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A ballooning number of repertory groups dedicated to cinema in its original medium are springing up across the UK. They explain its uphill thrills

As staff read out fire safety precautions and evacuation procedures before a 35mm nitrate print screening of Black Narcissus at the BFI, the packed crowd titter in excitement and anticipation. How often do you go to the cinema with an awareness that the film you are watching is being physically unspooled, live, with a possibility of actual combustion due to the ultra-flammable material it contains?

The desire to watch films projected on film is on the rise across the UK – and the number of repertory film clubs dedicated to analogue screenings is ballooning. Sheffield-based Reel Steel seek out rare gems – “doing the detective work to find 35mm prints in a screen-worthy condition can be a year-round task”, says founder Joseph Harris. Manchester-based Certificate X Cult Film...

In the three decades since School Daze and the equally influential TV series A Different World were released, HBCUs, or historically Black colleges and universities, have seen a resurgence of much-needed attention. In 2019, Beyoncé’s Homecoming docufilm celebrated Black marching band and dance team culture, a pinnacle of any Hbcu football game. The 2021 inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris put her undergraduate university Howard in the national spotlight; that same year, the Washington institution would rename its College of Fine Arts in honor of the late Chadwick Boseman, who graduated there in 2000, with Phylicia Rashad as dean.

For Hbcu alums working in Hollywood, there’s a connective thread of deep pride for their educational foundations. THR spoke with nearly 30 executives, producers, directors, actors and writers who collectively acknowledged how their collegiate experience best prepared them for the multifaceted demands of careers in entertainment. While some have built formal alumni networks...

Talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has promoted 10 trainees to agent or executive, the company announced today. Austin Denesuk has been promoted to Agent in CAA’s Television department. Denesuk is based in Los Angeles, where she serves in the TV Lit group. Bennett Beckner, Joseph Harris, Madison Lee, and Joe Mott were elevated to Agents in CAA’s Music department, which represents more than one-third of this year’s top 100 worldwide tours. Beckner and Lee are based in Nashville, while Harris and Mott are based in Los Angeles. Also Read: CAA Pledges Gender Parity on Board, Management Committee by 2020 Callie Rivers and.

He ushered in a new Halloween tradition by taking us to Haddonfield and introducing us to The Shape, and now John Carpenter has teamed up with a talented team of artists and writers to bring us more seasonal scares with Tales for a HalloweeNight Volume 3, the latest entry in the graphic novel anthology series from Storm King Productions. Ahead of the third volume's release in early October, we've been provided with preview pages that tease fun and frightening times in a haunted house filled with familiar faces from horror genre history.

Below, you can read our preview pages from John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight Volume 3 (which is currently in development as a TV series for Syfy), and keep an eye out for the third volume when it's released on October 4th. You can also check out the new graphic novel at Storm King Productions' booth #2304 at New York Comic Con,...

Sweet Christmas, everyone – this year’s Awesome Con was busy as all get-out and chock-full of cool things to see and do, and con season is rushing by so fast that I’m just now getting to my recap! (We can also blame the con crud for this, alas. It’s been following me around for a solid month.) As always, there were way more activities than one mere mortal could get to. And on top of that, this was the first year where I really saw multiple events surrounding the con that were either not directly affiliated with the con but inspired by it, or connected to it but not part of the main con experience.

So let’s start there. First off, I was part of a pre-con round-table interview Awesome Con set up with the inestimable Stan Lee. Stan answered many great questions. He talked about what...

Mulder and Scully are back together. Deadline reports David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have reunited for an upcoming audio production, The X-Files: Cold Cases.Based on the graphic novels by Joe Harris, the audio series takes place between The X-Files: I Want to Believe and the recent Fox miniseries revival. The story will see Mulder and Scully "come out of anonymity to face a growing conspiracy that involves not only their former department but the Us government and forces not of this world."Read More…...

For the X-Files fans who still want to believe in an infinite well of supernatural stories, you’re in luck. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be reprising the roles of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in a new audio production titled The X-Files: Cold Cases. The audiobook is based on Joe Harris’ comic series, taking place after […]

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While Fox tries to figure out the best way to present yet another season of their supernatural and science-fiction-heavy smash series, X-Files, actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have plans to reprise their roles as agents Mulder and Scully for a brand-new audio book. The book is entitled X-Files: Cold Cases, and will be based on the graphic novels presented by Joe Harris... Read More...

