Recently, BBC America served up this new,2nd,teaser/promo clip (below) for their upcoming "Doctor Who," season 8. The clip is titled, "Am I A Good Man?" And it looks quite intense and intriguing as the new doctor is spotted, questioning whether he's a good man or not. Meanwhile, Clara says, she doesn't think she knows who the doctor is anymore. Check it out,below. As previously reported, BBC finally revealed that season 8 will debut on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014, so go ahead and jot that down on your TV calendars. The new season will star: Peter Capaldi as The Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. Lead writer and executive producer ,Steven Moffat, scripted the first episode of the new series with Phil Ford drafting the second. Both are being directed by Ben Wheatley. The show is executive produced by Moffat and Brian Minchin, and produced by Nikki Wilson and Peter Bennett.
- 6/28/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
The 27th season of the acclaimed Pov series begins on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 10 p.m. on PBS and continues weekly through Sept. 22. The season, featuring 13 new independent nonfiction films and an encore broadcast, concludes with a special presentation in fall 2014.
In "When I Walk", a young up-and-coming filmmaker discovers he has multiple sclerosis. To cope, he decides to use the art of filmmaking to look at his new reality. In the Oscar-nominated "The Act of Killing," a group of unrepentant Indonesian mass murderers re-enact their crimes in a surreal performance that mimics the Hollywood movies they grew up with, and shocks a nation. In "The Genius of Marian," a mother's watercolors help a daughter suffering with Alzheimer's grasp family memories.
The art of politics is also on display in Koch, a history of the life and times of New York City's former mayor Ed Koch that is as rollicking and unconventional as the man himself, in "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs," about a fiery activist who urges today's movers and shakers to think in entirely new ways, and in "Getting Back to Abnormal," in which a New Orleans politician prone to putting her foot in her mouth gets an education in street smarts and the city's divergent cultures.
Pov recently announced a collaboration with The New York Times to premiere new documentaries on the organization's websites. The first film, "The Men of Atalissa" by Dan Barry and Kassie Bracken, produced by The New York Times, can be seen on www.pbs.org/pov and www.nytimes.com . In addition, Pov will renew its media partnership with New York flagship public radio station Wnyc.
"Documentaries no longer exist on the cultural margins; they have become an essential tool in how we explore and experience the world," said Pov Executive Producer Simon Kilmurry. "The work produced by these filmmakers is remarkable and important, engaging, daring and entertaining. And it's exciting to see how audiences celebrate and embrace these stories."
"Pov programs take you on a journey, whether traveling alongside a politician, a person grappling with a debilitating illness or an individual in love for the first time," said Pov Co-Executive Producer Cynthia Lopez. "As always, Pov films deliver a emotional punch with superbly crafted storytelling. This season promises to be a powerful roller coaster ride."
Pov 2014 Schedule
June 23: "When I Walk" by Jason DaSilva
Jason DaSilva was 25 years old and a rising independent filmmaker when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed everything, and inspired him to make another film. When I Walk is a candid and brave chronicle of one young man's struggle to adapt to the harsh realities of M.S. while holding on to his personal and creative life. With his body growing weaker, DaSilva's spirits, and his film, get a boost from his mother's tough love and the support of Alice Cook, who becomes his wife and filmmaking partner. The result is a life-affirming documentary filled with unexpected moments of joy and humor. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (Caam).
June 30: "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs" by Grace Lee
Grace Lee Boggs, 98, is a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, she challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively and redefine revolution for our times. Winner, Audience Award, 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival. Festival. A co-presentation with Caam.
July 7: My Way to Olympia by Niko von Glasow
Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately, or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary, this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are "a stupid idea." Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in "My Way to Olympia." As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
July 14: Getting Back to Abnormal by Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker, Peter Odabashian, Paul Stekler
What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for "Getting Back to Abnormal," a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see. Official Selection of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
A co-production of Itvs.
July 21: Dance for Me by Katrine Philp
Professional ballroom dancing is very big in little Denmark. Since success in this intensely competitive art depends on finding the right partner, aspiring Danish dancers often look beyond their borders to find their matches. In Dance for Me, 15-year-old Russian performer Egor leaves home and family to team up with 14-year-old Mie, one of Denmark's most promising young dancers. Strikingly different, Egor and Mie bond over their passion for Latin dance, and for winning. As they head to the championships, so much is at stake: emotional bonds, career and the future. Dance for Me is a poetic coming-of-age story, with a global twist and thrilling dance moves.
Airing with "Dance for Me" is the StoryCorps animated short A Good Man by The Rauch Brothers. Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. He talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Produced in association with American Documentary | Pov.
July 28: Fallen City by Qi Zhao
In today's go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt, boasting new and improved civic amenities, in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as "Fallen City" reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss, most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildre, and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs International.
A co-presentation with Caam.
Aug. 4: 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story by Nadine Pequeneza
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. "15 to Life: Kenneth's Story" follows Youn's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.
Aug. 11: Encore presentation: Neurotypical by Adam Larsen
Neurotypical is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenaged Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the "neurotypical" world, the world of the non-autistic, revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human.
