Lord of the Rings fan film, The Hunt For Gollum was released on the internet on 3 May 2009, and immediately went viral, hitting a quarter of a million views within 24 hours. The release of an “extended” edition on YouTube a month later had a similar success, with 60,000 view in an hour. To date, the film has had over 2.5 million views on DailyMotion and YouTube, including over 100,000 views with subtitles in other languages. And, all this for just £3,000... And, of course, two years of weekend and evening work by an all-volunteer crew of 160 enthusiasts dedicated to recreating the look and feel of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, as K. Stoddard Hayes reports...

Icon Home Entertainment has announced a 7th September release of the insect horror-comedy Infestation.

 

If you go down to your local Vue cinema tonight, you're sure of a real surprise. UK cinema chain Vue Entertainment is daring film-lovers to delve into the unknown and escape the everyday with a Mystery Movie, screened at selected Vue cinemas nationwide tonight, Tuesday 30th June 2009 at 6.30pm.

When Warner Bros. releases Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince next month, the film will be available nationwide in traditional US cinemas but in only two Imax theatres that day.

Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.

British comics and genre magazine Tripwire has annouced they have added exciting new features to their already jam-packed 2009 Annual. The magazine has landed an exclusive interview with award-winning genre master Guillermo Del Toro discussing his new novel The Strain as well as a few tidbits on Hellboy 3 and upcoming movie projects.

As weirdandbeard reported last month, ITV series Primeval is heading for the big screen  with Warner Bros buying rights to turn the dinosaur drama into a movie for a "six figure sum".

Here's the fourth of our Star Trek teaser trailers - the film opens worlwide on 8th May and advance reviews are all very positive for this 'reboot' of the franchise...

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that Watchmen will be available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 27th July 2009.

Here's the second of four clips from the upcoming Star Trek movie to whet your appetite for the main course! We'll run the others over the next few days...