MGM has a few new sequels up its sleeve, according to its latest press release. Apart from the obviously awful concept of Species 4, Cutting Edge 3, and Into the Blue 2, there are two really bad ideas that make you wonder what’s up with the world: Legally Blonde 3 without Reese Witherspoon and worst of all WarGames 2.
Madre mia!
There’s a new trailer available for the latest Bond film, Casino Royale. I’m warming to Daniel Craig. He might not look the part, but he definitely acts it. Worth devoting a little bit of your time to, anyway.
It’s finally happened, the fight to end all Internet fights. Uwe Boll has challenged his critics, they have been found lacking, and now it’s official. Uwe Boll’s films are the best ever made.
Dr Boll is in black.
WARNING: Really bad boxing ahead.
Here’s the top-rated TV shows in the US for the last week:
I’ve highlighted the shows that are running new episodes in bold (including sporting events, etc). Good to see Justice making a relatively good start with its first episode, and interesting to see Vanished hanging in there.
All the same, the top three shows are repeats. Of the top ten, eight are repeats.
And then there’s the craziness that CSI: Miami is number one and that The New Adventures of Old Christine is in there at all.
What is to be made of it all? I guess you could always argue that Fox still has fewer affiliates than the other networks so has a lower potential audience for its shows. Couple that with the fact it’s the only network running any big new dramas at the moment and it’s more surprising than anything except re-runs is in the top ten.
All the same, it’s odd. Let’s see what happens next week when House figures in.
There’s a remake being planned of Sleuth, Anthony Shaffer’s play about an author who hatches a cunning scheme to off his wife’s lover. The first film version starred Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine as the author and lover respectively. In the proposed Kenneth Branagh version, Michael Caine is going to be the writer and Jude Law is going to be the lover. Interesting, huh, particularly given that Law took Caine’s role in the remake of Alfie as well.
He’s got himself a nice little earner there.
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