Cinema has been enamoured with the vampire myth since its inception, from the silent chills of Nosferatu to the more recent teen angst sparkle of the Twilight series. Join us as we take a look at some of the best vampire movies of all time. What makes vampires so appealing to film-makers? Well, probably the same things that make
Wildfires cause huge destruction every year and working out exactly how they burn and predicting where they will go is no easy task. At the University of California a team of researchers have been recreating these fires indoors, in an attempt to better understand them. This involves various experiments such as working out in what conditions
When marine biologist Eddie Kisfaludy received a call about a dead dolphin he knew it would be perfect for his project. The National Geographic grantee wanted to record what happens in the deep ocean when a dolphin or other large maringe mammal dies. To this end he and his team anchored the remains on the
Bam Bam from Alaskan Bush People has revealed his hidden passion for art. He likes to take charcoals from the fire and just draw on stumps or whatever is nearby. Taking his inspiration from the world around him he he sketches wolves and other animals, using just what he finds as a medium. Bam, 28, is the family’s
Jazz Jennings’s transgender friend Noelle has told how waiting until after male puberty made her transition much more difficult. She explained on I Am Jazz how it led to deep depression and how people used to make fun of her at school, mocking her and taking photos. Speaking to Jazz she says: “I looked like man in a
Movies have been essential to American culture, thus it stands to reason that guns have been portrayed prominently on the silver screen. Since its inception, Hollywood has been keen on telling the story of our country’s evolution. Big screen icons like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood have immortalized the classic firearms that played such a significant role
M&C has learned that Netflix is developing a new Western miniseries called Godless. Set in 1888, the story follows a badly wounded outlaw who finds himself in a New Mexico mining town. The twist is that all the working age men have died in the mine and now the women run it. Scott Frank is directing
The BBC are developing a biographical drama based on British serial killer John Christie. Craig Viveiros (And Then There Were None and Silent Witness) is directing from a screenplay by Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, who both worked on Silent Witness as well. Christie and his wife moved into 10 Rillington Place, London in 1938. In 1949 he offered to help his neighbour’s
M&C has heard Ridley Scott Films are in talks to develop a sci-fi thriller based on the comic book character Prophet. The movie would be based on the Image Comics’ character John Prophet, a homeless man alive during World Word II. He volunteers to take part in some experiments carried out by Dr. Horatio Wells, a scientist and time
In this list we count down a selection of what we consider to be the ten best superhero movies released to date. The superhero genre over the past 15 years has exploded, with superhero movies regularly dominating yearly highest-grossing film lists. Our appetite for stories of superheroes has never been greater. Caped crusaders, web-slingers, egotistical