If you still believe and you're looking for something to listen to on your ride to work, then you're in luck, because Amazon's Audible Studios is bringing the cast of The X-Files back together for The X-Files: Cold Cases, an audio dramatization based on Joe Harris' graphic novels.

Scheduled to come out on July 18th, The X-Files: Cold Cases takes place in between The X-Files: I Want to Believe and the recent event series revival. Below, we have official details with more information as well as a teaser video featuring plenty of familiar faces from the seminal TV series. To learn more, visit Audible Studios.

From Audible Studios: "The series that had a generation looking to the sky gets a breathtaking audio reprise in an original full-cast dramatization featuring actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson returning to voice FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

Based upon...

The truth is still out there, even if it means diving into the past to find it.

Audible Studios will release “The X-Files: Cold Cases,” an Audible Original production that will star the voice talents of Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny and a full cast, the studio announced Monday. Besides Agents Scully and Mulder, fans will also get to revisit old friends Walter Skinner (Mitch PIleggi), the Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis), and the Lone Gunmen Melvin Frohike, Richard “Ringo” Langly and John Fitzgerald Byers (Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund and Bruce Harwood).

Read More: Character Departures on TV: The Saddest Goodbyes From Our Favorite Shows

“The X-Files: Cold Cases” is set between the events of the theatrical release “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and 2016 limited series revival. In the audiobook, an FBI headquarters database breach allows an unknown party to access The X-Files’ cold cases. This means...

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back to reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in The X-Files: Cold Cases, Audible Original’s audio production. The X-Files: Cold Cases is based on the graphic novels by Joe Harris, with creative direction from series creator Chris Carter, and adapted specifically for the audio format by Dirk Maggs (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Alien: Out of the Shadows). Set after the events of The X-Files: I Want to Believe and…...

A year after Fox revived The X-Files, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are once again stepping into the roles of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder for a new audiobook. X-Files: Cold Cases, an original production by Audible, presents brand-new stories for the pair, providing a backstory to the characters' lives between the movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe and last year's miniseries. It will come out on July 18th.

A clip from the recording, premiering at Rolling Stone, contains audio of Scully running, out of breath, while calling a medical service.

Louisa Mellor Apr 10, 2017

The X-Files: Cold Cases is an audio drama adapted by Dirk Maggs, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson...

As we're told negotiations continue for Fox to make more X-Files episodes, fans will have a new opportunity to experience David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson playing the FBI's weirdest in The X-Files: Cold Cases, an Audible-exclusive drama based on Joe Harris' celebrated graphic novels.

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The X-Files creator Chris Carter is listed as the 'creative director' of this new addition to the Mulder and Scully universe, with UK radio drama legend Dirk Maggs (H2G2, BBC Radio 4's Neil Gaiman adaptations) on adapting duties.

Here's a synopsis of what to expect story-wise:

Set after the events...

Joe Harris, an advertising illustrator who drew two cartoon figures that would become icons of the Baby Boomer generation – Underdog and the Trix “silly rabbit” – died last month at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 89. “Silly rabbit!,” Harris’ 1950s ad copy went, quickly becoming a common playground taunt and a lasting advertising catchphrase. “Trix are for kids!” Harris drew the long-eared, sneaky bunny with a taste for the colorful General Mills breakfast cereal. In…...

New York Comic Con has once again rushed by in a giant, fun, crazy blur, and although I didn’t get to nearly all the things I was hoping to, I did have a rockin’ time and see some really cool things I can share.

The first of these were a few great panels I landed seats for, including, as is my tradition, the Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles panel. If you don’t know I love the current Tmnt, then what are you, new here? But seriously, I love it. And each panel I have gone to brings something new and different.

This panel (with Andrea Romano (voice director), Eric Bauza (Tiger Claw), Kevin Michael Richardson (The Shredder), Greg Cipes (Mikey), Rob Paulsen (Donnie), and Ciro Nieli (Executive Producer)) was particularly fun, because one of the things they did was a live read of episode #420, “The Super Shredder,” which...

The New York Comic Con is upon us once again, and I can’t wait. This year, as usual, I have a massive list of things I want to see, people I want to talk to, and, of course, merchandise I want to take a gander at (not to buy it, of course. Oh no no no! Certainly not, considering I have way too many collectibles already. I’m just going to look. Really. Just…you know, a little bit. No buying here, nosiree…um). There are also a few cool parties floating around…and you know how I love a good party.

