Year: 2018

Twin Peaks
Events

There’s going to be an official UK Twin Peaks festival in September

20 August 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

TMINE is just beginning its ‘return to work’ phase, so let’s start off with something simple – an event I can simply copy and paste into an entry:

THE 9th Official TWIN PEAKS UK FESTIVAL

September 29th and 30th 2018
London Irish Centre and Camden Square Gardens, 50-52 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB

Tickets: from £85 www.twinpeaksukfest.com

For fans of Twin Peaks, the cult American TV series created by writer Mark Frost and director David Lynch, the annual Twin Peaks UK festival is a highlight of their calendar. Celebrating the phenomenal cult hit, that has captivated fans for nearly 30 years, from its launch in 1990 to the most recent 2017 series, the Official Twin Peaks UK Festival was founded by British writer and producer Lindsey Bowden in 2010 and has since become a hugely popular and firm favourite with both fans of the series and with Twin Peaks cast and crew members.

This September the Official Twin Peaks UK Festival returns to London to re-create the eerie, fictional town of Twin Peaks, over the weekend of September 29th and 30th at the London Irish Centre in Camden with activities extended to Camden Square Gardens.  Guests will be able to rub shoulders with stars of the show as they dig into some damn fine cherry pie with a cup of coffee.  David Lynch Coffee in fact.

EVENTS

Live music with the divine Rebekah Del Rio on Saturday September 29th

Screening of the 1992 film ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ on Sunday September 30th

Onstage Q&As with the stars on Sunday September 30th hosted by British author and journalist Tom Huddleston

Screening of the classic 2001 David Lynch movie ‘Mulholland Drive’

A special train car featuring a VR experience of Twin Peaks.

“The Glass Box” photo opportunity

Short films, merchandise, art gallery

Damn fine cherry pie, endless doughnuts

Charity Auction including Rebekah Del Rio’s Mulholland Drive & Twin Peaks dresses and David Lynch signed a copy of his Nudes book

STAR GUESTS

Just added to the exciting list of stars attending the event is singer, musician and actress Chrysta Bell

“Hailing from Texas, Chrysta Bell is a hugely successful singer songwriter, musician and actress, starring in ‘Twin Peaks’ in 2017 as Special Agent Tamara Preston. Her partnership with David Lynch started back in 1999 when they met.  Lynch has co-written and produced two of her albums; ‘This Train’ and ‘Somewhere in the Nowhere’, as well as co-writing her track ‘Polish Poem’ which featured on his ‘Inland Empire’ movie soundtrack.  Lynch has said of Chrysta Bell “The first time I saw her perform, I thought she was like an alien. The most beautiful alien ever.” Chrysta Bell joins the Peak-tastic line up of:

Dana Ashbrook played Bobby Briggs 1990-1991 in the original series; reprised his role in the prequel film 1992 ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ and again in David Lynch’s revival series in 2017 ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.  Dana’s well known to TV audiences from his appearances in popular series such as ‘Dawson’s Creek’, ‘Rules of Engagement’, ‘Law and Order’ and many more.

John Pirruccello played Deputy Chad Broxford in ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.  John is a well known TV/stage/film actor, comedian, and voice artist lending his voice to a great many TV and radio commercials, video games, cartoons, movies and TV series including ‘Two And A Half Men’. John can currently be seen in HBO’s smash hit comedy drama ‘Barry’.

Kimmy Robertson played Lucy Moran/Brennan in the 1990-1991 original series of ‘Twin Peaks’; she reprised her role as Lucy Moran in a deleted scene in ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ and reprised her role as the now married Lucy Brennan in ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.  Kimmy’s numerous TV and film credits include ‘Honey, I Shrunk The Kids’, ‘ER’, ‘Psych’ and more.

Singer Rebekah Del Rio will be performing at the festival on Saturday September 29th.  Rebekah is legendary in the world of David Lynch for her cameo in the film ‘Mulholland Drive’ (David Lynch, 2001) when she sang acappella ‘Llorando’ (the Spanish version of Roy Orbison’s ‘Cryin’’).  She also performed the song ‘No Stars’, written in collaboration with David Lynch and John Neff in Part 10 of  ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.

THE HISTORIC LONDON IRISH CENTRE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE LEGENDARY TOWN

Alongside Q&As, signings and star performance events and more, the rooms and hallways of The London Irish Centre, housed in a beautiful Regency terrace in Camden, north London, will be transformed into the legendary town of Twin Peaks.  And Fans and visitors to the 9th annual Official Twin Peaks UK Festival will be able to enjoy a sumptuous feast of entertainment and excellent refreshments as well as guests, autographs, live music, opportunities to purchase official merchandise and a few surprise encounters along the way.

