Empire Magazine 301 Best Films of All Time

Empire Magazine has posted a list of what they consider the best films ever. Included on that list are films from the Star Trek, Avengers, and Hunger Games fandoms, as well as the new DC Universe.

286. Man of Steel
267. Catching Fire
253. The Hunger Games
245. Star Trek: Into Darkness
242. Iron Man 3
239. Iron Man
188. Star Trek
183. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
89. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
16. The Avengers

By the way, be on the look out for more Marvel, DC, and Star Trek on this blog in the future.

Hunger Games Mobile Game

Lionsgate has announced that they're partnering with Kabam to produce a Hunger Games role-playing game for mobile platforms. The games will have players act as District citizens trying to "build their alliance, liberate their District, and rebuild Panem." Lionsgate's Executive Vice President of Digital Media, Danielle DePalma, commented

We are so pleased to be working with Kabam to give the fans an experience like they have never had before. Being able to role-play with the mentors straight from the world of The Hunger Games will let fans feel as if they are in the middle of the action.

Unfortunately, the press release contains little information about the game itself, focusing instead on the success of these companies.

Image from The Hunger Games Adventures

2014 Critic's Choice Award Nominations

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association has announced the nominations for this year's Critic's Choice Awards. Both An Adventure in Space and Time and His Last Vow received nominations for the Best Movie award. Benedict Cumberbatch and David Bradley both received nominations for Best Actor for their roles in these stories. Jessica Raine and Amanda Abbington received nominations for Best Supporting Actress for their roles.

Series 8 Filming, Day 22

Filming on series 8 continued today at Channel View Flats in Grangetown, Wales. Jenna Coleman was on set. I'm not sure if this is still Peter Harness' episode, or if they have moved on to Jamie Mathieson's episode.

UPDATE: Apparently this is a different episode, directed by Douglas Mackinnon

Best shot of Jenna today. Not much to see today #doctorwho #dwsr pic.twitter.com/gIxgTd2v3M
— Peter Phillips (@Auton710) May 29, 2014

#dwsr hes got a base ball cap blue with silver feathers on the peak. Shell suit . Dont know if he has got a beard now pic.twitter.com/u9rSZgITlZ
— colin waymark (@colseywolsey) May 29, 2014

#dwsr this actor is being kept very secret pic.twitter.com/os8sMgyXwr
— colin waymark (@colseywolsey) May 29, 2014

#dwsr @ channel view flats. Loads of old age pensioners gone in (actors) jennas here
— colin waymark (@colseywolsey) May 29, 2014

Foxes to Star in Series 8

British singer/songwriter Foxes has been cast in series 8 of Doctor Who. According to the BBC press release,

British singer-songwriter Foxes will perform a track and appear in the new series of Doctor Who, which lands this August on BBC One.

Foxes, speaking about her casting said: ‘I can't believe I’m actually going to be in an episode of Doctor Who! Especially as it all came about from a chance meeting. I was playing a gig and got chatting to the show’s production team who’d been watching my performance. I was telling them how much I loved Doctor Who and next thing they invited me to be on it. I couldn’t think of a better place to make my acting debut than on one of the UK’s most iconic shows!’

Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, said: ‘We are completely thrilled that the amazingly talented Foxes is joining us on board ... well, you'll see. Let’s just say, the Doctor is finally catching up on his phone calls.’

Grammy award-winning Foxes has recently been on tour in the UK, supporting her album Glorious, which recently debuted top 5 in the official album chart. This follows on from her three hit singles - Youth, Let Go For Tonight and Holding Onto Heaven.

Guest stars confirmed to join Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the new series, which will air on BBC One this August, include Frank Skinner, Ben Miller, Tom Riley, Keeley Hawes and Hermione Norris.

