The week is long and hard, that’s why every Friday, you can relax and catch up on everything you need to know in Hollywood and beyond with Sam Flynn’s 7, my breakdown and analysis of the week in film and TV. 7. Anime & Video Games: The Final Frontier With comic…
Here are the 7 (and a couple others) you should absolutely give your time to this summer at the cinema and on the home screen of your increasingly varied platform of choice: HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sense8 on Netflix – June 5, 2015: Returning soon after their original sci-fi actioner Jupiter Ascending…
The week is long and hard, that’s why every Friday, you can relax and catch up on everything you need to know in Hollywood and beyond with Sam Flynn’s 7, my breakdown and analysis of the week in film and TV. Big news week, with Cinema Con, where distributors present their…
The week is long and hard, that’s why every Friday, you can relax and catch up on everything you need to know in Hollywood and beyond with Sam Flynn’s 7, my breakdown and analysis of the week in film and TV. 1-2. Jumbo Marvel Edition: Age of Ultron press, Ant-Man trailer,…
My weekly analysis of pop culture news, trues, and lose(ers). 7. X-Files limited series revival? This week, a ton of good news for TV, which ties in to an upcoming Slogged column I’m writing about the future of visual storytelling. In that trend, FOX is considering a 6-10 episode limited…
Both based on beloved source material by iconic creators, both arguably the top television shows in the world, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead have redefined genre television for a new generation, adding dramatic weight and heft in telling a human story in fantasy worlds, whether the world is…
Table of Contents Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe? Star Wars spinoff and sequel details confirmed Suicide Squad movie scoop First photo from production of Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur film Burton to direct a live-action Dumbo Tron 3 to film this fall? Kevin Smith announces his upcoming films 1. Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe? This just…
1. Jeremy Renner returns as Hawkeye in Captain America: Civil War, will shoot Story of Your Life this summer I love Jeremy Renner news, mostly because it involves Jeremy Renner. He is a franchise singularity; the underrated and underused Avenger, partner to impossible mission master Tom Cruise, the worthy(?) successor…
RIP Spock. RIP Leonard Nimoy. Also, Film Bites has become Sam Flynn’s 7 because a) my name isn’t on this site enough yet b) it gives an excuse for the address of the blog. 1. Alien 5 speculation Those who decry Alien3 (including its director) and Alien: Resurrection must have…
I realize omitting the Oscars from what is ostensibly a blog focused on pop culture, entertainment, and storytelling is a little self-defeating and we all pay attention to it, myself included, but . . . really, fuck the Oscars. Why? Two reasons: a) I don’t have cable so I didn’t…