on other teen series The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and Sabrina The Teenage Witch, and a few years later, played a boarding school student on the short-lived The Opposite Sex. However, Milo Ventimiglia's best-rated performances remain his romantic leads, from Jess to Jack Pearson on This Is Us.

British film director Mike Hodges_, Hodges’ career spanned from crime dramas, to sci-fi, to horror, and vibrant space-operas.

Hodges was born in Bristol in 1932, and his directing career began in 1968 when he helmed the TV series adaptation of kids’ adventure The Tyrant King. He made his feature debut with Get Carter, starring Michael Caine as London gangster Jack Carter who returns to Newcastle seeking revenge for his brother’s suspicious death. The film remains a classic of the British crime genre, hailed for its atmosphere, its intensity, and Caine’s tough performance. From there, Hodges went on to direct comedy-thriller Pulp in 1972, once again starring Caine, and followed it up with an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s sci-fi horror The Terminal Man in 1974. He was hired as director on Damien: The Omen II but left the project not long into production after clashing with producers, and received a writing credit.

Director Mike Hodges has died aged 90.

The filmmaker behind Get Carter and Flash Gordon died on Saturday (17 December) of heart failure at his home in Dorset.

His death was confirmed by producer Mike Kaplan, a friend and collaborator of Hodges’, who said he died of heart failure.

Born in Bristol in 1932, Hodges worked as a chartered accountant and in the Navy under national service before beginning a career in the screen industries.

His first media job was as a teleprompter operator and he quickly rose up the ranks in UK television.

He made his feature debut in 1971 with Get Carter, which he wrote and directed. Starring Michael Caine, it follows a London gangster who returns home to Newcastle after learning about the death of his brother.

Hodges initially wrote the role of Jack Carter for Ian Hendry and was surprised to learn that an actor as prominent as Caine would...

“Get Carter” writer-director Mike Hodges has died at age 90.

Longtime friend and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” producer Mike Kaplan confirmed Hodges’ passing on December 20. Hodges died of heart failure December 17 at his home in Dorset, England. He is survived by his wife Carol Laws, two sons Ben and Jake Hodges, and five grandchildren.

Hodges helmed gangster thriller novel adaptation “Get Carter,” which starred Michael Caine as hitman Jack Carter who investigates a pornography ring involved in his brother’s murder. The 1971 neo-noir film was named one of the 100 best British films of all-time by Sight and Sound magazine in 1999.

Hodges and Caine formed production company Three Michaels along with “Get Carter” producer Michael Klinger. The trio returned for 1972’s “Pulp,” with Caine playing a bodice-ripper novelist hired by a former actor (Mickey Rooney) to ghostwrite his autobiography.

Hodges later directed “The Terminal Man,” “Damien: Omen II,” “Black Rainbow,...

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Mike Hodges, who made his feature debut by writing and directing the seminal British gangster film Get Carter, starring Michael Caine, then replaced Nicolas Roeg to helm the cult sci-fi hit Flash Gordon, has died. He was 90.

Hodges died Saturday of heart failure at his home in Dorset, England, confirmed his friend Mike Kaplan, who produced Hodges’ 2003 film I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.

The British filmmaker also wrote and directed Pulp (1972) in a quick follow-up with Caine; the bleak The Terminal Man (1974), an adaptation of a Michael Crichton novel that starred George Segal; Damien: Omen II (1978), though he was fired three weeks into the shoot and replaced by Don Taylor; and Black Rainbow (1989), starring Rosanna Arquette as a medium.

In addition, Hodges helmed the Mickey Rourke-starring Ira thriller A Prayer for the Dying (1987), which he said was re-edited without his...

Sylvester Stallone has recently received some of the best reviews of his career for his turn as a mobster banished to Oklahoma in the Paramount+ series Tulsa King. Like most A-list action movie stars, Stallone usually plays stoic, daring heroes who swoop in to save the day from diabolical villains. But he’s been challenging those perceptions with his recent work. On top of his antihero role in Tulsa King, Stallone has given a dual performance as Samaritan and Nemesis, twin brothers who grew up to become a superhero and a supervillain, respectively.

While Stallone typically plays heroes like Rocky Balboa and John J. Rambo, he occasionally takes on a villainous role like the Toymaker in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.

The Toymaker

The most straightforward villain played by Stallone is “The Toymaker,” who terrorizes the titular young secret agents in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. The Toymaker is the...

