In a hardshell: A crime wave grips New York City, courtesy of a gang of ninjas known as The Foot Clan. Meanwhile, mysterious vigilantes are fighting back and news reporter April O’Neill discovers that the heroes happen to be four teenage mutant ninja turtles who call the sewers their home. Review If you grew up in the 1980s, you couldn’t really escape Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). “Turtlemania” was everywhere. What originally started as a niche comic parodying the curr

The Iron Mask – trailer and poster released Last seen together in Around The World in 80 Days, Jackie Chan and Arnie are back again at last! The two action legends are “starring” in a Russian/Chinese production that appears to be some form of adaptation of The Man In The Iron Mask, but with added dragons. Because adding dragons in your film makes it 26% better, that’s a scientific fact! Despite their billing and prominence on the poster, judging from the trailer, we would haz

In part one of their 2019 special, Charlie and George take a look back at an eclectic mix of films released over the last 12 months. They cover some of the year’s cinematic highs and lows –  controversial comic book smash, Joker, nostalgia reboot Terminator: Dark Fate and the ultra-violent and ultra-stylish John Wick 3: Parabellum. Unlike the usual Retro Ramble reviews, these reviews are spoiler-free and only feature a quantum of bad impressions. Part 2 will be released next

A belated yet beefy round-up – our apologies, we went on holiday by mistake! Disney to remake Home Alone and others (sighs) As part of the acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Disney has announced plans to remake the beloved home-invasion-torture-porn-Christmas-caper, Home Alone. The news has been best summed up by Dictionary.com : Blasphemy: irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.https://t.co/Gq6dVyzbhA https://t.co/Jn2INxULwD — Dictionary.com (@Dictiona

Due to advances in filmmaking equipment, it’s much easier (and cheaper) for people to make and distribute short films based on their favourite film, show or game. With a global fan following, it’s no surprise that some of the earliest (and best) examples of fan films are based on Star Wars. This week saw the release of yet another Star Wars fan film. Within a few days, the latest entry has already generated millions of views. Rather than a new piece of fan-fiction, this short

After the recent craziness of Brexit and my sombre post last week, it’s business as usual. Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In a world full of shared universes and mash ups, this is one I can actually get behind. As a kid, I loved both Batman and TMNT – as you know, Charlie and I are still huge Batfans. These DC Animated productions are usually worth a watch, so we’re quite excited about this one! Alien – 40th Anniversary Shorts To celebrate Alien’s big birthday, Fox is

Happy New Year Ramblers! Hope the return to normality has not been too severe! Here’s a little round up of the latest film and entertainment news doing the rounds that you may have missed. “Set phasers to shelved…” It appears that Star Trek 4 may be finally shelved. The fourth film in the reboot series had promised time travel based team up of the two Kirks (James and his father George) played by two Chrises (Pine and Hemsworth) respectively. Kirk & Kirk/Chris & Chris. Last A

A brief round-up of Retro-related news. Flash Gordon reboot gets a new director A new take on Flash Gordon has been languishing in development hell for some time now. Kingsman and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughan was previously attached to write, produce and direct, however now Overlord director, Julius Avery is due to take over the writing and directing. The biggest challenge with Flash Gordon is familiarity. Like John Carter, it was one of the earliest pulp sci-f

For this year’s Halloween special, Charlie and George get spooky with the Ghost With The Most, Beetlejuice! Join us as we take a Retro Ramble and venture into the twisted imagination of director Tim Burton and discuss how influential the film was on the rest of his career. The boys also touch on the impact it had on the film’s cast, launching the careers of Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder – much to the frustration of Alec Baldwin (probably). So jump in line, rock your body in

As you know, here at Retro Ramble, we love Adam West. So we were delighted to find out that lost footage of West, in full Batman get-up, had recently resurfaced! However this isn’t some random out-take from the Batman TV show, it’s even better…. How about Batman randomly giving some sound traffic advice to London’s children?! Enjoy…..old chums! Crave more Bat-chat? Why not check out our Batman (1989) podcast episode! Source – I Am Birmingham [amazon_link asins=’B00Q6Z16F6′ te

After many years, George McGhee delves into the cult action comedy Tango & Cash and uncovers a somewhat chaotic production. In a nutshell: Rival top LA cops Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabe Cash (Kurt Russell) are set up by drug baron Yves Perret (Jack Palance) for a crime they didn’t commit. They are forced to team up to escape prison, prove their innocence and take down Perret. Review In 1989, producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber had a box office hit featuring Jack P

In a nutshell: Billionaire Bruce Wayne spends his nights fighting crime disguised as the masked vigilante, Batman. As he tackles Gotham City’s crime and corruption, a new threat emerges in the form of psychotic criminal, The Joker. No time to read the article? Listen or download the podcast episode here! Review We are currently living in the “Superhero” Age of Cinema. This year alone (2017) features eight comic-book blockbusters released in as many months with the same amount

As referred to in our recent podcast episode on Batman (1989) here’s the trailer for The Dark Knight Returns animated film – definitely worth a watch for any fans of Batman. (Check out the podcast episode here.) Please comment and let us know what you think of the film if you’ve already seen it. Available to buy on Amazon or as part of Amazon Prime. Share this: Tweet #Batman #DCComics

“In the Sixties, there would be the three B’s; Bond, Batman and The Beatles” Adam West. In the space of just a few weeks, I’ve lost two childhood heroes, James Bond (Sir Roger Moore) and now Batman. Much like Roger Moore, Adam West isn’t likely to be at the top of many people’s lists for playing a popular character, but it’s hard to argue he’ll be the most fondly remembered. His Batman was one for a certain era, full of colour and camp. West was always proud to acknowledge th