IMMERSIVE EVENTS, UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES, CURATED ART AND MORE

Visitors will be able to visit The Great Northern Hotel, take part in the Mulholland Drive Jitterbug Class, visit the mysterious, seductive Black Lodge and Mr C’s Tulpa Creatives art class will be welcoming new students!

Welcomed by the One Eyed Jacks girls, festival guests will have access to screenings (including Lynch inspired fan made short films), and live performances from Lynchian burlesque and cabaret troupe The Double R Club, who produce very funny, very dark, sexy and nightmarish scenarios based on their favourite Twin Peaks characters.

The festival Art Gallery will showcase inspired fan art including the popular ‘Return To Twin Peaks’ photographic exhibition by Canadian photographer Blake Morrow; his photos are coming straight from the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France.  Downstairs the Roadhouse/Bang Bang Bar will be hosting live music on both days of the festival, with DJ sets on the Sunday evening.  And there will even be live owls on show in the section named The Call of the Owl – a vital aspect of the Twin Peaks legacy.

This year a special treat will be in store for visitors – a train carriage will be parked in Camden Square Gardens, and will offer a thrilling VR experience – with actual locations shot in Washington State.  To enter the train car the fans will need to go through the circle of trees that is the ‘evil in these woods’ Glastonbury Grove.  After visiting the real life locations, they can relax in the picnic area.

LISTINGS – TWIN PEAKS UK FESTIVAL 2018      

Dates:          September 29th-30th 2018

Doors:          Saturday September 29th – VIP ticket holders 9.30am; Standard ticket holders 10am

Sunday September 30th – All ticket holders: 10am

Venue:         London Irish Centre and Camden Square Gardens, 50-52 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB

Ticket prices:

VIP £300.00

Standard Weekend ticket (does not include signings – these can be bought extra) £150.00

Standard One Day only (does not include signings – these can be bought extra) £85.00

Tickets / Information: www.twinpeaksukfest.com

TMINE is on holiday
TMINE

TMINE is now on holiday

20 July 2018 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

It’s that time again. August is nearly upon us, bearing little TV news and few new TV shows – as well as my annual pilgrimage to Greece.

When will I be back? Good question that I’ve asked myself and answered already during this week’s WHYBW?, if you want the full vague details, the general drift is:

  1. The Daily News will be back on Monday, September 3
  2. Everything else will be back at some point between August 16 and September 3, depending on my mood, whether I’ve been seized by Nereids, etc.

However, I may be posting the occasional bit of TV news or thoughts on the TMINE Facebook page, or tweeting (or more likely retweeting) away on Twitter. And if I spot anything televisual, I’ll bung it up on the TMINE Instagram feed.

Keep ’em peeled, anyway.

Meanwhile, keep chatting here with one another, reviewing shows you’ve seen yourselves and being an excellent to one another. Also, if you have some holiday reading suggestions, let me know.

If you’re going on vacation yourself, I hope you have a great time. See you all refreshed and ready for more TV in three to five weeks’ time!

Because then Iron Fist will be back for season two. Oh yes. Will I avoid watching season one this vacation for a fifth time in preparation? Stay tuned to find out…

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Streaming TV

YouTube Red is now YouTube Premium and it’s available in the UK

20 July 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

As I mentioned in passing on Wednesday, YouTube’s paid-for service YouTube Red has not only renamed itself YouTube Premium, it’s been made available here in the UK.

This is good for several reasons:

  1. YouTube Red did sound a bit porny
  2. No one knew what YouTube Red was
  3. It’s actually started producing some decent shows
  4. I felt a bit stupid constantly reviewing shows that no one in the UK had a chance of watching unless they paid £1.89/episode

On point 3, we’ve gone in the space of less than a year from the “moderately okay but not worth paying money for” likes of Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television* and Lifeline through to the “genuinely as good as you’ll see anywhere else” likes of Impulse and Cobra Kai. That ain’t bad. There are proper TV networks that have been running for years that haven’t produced anything close to as good as the latter two.

What do you get with YouTube Premium?

However, the devil’s in the details. The current UK cost of YouTube Premium is £11.99 a month, which given Netflix is only £5.99 if you don’t mind SD, £7.99 for HD and £9.99 for UltraHD, is a big ask. However, YouTube Premium does offer three features it reckons justify the price:

  1. Ad-free and offline: Enjoy YouTube ad-free, offline and in the background.
  2. YouTube Music Premium: A music streaming service from YouTube. Explore a complete world of music without interruptions.
  3. YouTube Originals: Watch new original series & movies from your favourite stars.

So basically, no ads, a music service, and exclusive TV and movies if you pay the price. The music service, if that’s your inclination, includes Google Play, but more likely, you’re interested in the exclusive TV and movies. So what has YouTube Premium got?