Sylvester Stallone feels his remake of Get Carter is one of his most underrated movies, but it really isn't. Towards the end of the '90s, the box-office dominance of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stallone movies began to wane. A series of critical and commercial duds chipped away at their bankability, and while Arnie moved to politics during the 2000s, Stallone famously had a rough few years when the new millennium began. After an uphill battle to get Rocky Balboa produced, he considered quitting the business entirely. Thankfully, the success of the latter led to a new chapter in his career.

A series of flops in the early 2000s like Driven or Get Carter even led to Stallone's work heading straight to DVD. In a 2022 THR profile, Stallone said of the latter that "Believe it or not, I think Get Carter was really underrated," before calling its reception disappointing. Get Carter...

“Voodoo Macbeth” credits no fewer than 10 directors and eight screenwriters, all of them students of or recent graduates from the USC School of the Cinematic Arts. And arguably the most impressive thing about the USC-produced movie — a fanciful dramatization of Orson Welles’ historic 1936 New York production of “Macbeth” with an all-Black cast — is how smoothly it plays as all of one piece. To be sure, you might quibble about certain dramatic liberties the creatives have taken to embellish real-life events — or, in some cases, to completely rewrite history covered in Orson Welles biographies and documentaries. And yes, the film overall is more diverting than stirring. Still, there is a good deal more than novelty value going for this group effort.

Set during the Depression Era, “Voodoo Macbeth” begins with an introduction to the Negro Theatre Unit, an innovative federally funded offshoot of the Works Project Administration, and its two...

Get Carter is among the films chosen by Ian Rankin Get Carter, 9pm, ITV4, Monday,  July 25

The grimy world of gangsters is to the fore in Mike Hodges' feature debut, the tale of a man on a mission of vengeance in Newcastle. Michael Caine feels as sharp and raw as a jagged knife edge in the role of enforcer Jack Carter, who is determined to get to the bottom of his brother's death. Unashamedly brutal in its approach to violence - including the memorable dispatching of Corrie regular Bryan Mosley - matched with snappy dialogue and Caine's dry delivery, this is gangland with all the grit that offers a time capsule of a Seventies underworld long paved over.

Snoopy and Charlie Brown: the Peanuts Movie, 11am, Film4, Tuesday, July 26

Charlie Brown gets dusted off for a new generation of kids, although thankfully retains a lot of his comic strip...

Mike Hodges’ Brit-crime magnum opus from 1971, which gave Caine the role of a lifetime as gangland enforcer Jack Carter, can be savoured again on re-release

Even after 50 years, do we properly get Carter? And understand that his awful destiny is bound up with British shame, envy and the class system? Mike Hodges created a Brit-crime magnum opus with this unforgettably sleazy, slimy, nasty film from 1971 – now on re-release, linked to the director’s retrospective at London’s BFI Southbank. It is a violent kitchen-sink pulp with the observational brilliance and dour working-class realism of something by Ken Loach, adapted by Hodges from the novel Jack’s Return Home by the neglected British writer Ted Lewis.

Hodges gave the role of a lifetime to Michael Caine as the dead-eyed, pill-popping gangland enforcer Jack Carter, who is working for London’s mobster porn supremos with their interest in trafficking and exploitation. Carter...

Get Carter (1971). Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.A fascinating figure in British cinema, Mike Hodges made his astonishing debut with Get Carter in 1971, a vicious tale of gangland revenge featuring an immortal lead performance from Michael Caine. A seminal British gangster movie, Get Carter immediately announced the arrival of a filmmaker with a keen eye for genre deconstruction, the film’s pithy nihilism and modernist sensibilities strikingly attuned to its vision of wanton amorality and national dilapidation. Other studio gigs followed, but film after film, it quickly became apparent that executives and marketing departments had no idea what to do with the work of this perennial outsider. The Terminal Man (1974) never saw a UK release, and A Prayer for the Dying (1987) was re-cut behind his back. Horror sequel Omen II: Damien (1978) was a disaster from the off, with Hodges unceremoniously replaced as director, and Black Rainbow (1989) effectively vanished for some 30 years.

A post-James Bond Daniel Craig and Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga currently are shaking things up on Broadway in the latest revival of “Macbeth,” Shakespeare’s tragedy of mayhem, power, murder and madness. The “Scottish play” has a reputation for being cursed because the Bard used real witches’ spells.

