In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Double-time it to Universal if you want to add some new Fantastic Beasts wands to your collection. Soon we’ll all be nursing a Halloween Horror Nights hangover as this year’s event comes to a close. There’s no better time than a 25th anniversary to ride the Haunted Mansion Holiday […]
Tag: Wizard
‘The Wizard of Oz’ Animated Film Will Retell the Story From Toto’s Perspective
Ever watched The Wizard of Oz and thought: this could be better if it was told entirely from the perspective of Dorothy’s dog, Toto? Well you’re in luck because Warner Bros. is developing an animated film based on Michael Morpurgo‘s children’s book Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz. Because let’s be honest, we could […]
This Nigerian Chef Is a Culinary Wizard of Oz
Ozoz Sokoh turned to food blogging in 2009 as a way to relieve a creeping malaise that was short-circuiting her pursuit of happiness. A geologist living in the Wassenaar, on the western coast of the Netherlands, she was struggling at work and in her quest to find personal purpose. Known for her energy and passion […]
The Water Cooler: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Outdoors, an Addictive New Podcast, and the Return of Pokemon Go
Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Ben watches a cinematic classic outside, Brad picks up Pokemon Go again, Jacob falls in love with a podcast, Jack checks out Friends From College, Hoai-Tran […]
Deadliest Catch Sneak Peek: 'Wave' Goodbye to the Wizard Crew?
If turnabout really is fair play, it’s only fitting that big waves would slam Keith Colburn, the tempestuous Deadliest Catch captain who’s so well known for making them. In this exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday’s episode (airing at 9/8c on Discovery), the Wizard’s skipper, hoping against hope to make his quota, is driven by low […]
How my sad childhood turned the Harry Potter magic into a wizard stage play
The West End impresario has been dubbed “the most powerful woman in theatre” but it was her troubled childhood that gave her the inspiration to produce the smash-hit London show. Abandoned by her father before she was born Friedman and her three siblings were raised by their mother. It was Friedman who took the concept […]
Street Fighter II Wizard Discovers New Combos 26 Years After Release
Players have had 26 years to break down Street Fighter II to its most base components, but it turns out there’s still more to discover in the legendary video game. Using a glitch that affects how the character Vega recovers from a fall, a YouTuber has figured out how to pull off some new combos […]
How Magic Leap’s gaming wizard sees the future of mixed reality games
Graeme Devine is one of the wizards of gaming, having started at age 14 in the heyday of Atari in the 1970s. He brought us CD-ROM games like The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour. He labored on early Quake games at id Software, and was the games evangelist at Apple as the iPhone was […]
Track: White Wizard | Artist: Year of the Cobra | Album: …In The Shadows Below
Track: White Wizard | Artist: Year of the Cobra | Album: …In The Shadows Below Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. Kotaku