Another director for the new season of Sherlock has been revealed. The first episode of Season 4, written by co-creator Mark Gatiss, began filming in Cardiff last month and is directed by Rachel Talalay (Doctor Who, The Flash). It has now emerged online that the second episode will be directed by Nick Hurran. > Here’s everything we know about Season … >
So, what did you think of the Doctor Who Season 9’s second two-part story? > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Let’s take a look at the best and worst bits of Toby Whithouse’s ‘Under the Lake’ and ‘Before the Flood’… Hits The Fisher King … >
Peggy Carter apparently works for the New York Bell Co telephone exchange, but is in fact an Agent with the Strategic Scientific Reserve. And although she is an agent with the SSR, she’s also working secretly on behalf of Howard Stark, wanted fugitive (to the SSR) and former wartime colleague (to Agent Carter). Just like … >
The acclaimed Inspector George Gently returns on 13 July with the release of the seventh and most recent season on DVD from Acorn Media. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: … >
Banished is BBC Two’s new convicts drama from Accused writer Jimmy McGovern. From the makers of Top Of The Lake, the seven-part series stars Myanna Buring (Ripper Street), Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour). > Order Banished on DVD on Amazon. The cast also includes David Wenham (Top Of The Lake), Joseph … >
It might make it easier to sleep at night, to be less afraid of dripping taps in the kitchen or the ceaseless drumming of rain on the window, reflecting the blackness outside back in, but dammit, it’s still a shame to reach the end of Remember Me. It’s rare enough to find such an exquisitely … >
Marking the centenary of the First World War, BBC One’s The Passing Bells sees the conflict of the unfold through the eyes of two very ordinary young men. The five-part series was filmed in Poland and is written by Tony Jordan (EastEnders, Hustle, Life on Mars). > Like The Passing Bells on Facebook. Paddy Gibson … >
Last week CultBox attended the third series premiere of Sky1’s Mad Dogs in London.
The drama, starring John Simm (Doctor Who), Philip Glenister (Life On Mars), Marc Warren (Hustle) and Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon), has proved to be a critical and populist hit – and the new run of episodes shows no signs of easing up in terms of quality.
‘Dreams of Empire’ is the second entry in BBC Books’ Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection. Written by Justin Richards, a long time contributor and creative consultant for the range, it features Patrick Troughton’s Doctor alongside companions Jamie and Victoria, pitching it in the earlier part of his tenure.
It seems every single classic (or not so classic) horror movie from the ‘70s and ‘80s is getting its own remake lately.
It’s a little surprising, then, that it’s taken so long for the profit-hungry executives to get round to milking the Evil Dead franchise for all its worth. By all accounts a lot more serious than Sam Raimi’s slapstick-gore original, it’s fitting that Evil Dead 2, the series’ high-point, gets a re-release on DVD and Blu-ray to coincide with the new movie’s arrival in UK cinemas.