tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86812546192638535172024-03-05T01:50:08.929-08:00That's EntertainmentA different type of celebrity news blog; one that also spotlights the underrated talent in films, television, music, and theatre.JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-1367373921442285342008-06-17T09:41:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:44:26.235-07:00That's Entertainment goes monthly....<span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"><strong> Because of my time being taken up with other creative endeavours, I will only be able to update my showbiz blog once every month. The next entry will be sometime in July.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"><strong> SEE YOU ALL THEN....</strong></span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-17163841547983626822008-06-11T12:01:00.000-07:002008-06-11T12:05:33.324-07:00Returning this Sunday...<span style="color:#006600;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">Due to the other creative endeavours that I am involved with, the next edition of 'That's Entertainment will be posted this Sunday. Apologies for this second delay.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">SEE YOU THEN....</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-25523387303478979162008-06-09T15:00:00.000-07:002008-06-09T15:03:31.641-07:00Back on Wednesday....Sorry about the delay. The next entry will be posted this coming Wednesday.<br /><br />See you all then...JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-86205943326315336342008-06-01T09:45:00.000-07:002008-06-01T09:53:42.462-07:00Opportunity Knocks Online: The ‘MySpace’ Phenomenom<div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">If a person sets up his own ‘MySpace’ page, they place themselves firmly in the electronic global community, but for those who want their talent to be recognised, the online service is the way that they currently set about achieving this. Referring you back to last week’s entry in this showbiz blog, the actress and singer-songwriter Paloma Faith took advantage of the benefits of having a ‘MySpace’ page, and recently got herself signed to Epic Records. The method of opening doors for hopefuls who possess talent has changed over the years. Today, it is much more an interactive an affair. Even my own web log contributed to this useful trend seven days ago with the profiling of new faces on the showbiz scene, a few of whom had not been profiled in any other celebrity-based blog or magazine. Putting oneself out there on the world wide web can provide a straight line to exposure that will help these types of careers flourish. Established stars have also been reaping the benefits of creating your own ‘MySpace’ page, particularly people like Lily Allen. The latest to try this method of letting the world know you have talent is Lulu Popplewell, the younger sister of Anna Popplewell (‘Girl With The Pearl Earring’, ‘The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe’).<br />In the last few days, I checked out her page, and was surprised to discover that she had done some audio files of songs she had composed. They may be home-made recordings, but the bare pit atmosphere they generate gives them a certain freshness. I was impressed enough to download them. Budding musicians, actors, actresses and writers now have a suitable platform to start from. Whoever created MySpace has certainly built a new highway for talented performers in the showbiz world to reach stardom.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206956322313715330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYTJiWLhMlkW8DF54XncNMPONx4RACp1_ycMgJuSxZd92ATPqYP6gHF6kjwb6zUVsd8QeVQSzLrDlWo7IqtUSdK_8HkTjZ5Tqao7JqKoNTMw4u-VfM1mfnB0wCxyeK6nOISI6UI6W0E0/s400/LITTLEGIRLLOST(A).JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#000099;">The little girl at the heart of Moffat's wonderfully baffling story<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Seen The Future And It Works - Moffat Takes Charge<br /><br />Getting down to brass tacks, the news that Steven Moffat is stepping into Russell T. Davies’ shoes is a further assurance that the future of ‘Doctor Who’ is no longer in jeopardy. Under his guidance, I believe that the show will continue on, probably until The Doctor reaches the end of his thirteenth incarnation. Even then, the possibility that it could continue after that could become a reality if Moffat is still in charge by then. If not, I feel that he has the judgement to instil in his eventual successor a passion to keep the show going for as long as it can.<br />However, the future is an unknown creature; we have yet to see whether his personal vision makes or breaks the longevity of the show. I lean towards the former being the likeliest of scenarios.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In terms of the programme as a whole, Moffat has proved to be the strongest of the current crop of ‘Doctor Who’ writers. In the twenty-seventh season, he delivered the chilling, multi-layered two-part story ‘The Empty Child’, turning a simple question into a frightening one. Such was the popularity of the tale that he wrote two more stories: the tragically romantic scare fest ‘The Girl In The Fireplace’ and ‘Blink’, the Doctor-lite story, which won a Nebula Award and featured what many Whovians consider to be the scariest monsters in the programme’s forty-five year history, the Weeping Angels. Yesterday, he moved the fear factor up a notch or three with the first instalment of his latest two-parter ‘Silence In The Library’. Using great skill, he has woven an intricate, three-pronged storyline that only the second part can make the various threads more coherent, so you get a greater sense of what just is going on. Moffat taking over will provide Whovians with the welcome certainty that he will raise the bar in terms of storytelling and that he’ll employ writers ‘who’ will help him to realise this goal.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Greenlighted – Movies & TV Shows In Production<br /><br />Movies:<br />Against The Current – Michelle Trachtenberg, Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk.<br />Farlanders – Jeff Daniels, Melanie Lynskey, Maggie Gyllenhaal.