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Netflix now testing Patches, a gaming achievement-like binge system

Posted 8 years ago

Are you the type of gamer who enjoys collecting achievements and trophies as a reward for some your most epic gaming moments? Well, then you might be very interested to know that, as of the past few weeks, Netflix has been...

Marco Polo writer to pen feature adaptation of Pax children’s book

Posted 9 years ago

MARCO POLO and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGONL SWORD OF DESTINY writer John Fusco has been tapped by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to pen the adaptation of the popular children's book PAX after winning a bidding war for the property last year....

Julie Andrews won’t be making a cameo in Mary Poppins Returns

Posted 9 years ago

I'm not going to lie, I was plenty skeptical when the news that there'd be a decades-late sequel to MARY POPPINS coming out. I also admit that the more I heard about the project, the more I came to think...

Monster hunting animated fantasy film Darkmouth finds its directors

Posted 9 years ago

As an adult, I find that sitting down with a good children's fantasy novel every now and again can work wonders for my jangled, bill-paying, responsibility-ridden nerves. Don't get me wrong, I like a good political thriller or introspective horror as...

A behind-the-scenes look at Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Posted 10 years ago

This past Friday, Netflix added its new show, Lemony Snicket’s A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, to the service’s ever-growing list of exclusive and streaming content. The show stars Neil Patrick Harris as the odious Count Olaf, a conniving relative of...

Studio Ghibli shows off a brand-new trailer for Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter

Posted 10 years ago

Studio Ghibli, the premiere Japanese animation studio that brought us such classics as SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, and PRINCESS MONONOKE is hard at work on their first-ever animated kids show, and it’s coming to Amazon Prime Video later this...

Hugh Jackman joins YA adaptation Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Posted 10 years ago

With the unfortunate business of the Dakota Pipeline in the news (which will probably get its own harrowing movie soon), it seems it's more relevant than ever to see the discrepancy in the quality of life between Native people and...

New trailer released for The Smurfs: The Lost Village animated film

Posted 10 years ago

THE SMURFS are the inexplicably popular cast of characters known for their blue skin, single identifiable characteristic and name (Brainy Smurf is smart, Papa Smurf is old, Smurfette is the girl), and the fact they say "Smurf" all the mothersm*rfing...

Ink & Pixel: Special Thanksgiving Edition – Chicken Run

Posted 10 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the...

Stranger Things Season 2 reveals cast photo, officially begins production

Posted 10 years ago

Cold take: STRANGER THINGS is amazing. It has charming leads (both children and adult), with tantalizing mysteries and the ability to be funny, scary, emotional, and everything in-between. Also, unlike something like SUPER 8, it was able to take the feeling of an Spielberg-ian...

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