Danny Graydon

I think it’s an admirable quality to be able to roll with the changes – especially in this instance! As far as anyone knew, Sir Ridley Scott was currently hard at work on a prequel to Alien, the ground-breaking and hugely-iconic fusion of Science Fiction and Horror that made his name. Except, as it turns [...]

There was a measure of wearisome predictability about the recent announcement of Zack Snyder as the director of the next Superman movie (provisionally-titled “The Man of Steel”). The man behind comic book adapations  ”300″ and “Watchmen” beat out an array of idiosyncratic contenders including old hand Tony Scott (Spy Game), new hand Duncan Jones (Moon), Matt [...]

Today, I started work as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, where I  am teaching on various Film-related modules for the School of Creative Arts. I am starting off by supporting the Media Histories & Culture module, which is anchored on Special Effects and Digital Animation for first year undergraduates. Following the module’s [...]

Great Scott! Has it really been twenty-five years…? Last week, Robert Zemeckis’ 80′s classic Back To The Future  went on a limited cinema re-release here in the UK and which – happy, happy day – will be released on Blu-Ray on October 25th, along with its two sequels. Watching a press screening of the film last month [...]

So, the long-standing rumours have proven to be true. As has been reported everywhere, and to most people’s utter lack of surprise, Lucasfilm have announced that the filmic Star Wars saga – that’s all six films, covering the “Holy” and “Other” trilogies - will be re-released to cinemas converted into the de rigeur 3D format beginning in 2012 [...]

Well, the love is back… I’m pleased to say that Matt Smith’s triumphant debut as the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who over the Easter weekend – after a seemingly endless wait since the announcement of his replacing David Tennant some 16 months ago – firmly drew me back into Whovian mode. Watching “The Eleventh Hour” [...]