<br />He’s Just Not That Into You – Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Ginnifer Goodwin.<br />A Christmas Carol – Jim Carrey, Christopher Lloyd, Fay Masterson.<br /><br />TV Shows:<br />Trinity – no cast announced.<br />Life Bites – no cast announced.<br />The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher – no cast announced.<br />Being Human – Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey, Guy Flanagan.<br />The Last Word Monologues – no cast announced.<br />Dani’s House – Dani Harmer, Zoe Salmon, Harry Culverhouse.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">The Gossip Pot<br />Usually it is Lindsay Lohan who makes headlines that cause Dina, her mum, to become annoyed and embarrassed. This time, the reverse has happened. An episode of Dina Lohan’s TV reality show has sparked the anger of viewers after it appeared to show her allowing her other daughter, fourteen year-old Ali, to be in the room whilst a sex tape was being played on the video recorder . . . Andrew has his Nancy; twenty-eight year-old cabaret singer from Blackpool is to take this coveted part. However, I did wonder whether Samantha should’ve gotten the role, but the public has spoken …Guesswork is still proving to be the order of the day as Angelina Jolie’s representatives are neither confirming nor denying whether she has given birth to twins. Fear not, if someone spots her with a double buggy, then we’ll know for sure.<br />MORE NEXT WEEK</span></div><div align="center"> </div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-5315954573676199292008-05-25T11:39:00.000-07:002008-05-25T13:55:29.076-07:00Growing On The Tree: 2008's Hot New Showbiz Talents<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">This is to be the first yearly edition of my pick of the best of the new talents emerging in the world of showbusiness. I can only hope that my forecasts for their futures turn out to be correct.</span></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Actors & Actresses</span></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204390023519780322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6rGiQMf0McNFrNkCVZkcs_GXgcnD-uiaOGjmNEChuIaO7YtZEhgquur9fmU0K16__HaPdDdf6FajM7Whiu5P3iTtWl7MhZziPdGJus9Uezsq_p7JmOea2ukqSbj9m-yIGGvRORjH6Wo/s400/BenWhishaw2008(A).JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Ben Whishaw - Although I have yet to see this young man in action on screen, the buzz is that he will be a major leading man quite soon. Helping him to this status is the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel "Brideshead Revisited". The other prominent role in his career so far was as the killer with an amazing sense of smell in the British-German co-production "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer. However, his latest role will be a completely British one, as he is playing Sebastian, who has a torturous relationship with Charles Ryder, one that lies somewhere inbetween friendship and love, at a time when homosexuality was the type of thing that you had to keep buried and never speak of. If the critics are kind to this adaptation of the book, Whishaw could certainly look forward to more career-building parts in the not too distant future.</span></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204390551800757746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggn4FvlBdLG7SMFWnDq8ZavmU1lG7108DZ51v4r6XniWBex3a5EDZkrjlyaal8izobNqsvR4jjrtriaio6_DMiuUfG9Bi4uFNnyphjmEvxsaJtQ2G8dns147P40JsMhErcU8OBicJGyJg/s400/JJFeild2008(A).JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">JJ Feild - You wouldn't have thought that someone born in Colorado, USA could receive critical plaudits for parts such as Frederick Garland in the TV adaptations of Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart book series or even as the unassuming romantic hero in the ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", Henry Tilney. Yet, he slipped into both roles with ease. The line of his acting career can be traced back to the end of the Nineties, when he was just a jobbing actor, testing the thespian waters by appearing in an episode of the ultra-cosy Sunday evening drama "Heartbeat". Real exposure came with his portrayal of Simon Doyle in 'Death On The Nile', alongside another up-and-coming star, Emily Blunt. With three movies currently in the works in 2008, it is fair to assume that major stardom can only be a film role away.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204393395069107714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU9qlDIRQcvaUne_i7h78rkPg42fgD1LuogDt_hupSRcFnlcsHwkPh6wWrysdlVBwpYwyMgbMfepTOeRqQ81VNwuxg0mGV5ENeQZKUaU8Mhyphenhyphenpb2TnbNBGuQS_Mvh5FaSrPTgQZiCySac/s400/ShiaLaBouf2008(A).JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Shia LaBouf - If you can put aside that he was in the exceptionally lame US teenage comedy "Even Stevens", Shia manages to make entertainment insiders believe that he has a future in films. Having seen "Transformers", I too believe that, in spite of some people seeing the film as little more than a cinematic advertisement from toys that hail from the Eighties. Starring in the fourth Indiana Jones movie is definitely an advantageous career opportunity, whether the film goes down a storm or like a lead balloon. Let's hope that LaBouf gets more opportunities of that sort.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204396556165037602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxPd0JDwRs48OhkuW6Vsfw6btnFPUrs8tzgL7-k3dJlXtR5zobvsclwNy_V49cqx1GJ9jAceOtWyGELe8JklCYET5e0jXwaNqVtJkGqlQYK_cio6CC0F5uB0ygzBnEE5qStVnIzweHU/s400/CharlotteHollyW(B).JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Holly Grainger - Her body of work, extensive though it is, has mainly been in TV, but the movie version of Kevin Holden's novel about teenage life and football hooliganism looks set to move Holly into cinema, an area of visual entertainment she had previously not entered. One of a long list of former child performers, the Lancashire-born daughter of celebrated character actor Gawn Grainger, has successfully navigated her way through adolescence with a string of roles that show her the good and bad aspects of growing up into a young woman. It is yet to be established whether the first film she has been cast in will be her only film. Still, the optimist within me would love to see Miss Grainger make more movies in the future.