The Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual, written by me, is now available in the UK and and the US. The “Augmented Reality” bit of the title refers to the app you can download, allowing you to put Xenomorphs on your bedroom ceiling or take a selfie being exploded by a chestburster. You can read an interview… Continue reading Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual
My coverage from the set of The Legend of Tarzan in the summer of 2014. This was first published in the July, 2016 issue of Empire, and was then posted online when the film was released. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/legend-tarzan-david-yates/ See also my history of Tarzan on screen, from Tarzan’s centenary year, 2012. https://creatureofthewheel.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/tarzan/
I somehow completely missed that this had made its way online. I wrote this history of Labyrinth for Empire a few years ago as part of a Jim Henson celebration. It was posted on the site in May this year, as part of a month of ’80s-themed features. The piece includes interviews with writer Terry… Continue reading Labyrinth
Empire “Masterpiece” #119 / Issue #292 / October, 2013 There’s a school of thought that says Akira Kurosawa was able to cross over to western audiences because he was more palatable than his Japanese contemporaries like Mizoguchi, Shindo, Kobayashi and Teshigahara. Kurosawa’s films were, famously, remade in the west as the likes of A… Continue reading Throne of Blood
More Bond. This was a pre-release primer, hopefully providing “everything you need to know” about Spectre. Obviously out of date now, since the movie’s come out and we know all the answers. Still, it was fun while it lasted. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/spectre-briefing/
A long Empire feature detailing the significant differences between James Bond’s adventures on film and as originally written by Ian Fleming. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/james-bond-page-screen/
This is an overview of the complete Ringu / Ring series so far, to coincide with the announcement of a third American instalment by director F. Javier Gutiérrez. It’s all a more complicated business than you might realise… http://www.empireonline.com/features/history-of-The-Ring
