Apple's 'Time Bandits' Series Will Be Co-Written And Directed By Taika Waititi
The Time Bandits series in the works at Apple has hired Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi as the co-writer and director
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Apple Is Creating A 'Time Bandits' TV Show For Their Streaming Service
Apple is making yet another new original for their streaming service: a Time Bandits TV series, adapted from Terry Gilliam's 1980 cult classic.
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/Answers: The Greatest Movie Pirates To Sail The Seven Seas (Or Outer Space)
In the latest edition of /Answers, the /Film crew gathers to name the best movie pirates. And no, we didn't pick Jack Sparrow.
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Cursed Genius Terry Gilliam Is Working On A 'Time Bandits' TV Series
Director Terry Gilliam has revealed that a Time Bandits TV series, based on his classic 1982 fantasy film, is in the works, possibly for the BBC.
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Gary Whitta On Growing Up With Star Wars, Prequel Disappointment And Writing A Spin-Off
Our Gary Whitta Star Wars interview involves the screenwriter talking about growing up with the originals, disliking the prequels, and writing the spin-off.
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Cool Stuff: Glow In The Dark Pop Art Show Featuring '2001,' 'The Shawshank Redemption' And Much More
Glow in the dark inks on a poster can be hit or miss. In the best cases, they act as almost a night light, revealing a beautiful second image that's invisible in the day time. On the other hand, some are so subtle and light, it's almost as if they don't glow in the dark…
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Cool Stuff: Twitch Film's Back To The '80s Posters By Justin Erickson
Hey! Remember the '80s? Of course you do! Movies like The Goonies, The Princess Bride, Gremlins, Back to the Future, Krull and The Monster Squad got worn out in your VHS player as your penchant for film fandom either developed or blossomed. Everyone has their favorite films from the period and, fairly regularly, we feature…
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'Time Bandits' May Be Remade As An Action Franchise For Kids
Time Bandits is a wonderful kids movie that also happens to be clever enough for adults. It has grand adventure; weirdness that is both mundane (an impotent fairy tale prince) and outlandish (a troupe of time-traveling thieves); and it is deeply, wonderfully silly. Time Bandits is permeated by a sense of unpredictability that makes the…
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Page 2: Star Wars, Christopher Nolan, Source Code, Hailee Steinfeld, Smallville, Spike Jonze, The Sunset Limited, Tom Cruise, Time Bandits
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 22 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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Financing Has Collapsed For Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote'; 3D 'Time Bandits' Conversion Planned?
I feel for Terry Gilliam. He just can't seem to catch a break, no matter the project. And in the case of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the film's history has been more storied than most. He's been trying to get the movie made for over ten years, and even got as far as…
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Cool Stuff: Time Bandits Map Prop Replica
Metropolis Graphics has created an exact replica of the prop map from Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. There were at least two different versions of this map created for the film. The map used during filming and handled by the actors exhibits different detailing and color than the map seen during the credits sequences. This map…
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Cool Stuff: Movie And Television Time Travel Timeline
What if the popular time travelers of cinema and television history existed on the same timeline? David McCandless created this crazy visualization as part of his upcoming book The Visual Miscellaneum ($18 preorder on Amazon). The chart tracks all the action between 800 AD and 4000 AD, and the tracking is color-coded by method of…
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Cool Stuff: Seven More Awesome Pieces Of Art From Crazy4Cult 3D
As you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th to August 8th in Los Angeles. Over the past couple weeks we've featured a couple of the fantastic art that will be on display at the show, including Jeff Boyes' take on…
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