In a move that confirms a shift in the presentation of media via traditional means, fans who were vocal over the cancellation of the long running daytime soaps All My Children and One Life to Live, may now have to protest the need to upgrade their flat screens to Smart TV’s. ABC has licensed the iconic […]
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Fran Drescher Talks HAPPILY DIVORCED
Fran Drescher’s latest TV show Happily Divorced might be taking the expression of ‘art imitating life’ to the extreme. In 1999, The Nanny star split with the show’s co-creator and husband of 21 years Peter Marc Jacobson – two years later, Jacobson came out of the closet. However when Drescher experienced her medical crisis, the two were brought together and moved past the difficulties of their […]
FAST SIX ARRIVES 2013
Fast Five has been a massive hit with audiences raking in almost $600 million at the global box office, so therefore it’s a no-brainer that Universal has already locked in a release date for the next installment. ‘Fast and Furious 6’ is now scheduled to arrive in two year’s time – specifically May 24th, 2013. While director Justin Lin was expected […]
HORRIBLE BOSSES – Red Band Trailer
Prepare yourself for an expletive filled red-band trailer for the new flick, Horrible Bosses which hopes to cash in on the racy humour that made ‘Bad Teacher’ such a hit with audiences. There’s quite a few laughs to be had with these three guys hoping to rid themselves of their awful bosses my approaching a gun for hire. Turns out these […]
Tom Hardy Talks Nolan’s Secrecy On THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Tom Hardy was recently interviewed by French outlet Allocine on the promotional trail for his boxing flick Warrior, hence the French subs. Hardy plays Bane in the The Dark Knight Rises and his character is meant to take on Batman and injure him severely. Hardy though is coy to give any clues and jokes with the reporter that director Christopher […]
Bringing THE HULK back To TV
The Hulk continues to be an enduring character of Marvel‘s comics and though the big screen adaptations have been less than well received, the character has thrived on the small screen. The popular TV series of the 80’s which starred Bill Bixby as Dr David Banner and Lou Ferringo as The Incredible Hulk, remains a favorite with fans, and with last years acquisition […]
Shatner’s THE CAPTAINS Doco
William Shatner has made a documentary about Star Trek, focusing on the many captains which the various incarnations of the series has seen over the years. In The Captains, Shatner meets up with Patrick Stewart (The Next Generation), Kate Mulgrew (Voyager), Scott Bakula (Enterprise), Avery Brooks (Deep Space Nine) as well as the newest helmer […]
CAMELOT Loses It’s Magic
Though critically well received and a favourite with viewers, Starz has opted not to renew the period drama Camelot for a second season. It premièred in April as one of Starz’s highest-rated series début with 1.13 million viewers, later episodes saw a bit of a slump, however the show picked up towards the finale garnering similar numbers. The issue would seem not to […]
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY – Trailer
The first trailer has been released for Swedish film director Tomas Alfredson‘s (Let the Right One In), movie adaptation of John Le Carre‘s 1974 British spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. It was also a made as a seven-part TV series for the BBC in 1979 and starred Alec Guiness as George Smiley. In the new flick Gary Oldman takes over the role […]
APOLLO 18 – New Trailer
Since the release of the first trailer for Apollo 18, there’s been plenty of excitement for the newest found-footage genre flick that documents the ‘final’ ill-fated moon landing. While Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon that launched December 17th 1972 – the film suggests that a year later two more American astronauts went on a secret mission funded […]
James Spader Joins THE OFFICE
Last season on The Office there was plenty of speculation on who would be taking over Michael Scott’s job after Steve Carell left the show for bigger and better things. With plenty of guest stars, including Will Ferrell who at one stage was the replacement until his unfortunate basketball accident, the finale had plenty of big names to keep […]
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL – Incredible First Trailer
Okay so it’s just another Mission Impossible flick you’re thinking right? perhaps not – the fourth installment marks the live-action directorial debut of Brad Bird whose understanding of cinematic choreography and character design propelled his CGI superhero movie, The Incredibles to earn more than $600 million worldwide and win an Oscar in 2004 for Best Animated Feature. Watching the new trailer you see everything you’d expect from a ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie and […]
PROMETHEUS – Somewhere In The ALIEN Universe
Lost mastermind Damon Lindelof was recently on Kevin Pollak’s web-based chat series that covers topics relating to the creative pursuits of film and TV, including acting, directing and writing. Over the weekend, Lindelof was his guest and gave some incredible insights into the genesis that was Lost, as well as working on Ridley Scott‘s next sci-fi flick, Prometheus. What started out as a prequel story written by […]
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – Final Trailer
With only hours before Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens, there’s new posters and a new trailer and scene to ensure the word is out that your local cinema is about to get jammed up with action hungry fans. Despite the jumble of the second installment and the departure of goddess Megan Fox, Michael Bay has everyone convinced that this will […]