</span></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204401607046577714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqvHMIXxvoYuFtVQLlHEJ-R4LHimhBAw6d1Qq9zQ-JyUpU3E6fBkp4quiLyVU3R05WI9AqnYLTSQgt7LWFQVuYsJtPiX3MqHznQW086pQRzjyJsbWliz1Ir8_XgJtmBMkT0aWOQNzpM8/s400/LinzeyCocker2008(A).JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Linzey Cocker - Like Holly, Linzey hails from Lancashire, but the difference is that Miss Cocker has two films in the pipeline, not one. The one that has the highest profile of the two is 'Wild Child', which will see her screen time with Julia Roberts niece, Emma, one of the current crop of new A-List teen movie stars in Hollywood. Television viewers are bound to know her, though, as Jade, the jealous twin sister of Ashley, the geeky girl who became a fashion princess. The leap into film came as something of a surprise. As brilliant as her performance was, I did feel that she was going to do some more TV parts, before auditioning for movie roles, something that very few British actresses of her age group succeed at. Nor did I think for a second she'd be one of the female leads in an American teen comedy, but the corners you do walk round can still hold surprises for you.</span></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204406546258968130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3xr-rIoCvsPVnfI8LXTuKZU6iECk04orjxzijgH1YzfvwtiZiWbcqloeQKa_RszF2Ly-FisOTg_RAz4I1c4RH9wdqouXbR_lBllWYfOYveFs-lRva8Mma6_Q0Iyxc_U_vprzJ2BrX9c/s400/EllenPage2008.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Ellen Page - After starting her career as a little-known Canadian actress and passing through walls in the first couple of 'X-Men' movies, Ellen flexed her film acting muscles, when she turned the tables on a pervert in 'Hard Candy', in a way that will make any man wince. This grisly tale led to her securing the lead in 'Juno', a film about teenage pregnancy, which in turn led her to receive an Academy Award nomination the Best Actress category, a welcome, or unwelcome, development for any actress, depending on how much ground they have already gained. Not all lesser known female actors can get something from such an acolade. Fortunately, she has been lucky enough to have three new movie projects come her way, and I feel doubly sure that there will be plenty more where they came from.</span></p><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204410055247248978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO202Qx1UDtnbHN7ZY6vxWlsNHQ7MF8F7BXWwqjmo-vdwVfMo4IF5IAN8zET9LVycVGKcdUHWPybNtwkCevlSYHk4vRPTZmwBf6sucncdxOk6TBe2m7UpCM4J25xy9y44O-TESoymoM04/s400/MeganHunterO(L).JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc6600;">Talulah Riley - Thank god for Nylon Magazine! For a while, it was looking like Talulah wasn't going to get mentioned in these articles that spotlight new and talented British actresses. It is strange, therefore, that an American magazine, rather than a UK one, had done just that. The adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel "Five Little Pigs" had provided her with her first professional acting role. Appearing as a teenage Angela Warren in various flashback scenes gave Talulah her first taste of work as an up-and-coming actress. Although things were quiet for her for a few months afterwards, she soon got a steady stream of work, beginning with "Pride & Prejudice" in 2005, and culminating with the deliciously dark-humoured revamping of the "St Trinians" movie franchise. 2008 looks set to be the year that Miss Riley is lifted out of the supporting character category and into the potential leading lady one.</span></p><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Musicians</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204413710264417890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskVQGJH75oLi0eGsl-8kFzpD3yebeoEQERvo1kEfNu-km5LuSbkox1CoHTqsasMdDRVeEAoTLggo39DdeTRPqsmcornZ5H9-N5eYyND7hc9I25ScZ1CPpGe_nEUjgwqHm4PcPOtC7piQ/s400/AmyMacDonald2008(B).JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Amy MacDonald - She may have been launched as a hot new singer-songwriter in the music scene last year, but, as far as I'm concerned, the Scottish songstress is not quite at the stage where she is definitely a household name. The singles "This Is The Life" and "Poison Prince" are prime examples of just how capable a composer she is, but still there isn't a great deal to suggesr she is as big a star as I'd like her to be. This was signified by the fact I was able to buy a copy of her debut CD with the minimum of expense. Such talent shouldn't be cheapened in this way, and I am crossing my fingers that I'll be able to buy her follow up album for about sixteeen quid.</span><br /></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204415840568196722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-HAb4aalUFc3GPE5Ja8aU9KU5-YmdYRz1DQGP3ifhB6vjJ3VuwwSK9-CB7rL7r7HjVtMYTaXo7Dp21A_XZc_tSqhhDoaqxwk9i9pMrcltIl2pr4zn7zYP8brLgX1tAGuuOMLuLdGOOQ/s400/PalomaFaith2008(A).JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Paloma Faith - Coming back to "St Trinians" briefly, a Google search for the actress who played Andrea, the head of the Emo clique, revealed that she is also a singer-songwriter, and a darn good one at that. So much so, that I posted a thread on her IMDB message board, saying that I was keen to see a record label sign her up, and I was pleased to discover I wasn't alone in my belief that the big music moguls should take note of her talent, which is marvellously divided between composing tunes and acting. Versatility is always a good attribute to possess, and Miss Faith has plenty of that.<br /></span></div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-11109955651145353202008-05-25T11:18:00.000-07:002008-05-25T11:38:55.574-07:00Put Away Your Flags: Is Eurovision doomed?