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The Daily News will be back on Tuesday 5th April 2010

Doctor Who (are any of these real?)

Casting call for Torchwood America
Most useless, stupid idea for a Big Finish series yet

Awards

Results of the Peabodys

Film

Paul Greengrass to direct 3D remake of Fantastic Voyage?
David Fincher to direct Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Trailer for The Expendables with Arnie, Bruce and Sly

British TV

Remake of The Oaks one of three shows to replace The Bill [subscription required]
Zone Horror to become The Horror Channel
Freesat iPlayer boxes unveiled

Canadian TV

Cancellation party for The Border

US TV

Brothers & Sisters showrunners join Fringe
Justified ratings drop again…
…as do V‘s
Isabelle Huppert to guest on Law & Order: SVU
Being Human to be set in Boston?

Wednesday’s “Private Faris” news

31 March 2010 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

Kaley Cuoco joins I Hop
Anna Faris to star in Private Benjamin remake
Stephen Dorff joins War of the Gods
Navy SEALs go to Atlantis

Theater

Patrick Stewart to star in A Life in the Theater

British TV

ITV to replace The Bill with medical drama ‘as intense as House‘
MPs attack BBC over pay and cast of BBC3
S4C to launch HD channel [subscription required]
UK TV advertising set to recover

US TV

Robert Popper to write for South Park [subscription required]
Pilot casting including Ryan Hansen on Friends with Benefits and Orlando Jones on Tax Man
Castle gets a third season…
…while getting a series high in the ratings
Spartacus sets a new ratings record
Matt Damon to guest star on 30 Rock

Tuesday’s “Men and motors drives off” news

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Film

Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara joins The Smurfs
New trailer for Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz’s Knight and Day
Trailer for George Romero’s Survival of the Dead

Theatre

Marcus Brigstocke to play Arthur in travelling Spamalot

British TV

Claudia Winkleman to host Film 2010
BBC told to delay iPhone apps
Men and Motors to close
The Thick of It renewed for eight episodes
Wales to be first UK nation to go completely digital

US TV

Tyler Labine to star in True Love
David James Elliott joins Scoundrels + other casting news
AMC gives six episodes to Walking Dead
Eriq La Salle to appear in 24 finale
Jon Heder leaves Comedy Central show

If Saul Bass had made trailers for Tron and Star Wars – or a title sequence for Lost

29 March 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Saul Bass was one of the most talented graphic designers of the 20th century. Although he only directed a couple of films, including Phase IV, he’s responsible for a number of the most iconic title sequences in movie history, including Psycho, Anatomy of a Murder, Spartacus and Vertigo. Here’s the titles from Anatomy of a Murder to give you an idea of his style:

Now people have been creating trailers and title sequences in Saul Bass’s style for other movies and TV shows. After the jump, trailers for Star Wars and Tron, and a title sequence for Lost.

Continue reading “If Saul Bass had made trailers for Tron and Star Wars – or a title sequence for Lost”

Monday’s “bye bye Jack” news

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Doctor Who

The first 40 seconds of The Eleventh Hour
Clip from Vampires in Venice

Film

David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunite for Eastern Promises 2
Mark Pellegrino to star in Joint Body
Interview with the writers of Clash of the Titans
TV spot for Iron Man 2

Theatre

David Harewood to play Theseus in the NT’s Welcome To Thebes

British TV

ITV drops The Bill after 27 years
Wales to change funding for media industries [subscription required]
Virgin to launch Virgin Player
Hallmark acquires Royal Pains and Facing Kate
Being Human series three info
Ad rules change by Ofcom?

US TV

Vinnie Jones to recur on The Cape, Teri Polo joins Glory Daze + more pilot casting
24 cancelled
Martin Short joins Tax Man
Blossom‘s Mayim Bialik to recur on Big Bang Theory?
14-minute making of Treme video
FlashForward ratings drop to 6.2m

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Thursday’s “April Fool?” news

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Tuesday’s “Men and motors drives off” news

If Saul Bass had made trailers for Tron and Star Wars – or a title sequence for Lost

Monday’s “bye bye Jack” news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

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