Aug. 18: A World Not Ours by Mahdi Fleifel
"A World Not Ours" is a passionate, bittersweet account of one familyâs multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Now a Danish resident, director Mahdi Fleifel grew up in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, established in 1948 as a temporary refuge for exiled Palestinians. Today, the camp houses 70,000 people and is the hometown of generations of Palestinians. The filmmakerâs childhood memories are surprisingly warm and humorous, a testament to the resilience of the community. Yet his yearly visits reveal the increasing desperation of family and friends who remain trapped in psychological as well as political limbo. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Aug. 25: Big Men by Rachel Boynton
Over five years, director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer film the quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos. The company develops the country's first commercial oil field, yet its success is quickly compromised by political intrigue and accusations of corruption. As Ghanaians wait to reap the benefits of oil, the filmmakers discover violent resistance down the coast in the Niger Delta, where poor Nigerians have yet to prosper from decades-old oil fields. "Big Men," executive produced by Brad Pitt, provides an unprecedented inside look at the global deal making and dark underside of energy development, a contest for money and power that is reshaping the world. Official Selection of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Sept. 1: After Tiller by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
"After Tiller" is a deeply humanizing and probing portrait of the four doctors in the United States still openly performing third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, and in the face of intense protest from abortion opponents. It is also an examination of the desperate reasons women seek late abortions. Rather than offering solutions, "After Tiller" presents the complexities of these women's difficult decisions and the compassion and ethical dilemmas of the doctors and staff who fear for their own lives as they treat their patients. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 8: The Genius of Marian by Banker White and Anna Fitch
"The Genius of Marian" is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her. Her husband grapples with his role as it evolves from primary partner to primary caregiver. Pam's adult children find ways to show their love and support while mourning the gradual loss of their mother. Her eldest son, Banker, records their conversations, allowing Pam to share memories of childhood and of her mother, the renowned painter Marian Williams Steele, who had Alzheimer's herself and died in 2001.
Pov is preempted on Sept. 15 and returns the following week.
Sept. 22: Koch by Neil Barsky
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barskyâs Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated. Elected in the 1970s during the cityâs fiscal crisis, he was a new Democrat for the dawning Reagan era, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Koch finds the former mayor politically active to the end (he died in 2013), still winning the affection of many New Yorkers while driving others to distraction.
In fall 2014 Pov presents a special broadcast (date and time to be announced):
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. This film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern Indonesia, where corruption reigns. Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal deeds in the style of the American westerns, musicals and gangster movies they love, and play both themselves and their victims. As their heroic facade crumbles, they come to question what they've done. Winner, 2014 BAFTA Film Award, Best Documentary.
In "When I Walk", a young up-and-coming filmmaker discovers he has multiple sclerosis. To cope, he decides to use the art of filmmaking to look at his new reality. In the Oscar-nominated "The Act of Killing," a group of unrepentant Indonesian mass murderers re-enact their crimes in a surreal performance that mimics the Hollywood movies they grew up with, and shocks a nation. In "The Genius of Marian," a mother's watercolors help a daughter suffering with Alzheimer's grasp family memories.
The art of politics is also on display in Koch, a history of the life and times of New York City's former mayor Ed Koch that is as rollicking and unconventional as the man himself, in "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs," about a fiery activist who urges today's movers and shakers to think in entirely new ways, and in "Getting Back to Abnormal," in which a New Orleans politician prone to putting her foot in her mouth gets an education in street smarts and the city's divergent cultures.
Pov recently announced a collaboration with The New York Times to premiere new documentaries on the organization's websites. The first film, "The Men of Atalissa" by Dan Barry and Kassie Bracken, produced by The New York Times, can be seen on www.pbs.org/pov and www.nytimes.com . In addition, Pov will renew its media partnership with New York flagship public radio station Wnyc.
"Documentaries no longer exist on the cultural margins; they have become an essential tool in how we explore and experience the world," said Pov Executive Producer Simon Kilmurry. "The work produced by these filmmakers is remarkable and important, engaging, daring and entertaining. And it's exciting to see how audiences celebrate and embrace these stories."
"Pov programs take you on a journey, whether traveling alongside a politician, a person grappling with a debilitating illness or an individual in love for the first time," said Pov Co-Executive Producer Cynthia Lopez. "As always, Pov films deliver a emotional punch with superbly crafted storytelling. This season promises to be a powerful roller coaster ride."
Pov 2014 Schedule
June 23: "When I Walk" by Jason DaSilva
Jason DaSilva was 25 years old and a rising independent filmmaker when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed everything, and inspired him to make another film. When I Walk is a candid and brave chronicle of one young man's struggle to adapt to the harsh realities of M.S. while holding on to his personal and creative life. With his body growing weaker, DaSilva's spirits, and his film, get a boost from his mother's tough love and the support of Alice Cook, who becomes his wife and filmmaking partner. The result is a life-affirming documentary filled with unexpected moments of joy and humor. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (Caam).
June 30: "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs" by Grace Lee
Grace Lee Boggs, 98, is a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, she challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively and redefine revolution for our times. Winner, Audience Award, 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival. Festival. A co-presentation with Caam.
July 7: My Way to Olympia by Niko von Glasow
Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately, or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary, this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are "a stupid idea." Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in "My Way to Olympia." As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
July 14: Getting Back to Abnormal by Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker, Peter Odabashian, Paul Stekler
What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for "Getting Back to Abnormal," a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see. Official Selection of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
A co-production of Itvs.