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3iiNGDF_jNKLei-xUBLy_43XhgTARODqObceekZfUblUbMOvR7F-jlpL5UR0bBb__SvGkeMAxi9ASiaNGHewz-As7I4V1z1s7gj1e8YFPrTE1JHzji12trQrQ-O7gxUTyhPt62Aitbo/s1600-h/Eurovisicon2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204386591840910786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3iiNGDF_jNKLei-xUBLy_43XhgTARODqObceekZfUblUbMOvR7F-jlpL5UR0bBb__SvGkeMAxi9ASiaNGHewz-As7I4V1z1s7gj1e8YFPrTE1JHzji12trQrQ-O7gxUTyhPt62Aitbo/s400/Eurovisicon2008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;">Since the mid-Fifties, television viewers have scoffed with good humour at the Eurovision Song Contest, the musical competition that was meant to celebrate musical talent(or the lack of it) within the confines of all the European countries and continents. Now, here we are in the twenty-first century, and you'd think that such a formula would still be adhered to, but the whole event has veered completely off course. Last night's result proved that. Fair voting went out the window. The biggest casualty of this was the UK entry. Andy Abrahams' song came joint last, and it now throws up the possibility as to whether there is going to be a British entry next year.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;">Even Terry Wogan, the long-time voice over host of Eurovision, seems to be wondering whether any future participation is a waste of time. He also dropped significant hints about him not wanting continue with his commentary duties in twelve months time. Perhaps the sheer politicising of Eurovision as a whole makes him feel that the contest has just become a waste of time, in this day and age, as it seems countries like Holland, Norway, Poland, France, Sweden, Ireland and Britain are deliberately being kept in the cold, so far as the Eastern European nations go. All these questions seem to be leading to the one big question; will the contest be scrapped altogether. Speaking for myself, I do hope it is gotten rid of. For the past ten years, it has gone downhill at a very sharp rate, and, given the selective nature of who gets the votes, I feel that I have to now give the entire contest NULL PWAH.....</span></div><br /><div></div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-28045127602270032252008-05-25T10:43:00.000-07:002008-05-25T10:50:50.273-07:00Greenlighted - Films & TV Shows In Production<span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Movies:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Cat Tale - Elisha Cuthbert, Jerry O'Connell, Sean Astin</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Four Christmases - Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Carol Kane</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Nine - Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Daniel Day Lewis</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Shutter Island - Leonardo Di Caprio, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">TV Shows:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Beautiful People - no cast announced</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Blake's Seven(new version) - no cast announced</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Hotel Babylon: Series Four - Dexter Fletcher, Alexandra Moen, Emma Pierson</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Unforgiven - no cast announced</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-7495132257009127902008-05-25T10:41:00.000-07:002008-05-25T10:43:12.230-07:00The Gossip Pot....<span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;">.....will return next week!</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-58014597335236707242008-05-18T11:04:00.000-07:002008-05-18T11:33:18.936-07:00Hot For Summer: Four Blockbuster Movies To Watch For<span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - 26th June</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"> Three years after the Pevensie brood tumbled their way out of Narnia, they return in 'Prince Caspian', the second of the movie instalment of C.S. Lewis's series of fantasy novels. This time, they are helping the character that makes up the title of the film to reclaim the throne from his evil uncle, King Miraz. Although early reports show it having the same elements as before, both in terms of story and character, one change has been made; that of romantic feelings brewing between Caspian and Susan.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"> Adamson has obviously cottoned onto the fact that Miss Popplewell is growing into a young womam, and needs something to make what could well be the last time she appears in these series of movies that bit more special. If this is the case, it is a pity, as she is one of the stronger of the cast members; the strongest being Georgie Henley, even though she is still thirteen. I do hope, though, that if 'The Last Battle' is made, Anna's character will return to Narnia to marry Prince Caspian. It would be a wonderfully emotional moment, plus he will be the King of Narnia by then....</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-81378034973922363492008-05-18T10:40:00.000-07:002008-05-18T10:57:25.085-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;">Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - 22nd May</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;"> There is no way that I can talk about summer movies without mentioning that after nearly twenty years, Indy is well and truly back. Harrison Ford, in spite of his age, is returning to wear his trusty brown leather jacket and to crack his whip.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;"> Ford's return was an inevitable consequence of there being a new Indiana Jones movie. The character's creator, George Lucas, can't really inject humour into his scripts - dark, dry, wacky or otherwise - so Harrison kind of has to do that for him. The first 'Star Wars' trilogy, as many critics have probably pointed out, sustained longevity because of the delicious sense of humour Ford brought to them, as he did with the three Indy movies prior to this one. This explains why he is back in the role that ensured he would get leading roles from that moment on. Also returning is Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood), my favourite of all the Indy chicks.