It certainly has fallen afoul of the Tony Awards over the years. Negga was nominated but Craig was snubbed. Of the 11 previous stagings of “Macbeth” since the start of the Tony Awards, only the 2008 revival merited nominations for both stars (Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood). Glenda Jackson reaped a bid in 1988 while Christopher Plummer was left in the wings.

The first recorded production of the play in New York was way back in 1768 at the John Street Theatre, which had been built the year before. Though the closing date is unknown, the theater was demolished in 1897. Lewis Hallam, who is the only known cast member,...

You might feel like you’ve already seen Mr. Saturday Night the musical even if you’ve never seen Mr. Saturday Night the movie, and whether you find that comforting – Billy Crystal certainly is one of the most likable presences in all of show business – or disappointing might depend entirely on your taste for well-delivered Borsht Belt comedy.

That’s not damning with faint praise: Mr. Saturday Night, the Broadway musical opening tonight at the Nederlander Theatre based on the 1992 comedy, is, at its best, a charming showcase for the undeniable talents of both Crystal and the showbiz icons he adores. There are shout-outs galore here to the likes of Milton Berle, Harry Ritz, Jack Carter, Phil Silvers, Myron Cohen, Moms Mabley, Shecky Green and more, and a lovely visual tribute (Scott Pask designed the attractive sets) to comedy and TV pioneers from Betty White and Phyllis Diller to Richard Pryor and George Carlin.

Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the BFI:

London – 16 March 2022. The BFI is excited to announce the forthcoming re-release of director Mike Hodges’ seminal Get Carter, starring Michael Caine, in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday 27 May 2022. A partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Ltd has enabled the film to be newly restored in 4K by the BFI for theatrical and home entertainment release. Utilising the original 35mm camera negative, the restoration will be approved by Mike Hodges himself.

As well as screening in cinemas around the country, the film will have a two week Extended Run at BFI Southbank as part of the Mike Hodges retrospective, Return Of The Outsider: The Films of Mike Hodges running from 1 – 31 May 2022. The season will feature special in person events including Mike Hodges In Conversation on 3 May, and showcase his distinctive and eclectic...

Director Mike Hodges’ Get Carter is the quintessential hard-boiled British crime film. Remarkably influential, it paved the way for like-minded fare such as The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa. Michael Caine plays Jack Carter, a ruthless London mobster who travels back to his Newcastle hometown to investigate the death of his brother… and woe betide anyone who stands in the way of this cooly efficient killer. The film underperformed at the box office due to poor promotion but is now recognized as one of the finest thrillers of the decade. MGM was fond of blaxploitation remakes, and George Armitage’s 1972 Hit Man borrows a lot from Get Carter, but it wasn’t until 2000 that an actual remake arrived, starring Sylvester Stallone, to dismal effect.

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Superman: The Animated Series with a fully remastered Blu-ray box set. Superman: The Complete Animated Series, which includes several hours of bonus features headlined by an all-new documentary detailing the creation of one of the most beloved animated Super Hero cartoons in history, will be available starting October 12, 2021.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation (Wba), the Emmy Award-winning Superman: The Animated Series was the perfect follow-up to the landmark Batman: the Animated Series. Producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett elevated The Man of Steel's animated presence with an imaginative, heartfelt look at Superman's adventures in Metropolis alongside Lois Lane and opposite the villainous likes of Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Darkseid and more. Premiering on September 6, 1996, the series continued Wba's dominance in Super Hero animation, once again setting new standards for storytelling, art direction and acting performances - and...

Burbank, CA – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Superman: The Animated Series with a fully remastered Blu-rayTM box set. Superman: The Complete Animated Series, which includes several hours of bonus features headlined by an all-new documentary detailing the creation of one of the most beloved animated Super Hero cartoons in history, will be available starting October 12, 2021.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation (Wba), the Emmy Award-winning Superman: The Animated Series was the perfect follow-up to the landmark Batman: the Animated Series. Producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett elevated The Man of Steel’s animated presence with an imaginative, heartfelt look at Superman’s adventures in Metropolis alongside Lois Lane and opposite the villainous likes of Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Darkseid and more. Premiering on September 6, 1996, the series continued Wba’s dominance in Super Hero animation, once again setting new standards for storytelling, art direction...