July 21: Dance for Me by Katrine Philp
Professional ballroom dancing is very big in little Denmark. Since success in this intensely competitive art depends on finding the right partner, aspiring Danish dancers often look beyond their borders to find their matches. In Dance for Me, 15-year-old Russian performer Egor leaves home and family to team up with 14-year-old Mie, one of Denmark's most promising young dancers. Strikingly different, Egor and Mie bond over their passion for Latin dance, and for winning. As they head to the championships, so much is at stake: emotional bonds, career and the future. Dance for Me is a poetic coming-of-age story, with a global twist and thrilling dance moves.
Airing with "Dance for Me" is the StoryCorps animated short A Good Man by The Rauch Brothers. Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. He talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Produced in association with American Documentary | Pov.
July 28: Fallen City by Qi Zhao
In today's go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt, boasting new and improved civic amenities, in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as "Fallen City" reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss, most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildre, and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs International.
A co-presentation with Caam.
Aug. 4: 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story by Nadine Pequeneza
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. "15 to Life: Kenneth's Story" follows Youn's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.
Aug. 11: Encore presentation: Neurotypical by Adam Larsen
Neurotypical is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenaged Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the "neurotypical" world, the world of the non-autistic, revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human.
Aug. 18: A World Not Ours by Mahdi Fleifel
"A World Not Ours" is a passionate, bittersweet account of one familyâs multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Now a Danish resident, director Mahdi Fleifel grew up in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, established in 1948 as a temporary refuge for exiled Palestinians. Today, the camp houses 70,000 people and is the hometown of generations of Palestinians. The filmmakerâs childhood memories are surprisingly warm and humorous, a testament to the resilience of the community. Yet his yearly visits reveal the increasing desperation of family and friends who remain trapped in psychological as well as political limbo. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Aug. 25: Big Men by Rachel Boynton
Over five years, director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer film the quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos. The company develops the country's first commercial oil field, yet its success is quickly compromised by political intrigue and accusations of corruption. As Ghanaians wait to reap the benefits of oil, the filmmakers discover violent resistance down the coast in the Niger Delta, where poor Nigerians have yet to prosper from decades-old oil fields. "Big Men," executive produced by Brad Pitt, provides an unprecedented inside look at the global deal making and dark underside of energy development, a contest for money and power that is reshaping the world. Official Selection of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Sept. 1: After Tiller by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
"After Tiller" is a deeply humanizing and probing portrait of the four doctors in the United States still openly performing third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, and in the face of intense protest from abortion opponents. It is also an examination of the desperate reasons women seek late abortions. Rather than offering solutions, "After Tiller" presents the complexities of these women's difficult decisions and the compassion and ethical dilemmas of the doctors and staff who fear for their own lives as they treat their patients. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 8: The Genius of Marian by Banker White and Anna Fitch
"The Genius of Marian" is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her. Her husband grapples with his role as it evolves from primary partner to primary caregiver. Pam's adult children find ways to show their love and support while mourning the gradual loss of their mother. Her eldest son, Banker, records their conversations, allowing Pam to share memories of childhood and of her mother, the renowned painter Marian Williams Steele, who had Alzheimer's herself and died in 2001.
Pov is preempted on Sept. 15 and returns the following week.
Sept. 22: Koch by Neil Barsky
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barskyâs Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated. Elected in the 1970s during the cityâs fiscal crisis, he was a new Democrat for the dawning Reagan era, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Koch finds the former mayor politically active to the end (he died in 2013), still winning the affection of many New Yorkers while driving others to distraction.
In fall 2014 Pov presents a special broadcast (date and time to be announced):
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. This film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern Indonesia, where corruption reigns. Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal deeds in the style of the American westerns, musicals and gangster movies they love, and play both themselves and their victims. As their heroic facade crumbles, they come to question what they've done. Winner, 2014 BAFTA Film Award, Best Documentary.
- 6/22/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
StoryCorps is a project of the Library of Congress dedicated to collecting the oral history of the nation. Some get set to animation, like A Good Man. This one is a real tearjerker.
Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. At StoryCorps, Bryan talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked him out for being gay.
Honestly, that undersells this video.
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Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. At StoryCorps, Bryan talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked him out for being gay.
Honestly, that undersells this video.
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- 6/20/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Today in 1999, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown closed at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 149 performances. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. The revival cast featured Anthony Rapp as Charlie Brown, Kristin Chenoweth as Sally and Roger Bart as Snoopy.
- 6/13/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1971, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 32 performances. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. Directed by Joseph Hardy and with choreography by Patricia Birch, the 1971 cast included Grant Cowan as Snoopy and Dean Stolber as Charlie Brown.
- 6/1/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
A rather uninteresting bulletin this week as the most notable titles are WB's Dolphin Tale 2 and its PG rating and Step Up All In and its PG-13. To go along with that it looks like Warner Home Video is planning a DVD and Blu-ray release of Sergio Leone's director's cut of Once Upon a Time in America as that too has been rated. Otherwise. I don't have much more to add. The complete bulletin is listed below. Altergeist Rated R For horror violence, language and some sexual content. Dinosaur 13 Rated PG For mild thematic elements, language and brief smoking. Dolphin Tale 2 Rated PG For some mild thematic elements. Release Date: September 19, 2014 A Good Man Rated R For violence including some grisly images, language and some sexuality/nudity. High School Exorcism Rated R For some violent images. The Keeping Room Rated R For strong violence including a sexual assault.
