Film

A little while ago, I nominated Phase IV as one of the scariest movies ever made. I’m not sure anyone believed me. That’s probably because the trailer is so rubbish.

So here’s the first nine minutes or so, which are just very eerie indeed and should give you the creeps. If you fear insects, don’t watch it; if you don’t fear insects, you will by the end of it.

Don’t look at the ants. Don’t be paranoid. Of course they’re not conspiring against you.

Tuesday’s disappearing daydreams news

8 July 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Rusty vows clean break with Doctor Who

Film

De Niro planning Good Shepherd 2 and 3
Quentin Tarantino finds a Pussycat for remake

Theatre

Monkees-inspired Daydream Believer cancelled
William Friedkin to direct An Inconvenient Truth

British TV

Military History channel to launch on Sky
Channel 4 developing Yorkshire Ripper trilogy

US TV

Aya Sumika to be a regular on Numb3rs
Michael J Fox to appear on Rescue Me and Scrubs?
Traci Dinwiddie to appear in Supernatural premiere

Monday’s reassuringly brief news

7 July 2008 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Doctor Who

9.4m watch finale
2,500 people call Doctor’s mobile

Film

10 more actors for Bad Lieutenant

British TV

Richard Hammond and James May want a pay rise
Jimmy McGovern to write for daytime TV
Blind Date coming back?
Gavin & Stacey: the airport??

US TV

The Shield‘s Jay Karnes to recur on Sons of Anarchy
Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns and Rochelle Aytes to star in Mistresses remake

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