No one promised them a fair fight! The saga first started by John Cena and then carried on by WWE superstar The Miz is back with an all-new action-packed chapter. The Marine 6: Close Quarters is coming this fall, and it pairs The Miz with WWE cohort Shawn Michaels and Becky Lynch. Don't pretend like you don't know what's up.

Today, we have an exciting first look at The Marine 6, which hits like the hardest fist in this franchise yet. There are so many explosions and so much fighting, you won't know what to do with yourself.

Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin returns as Jack Carter in the action-packed adventure, which will be hitting digital, Blu-ray&#8482and DVD on Tuesday, November 13 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper (Shawn Michaels), join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals. The sixth...

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Looking for a new geek show recommendation or want to rewatch a recent favorite? Here’s what Amazon Prime Video has to offer.

Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back to see what other comic book and fantasy classics get added to Amazon Prime.

Updated for January 2019. You can see a complete list of Amazon new releases here.

We’ve scoured through Amazon Prime video to pick out some geek favourites available to subscribers, since it's not always the friendliest interface to navigate. Thankfully we found some good stuff. Here are 25 comic book, sci-fi, fantasy and horror shows to watch, or rewatch.

Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is a modest TV science fiction classic from the '90s.

The show, which creator J. Michael Straczynski described as a "novel for television," took place in a distant future in which Earth has...

Filmmaker Nic Fforde discusses how he come to realise the importance of costume design in his projects.

Stories in films are all familiar to us in some way, no matter how remote the setting. The hell that unfolds aboard the Nostromo in Alien, La’s icy criminal underworld in Heat or Rope’s Ivy League dinner party – a good story well told will whisk you away to its own self–contained world. All the tools of filmmaking are there to help create these worlds. What part does costume play in all this?

My day job is to make films for advertising. We work on low budgets with small documentary crews. Whatever our subjects decide to wear on the day is usually fine and feels natural. Costume is something we don’t need to spend loads of time on. That’s all changed with my latest project – a fictional short film set in the 1970s.

Oliver Jack Carter Lomas-Davis, the infant who gained Internet fame as the “Bernie Baby,” has died at four months old. Oliver passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids) on Feb. 25, according to an online memorial for the child. A wake/viewing will take place Monday, March 7, with the funeral occurring on Tuesday, his mother, Susan Lomas, said on Twitter. Also Read: Voting With the Stars: Your Guide to Celebrity Presidential Endorsements (List) “Please come share w/us the short, beautiful life of Oliver who will be greatly missed but not forgotten,” Lomas tweeted in her announcement of the services.

The 4-month old infant who was famously known as the "Bernie Baby" on social media ... has died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Oliver Jack Carter Lomas-Davis's mother Souxsie says her son died on February 25. She made the sad announcement on Facebook.  Oliver became a phenom when his mom dressed him up in a wig and glasses to look like Sen. Bernie Sanders and posted the pic online. The senator actually got to meet his youngest...

Director Mike Hodges’ Get Carter is the quintessential hard-boiled British crime film. Remarkably influential, it paved the way for like-minded fare such as The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa. Michael Caine plays Jack Carter, a ruthless London mobster who travels back to his Newcastle hometown to investigate the death of his brother… and woe betide anyone who stands in the way of this cooly efficient killer. The film underperformed at the box office due to poor promotion but is now recognized as one of the finest thrillers of the decade. MGM was fond of blaxploitation remakes, and George Armitage’s 1972 Hit Man borrows a lot from Get Carter, but it wasn’t until 2000 that an actual remake starred Sylvester Stallone, to dismal effect.

Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Laura Antonelli (1941-2015) - Italian Actress. She starred in Luchino Visconti's L'innocente, Salvatore Sampieri's Malicious and Mario Bava's Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. She died of a heart attack on June 22. (THR) William Bronder (1930-2015) - Character Actor. He memorably appears in Stand By Me as the junkyard owner (see below), plus Return to Me and Best Seller. He died on May 6. (THR) Jack Carter (1923-2015)&nbsp...

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Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Laura Antonelli (1941-2015) - Italian Actress. She starred in Luchino Visconti's L'innocente, Salvatore Sampieri's Malicious and Mario Bava's Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. She died of a heart attack on June 22. (THR) William Bronder (1930-2015) - Character Actor. He memorably appears in Stand By Me as the junkyard owner (see below), plus Return to Me and Best Seller. He died on May 6. (THR) Jack Carter (1923-2015)&nbsp...

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