- 5/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
She's won an Oscar, starred in countless hit films and dated plenty of A-listers. But one thing Diane Keaton says she has "failed at" is settling down and tying the knot. "It's not the worst tragedy. But I really wish I had bought myself a man! A good man who would be a great father, I really do. I think it's a better way to go," the actress, 68, tells People. So what stopped her? "I think I was not practical," says the mother of two (daughter Dexter is 18, while son Duke is 13). "I had some insane idea that I had to be 'in love.
- 4/24/2014
- by Kim Hubbard
- PEOPLE.com
Le Chef (France-Spain) from Daniel Cohen and Jennifer M Kroot and Bill Weber’s To Be Takei (Us) will open the 2014 RiverRun International Film Festival, while Phillippe Le Guay’s Bicycling With Molière (France) will close the festival.
Gillian Robespierre’s (Us) Obvious Child is the Centerpiece Premiere and David Gordon Green’s Joe the Southern Showcase. The festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is set to run from April 4-13 and will screen 145 films, including 63 features and 82 shorts from 33 countries.
The 10 films in Narrative Competition include Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida (Poland-Denmark), Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run (Canada), Tanta Agua (Uruguay-Mexico-Netherlands-Germany) from Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge and Andrzej Walda’s Walesa: Man Of Hope (Poland).
Documentary Competition entries include Dave Carroll’s Bending Steel (Us), Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 (Us), Marmato (Columbia-us) from Mark Grieco and Joe Berlinger’s Whitey (Us).
Special Presentations include Locke (UK) Breathe In (Us), The German Doctor...
Gillian Robespierre’s (Us) Obvious Child is the Centerpiece Premiere and David Gordon Green’s Joe the Southern Showcase. The festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is set to run from April 4-13 and will screen 145 films, including 63 features and 82 shorts from 33 countries.
The 10 films in Narrative Competition include Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida (Poland-Denmark), Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run (Canada), Tanta Agua (Uruguay-Mexico-Netherlands-Germany) from Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge and Andrzej Walda’s Walesa: Man Of Hope (Poland).
Documentary Competition entries include Dave Carroll’s Bending Steel (Us), Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 (Us), Marmato (Columbia-us) from Mark Grieco and Joe Berlinger’s Whitey (Us).
Special Presentations include Locke (UK) Breathe In (Us), The German Doctor...
- 3/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
20th Century Fox
Pregnancy is a weird thing. One’s body undergoes strange changes for nine months in order to grow and care for a small being. And particularly for first-timers like me, these changes can often seem like something out of science fiction.
Because of this, many science-fiction programmes have taken the obvious step and incorporated elements of pregnancy and twisted them to give them that sci-fi edge. Just like so many other elements of the genre that reflect the human condition, the many different experiences that come with being pregnant are displayed in ways that can be humourous, dramatic, or frightening.
As a young mother, the first of my friends to be pregnant and the youngest out of many cousins, I don’t really have a ton of knowledge to draw from when it comes to being pregnant. But I have found that I can look back at these episodes and find comfort,...
Pregnancy is a weird thing. One’s body undergoes strange changes for nine months in order to grow and care for a small being. And particularly for first-timers like me, these changes can often seem like something out of science fiction.
Because of this, many science-fiction programmes have taken the obvious step and incorporated elements of pregnancy and twisted them to give them that sci-fi edge. Just like so many other elements of the genre that reflect the human condition, the many different experiences that come with being pregnant are displayed in ways that can be humourous, dramatic, or frightening.
As a young mother, the first of my friends to be pregnant and the youngest out of many cousins, I don’t really have a ton of knowledge to draw from when it comes to being pregnant. But I have found that I can look back at these episodes and find comfort,...
- 3/1/2014
- by Sarah Gortarez
- Obsessed with Film
Veteran producer James Jacks died Monday of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 66. His friends, including longtime producing partner Sean Daniel and Kevin Smith, are remembering him on Facebook. "Here's to Jim Jacks," Daniel wrote. "Nobody loved movies more. Passionate, loyal, generous, accomplished, noble, caring, heavily armed, creative, dare I say obsessive on occasion. A good man, a good friend, a wonderful partner, a loving son to his family. You will be missed." Roundtable: 6 Celebrated Producers Talk Biggest Successes and Greatest Struggles Jacks and Daniel produced the
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- 1/21/2014
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This is sad news. Jim Jacks has died. The former Universal Pictures production executive transitioned to a film partnership with Sean Daniel in Universal-based Alphaville, and together they produced The Mummy franchise and films that included Tombstone, Dazed And Confused, A Simple Plan, Michael, and The Jackal. He was an exec producer of Raising Arizona and Intolerable Cruelty. They were among Universal’s biggest producing teams during the 1990s and early 2000s before they split. Daniel posted a tribute on his Facebook page: “Here’s to Jim Jacks. Nobody loved movies more. Passionate, loyal, generous, accomplished, noble, caring, heavily armed, creative, dare I say obsessive on occasion. A good man, a good friend, a wonderful partner, a loving son to his family. You will be missed.” I am getting ready to leave Sundance, but will provide more details when I can. According to my Variety pal Dave McNary, Jacks was...