Approximately bugger all, unless you’re under 25. Even then, you’ve got to be really into dance.

Meanwhile, for everyone else, anything worth noting, I’ve already reviewed. Indeed, what I’ve reviewed is a super-set of everything worth noting.

Fortunately, YouTube Premium does offer a one-month free trial, so you can at least watch the good stuff and still have 28 days or so to play around with everything else on YouTube Premium, all without having to pay a penny.

Still, given how much the service has come along in just a year, this time in 2019, it might be a very different story. Assuming we haven’t all died in some horrible apocalypse by then.

Love Island
BAFTA events

What TV’s on at BAFTA in August and September 2018? Including Female Firsts and Guru Live

20 July 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every so often, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

Following on from last time, August’s BAFTA events continue with a Female Firsts exhibition. Meanwhile, September’s Guru Live events is so big and powerful, I can’t even begin to list it all, so you’ll have to have a précis.

Female Firsts: Women Making BAFTA History

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 August, Various Times. Last entry 6pm.
BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London

The last chance to see our current exhibition in its entirety. Book now to explore the work and achievements of over 90 women from the history of BAFTA and that of film, games and television in Britain.

As the British Academy of Film and Television Arts counts down to its 75th anniversary in 2022, we are delving into our archive to uncover some of the stories it contains. These stories not only illuminate the history of BAFTA, but explore the nature of our relationship with film, games and television.

Since the establishment of the Academy in 1947, many ground-breaking, talented women have steered the course of BAFTA as an organisation and many more have shaped the art forms it celebrates and supports. This exhibition, featuring over 100 images and ephemera from the BAFTA archives, plus a host of external libraries and collections, highlights a selection of these women and the work they have created.

All of them represent a ‘BAFTA first’ of some kind – from the first women to be recognised in various awards categories and the first female Fellows to the first woman President of the Academy and the creator of the iconic BAFTA mask – each of these women have not only contributed to excellence in the screen arts, they have defined it.

Entry to the exhibition is £3 – No booking required for members to view the exhibition.

First entry 13.00 – Last entry 18.00.

Tickets for this event will also be available to purchase on the door.

Book tickets

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Airdates

When’s that show you mentioned starting, TMINE? Including Succession, Fangar and Carcereiros

20 July 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every Friday, TMINE lets you know when the latest TV shows from around the world will air in the UK

Only a couple of premiere-less acquisitions this week, with Walter Presents picking up Channel 2 (Iceland)’s Réttur (The Court) and C More (Sweden)’s Farang. The former will air in September, while the latter will air towards the end of the year.

Otherwise, everything’s got a date.

Premiere dates

Fangar

Fangar (Prisoners) (Iceland: RÚV; UK: Sundance)
Premiere date: Now

One of Sundance’s sneaky acquisitions, this Prix-Europa nominated drama sees 30 year-old Linda (Thora Bjorg Helga) accused of a deadly assault and sent to prison. She gets to know women of a different social class than her, from a broken environment. Slowly, a bond develops between her and the other women inmates and the series focuses on why things happen and how it affects the family and society as a whole.

Sounds a bit Orange is the New Black.

 Jailers

Carcereiros (Jailers) (Brazil: Globo Play; UK: Sundance)
Premiere date: Now

The second of Sundance’s new prison shows – what’s that all about then? – is from Brazil. The difference here is that as well as being about blokes, it’s from the jailers’ point of view. Based on Dráuzio Varela’s novel of the same name, it stars Rodrigo Lombardi as Adriano, a correctional officer who endures the difficulties of prison life – both his own and those of the inmates. Adriano is charged with keeping the peace inside the jail but also faces pressures in his home life, from his wife who wants a baby, to his teenage daughter and his father, a former jailer himself. Tested daily with ethical and moral dilemmas, he lives between walls and prison bars, weapons, threats and conflicts – both human and psychological.

Jeremy Strong in Succession

Succession (US: HBO; UK: Sky Atlantic)
Premiere date: Thursday, August 2, 9pm

Created by Peep Show‘s Jesse Armstrong and with support from some The Thick of It writers, Succession follows the Roy family – Logan Roy and his four children – which controls one of the biggest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world, tracking their lives as they contemplate what the future will hold for them once their ageing father begins to step back from the company.

Cough, cough, the Murdochs, cough, cough.

It’s already been renewed for a second season, and stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Hiam Abbass, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Natalie Gold, Peter Friedman and Rob Yang. I found the first few episodes very funny, but it slowly switched from being a comedy with some drama to being a drama with the occasional comedy, which didn’t work for me.

Episode reviews: 1-2, 3, 4