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[ 22 December 2021 ] The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: The most Nicolas Cage movie ever?
[ 22 November 2021 ] Unexpectedly, there’s a Russian Film Festival and no one told me
[ 22 October 2021 ] December 2021 at the BFI, including Jack Clayton and Dirk Bogarde at 100
[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

News: Shane Black to reboot Predator, Kevin Kline is Errol Flynn, Brendan Coyle is Spotless + more

25 June 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Shane Black to reboot Predator

Trailers

Trailer for The Last of Robin Hood with Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon and Dakota Fanning

French TV

Brendan Coyle, Miranda Raison and Denis Ménochet to star in Canal+’s Spotless

Internet TV

Carrie Brownstein joins Amazon’s Transparent
Craig Roberts to star in Amazon’s Red Oaks

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

MacKenzie Porter to replace Siobhan Williams on Hell on Wheels
Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard and Calista Flockhart to guest on Web Therapy, Billy Crystal to return

New US TV show casting

Alex Russell to star in AMC’s Galyntine

A teaser trailer for season 5 of Canal+/BBC4’s Engrenages (Spiral)

19 May 2014 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Given this is straight from Canal+ and not BBC4, it’ll obviously help if you can speak French. Can’t help you with the fact they’re a load of Parisian mumblers, though.

News: ITV’s Beowulf and Dr Jekyll, a Dad’s Army movie, Justice League is go + more

28 April 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Zack Snyder to direct Justice League

Film casting

Toby Jones and Bill Nighy to star in Dad’s Army adaptation

Trailers

Trailer for Richard Linklater’s Boyhood

French TV

TF1 and M6 to close TF6

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Beowulf

US TV

US TV show casting

Cloris Leachman and Barry Bostwick to guest on Franklin & Bash
Columbus Short leaving Scandal

New US TV shows

Full trailer for HBO’s The Leftovers

New US TV show casting

Joel Johnstone joins ABC’s Astronaut Wives Club

News: BBC4 acquires The Code, SyFy heads for The Expanse, Banshee recruits + more

14 April 2014 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Trailers

Trailer for Anton Corbijn’s A Most Wanted Man, with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams et al
Opening battle from X-Men: Days of Future Past

French TV

Kam&Ka acquires Canadian show format Appearances, to co-develop Israeli shows

UK TV

BBC Four acquires: Australia’s ABC1’s The Code

UK TV show casting

Colin Morgan joins The Fall

US TV

Another 24: Live Another Day trailer
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

US TV show casting

Meaghan Rath, Langley Kirkwood, Chaske Spencer, Tom Pelphrey to recur on Banshee
Melanie Papalia to recur on Suits

New US TV shows

SyFy green lights: The Expanse

News: A Goonies sequel, a BSG movie, SyFy travels to Olympus and Z Nation + more

8 April 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

The Daily News will return on Thursday

Film

Universal developing “reimagined” BSG movie
Goonies sequel in development

Trailers

Trailer for Jon Favreau’s Chef with Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson et al

Internet TV

Yahoo! developing comedy series
Max Hernandez joins Amazon’s Hand of God
Geek & Sundry green lights: Morganville: The Series

French TV

Canal+ green lights: London-set Spotless
‘Major channel’ acquires: The Sniffer/Nyukhach format rights

UK TV

Sunday ratings

New UK TV shows

Channel 4 and Xbox green light: Humans

US TV

A&E renews: Bates Motel
Sunday ratings
Sunday cable ratings: HBO and Showtime

US TV show casting

Enver Gjokaj to recur on Rizzoli & Isles
Samuel L Jackson to cameo again on Agents of SHIELD
Amy Jo Johnson to recur on Covert Affairs

New US TV shows

SyFy green lights: zombie apocalypse drama Z Nation…
…and mythology drama Olympus
Teaser trailer for HBO’s The Leftovers

New US TV show casting

George Wendt and Ashley Tisdale joins TBS barbershop comedy

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News: Shane Black to reboot Predator, Kevin Kline is Errol Flynn, Brendan Coyle is Spotless + more

A teaser trailer for season 5 of Canal+/BBC4’s Engrenages (Spiral)

News: ITV’s Beowulf and Dr Jekyll, a Dad’s Army movie, Justice League is go + more

News: BBC4 acquires The Code, SyFy heads for The Expanse, Banshee recruits + more

News: A Goonies sequel, a BSG movie, SyFy travels to Olympus and Z Nation + more

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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