Mockingjay Filming at Tempelhof Airport

Mockingjay.net has some images from the set of the finale Hunger Games film in Berlin. Check out a few of the images below

Doctor Who Magazine Issue #474

The latest issue of the Doctor Who Magazine reveals the winners of the 50 Years survey. Readers from around the world voted for their favorite stories of all time, and the results are in. Also in this issue are

• The Time Team's review of The Doctor's Daughter
• Steven Moffat's column
• The 11th Doctor comic strip, The Blood of Azrael
• Much, much more

The issue goes on sale this Thursday, priced £4.99, and is 16 pages longer than normal, with a special cover

Doctor Who Might Have Ended in 2010

Speaking at the Hay Festival recently, Steven Moffat said there was a strong possibility that Doctor Who could have ended after David Tennant's run

David owned that role in a spectacular way, gave it an all-new cheeky sexy performance and became a national treasure. And he didn’t do it instantly, he did it over time. So the idea that Doctor Who could go on at all in the absence of David was a huge question. I didn’t realize how many people thought it wouldn’t succeed at all. That was quite terrifying when I found out about it later. I think there were plans maybe to consider ending it. It was Russell T Davies saying, you are not allowed to end it.

Catching Fire Wins at Empire Cinemas Awards

Catching Fire recently won four awards at the Empire Cinemas Alternative Movie Awards. The awards it received were Best Sequel, Best Onscreen Kiss (Katniss/Gale), Sexiest Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), and Best Film Hero (Katniss). Some of the competition included Emma Watson, Henry Cavil's Superman, and Thor: The Dark World.

Mark Sheppard to Join Main Cast of Supernatural

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mark Sheppard (Crowley) has been promoted to the main cast of Supernatural. He joins Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Misha Collins. Season 10 starts this October.

First Trailer for Series 8

The BBC has released the very first trailer for the new season of Doctor Who. You can watch it in the player below

Series 8 Confirmed for August

The official Doctor Who Twitter account has just confirmed that the eighth season of the show will start in August of this year. Given that series 7 started after the summer bank holiday, the most likely air date is August 30th. However, series 6b started the week before, so it could be the 23rd. Either way, we're now closer to a confirmed air date for Peter Capaldi's first episode.

BREAKING NEWS! The new series of #DoctorWho starts August, 2014! pic.twitter.com/OZN1NxGp4w
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) May 23, 2014

Do You Believe in Miracles Review

I totally saw this coming. Right from when they first started suggesting that the Blade was affecting Dean, I knew it was going to turn him into a demon. I didn't realize it would take his death for the effect to be total. We already saw him exhibiting telekinetic powers and super-strength, it was only a matter of time before his eyes turned black.

I was kinda hoping an archangel would show up in this episode. At one point, I thought that ginger angel was going to turn out to be Lucifer. Fans on Tumblr had been posting for while about the 2014!endverse (aka that Croatoan apocalypse we saw in season 5), so I figured it was within the realm of possibility. I also thought that since all the angels had been cast out of heaven, it was possible that Michael and Lucifer had been cast out of hell.

I actually thought Dean would defeat Metatron. My money was on him taking the First Blade and killing him. I didn't think it would happen the other way around. Most of the big bad guys in this show end up getting killed. So far, only Lucifer and Metatron have been locked up. Azazel, Lilith, Eve, and Dick Roman all got killed at the end; it only made sense that Metatron would go down the same way.

We still haven't seen the resolution of the issue surrounding Cas' stolen grace. Metatron said something about how it's burning up. Gadriel also said that Cas would get weaker every time he used his powers. I can only see two solutions to the problem. The first is that Cas somehow gets his own grace back. The second is that he uses the angel tablet or some spell to fix the grace he currently has. If neither of those things happen, it's likely he'll either die or return to human form.

The interesting thing about angel radio is that everyone is still calling it by the name the Winchesters gave it back in season 4. It's never been called anything else. That would seem to suggest that it never had any other name. In 13.7 billion years, neither God nor any of the angels gave their telepathic network a name. It's possible, that as their only form of communication (without the use of a vessel), they never thought to give it one. The fact that it took the Winchesters to give it a name seems to suggest that the angels aren't terribly good with names. That, and that they only call each other by first names. None of the angels have a last name of any sort.

Series 8 Filming, Day 21

Filming on episode 7 continued today at Port Talbot. Peter, Jenna, Ellis George, and Hermione Norris were on set.

