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We’ve become frequent admirers of Andzej Gavriss’ work here at Dn. The filmmaker, whose work has appeared numerous times on our pages, is a great crafter of large-scale projects and ambitious imagery. That continues with his new branded short for World of Tanks entitled Never Going Back. The Christmas-set short features British actor and former professional footballer Vinnie Jones, who arrives at Santa’s luxurious abode to tell him he may be leaving his position as the executor of the naughty list in favour of something much bigger. It’s a brilliant and completely ridiculous film that twists the typical warmth of Christmas into a grittier, Guy Ritchie-esque crime saga. A perfect film to usher us into the festive period, Gavriss joined Dn to mull over the making of his short, the considerable planning that was required for such an ambitious project, and making peace with the inevitable mishaps that arise on shoots.

A three-part documentary series exploring the turbulent decades spanning the 1960s to the 1980s is launching at Mipcom.

“Decades That Defined Us,” produced by Argonon-backed label Like A Shot Entertainment, is being introduced to global buyers descending on Cannes next week for annual TV market Mipcom. The show looks at the 30-year period through archive footage and recorded testimony.

Fully funded by Like A Shot, the program is uniquely shot without contemporary contributor commentary and is instead seen through the eyes and words of those living through the period at the time, from news presenters to presidents, everyday people to pop stars.

Key moments and milestones discussed include Martin Luther King’s drive for equality, the dawn of mass air travel, the moon landing, the mania surrounding The Beatles and Flower Power, all the way through to the music of Duran Duran and Wham, and a decade of outlandish fashion.

Science Channel has set a return date for its “Mysteries of the Abandoned” series, and the new season is kicking off with a two-hour special episode on disaster zones, the channel told TheWrap exclusively.

The new season, which premieres March 26, will “examine the remains of engineering marvels, explore the haunted shells of ghost towns, and use advanced CGI rebuilds to uncover the secrets that have been left behind,” according to Science Channel.

Watch a teaser for the new season above.

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In the special two-hour premiere episode, “The World’s Strangest Disaster Zones,” the team will visit several places around the globe featuring stories of human struggle and survival, including “a deserted Caribbean city partially buried in a mysterious substance, Indonesian villages swallowed by the earth, Taiwanese temples turned to rubble, an American ghost-town that still burns today,...