Monday’s “old Doctor Who episodes returned” news

12 December 2011 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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  • 5* acquires The Lying Game and Gilmore Girls
  • Channel 5 acquires Thundercats remake [subscription required]

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Sitting Tennant

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (second week of Tennadvent, 2011)

9 December 2011 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Hebbie's Sitting Tennant

Sister Chastity's Sitting Tennant

Think of him when you’re out Christmas shopping this weekend. For one thing, he’s sitting down.

  1. Hebbie: 365
  2. Sister Chastity: 335
  3. Erin C: 150
  4. Rullsenberg: 55
  5. Janice: 20
  6. esgaril: 10
  7. theriverlady, Toby: 5

Don’t forget Tuesday’s caption competition!

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable and doesn’t obviously infringe copyright, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. Don’t forget to include your name in the filename so I don’t get mixed up about who sent it to me.

The best pic in the stash each week will appear on Tuesday and get ten points; the runners up will appear on Friday (one per person who sends one in) and get five points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league table by commenting on Tuesday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption getting 10 points, everyone who contributes getting five points.

A tribute to Saul Bass’s film title sequences

9 December 2011 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Saul Bass was, of course, one of the best graphic designers of the 20th century. To celebrate the release of the book Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design, here’s a brief video guide to some of his most celebrated work.

If you look carefully, you can see clips from the following films’ title sequences:

  • Carmen Jones (1954)
  • The Big Knife (1955)
  • The Seven Year Itch (1955)
  • The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
  • Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  • North by Northwest (1959)
  • Spartacus (1960)
  • Psycho (1960)
  • Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
  • West Side Story (1961)
  • Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
  • Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
  • It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
  • Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
  • Seconds (1966)
  • Not with My Wife, You Don’t! (1966)
  • Grand Prix (1966)
  • That’s Entertainment, Part II (1976)
  • The War of the Roses (1989)
  • Goodfellas (1990)
  • Cape Fear (1991)
  • The Age of Innocence (1993)
  • Casino (1995)

[via @stuartdouglas]

Friday’s “Smashing” news

9 December 2011 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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