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;"> I have an un-written rule, namely that I only favour blockbusters that have an excpetional element to them that makes them satisfy the critics. Aside from the heroes are the villains, and the chief one chronicles an odd bit of casting, Cate Blanchett. However, I feel she is versatile enough not to disappoint Indy fans around the world, the eyes of which will be watching her.</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-53098124233924386172008-05-18T10:14:00.002-07:002008-05-18T10:29:09.606-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">The Incredible Hulk - 13th June</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"> Let me start by saying that I quite liked the previous movie about Dr. Banner and his giant, green-skinned, immensely strong alter-ego, probably one of the minority who did, though I did feel a small sense of bewilderment about Ang Lee helming that project. He is a director that you wouldn't equate with the superhero movie genre. Still, he did the best that job he could, and it was a shame that the majority of cinemagoers didn't see it that way.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"> The title of the second movie is bound to draw comparisons with the Seventies TV show . That immortal line, "Mr Magee, don't make me angry. You won't like me when I'm angry" will doubtlessly engraved on the minds of those old enough to remember the programme, who are going to see this film. That phrase has elevated itself to become one of the most famous of the past thirty years, but at the same time, it represents a universal truth, as does the character of the Hulk; that there is a giant monster within us all, that only comes out, whenever anger turns into fury. The principle character, Bruce Banner, like Bill Bixby did, or at least tried to, in the TV show, to rid himself of the creature within him, and goes off on a journey to do just that. He could just try anger management, but who'd go to a multiplex, just to see him do that.</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-45179974338086491912008-05-18T09:56:00.000-07:002008-05-18T10:09:23.176-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Mamma Mia - 11th July</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"> Musicals that simply use songs by a particular artist or group don't turn me on. However, Abba are one of the two exceptions. The reason for this is that the group's songs lend themselves very well to musical theatre. Indeed, Bjorn and Benny teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice, to write 'Chess', which led to the Swedish songwriting team composing a tenth UK chart-topper, 'I Know Him So Well'.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"> Again, I am faced with a surprising casting choice for a movie musical, Meryl Streep. I think, unless I'm very much mistaken, this is the first time she has done a film of this sort. The plot itself is a solid enough one, but I suspect that people will see it for the Abba songs. And why not!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">The group's music is fabulous, plus the show is the most popular of these 'jukebox musicals'. I do hope that it doesn't lead to any others being made; I don't want to see a movie version of 'We Will Rock You', as much as I love Queen. The only other exception to my rule is a musical containing the songs of The Beach Boys - that I'd definitely go and see.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"> SEE YOU NEXT WEEK</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-14671590677865571622008-04-30T06:36:00.001-07:002008-04-30T06:38:54.900-07:00<span style="font-family:Arial;color:#009900;">Sorry about not being here on the 27th April, I'll be back on the 18th May with a summer movies preview! See ya' then!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#009900;"></span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-55589318205970451862008-04-06T10:28:00.000-07:002008-04-06T10:30:29.781-07:00Taking a short break.....This blog will return on the 27th April 2008. See ya' then!JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-28377944154597734982008-03-30T14:36:00.000-07:002008-03-30T14:45:17.128-07:00Retro Revival – the re-birth of cult favourites<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4qtS7LXJ5LfPbrDGBZ21BNtHq8kcKSyHJVaoEXFtX1T7IzBHHLJHnGWmSBk7X8Q1lOn0k5GljowxBmlaewgc7fxv8N_OyG5s4dt-rybRWuv2jRkzUCaH830qaDewuvvMY2iu6FWv050/s1600-h/TheBionicWoman(A).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183653917672349394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4qtS7LXJ5LfPbrDGBZ21BNtHq8kcKSyHJVaoEXFtX1T7IzBHHLJHnGWmSBk7X8Q1lOn0k5GljowxBmlaewgc7fxv8N_OyG5s4dt-rybRWuv2jRkzUCaH830qaDewuvvMY2iu6FWv050/s400/TheBionicWoman(A).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hq6AzIMbrRAqvqyPXv-EIdO4g5EOXfq1Fau7zu-CpwGQghXEeI_yF2FqLrNgtir_yEf-_BKTSFPGrB49Ym9CIAf6jEh6Z-4fDcDvPsS6aw1YruprIo2pBL81rdJaQXPkBL_XbkpYeSY/s1600-h/FlashGordon(A).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183653389391371970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hq6AzIMbrRAqvqyPXv-EIdO4g5EOXfq1Fau7zu-CpwGQghXEeI_yF2FqLrNgtir_yEf-_BKTSFPGrB49Ym9CIAf6jEh6Z-4fDcDvPsS6aw1YruprIo2pBL81rdJaQXPkBL_XbkpYeSY/s400/FlashGordon(A).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYf0CWE-YHFQa6AX07dCR0UqEq7BL_eY6jHyOF1TGawnDhyphenhyphen2nh0S305T8lIv3yQlTJuyuh8VMiM9B0kWXdDGExDOHaKX9KPkK-6beXsGtex-YHZeLePxC8znYOS72eywl-duojqMTOrQ/s1600-h/BattlestarGalactica(A).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183653020024184498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYf0CWE-YHFQa6AX07dCR0UqEq7BL_eY6jHyOF1TGawnDhyphenhyphen2nh0S305T8lIv3yQlTJuyuh8VMiM9B0kWXdDGExDOHaKX9KPkK-6beXsGtex-YHZeLePxC8znYOS72eywl-duojqMTOrQ/s400/BattlestarGalactica(A).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Our memories of film and television we enjoyed in years gone by are either crystal clear or decidedly muddled; sometimes both at once. As we get older, the latter eventuality becomes more common. However, the increase of websites which help celebrate all things retro have helped us to remember. Video and now DVD were what first aided our recollections of those old movies and TV programmes. The former type of home entertainment is all but obsolete, but its replacement has provided the ideal home for cinematic and televisual treats from the past. The format closely represents the set-up of a well-designed website. Just one touch of the ‘enter’ button on the DVD player’s remote control and you can access any particular scene, view the bonus material on offer, if there are any, and choose whether you want to hear the commentary track or not.