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Jane Moore’s The Ex Files gets optioned by CBS Films
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BBC3’s autumn season
Government to give £15m Lottery cash to BBC and Channel 4 films?
FX acquires The Defenders
Kelly Brook to guest on Skins

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Starz trying to raise $1 billion for programming
Common to star in Hell on Wheels
Billy Baldwin to recur on Parenthood [minor spoilers]
Eric Christian Olsen to be a series regular on NCIS: LA
SyFy working on online Cylon War prequel to BSG

September 2010 at the BFI

27 July 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

It’s September so if you thought there was an absence of TV in August at the BFI South Bank, prepare to be staggered by the one event this month:

5th: Merlin + Q&A
Episodes 1 and 2 of series three, together with cast and crew for a panel discussion and Q&A. There’ll also be a Funday workshop in the foyer

Champions’ priority booking by phone: 11.30am August 2
Members’ priority booking opens: 11.30am August 3
Public booking opens: 11.30am August 10

Prices
£7.60 (members)
£5.25 (member concs)
£9.00 (non-members)
£6.65 (non-members concs)
Under 16s £5.

All shows are £5 on Tuesdays. Conc prices are available to senior citizens, students, unwaged and disability visitors. Proof of eligibility may be required.

As always, visit the BFI web site for more details.

Ooh. Look at that, would you

27 July 2010 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Nice. Num-ber 4! Num-ber 4!

Tuesday’s “within the law” news

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Doctor Who

Benedict Cumberbatch could have been the Doctor

Film

Daniel Craig to star in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
UK Film Council gets the chop
Trailer for Zac Snyder’s Sucker Punch
Rihanna to star in Universal’s Battleship
Eva Longoria to play the Wasp in The Avengers?
Trailer for Stephen Frear’s adaption of Tamara Drewe

British TV

Sherlock gets 7m viewers
Living acquires Nikita and Chase
Jason Isaacs to star in Case Histories
Big Brother to move to Five?
Beeb wants more Sherlock
Keeley Hawes to star in Upstairs, Downstairs?

US TV

The Pillars of Earth starts well
Mad Men comes back strong
Gabriel Macht to co-star in A Legal Mind
Susan Sarandon to star in HBO’s Miraculous Year
Leah Remini to star in CBS sitcom
Sarah Carter joins Falling Skies
Steven Seagal to star in Southern Justice?
Zach Cregger to star in Friends with Benefits
Emma Caulfield to join Life Unexpected
Marg Helgenberger to leave CSI at the end of the season

Tuesday’s “within the law” news

27 July 2010 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Doctor Who

Benedict Cumberbatch could have been the Doctor

Film

Daniel Craig to star in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
UK Film Council gets the chop
Trailer for Zac Snyder’s Sucker Punch
Rihanna to star in Universal’s Battleship
Eva Longoria to play the Wasp in The Avengers?
Trailer for Stephen Frear’s adaption of Tamara Drewe

British TV

Sherlock gets 7m viewers
Living acquires Nikita and Chase
Jason Isaacs to star in Case Histories
Big Brother to move to Five?
Beeb wants more Sherlock
Keeley Hawes to star in Upstairs, Downstairs?

US TV

The Pillars of Earth starts well
Mad Men comes back strong
Gabriel Macht to co-star in A Legal Mind
Susan Sarandon to star in HBO’s Miraculous Year
Leah Remini to star in CBS sitcom
Sarah Carter joins Falling Skies
Steven Seagal to star in Southern Justice?
Zach Cregger to star in Friends with Benefits
Emma Caulfield to join Life Unexpected
Marg Helgenberger to leave CSI at the end of the season

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