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Film

Angelina Jolie to appear in Ridley Scott’s Gucci?
Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci join cast of The Whistleblower
Ann Peacock to write film version of Eoin Colfer’s Aiman
Universal scraps Cate Blanchett’s Indian Summer
True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten filming superhero rom-com Griff the Invisible
Sherlock Holmes TV trailer

Radio

Made in Manchester to offer free dramas from David Nobbs and Tim Fountain for download

British TV

STV acquires Australia’s Underbelly, unveils its programming slate
Beeb to turn off Freeview red button interactive service
ITV director criticises Beeb’s Upstairs Downstairs remake
BBC Trust blocks iPlayer sharing plan
Murderland gets more than 6m viewers

US TV

Heroes ratings up again
Michael Shanks to play Hawkman, Brent Stait to play Doctor Fate on Smallville
Judy Greer to star in ABC’s I’m With Stupid
NBC developing Wal-Mart sitcom
Comcast to offer cable shows like Entourage and Mad Men for free
FlashForward showrunner Marc Guggenheim leaves
ABC picks up Castle for a full season

Review: Engrenages (Spiral) 2×6

20 October 2009 Natalia Romanova 7 Comments

In the UK: Sunday 18th October, 10.15pm, BBC4. Available on the iPlayer

Tension mounts on Engrenages as the police close in on Aziz, we discover that French domestic violence laws need some work, and that France’s witness protection programme needs even more work (because it doesn’t have one).

Not that you’d be getting all that tension necessarily from the subtitles – which need work, too. Spoilers and more after the break.

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Doctor Who

David Tennant’s Hamlet to air on Christmas Day

Film

Robert de Niro and Jude Law join Thor?
Jackie Earle Haley to play the villain in Green Lantern?
John Ashton to return to Beverly Hills Cop franchise?
What’s up with Deadpool, Wolverine 2 and Magneto
Laura Dern joins Little Fockers

Theater/Theatre

Alan Rickman’s production of Strindberg’s Creditors to run in New York
Eoin Colfer to write swing musical

British TV

TVCatchup comes to the iPhone
Press pack for Minority Report-ish Paradox
Amanda Burton to join Waterloo Road
Tories to ‘rip up’ Royal Charter

Canadian TV

Canwest launching a new channel

US TV

Ratings: 30 Rock down 27% on last year, FlashForward recovers and more
Victoria Beckham to appear on Gossip Girl?
Two networks looking at Southland
Fox picks up comedy Rehab
Simpsons contest lets fans create new character
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s HBO pilot dead?
Elisabeth Moss to guest on Mercy

Friday’s Microsoft’s evil news

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Film

Ian Somerhader to star in Cradlewood
Ryan Reynolds to cross-dress

British TV

Dave to create comedians version of Wife Swap
All-female sketch show added to C4’s Comedy Showcase
Peter Moffat creating British version of Heimat and developing Silk
Oliver Postgate’s son blocks new Bagpuss
Gina McKee joins Vera
Oh God. It’s BBC3’s Hotter Than My Daughter
Lucy Pilkington leaves Virgin Media
Digital UK apologies to Devon for giving it Welsh TV
True Blood slightly down in the ratings
Hermione Norris joins A Bouquet of Barbed Wire

Canadian TV

CBC developing half-hour comedy Fancy

US TV

Wednesday night ratings
Eastwick a success for ABC?
The Good Wife‘s show runner leaves
Casting on NBC’s backdoor pilot The Mountain
Tricia Helfer to guest on Two and a Half Men
Clip of Family Guy‘s Windows 7 special. Dear God

Thursday’s Family Guy reboot news

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Doctor Who

Casting update on Doctor Who: Dreamland

Film

Trailer for Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness
Jon Favreau won’t direct The Avengers
Columbia acquires remake rights to Channel 4’s Red Riding
David Schwimmer to direct Clive Owen and Catherine Keener in Trust
A Little Bit of Tom Jones to feature Eve Myles, Denise Welch and Matt Berry

British TV

Stargate Universe still doing well on Sky
Channel 4 comedy boss quits

US TV

Fox collaborating with Microsoft on Windows 7-branded Family Guy special
Jolene Blalock joining Legend of the Seeker
Jorja Fox staying on CSI indefinitely
ABC ready to make The Gates
Order for Past Life episodes cut by Fox
The Cleveland Show gets an extended second season
William H Macy to star in pilot for Showtime’s remake of Shameless
Starz’s Gravity to star Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter
Fox Reality Channel shutting down
Mandy Patinkin to guest star on Three Rivers
Another Mad Men writer leaves
The CW’s development slate now includes Spy School for Girls, a space soap and an update of Little Women

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