The Tardis on port talbot beach with Swansea in the background #DrWho #porttalbot #thetardis pic.twitter.com/V29vLTBV61
— Klair Jay (@cherrypop_83) May 21, 2014

Peter and Jenna #dwsr pic.twitter.com/TUfttwQYDJ
— 51 Days Until Jenna (@WhoNose221B) May 21, 2014

A few more courtesy of Steven Price. #dwsr pic.twitter.com/S7LZ2SeCfI
— Dr Who Film Spoilers (@drwhofilming) May 21, 2014

Photo by Steven Price. Absolutely love this! #dwsr #doctorwho pic.twitter.com/DRI46lsJhV
— LC (@trenzalew) May 21, 2014

doctor who filming on the beach pic.twitter.com/b0MwugaEvq
— Jordan (@jordgrifffiths) May 21, 2014

Peter, Jenna and Hermione Norris. Photos with thanks to Steven Price. #dwsr pic.twitter.com/54pGuMKB2M
— Dr Who Film Spoilers (@drwhofilming) May 21, 2014

#DoctorWho filming in #Aberavon, Port Talbot this morning.. pic.twitter.com/cMezmfIhGU
— amyhusband (@amyhusband) May 21, 2014

Mockingjay Filming Heading Toward Berlin

Filming on Mockingjay in Paris has finished. According to their social media profiles, several actors and actresses have arrived in Berlin for the final stage of filming. After this, both films move into post-production. Mockingjay, Part 1 is expected in theaters this fall, with Part 2 due in 2015.

Off to Berlin in a few hrs...trying to tie up my last few wedding details cuz when I get back it will only be a week away!!! Eeek!
— patina (@patinamiller) May 20, 2014

Three Amigos landed in Berlin and up to no good. pic.twitter.com/MiPdKspFJ1
— Wes Chatham (@weschatham) May 20, 2014

President Coin Clip

The Hunger Games Exclusive (the official site for the Hunger Games) has released a clip of Julian Moore as President Coin in gif form. You can see it below

The Worlds of Doctor Who

To celebrate 15 years of Doctor Who stories, Big Finish is releasing a four-part audio story called The Worlds of Doctor Who. The story is written by Justin Richards, Jonathan Morris, and Nick Wallace and directed by Kent Bentley and Lisa Bowerman. You can read the synopsis and listen to the trailer below

An epic adventure uniting the Doctor's friends across time and space, featuring Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures, the Vault and Gallifrey!

1: Mind Games by Justin Richards
In Victorian England, Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot investigate worrying events on the streets of London – which seem to be linked to the New Regency Theatre’s resident act, the mesmerist Mr Rees...

2: The Reesinger Process by Justin Richards
London, 1964, and the repercussions of Jago and Litefoot’s adventure are dealt with by Sir Toby Kinsella and his crack team of specialists at Counter-Measures. What is the Reesinger Process – and who is behind it?

3: The Screaming Skull by Jonathan Morris
Disgraced soldiers Ruth Matheson and Charlie Sato are called back into action by Captain Mike Yates, when the UNIT Vault is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing?

4: Second Sight by Nick Wallace and Justin Richards
The actions of Mr Rees have alerted the Time Lords of Gallifrey, and Romana has assigned her best warrior. Independently, the Sixth Doctor has arrived on Earth. A power from the dawn of the Universe is about to be unleashed once more...

The story will be available for sale in October. It is currently on pre-order priced US$20 for download and $66.90 for CD.

BAFTA Television Award Results

As previously announced, both The Day of the Doctor and An Adventure in Space and Time were nominated in the 2014 BAFTA TV awards. The Day of the Doctor won out in the Radio Times Audience Award, which was voted for by the public. An Adventure in Space and Time was nominated for the Best Single Drama award, but lost to Complicit.

Stairway to Heaven Review

Metatron's plan to turn Castiel's forces was really quite exquisite. He managed to get Castiel's forces, along with the other guy's forces, to join his own. I didn't think those suicide bombers were part of Metatron's forces. I thought they were an independent faction that had broken away from Castiel.

