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Top 10 Book to Box Set Adaptations

The day that your favourite book gets taken page by page and adapted for the small screen can be a life changing one.  It can affect your life in one of two ways, there is the best way – your favourite book becomes your favourite box set and you are hooked, spending a minimum of two days glued to the sofa or the worst way – your favourite characters are obliterated by a mis-casting or obscure production choice.

Top 5 DC Comics TV Shows

Superheroes have been leaping off the printed page and onto the small screen for as long as television has been in existence, and there’s never been a better time for comic book fans to binge on the TV exploits of their favourite crime-fighting characters with dozens of new projects in production.

5 Iconic Filming Locations in American Westerns

When it comes to the beginning of the Silver Screen, American Westerns dominated the theaters. Huge stars like John Wayne showed off the American West as an adventure waiting to happen. If you’re a fan of Westerns, there is a good chance you’ve seen these five iconic filming locations.

The five best movies of August 2015

TMW's editor picks the cream of the new releases he reviewed over August.

TV's 10 creepiest towns

To mark the DVD release of Wayward Pines on 17th August, we’re taking a look at the locations of some of TV’s creepiest towns…

Beyond THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 10 more essential movies from director Robert Wise

We looked at Robert Wise's work on The Sound of Music here. Now we go beyond his most famous movie to look at 10 more films you need to see from the director.

The five best movies of July 2015

TMW's editor picks his five favourite movies of the past month.

Five Great Modern Black and White Films

The past 20 years has seen a resurgence in the popularity of black and white films, but monochrome masterpieces have been a staple part of the industry throughout its history. To mark the DVD release of the critically acclaimed A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night; the feature debut directed by Ana Lily Amirpour often tagged as ‘the first Iranian Vampire Western’, we look back at five of our black and white favourites from recent years.

20 facts about THE CARRIER stars John Cusack and Robert De Niro

To celebrate their collaboration in new crime thriller The Carrier, we take a look at some little known trivia that you might not know about these two screen greats.

10 Greatest TANGERINE DREAM Soundtracks

With roots in the German Krautrock scene of the '70s, Tangerine Dream went on to help define the synth sound of '80s cinema. Here we choose our 10 favourite Tangerine Dream scores.

The Five Best Movies of June 2015

TMW's editor selects the five new releases he most enjoyed in June.

The 25 Best Movies of 2015 (midyear edition)

TMW's editor picks his 25 favourite movies from the first half of 2015.

10 Mexican filmmakers you need to know about

To celebrate the release of Birdman on Blu-ray and DVD on 4th May we take a look at today’s top Mexican cinematic talent.

The five best movies of April 2015

TMW's editor selects his five favourite movies from the past month.

The five best movies of March 2015

TMW's editor picks his five favourite new releases of the past month.

The 10 best movies of 2015 (1st Qtr edition)

Time flies when you're watching movies, and we're already a quarter of the way through 2015. TMW's editor selects the ten movies that most impressed him from January to March.

James Gandolfini's most memorable moments

The late James Gandolfini, was undeniably one of the most loved actors of our time. His last film The Drop is out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD 23rd March. To celebrate his life, his achievements and the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Drop, here’s a look at some of his most memorable films.