<br />The other way that classic TV and cinema is being celebrated is by the re-vamping of old favourites. In the twenty-first century, three prime examples of this have emerged: ‘Battlestar Galactica’, ‘Flash Gordon’, and ‘The Bionic Woman’. The re-invention of these old shows challenge critics’ pre-conceptions of the validity of re-launching them, by telling these tales in a brand new way. At the head of the shows is ‘Doctor Who’, which came back to our TV screens in 2005. The familiar elements are still there, but Russell T. Davies, the man responsible for its return, has added new plot threads to it; the most important being that the planet of Gallifrey is no more. The changes have indeed made a huge difference to the show, as it is always high enough in the ratings for its future to be secure. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t appear to be true for ‘The Bionic Woman’. In spite of the best efforts of Michelle Ryan and her co-stars, as well as the creative team behind it, it doesn’t look like a second series will happen.<br />This, I have to say, is something of a shame. I’ve seen the opening episode, and the style and tone of it shows a good deal of promise, enough to warrant some dismay from myself that a second series hasn’t been approved. Then again, that’s the nature of US television.<br />Back here in the UK, ‘Doctor Who’ has not been the only example of the revival of home-grown science fiction. ‘The Quatermass Experiment’ was re-done, but as a live broadcast, just like the original, as was ‘A For Andromeda’, although that was pre-recorded effort. Neither of them, however, were as successful as the new set of adventures for the Time Lord.<br />The only loser in this resurgence of audience interest in sci-fi and fantasy is the adaptation of science fiction novels. The last endeavour to bring a tale in this literary genre to the small screen was ‘The Tripods’, based on the trilogy by John Christopher. Regrettably, only two-thirds of the entire series of novels was made. A decade before, Peter Dickinson’s three books, collectively called ‘The Changes’, were brought to TV, but the trilogy was condensed, and the third novel was largely absent from the adaptation as a whole. In spite of this, ‘The Changes’ is some-thing that I would really love to see re-made, but as a trilogy in the proper sense of the word, either on TV or as three movies. I feel there is an untapped well of material in these old programmes. In this area of drama, the past does fashion the future.</span></div><div> </div></div></div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-90945617456898443632008-03-30T14:34:00.000-07:002008-03-30T14:36:01.707-07:00Greenlighted – Movies & TV Shows In Production<span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">Movies<br /><br />Frankie Machine – Robert De Niro<br />Mary, Queen Of Scots – Scarlett Johansson<br />Ye Olde Times – Lindsay Lohan, Cary Elwes<br />Bob Funk – Rachael Leigh Cook, Lucy Davis, Stephen Root<br />Spring Breakdown – Amber Tamblyn, Will Arnett, Mae Whitman<br /><br /><br />TV Shows<br /><br />My Spy Family – Alice O’Connor, Milo Towney<br />Skellig – No cast listings at present<br />Tess Of The D’Urbivilles – Gemma Arterton, Ruth Jones, Hans Matheson</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-64346891273745822532008-03-30T14:16:00.000-07:002008-03-30T14:34:06.604-07:00The Gossip PotThe lights went down early in a play that Ralph Fiennes was starring in. Emergency lighting was fortunately employed so that the performance could carry on….Fourty-four years after<br />The Rolling Stones were banned from Blackpool, Mick and the boys have been allowed to return to the seaside resort, but it’s not yet clear whether they will or not…After twenty-one years, a British female singer has topped the US chart. Leona Lewis, ‘X-Factor’ winner, has scored her first American number one. The last woman to do that was Kim Wilde with a cover version of<br />The Supremes hit, ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’…….. <br /> MORE NEXT WEEKJDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-24343968414497678712008-03-25T08:52:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:17:08.077-07:00Anthony Minghella - A Retrospective (1954 - 2008)<span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"> Before Minghella could start work on his newest film project as writer and director, 'The Ninth Life Of Louis Drake', he died, whilst undergoing surgery. In spite of it being documented that he first made a name for himself with 'Truly Madly Deeply', Minghella's career actually hit its stride with 'The English Patient', a film that the quality within it can be felt by any cinemagoer, whether they have or haven't seen it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#006600;"> Collecting nine Oscars at the 1997 Academy Awards, the cinematic tale of a disfigured man who falls in love placed Minghella firmly on the international movie scene. In spite of his acknowledgement as a top-quality director and screenwriter, he only made three other feature films between 1999 and 2006; 'The Talented Mr Ripley', 'Cold Mountain' and 'Breaking & Entering'. Well on its way to becoming a classic of modern cinema, 'The English Patient' seems to be the high-point of his overall career, which began when he was the script editor of 'Grange Hill'. Acclaimed as he was, he never really fitted the mould of the current crop of Hollywood directors. Some may that's a good thing, others might see it differently. As for me, I viewed him as being a film-maker that made the best use of the Hollywood system, embracing the quality-driven aspects of Tinseltown. His adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel was a Hollywood production, but he steered it away from being part of the 'conveyor-belt' mentality that some movie producers find hard to let go of. His directorial style seemed to get the best performances of the actors in his movies, regardless of whether they were A-List stars or not. He didn't seem to be a director that let celebrity status determine who was right for a particular role, and who wasn't.