- 1/21/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
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Monday saw the first shooting day on Series 8 of Doctor Who at the Maltings in Cardiff. A familiar location for Whovians having appeared in episodes such as Gridlock, A Good Man Goes To War and The Next Doctor, it has again been dressed up as a Victorian wharf for what has officially being announced
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Monday saw the first shooting day on Series 8 of Doctor Who at the Maltings in Cardiff. A familiar location for Whovians having appeared in episodes such as Gridlock, A Good Man Goes To War and The Next Doctor, it has again been dressed up as a Victorian wharf for what has officially being announced
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- 1/8/2014
- by Danny_Weasel
- Kasterborous.com
The question’s not If you cried, it’s when. The Doctor hangs around one place for a while, Matt Smith bids the show farewell, and Steven Moffat pulls at all the threads and brings everything into a neat little bow. It’s the end of an era, and the exciting start of a new one, because it’s…
The Time Of The Doctor
by Steven Moffat
Directed by Jamie Payne
A mysterious planet is beaming out a message across all of time and space, which no spacefaring race can understand or translate, but fills each of them with fear. The planet is girdled with ships, all trying to discern the meaning of the message. The Doctor arrives, and with the help of the Papal Mainframe, makes his way to the surface. He and Clara arrive in a town called Christmas, and eventually learn the name of the planet…Trenzalore,...
The Time Of The Doctor
by Steven Moffat
Directed by Jamie Payne
A mysterious planet is beaming out a message across all of time and space, which no spacefaring race can understand or translate, but fills each of them with fear. The planet is girdled with ships, all trying to discern the meaning of the message. The Doctor arrives, and with the help of the Papal Mainframe, makes his way to the surface. He and Clara arrive in a town called Christmas, and eventually learn the name of the planet…Trenzalore,...
- 12/26/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
News Louisa Mellor 11 Dec 2013 - 08:30
Try to shake a stick at all these The Time Of The Doctor promo pictures, go on. It's just not possible is it? There are simply too many...
First came this little flurry, then these, and now arrives a veritable avalanche of promo images from this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Time Of The Doctor.
Look out for more from the villainous Silence and Cybermen, a Punch and Judy show, and some intriguing child's drawings of the Doctor's adventures and foes. Based on this lot, we'd hazard a guess that revisiting The Impossible Astronaut, A Good Man Goes To War and The Wedding Of River Song might just serve us all well before Christmas Day arrives...
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Try to shake a stick at all these The Time Of The Doctor promo pictures, go on. It's just not possible is it? There are simply too many...
First came this little flurry, then these, and now arrives a veritable avalanche of promo images from this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Time Of The Doctor.
Look out for more from the villainous Silence and Cybermen, a Punch and Judy show, and some intriguing child's drawings of the Doctor's adventures and foes. Based on this lot, we'd hazard a guess that revisiting The Impossible Astronaut, A Good Man Goes To War and The Wedding Of River Song might just serve us all well before Christmas Day arrives...
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- 12/11/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Paul Walker’s costars can’t say enough great things about the actor, who passed away tragically on Nov. 30 in a fiery car crash in Santa Clarita, Cali. Paul, 40, touched many hearts during his career.
Whether acting with him in one film or in an entire franchise, Paul Walker‘s costars are completely heartbroken by his death. The actor was leaving his charity event with a friend when the driver lost control of the Porsche Gt, crashing into a tree, killing both Paul and the driver. Below, read the heartfelt messages from his costars.
Costars React To Paul Walker’s Death
Less than 24 hours after Paul tragically died, co-star Tyrese Gibson visited the crash site, where he immediately broke down in tears. The actor could not contain himself as he left a few flowers for his fallen co-star and then walked away stoically.
Vin Diesel meanwhile, is “inconsolable,” a friend told HollywoodLife.
Whether acting with him in one film or in an entire franchise, Paul Walker‘s costars are completely heartbroken by his death. The actor was leaving his charity event with a friend when the driver lost control of the Porsche Gt, crashing into a tree, killing both Paul and the driver. Below, read the heartfelt messages from his costars.
Costars React To Paul Walker’s Death
Less than 24 hours after Paul tragically died, co-star Tyrese Gibson visited the crash site, where he immediately broke down in tears. The actor could not contain himself as he left a few flowers for his fallen co-star and then walked away stoically.
Vin Diesel meanwhile, is “inconsolable,” a friend told HollywoodLife.
- 12/1/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
Rory Williams
Portrayed by: Arthur Darvill
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories (23 episodes), from “Vampires in Venice” (May, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Rory is a nurse from Leadworth who has grown up hearing stories of the Doctor from his friend Amy. Assuming him to be an imaginary figure, he is thrown for a bit of a loop when he meets the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”.
Family/Friends: Rory has a kind and rather stuck in his ways father, Brian, and is first friends with, then dating, then married to Amy Pond. The two are the first married couple to travel in the Tardis and they eventually have a daughter, though that gets a bit complicated (spoilers).
Personality: Rory is sweet and loyal with a strong moral center and fierce determination. He is rather insecure in his relationship with Amy, considering her out of his league,...
Portrayed by: Arthur Darvill
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories (23 episodes), from “Vampires in Venice” (May, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Rory is a nurse from Leadworth who has grown up hearing stories of the Doctor from his friend Amy. Assuming him to be an imaginary figure, he is thrown for a bit of a loop when he meets the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”.
Family/Friends: Rory has a kind and rather stuck in his ways father, Brian, and is first friends with, then dating, then married to Amy Pond. The two are the first married couple to travel in the Tardis and they eventually have a daughter, though that gets a bit complicated (spoilers).
Personality: Rory is sweet and loyal with a strong moral center and fierce determination. He is rather insecure in his relationship with Amy, considering her out of his league,...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Jenny Flint
Portrayed by: Catrin Stewart
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Jenny is a Victorian-era maid who is involved with Madame Vastra when we first encounter her. They eventually are married and begin functioning as detectives in London, providing the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes and Watson, along with fellow Eleventh Doctor ally Strax, their butler.
