See Emma Watson as Belle in the first trailer for Beauty and the Beast

Disney have just released the first trailer for their new remake of Beauty and the Beast — with just the tiniest glimpse of Emma Watson as Belle. The one-and-a-half minute trailer gives very little away, but definitely leaves us wanting more. The new release, set to hit theaters on 17 March next year, is one

Unlocking The Cage review

Directors Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (“The War Room”) have covered some strange stories but the one in Unlocking the Cage may be the strangest so far. Steven Wise is described as an animal rights lawyer. That is a significant understatement. He is not only fighting for increased rights for animals, he is making the legal case for

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United Shades of America: What’s it really like to live off the grid?

This week CNN’s United Shades of America went off the grid – from a paranoid isolationist prepper to nice sweet potato beer makers who want to live a more pared-down sustainable life. Host W. Kamau Bell visited Asheville, North Carolina, and parts of Tennessee, to experience the 0ff-grid lifestyle, and discovered a hotbed of preppers, patriots

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AMC’s Preacher review: The series that was too dark for HBO

A Texas preacher armed with the power of the word of God, his exceptional marksman of an ex-girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire. Just tune into AMC Sunday night at 10pm. Preacher was probably the craziest comic book of the late 90s. Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, this creator-owned comic was

The Nice Guys review

  Iron Man 3 was a nice little diversion for filmmaker/screenwriter Shane Black but we’ve been denied his trademark buddy films like Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It’s been over 10 years since Kiss Kiss came out and his fans have been starving for a story that reeks of empty liquor bottles, cigarette

Red Bull Music Academy takes over Detroit for Movement 2016

Red Bull Music Academy Radio will be broadcasting from May 23 to the 30 in Detroit for the Movement electronic music festival, with programming featuring a celebration of the past, present and future of music from the Motor City. RBMA will host exclusive features throughout the week in the buildup before the much praised electronic music festival comes

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The Angry Birds Movie review

One shouldn’t expect much from a video game turned into a movie, but even I was curious at how a coherent narrative could come out of an endless puzzle game that captured countless first-time tablet and smart phone users several years ago and has become a merchandising and licensing boom in sales. I had my

Watch Conan bust his staff secretly eating cake

Conan often covers important topics on his show — and there’s nothing more important than cake. Especially when that cake involves a secret email list that means some of his employees get to eat cake and other goodies ahead of everyone else working on his show. Unfortunately for them, Conan got wind of the secret

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Lineups revealed for 2016 Chicago and Denver Riot Fest

Riot Fest have shared their full 2016 list of artists confirmed for their Chicago outing, and it is the lineup of your high-school self’s dreams. The people behind Riot Fest practically broke the internet when they announced the first confirmed headliner for the 12th edition of the tastemaking festival: a reunited Misfits, including Glenn Danzig

This is the new poster for the Assassin’s Creed movie

A new poster for the new Assassin’s Creed movie has just been released by 20th Century Fox. The poster shows Michael Fassbender as Callum Lynch standing on a church spire overlooking a city’s rooftops in 15th Century Spain.   The movie is based on the Assassin’s Creed games by Ubisoft and takes place in the same