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#006600;"> Now he has passed away, we can only speculate on whether he had it in him to make another modern movie classic. Had he lived, I feel sure tha his talent would have enabled him to write and direct something that could be every bit as good as his 1996 romantic epic.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#006600;"> I'LL BE BACK THIS SUNDAY....</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-63850209378446298572008-03-22T17:04:00.000-07:002008-03-22T17:05:56.865-07:00<span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc6600;">The retrospective on Minghella's career will be coming on Tuesday, after the Easter weekend.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc6600;"></span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-22049288388650601962008-03-18T07:10:00.000-07:002008-03-18T07:27:45.658-07:00Breaking News......I am saddened to announce that Anthony Minghela, the director of 'The English Patient' & 'The Talented Mr Ripley' has died at the age of 54. He had recently completed work on a BBC adaptation of 'The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency'. A more detailed retrospective will be posted here on Sunday.<br /><br /><br />The article on the return of cult TV and film favourites will be posted here on Sunday 30th March 2008.JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-11881310462382764142008-03-18T06:43:00.000-07:002008-03-18T07:08:57.825-07:00Saltzberg Summer - Will Miss Strallen keep the hills alive?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5Mz_5NrudN3Iip4uQDeKRoXYAf_NXDpt-Y2fRCUmVCMhz3Wnu8wQ48S1XlzyBLwv5Ul4IITC3XUjaEEObbM5pHon8MNP6zfGmYKvCf188r60-yQlNCHxycnwoCtmoByfG4YYa-2aUm4/s1600-h/SummerStrallen(B).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179083416739805906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5Mz_5NrudN3Iip4uQDeKRoXYAf_NXDpt-Y2fRCUmVCMhz3Wnu8wQ48S1XlzyBLwv5Ul4IITC3XUjaEEObbM5pHon8MNP6zfGmYKvCf188r60-yQlNCHxycnwoCtmoByfG4YYa-2aUm4/s400/SummerStrallen(B).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9HfhibzqfFaouK98HG-tX7sECSWglWqX8v2VukDa-Qc0GiKf80do_U7ESl8sItCHbxQXoB-N1IwDjBJIvWJJ1olkS_AC6BdwyiKXB4gvxB-xT8OuEl7wZCpn6hCjONsOfKHZ6pp5y1U/s1600-h/SummerStrallen(A).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179083098912225986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9HfhibzqfFaouK98HG-tX7sECSWglWqX8v2VukDa-Qc0GiKf80do_U7ESl8sItCHbxQXoB-N1IwDjBJIvWJJ1olkS_AC6BdwyiKXB4gvxB-xT8OuEl7wZCpn6hCjONsOfKHZ6pp5y1U/s400/SummerStrallen(A).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;">I don't need to tell you about 'The Sound Of Music'. It is one of those things that gets an immediate reaction from the majority of people around the world; nor do I need to tell you that TV was used to find a new Maria. What I do need to say is that Lord Lloyd Webber has used this form of entertainment again to seek a replacement for Connie Fisher, now that her run as Maria Von Trapp has come to an end, who was the original winner of the BBC's 'How Do You Solve A Problem?'. The difference here is that his quest was woven into the format of 'Hollyoaks' as a storyline, involving the character Summer Shaw. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;">The young lady in question, Summer Strallen does hail from a showbusiness pedigree. Her aunt, as you can probably tell from parts of Miss Strallen's facial structure, is none other than Bonnie Langford. Her older sister, Scarlett, is also a theatrical performer.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;">This way of seeking people for specific roles in celebrated musicals allows television audiences to participate in the selection process, similar to 'Pop Idol' and 'The X-Factor'. The definite upside of this method is that the losers receive visual exposure that they need to find work in other stage productions, be they musicals or straight forward plays. Connie Fisher was a genuine uknown and had genuine talent, which silenced crtitics who believed that the selection process wasn't a fair one, and led me to believe that she was right person to come out on top, even though I was still convinced the only other contender remaining, at that point, was the right choice for the role. I've yet to hear Summer Strallen sing, so I will defer any sort of opinion until I get the chance to hear her open her mouth to sing the most famous opening line of a song in the history of Broadway and the West End.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></div></div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-33722280136643168012008-03-18T06:36:00.000-07:002008-03-18T06:42:33.619-07:00Greenlighted - Movies & TV Shows In Production<span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;">Movies:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Baby On Board - Heather Graham, Jerry O'Connell, Lara Flynn Boyle</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Blue Valentine - Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">The Tender Hook - Rose Byrne, Tyler Coppin, Hugo Weaving</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Toy Story 3 - Tom Hanks, Tim Allen</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Personal Effects - Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Morgan's Summit - Bruce Willis, Julianne Moore</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Brothers - Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mullligan</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">The Post Grad Survival Guide - Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Kirk Fox</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">Television:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;">No drama or comedy production listings this week</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-8836273521295165592008-03-18T06:30:00.000-07:002008-03-18T06:36:14.397-07:00The Gossip Pot<span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">New Bond girl Gemma Arterton has signed up for the new BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's tragic romance 'Tess Of The D'Urbivilles', alongside fellow 'St Trinians' co-star, Jodie Whittaker...The last cinematic instalment of the Harry Potter series is to be divided betwen two movies, so as to accommodate the entire story within the book...The Scissor Sisters are planning to write a musical based on the bestselling novel 'Tales Of The City', which is set in San Francisco.