Family/Friends: We know little about Jenny’s biological family or early history. She doesn’t seem to have much connection with them, instead focusing on her life with her wife, Madame Vastra, and their friend and roommate, Strax.
Personality: Jenny is seemingly mild mannered and polite, but beneath her decorum lies a razor wit and intense loyalty to her friends and family. A woman of action, rather than words, Jenny is intelligent and quick thinking, able to...
Portrayed by: Catrin Stewart
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Jenny is a Victorian-era maid who is involved with Madame Vastra when we first encounter her. They eventually are married and begin functioning as detectives in London, providing the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes and Watson, along with fellow Eleventh Doctor ally Strax, their butler.
Family/Friends: We know little about Jenny’s biological family or early history. She doesn’t seem to have much connection with them, instead focusing on her life with her wife, Madame Vastra, and their friend and roommate, Strax.
Personality: Jenny is seemingly mild mannered and polite, but beneath her decorum lies a razor wit and intense loyalty to her friends and family. A woman of action, rather than words, Jenny is intelligent and quick thinking, able to...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Amara Karan as Rita
Throughout the run of Doctor Who, everyone’s favorite Gallifreyan has encountered many characters and left them, never to be seen again. Others, a select few, he has invited to travel the universe with him, adding an extra dimension to his adventures. There have been some individuals, however, with whom The Doctor has clearly shared a good rapport but who have not ended up as Companions, for numerous reasons. Here, in chronological order of appearance, are seven characters from the modern series we would’ve loved to see travel the universe in the Tardis.
Note: for this list, in addition to only including characters who have met the Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Doctor, only the television appearances of each character are being considered.
1. Charles Dickens
Appeared in: “The Unquiet Dead”
Played by: Simon Callow
While much of “The Unquiet Dead” focuses on Gwyneth and her capabilities,...
Throughout the run of Doctor Who, everyone’s favorite Gallifreyan has encountered many characters and left them, never to be seen again. Others, a select few, he has invited to travel the universe with him, adding an extra dimension to his adventures. There have been some individuals, however, with whom The Doctor has clearly shared a good rapport but who have not ended up as Companions, for numerous reasons. Here, in chronological order of appearance, are seven characters from the modern series we would’ve loved to see travel the universe in the Tardis.
Note: for this list, in addition to only including characters who have met the Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Doctor, only the television appearances of each character are being considered.
1. Charles Dickens
Appeared in: “The Unquiet Dead”
Played by: Simon Callow
While much of “The Unquiet Dead” focuses on Gwyneth and her capabilities,...
- 11/21/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Rule One: The Moffat Lies.
Rule One-a: So Does The McGann.
After nearly a year of what showrunner Steven Moffat described as “lying through my teeth”, the prequel to the Doctor Who anniversary episode “The Day of the Doctor” reveals that the one fact that upset people the most is the one that was the biggest lie.
Watch, and squee with me.
Ok, so technically, Paul McGann isn’t in the Anniversary episode proper, so his year-long claim that he wasn’t asked to take part wasn’t quite a lie, but it’s close enough.
And it was released on his birthday, which is just a case of the universe rolling the right way on occasion.
The Sisterhood of Karn made their first appearance in the Tom Baker adventure The Brain of Morbius. The Sisterhood have had a long history with the Time Lords, as described in numerous prose and audio adventures.
Rule One-a: So Does The McGann.
After nearly a year of what showrunner Steven Moffat described as “lying through my teeth”, the prequel to the Doctor Who anniversary episode “The Day of the Doctor” reveals that the one fact that upset people the most is the one that was the biggest lie.
Watch, and squee with me.
Ok, so technically, Paul McGann isn’t in the Anniversary episode proper, so his year-long claim that he wasn’t asked to take part wasn’t quite a lie, but it’s close enough.
And it was released on his birthday, which is just a case of the universe rolling the right way on occasion.
The Sisterhood of Karn made their first appearance in the Tom Baker adventure The Brain of Morbius. The Sisterhood have had a long history with the Time Lords, as described in numerous prose and audio adventures.
- 11/14/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
Strax
Portrayed by: Dan Starkey
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Strax was a commander in the Sontaran fleet when he encountered the Doctor. To restore the honor of his clone batch, the Doctor sentenced him to service as a nurse, constantly having to help others recover from their wounds rather than inflict them, and this role actually suited him well, despite the bluster he initially demonstrates. Strax quickly grew into a firm ally of the Doctor, a wholly individual Sontaran, unlike his clone batch brethren. Thus far, Strax appears to be an anomaly- all the other Sontarans we meet are solely focused on conquest with very little if any unique or defining characteristics.
Family/Friends: Strax technically has innumerable genetic family, his clone batch, but his actual ties are to his friends in the Paternoster Gang,...
Portrayed by: Dan Starkey
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Strax was a commander in the Sontaran fleet when he encountered the Doctor. To restore the honor of his clone batch, the Doctor sentenced him to service as a nurse, constantly having to help others recover from their wounds rather than inflict them, and this role actually suited him well, despite the bluster he initially demonstrates. Strax quickly grew into a firm ally of the Doctor, a wholly individual Sontaran, unlike his clone batch brethren. Thus far, Strax appears to be an anomaly- all the other Sontarans we meet are solely focused on conquest with very little if any unique or defining characteristics.
