Thursday’s traumatic cancellation news

29 October 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

British TV

  • Mark Gatiss and Rory Kinnear to star in The First Men in the Moon

US TV

December at the BFI

28 October 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Time for our regular look at what TV’s on at the South Bank in London in December. One hell of a lot of tele this month thanks to the second part of the Radical Television Drama season that started last month and because it’s Christmas.

What will most be people interested in? I’m guessing the preview of David Tennant and Patrick Stewart’s Hamlet on the 14th. Notably, they don’t say who’s going to be at the Q&A, other than the director, but cross your fingers, hey?

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Wednesday’s Friends reunited news

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Film

  • Trailer for Matt Damon/Paul Greengrass’s Green Zone
  • January Jones to star in Nic Cage’s The Hungry Rabbit Jumps
  • Steve Carr to remake Short Circuit

Books

British TV

US TV

Competition for US and Canadian readers?

27 October 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

You know how I’m always doing competitions for my UK readers that US and Canadian readers can’t take part in? Well, I’m in the process of sorting out a competition for you guys. The question is: do you want the chance to win the special edition, three-disc box set of the remastered version of Fawlty Towers? If there’s enough interest, I’ll set the wheels in motion. Email me, leave a comment below or Tweet me.