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#006600;"> MORE NEXT WEEK</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-37280143356350096022008-03-17T13:31:00.000-07:002008-03-17T13:33:03.142-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff6666;">Sorry about the delay, folks. The next entry will be coming tomorrow.</span>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681254619263853517.post-52246707708656090942008-03-09T13:36:00.000-07:002008-03-09T14:09:33.547-07:00Well Read Winners - The 2008 Empire Awards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGSfW0d5V26KIYpxiM8kBE4hk0QD_KgCFX4keTCvj87ZAkbsxu4Uycuuysdc0QR5qRVnwxT8XaHh5Nn640T6qHfgAZewHdbMghzXrEYPsq03VHPyqI7eUfWrT7kYlMZNoCYq8GzSewS8/s1600-h/EmpireAwards(A).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175851960655706802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGSfW0d5V26KIYpxiM8kBE4hk0QD_KgCFX4keTCvj87ZAkbsxu4Uycuuysdc0QR5qRVnwxT8XaHh5Nn640T6qHfgAZewHdbMghzXrEYPsq03VHPyqI7eUfWrT7kYlMZNoCYq8GzSewS8/s320/EmpireAwards(A).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666600;">I can think of no other film magazine in this country that has an awards ceremony named after it. There are, in fact, only two homegrown movie publications; Empire and Total Film, but the latter isn't responsible for one of the most prestigious awards gatherings in the movie calendar from the British perspective. Both the critics and the readers of Empire interact in the process of deciding which films, actors, actresses, director and other vital members of the production team are worthy of nomination. This means the loyalty of the magazine's readers is rewarded by the chance to be a part of that task. Now in it's thirteenth year, the awards are a reminder that people's participation can be useful in helping to reach a decision about who deserves to walk away with one. Below are this year's list of nominations.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Newcomer:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Shia Le Bouf - Transformers</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Saoirse Roman - Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Sam Riley - Control</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Gemma Arterton - St Trinians</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Thomas Turgoose - This Is England</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Comedy:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Superbad</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Hot Fuzz</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Knocked Up</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Ratatouille</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Run Fat Boy Run</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Sunshine</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Stardust</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Transformers</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">300</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Horror:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Thirty Days Of Night</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Twenty-Eight Days Later</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Saw IV</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Death Proof</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">1408</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Thriller:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Zodiac</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">American Gangster</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Eastern Promises</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">The Bourne Ultimatum</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Disturbia</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">The Sony Erricson Soundtrack Award:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Control</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Once</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Hairspray</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best British Film:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Hot Fuzz</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Sunshine</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Control</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">This Is England</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Actress:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Keira Knightley - Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Emma Watson - Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Actor:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">James McAvoy - Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Simon Pegg - Hot Fuzz</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Gerard Butler - 300</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Director:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Joe Wright - Atonement</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">David Yates - Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Edgar Wright - Hot Fuzz</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">David Fincher - Zodiac</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Best Film:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">The Bourne Ultimatum</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Ratatouille</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;">Zodiac</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666600;"></span></div>JDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689327518531675008noreply@blogger.com0