Everyone who goes to Nycc has their own unique wish list of what they want to experience while there. But in case you aren’t sure what you want to see first, here are some of the things I’m most looking forward to. Maybe they’ll appeal to you,...

Con season has well and truly slid into gear now; with Awesome Con kicking things off a few weeks ago and Sdcc and NerdHQ fast approaching. Of course, con season is really year-round these days; but for me, it starts with Awesome Con and ends with New York Comic Con.

This year’s Awesome Con was, as usual, a great start to the season for me. What I like about the con is that despite only being four years old, it’s managed to integrate various fun aspects of different flavors of cons into a fairly seamless whole – meaning that if you aren’t there for one particular facet of the offerings, there are plenty of others to experience. Here were some of the highlights for me:

The media guests:

Awesome Con has consistently done well in getting big names to a young con. This year’s lineup included everyone...

Many found themselves speechless in regards to the tragic acts that broke out last night during T.I.'s concert in New York City, but the rapper has now spoken out about the matter. Tip (real name Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) took to Twitter today to break his silence on the shooting that occurred during his show at Irving Plaza Wednesday night, leaving one dead and three injured. "My heart is heavy today. Our music is intended to save lives, like it has mine and many others. My heartfelt condolences to the family that suffered the loss and my prayers are with all those injured. Respectfully, Tip," his tweet read, with the caption, "Rest in peace bro. God bless." nullThe 35-year-old rapper...

A man has been killed and three injured in a shooting at rapper T.I.'s concert in New York on Wednesday night (25May16).

The Live Your Life rapper was due to go on stage at the Irving Plaza venue in New York City when shots were fired around 10.15pm local time in the third floor green room area backstage. Opening acts Maino and Uncle Murda were performing at the time and T.I. was in the building.

People ran from backstage onto the concert floor, and video footage shows the crowd of around 1,000 fans frantically trying to evacuate the venue after hearing the gun shots.

“Right when he was about to go on I heard two gunshots, and right after, there was a stampede,” eyewitness Ayo Fagbemi told the New York Times. “There were at least three rounds, but after the second one was when people started running.”

Four people,...

Sorry for the delay as I have been traveling for the past week and it was difficult to get a moment to write up this article. Today's releases may not seem like much but their are some quality books to check out. Here is a list of some of the books I will be picking up today at my local comic book store.

Star Wars (2015) #16

Writer: Jason Aaron

Penciller: Leinil Francis Yu

“Rebel Jail” Starts Now! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in Vader Down. Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue!

Doctor Fate #9

Art by: Sonny Liew

Cover by: Sonny Liew

Written by: Paul Levitz

Khalid’s quest for answers leads the young Doctor Fate to his ancestral homeland of Egypt, where he discovers that malevolent supernatural...

As much fun as Turtles Day (as I now affectionately call the Thursday of New York Comic Con) was, it’s most definitely not the only awesome thing about Nycc. There’s always so much awesome stuffed into those four days that it’s hard to sum it up.

This year, to assist me in my round-up, I thought I’d finally try out a New Method of Doing Things, given that my awesome friend Cleolinda Jones finds it so useful, and that she’s been using it to successfully round-up all of the online things we mention during our Made of Fail podcast (which is still going, by the way! Our latest episode was Dragon Con: The Wrath of Con. Lisssstennn!)

So even though I’m still going to hit the highlights below, I’m also going to direct you afterwards to my brand new, shiny first effort at using Storify (woo!

This may come as a surprise to some of you who know me, but I honestly believe that people can redeem themselves. I believe in second chances, and I try to reserve my interpersonal cynicism for, oh, say, Republican presidential candidates. More important, I also believe that every man, woman and child on the planet engages in great acts of assholedom from time to time. Ain’t nobody walking on water, and all our houses have their glass wings.

I also understand why most people who have been subjected to great acts of assholedom might not feel so charitable at that time. We’re hurt, angry and abused and we feel in our guts that we’re entitled to some relief – even if such relief is merely howling with the wolves. Such is human nature. Dogs and cats generally handle it better, and we’d all do well to remember that.

So here’s something I never thought I’d say. We’re actually getting season ten of “The X-Files” and while it may not follow in the footsteps of Joe Harris’ incredible comic series at Idw Publishing, it’s safe to say reading it should get you excited for the future of Mulder and Scully. However, the series is coming […]...