Family/Friends: Strax technically has innumerable genetic family, his clone batch, but his actual ties are to his friends in the Paternoster Gang,...
- 11/12/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Madame Vastra
Portrayed by: Neve McIntosh
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: We meet Vastra in “A Good Man Goes to War”, when the Doctor calls in his favors to save Amy from the Silence, Madame Kovarian, and the Headless Monks at Demon’s Run. She owes the Doctor for stopping her from going on a rampage through London (and presumably, being killed) after being awoken by construction on the London Underground. Eventually, she managed to build a life in Victorian England, marrying her maid Jenny, becoming a detective, and assisting Scotland Yard with their particularly difficult cases (such as Jack the Ripper).
Family: As a Silurian and part of the Warrior Caste, Vastra undoubtedly has many sisters slumbering under the Earth, but as she was awoken by herself, her family consists of Jenny,...
Portrayed by: Neve McIntosh
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: We meet Vastra in “A Good Man Goes to War”, when the Doctor calls in his favors to save Amy from the Silence, Madame Kovarian, and the Headless Monks at Demon’s Run. She owes the Doctor for stopping her from going on a rampage through London (and presumably, being killed) after being awoken by construction on the London Underground. Eventually, she managed to build a life in Victorian England, marrying her maid Jenny, becoming a detective, and assisting Scotland Yard with their particularly difficult cases (such as Jack the Ripper).
Family: As a Silurian and part of the Warrior Caste, Vastra undoubtedly has many sisters slumbering under the Earth, but as she was awoken by herself, her family consists of Jenny,...
- 11/4/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The best of the films I saw last weekend at Polari 2013 was on Saturday afternoon. Polish writer-director Malgorzata Szumowska explores the feelings of a gay priest working in a school for troubled youths in the poignant film In the Name Of.
Trapped by the requirements of his faith with nobody to whom he can turn for a human connection, Adam (Andrzej Chyra, who bears a strong resemblance to Daniel Craig) longs only for the comfort of human embrace. A good man who always has a positive influence on his charges, Adam never does anything wrong, though almost completely unfounded accusations repeatedly result in his transfer to other parishes.
Szumowska peels back the stoic exterior to reveal the depths of longing and loneliness suffered by a man striving to set the highest example of godliness and the tragic unfairness that can result from unfounded suspicions. In the Name Of is a...
Trapped by the requirements of his faith with nobody to whom he can turn for a human connection, Adam (Andrzej Chyra, who bears a strong resemblance to Daniel Craig) longs only for the comfort of human embrace. A good man who always has a positive influence on his charges, Adam never does anything wrong, though almost completely unfounded accusations repeatedly result in his transfer to other parishes.
Szumowska peels back the stoic exterior to reveal the depths of longing and loneliness suffered by a man striving to set the highest example of godliness and the tragic unfairness that can result from unfounded suspicions. In the Name Of is a...
- 10/23/2013
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Fri. Sept. 27 'After Hours' 'No Turning Back' 'Nourisher' 'Other Desert Cities' Sat. Sept. 28 'A Christmas Carol: The Musical' 'Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead' 'Guerra Civil'' 'Hamlet' 'Knights Before Christmas' 'Life Is Short Cherish Every Moment' 'Miracle on 34th Street' 'Nourisher' Sun. Sept. 29 'Into The Woods Jr.' 'Network' Scene 'Some Are More Human' 'The Murder Mystery Company Presents!' 'You're A Good Man Charlie Brown!', The Musical Mon. Sept. 30 'A Christmas Carol: The Musical' 'Detective Story' 'Guerra Civil' New Play Reading Pampers Print Campaign 'Rock of Ages' Untitled Short Film Tue. Oct. 1 Don't...
- 9/26/2013
- backstage.com
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Wearing multiple hats, Gil Scrine is arranging a national cinema tour for controversial film Pandora's Promise, distributing Australian and international documentaries on DVD and Video-on-Demand, and selling films and docs direct to consumers.
Cinema Ventures, Scrine.s not-for-profit distribution company, is launching Pandora.s Promise in Melbourne on October 8, followed on consecutive days by screenings in Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
Us director Robert Stone.s feature-length documentary, which premiered at Sundance, argues that nuclear energy should be reconsidered as the primary source to meet the country.s energy needs while limiting emissions that contribute to climate change.
.Pandora.s Promise is a fascinating documentary about nuclear power that argues it is the true green energy,. said Austin Chronicle critic Louis Black. .It would be hard to imagine a film more controversial than this one. Sure to push opponents of nuclear power into all kinds of rages, the...
Wearing multiple hats, Gil Scrine is arranging a national cinema tour for controversial film Pandora's Promise, distributing Australian and international documentaries on DVD and Video-on-Demand, and selling films and docs direct to consumers.
Cinema Ventures, Scrine.s not-for-profit distribution company, is launching Pandora.s Promise in Melbourne on October 8, followed on consecutive days by screenings in Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
Us director Robert Stone.s feature-length documentary, which premiered at Sundance, argues that nuclear energy should be reconsidered as the primary source to meet the country.s energy needs while limiting emissions that contribute to climate change.
.Pandora.s Promise is a fascinating documentary about nuclear power that argues it is the true green energy,. said Austin Chronicle critic Louis Black. .It would be hard to imagine a film more controversial than this one. Sure to push opponents of nuclear power into all kinds of rages, the...