That interrogation in last week's episode foreshadowed a lot of the stuff in this week's story. The angel mentioned both secret forces and a portal to heaven. This week, we got see both what the secret force is doing and the former location of the portal. I think we were supposed to gather that the secret force was the one behind the suicide bombing, but that totally flew by me.

I like how the secret question to the hiding place of the portal was "why is six afraid of seven". Any old human could have gotten that, but most angels aren't well-versed in pop culture. Of course, a human couldn't have gotten in, because they couldn't see the question written in Enochian. Unless of course, they just happened to say "because seven eight nine". There were also the stereotypical razor blades in the wall, which was a nice touch.

I've been wondering why Metatron locked all the souls out of heaven. Did he have to lock everyone out in order to prevent the angels from going back in? The angels can't teleport anymore, so I don't think they could go back to heaven if they wanted to. It's also possible that he didn't realize he was locking everyone out of heaven. I doubt that, though. If he meant to close the pearly gates, it stands to reason that he knew he was closing them to everybody.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the portal to heaven isn't portable. Either that, or it used to be fixed but Metatron found a way to mobilize it. We've seen in the past that there's a door between Earth and purgatory. There's also at least one secret passageway between purgatory and hell. Neither of them were very mobile, so I doubt the back door to heaven is mobile either. One of two possibilities exist. Either Metatron used to information in the tablets to move it, or he's bluffing. I don't know whether he's bluffing about it's existence or the fact that it's portable. A third possibility is that he's bluffing that he knows where it is or can even use it. If it's anything like the door to purgatory, it may only be useful to humans. Angels may be unable to use it.

Do You Believe in Miracles CHCH Promo

Canadian TV channel CHCH has got a trailer for next week's episode of Supernatural

Do You Believe in Miracles Promo Pics

The CW has released 17 promotional images for the season finale of Supernatural

Titan Comics Doctor Who Trailers

Titan Comics has released two trailers for their upcoming Doctor Who comic books

Frank Skinner to Appear in Series 8

The BBC have announced that comedian Frank Skinner is going to appear in series 8 of Doctor Who

Room 101 host Frank Skinner is the latest name confirmed to guest star in an episode of the new series of Doctor Who this Autumn.

Skinner says: “I love this show. I subscribe to Doctor Who magazine, I’ve got a TARDIS ringtone, a five-foot cardboard Dalek in my bedroom and when I got the call saying they wanted me to read for the part, I was in the back of my tour bus watching episode three of The Sensorites. I am beyond excited.”

He is currently touring the UK with his stand-up show Frank Skinner: Man In a Suit, alongside presenting the Saturday Morning Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. Skinner previously appeared in the one-off Doctor Who 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.

Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, says: “It's no secret that Frank’s been pitching vigorously to get into Doctor Who for a while. He’s been volunteering to be “third monster on the left” as long as I’ve been in this job. But now, in Jamie Mathieson’s sparkling script, we finally have a part that can showcase all of Frank’s famous wit and charm. Hopefully he’ll get out of my garden now.”

The episode is written by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human, Dirk Gently), directed by Paul Wilmshurst (Strike Back, Combat Kids), and also stars David Bamber, Daisy Beaumont, Janet Henfrey and Christopher Villiers.

First Set of Mockingjay 1 Stills

Lionsgate has released the first set of images from Mockingjay, Part 1.

Do You Believe in Miracles Sneak Peek

The CW has released a clip from the season finale of Supernatural. Check it out below

Rachel Talalay to Direct Series 8

Rachel Talalay has been confirmed to direct two episodes of Doctor Who series 8. The American has previously worked on shows such as Haven, Supernatural, and Continuum. Rachel is the first woman to direct the show since 2010.

Do You Believe in Miracles Trailer

Here's the trailer for the season finale of Supernatural. Sorry about the terrible quality, I couldn't find a decent copy.

Paris Mockingjay Filming, Day 4

Filming on Mockingjay is still ongoing in Paris. Check out the following images, courtesy of Hunger-Games.Net