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Doctor Who

BBC7 to run companion show to Doctor Who, as well as Paul McGann repeats. Guest hosts include David Tennant and Catherine Tate

Film

New Indiana Jones TV spot
Sean Connery fancies returning to acting as a Bond villain
Ben Affleck fooled by Bruno?

British TV

Entire cast of Skins to be replaced for third series [free registration required]

US TV

Ian McShane to play a king in modern version of King David
Quincy sues NBC over profits
Kristen Bell returning to Heroes
Flash Gordon probably cancelled
Knight Rider TV series gets the go-ahead

Friday’s project news

28 March 2008 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Rusty’s not happy with his new slot
David Tennant pictures from tonight’s Friday Night Project

Film

Dolph Lundgren to star in “Die Hard at a rock concert”
Malice in Sunderland now to be filmed on Wearside
Will Arnett to join Kristen Bell in When in Rome
Kevin Kline has his first French-speaking role
C Thomas Howell to star as George W Bush-alike in Commander and Chief
Disney working on live-action remake of The Lone Ranger

Radio

New season of comedy for Radio 4 on Mondays

British TV

Friends writer creates sci-fi sitcom for BBC3
Ashes to Ashes gets a second series
The Apprentice gets its highest rated opening episode
Two more series of My Family ordered
Discovery to get a third Sky entertainment channel slot
87% of homes now have digital TV
Armstrong and Miller form their own production company

US TV

CSI: Miami writer Sunil Nayor gets two-year deal with CBS
Samaire Armstrong no longer a regular on Dirty Sexy Money
Sarah Wayne Callies to return to Prison Break as a regular. Hang on…
Jason Bateman to direct the pilot for The Inn
Lots of pilot casting, including Sara Rue in Spaced

Thursday’s “All We Hear Is Radio Torchwood” news

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Doctor Who

Torchwood to have a one-off Radio 4 special episode written by Joe Lidster [free registration required]
It’s Saturday 5th April. It’s 6.20pm. It’s time for Doctor Who

Film

Simon Pegg talks about Star Trek and the new Spaced, as well as the Spaced Region 1 DVDs (commentaries with Matt Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and Diablo Cody)
James Cromwell and Ellen Burstyn to play George W Bush’s parents, Scrubs‘ Elizabeth Banks to play Laura Bush (?) in the forthcoming W
Tobey Maguire to produce comic-book adaptation Afterburn
GI Joe to be an origins piece?
X-Files 2 talk from Chris Carter
Old Twilight Zone episode to be turned into movie

Theatre

Rowan Atkinson to play Fagin in Oliver!

British TV

Living’s bought up Private Practice
Channel 4’s Spring and Summer line-up
Heston Blumenthal takes Gordon Ramsay’s idea and runs with it: let’s fix Little Chef for Channel 4

US TV

Four join the cast of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, including BSG‘s Tahmoh Penikett
The other ending of Jericho
24‘s Elisha Cuthbert to star in the NY-LON remake
Trailer for The Wire‘s creators’ Generation Kill
ABC greenlights some more pilots

Movies you should own: The Andromeda Strain (1971)

26 March 2008 Natalia Romanova 19 Comments

I started “Movies You Should Buy” (now called “Movies You Should Own” because I belatedly realise it rhymes with Alex Cox’s old BBC2 film strand, Moviedrome) with The Satan Bug. Lovely “killer virus” movie that – probably the first.

But there was a bigger and better “killer virus” film to come, one that marked the end of many of the trends The Satan Bug seemed to start – or at least coincide with.

The title of this movie, which you should definitely own, is now used by virus researchers whenever they want to put a name to their worst nightmare: a virus that they can’t cure but is utterly contagious and can kill anything in a frighteningly short space of time.

It’s The Andromeda Strain (1971) and it’s probably the best, clever-stupid “killer virus” movie ever made.

Here’s the title sequence, complete with scary arse theme tune.

Continue reading “Movies you should own: The Andromeda Strain (1971)”

Wednesday’s “tigers filmed by elephants” news

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Film

George Clooney and Bruce Campbell for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes remake??
Simon Pegg ‘agonised‘ over being Scotty in Star Trek XI
I Am A Genius Of Unspeakable Evil And I Want To Be Your Class President acquired
Ian McKellen up for The Hobbit
An Iron Man TV spot
Dexter‘s Julie Benz to star in Saw V
Tim Allen’s directorial debut to draw on his time as an ex-con

British TV

Filming starts on Spooks spin-off Rogue Spooks, now called Code 9
A clip from Tiger: Spy in the Jungle
BBC4’s Curse of Comedy season causes controversy [free registration required]
First ep of Dirty Sexy Money gets 2.7m viewers [free registration required]
Jim Bowen and Cannon and Ball to co-host Netplay TV’s Celebrity Bingo [free registration required]
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency gets 6.3m viewers

US TV

What’s happening on Smallville this season [spoilers]
And to 30 Rock [spoilers]
Another Rob Thomas pilot gets picked up
Diane Farr leaving Numb3rs
USA Network lining up another four ‘character’ shows
Britney gives HIMYM best ever ratings
Sanctuary to differ from web original

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Thursday’s “All We Hear Is Radio Torchwood” news

Movies you should own: The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Wednesday’s “tigers filmed by elephants” news

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