- 9/24/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In the course of a day, detective Malcolm Toohey goes from participating in a major sting operation that gets him shot to celebrating and singing Bon Jovi with his officers in the cop bar, to hitting a child with his vehicle while driving under the influence. A good man at heart, he suffers from extremely poor judgement in that moment of trial and chooses to hide behind his badge. Whether it is fear of losing his professional shine, or simply the shame of his folly, he tells a big lie that will ripple through his family life, professional life, and the lives of the boy's family. It will also have the audience consider some tricky moral and ethical situations over the course of about three days...
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- 9/13/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to The Trials of Muhammad Ali, the feature documentary from Kartemquin Films (the company behind a few documentaries we've covered here, like The Interrupters and the Bill T Jones profile A Good Man). Directed by Bill Siegel (The Weather Underground) and executive produced by Leon Gast (When We Were Kings) for Kartemquin Films, the film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. As a recap... According to the press release announcement, the documentary is not a conventional sports documentary. As befitting its...
- 7/24/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Hugh Jackman at the UK premiere of The Wolverine
Birthday shoutouts go to Tony Kushner, who is 57, Phoebe Cates is 50, Will Ferrell is 46, and Mark Indelicato is 19. And a happy belated birthday to Tbl reader iheartfrosty.
Fuse has renewed Billy On The Street for another season.
Oxygen has cancelled The Glee Project.
Equal marriage bill passes final House of Commons stage and will receive Royal Assent
The British Columbia Coroner’s Office has released the initial autopsy report for Cory Monteith.
Here the latest Where The Bears Are “Gay A.R.P” made me snort.
Here’s the latest from Colton Ford, “All My Love.” It could be Nsfw. That’s some precise editing and blurring.
Oh Stephen … I’ll eff it. I’ll totally eff it.
Thanks for the image, Cheyenne. No seriously. Thank You.
Here’s your Tasty Two For Tuesday With Matt Bomer. Gifs!
And here’s...
Birthday shoutouts go to Tony Kushner, who is 57, Phoebe Cates is 50, Will Ferrell is 46, and Mark Indelicato is 19. And a happy belated birthday to Tbl reader iheartfrosty.
Fuse has renewed Billy On The Street for another season.
Oxygen has cancelled The Glee Project.
Equal marriage bill passes final House of Commons stage and will receive Royal Assent
The British Columbia Coroner’s Office has released the initial autopsy report for Cory Monteith.
Here the latest Where The Bears Are “Gay A.R.P” made me snort.
Here’s the latest from Colton Ford, “All My Love.” It could be Nsfw. That’s some precise editing and blurring.
Oh Stephen … I’ll eff it. I’ll totally eff it.
Thanks for the image, Cheyenne. No seriously. Thank You.
Here’s your Tasty Two For Tuesday With Matt Bomer. Gifs!
And here’s...
- 7/16/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
News of Glee actor Cory Monteith’s unexpected and tragic death rocked Hollywood late Saturday night, with many of the 31-year-old actor’s co-stars and fellow television actors conveying their sadness on Twitter.
Monteith, best known for playing Finn Hudson on Fox’s Glee, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday afternoon.
At this time, please send nothing but love and light. This tragic news still doesn't seem real to me. I love you Cory.— Harry Shum Jr (@iharryshum) July 14, 2013
I Have No Words! My Heart Is Broken Cory Was Not Only A Hell Of A Friend He...
Monteith, best known for playing Finn Hudson on Fox’s Glee, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday afternoon.
At this time, please send nothing but love and light. This tragic news still doesn't seem real to me. I love you Cory.— Harry Shum Jr (@iharryshum) July 14, 2013
I Have No Words! My Heart Is Broken Cory Was Not Only A Hell Of A Friend He...
- 7/14/2013
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
River Song has been a staple character in Doctor Who since season 4. Spread across two doctors and six years she has been the most mysterious and alluring character in Doctor Who. After the events of the Season 7 finale I thought it would be prudent to highlight the best of River Song as it’s a very real possibility that she won’t appear in the show anymore (sob).
So here are (in my opinion), the top six moments of Professor River Song, archaeologist, the Doctor’s wife, and sweetie.
6. Her Two Scenes In ‘A Good Man Goes To War’
This is slightly cheating as it’s two scenes, but since it’s in the one episode I think it will be Ok!
The first is when Rory comes and visits River in prison, to ask for her help in rescuing Amy. River is dancing back in to her prison cell,...
So here are (in my opinion), the top six moments of Professor River Song, archaeologist, the Doctor’s wife, and sweetie.
6. Her Two Scenes In ‘A Good Man Goes To War’
This is slightly cheating as it’s two scenes, but since it’s in the one episode I think it will be Ok!
The first is when Rory comes and visits River in prison, to ask for her help in rescuing Amy. River is dancing back in to her prison cell,...
- 6/18/2013
- by Stuart Martin
- Obsessed with Film
Exclusive: Theater veterans Michael Mayer and Stephen Karam have signed with Wme. Mayer received a Tony Award for his direction of Spring Awakening and was nominated for his work on Thoroughly Modern Millie. Karam is best known for writing Sons Of The Prophet, which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, and won Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. The pair come from CAA, as the one-upsmanship continues between Hollywood’s two top talent agencies. Now the competition seems to be spreading to New York, where things aren’t nearly as rabid. Mayer’s long list of Broadway shows includes American Idiot, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, the Pulitzer-winning ‘night Mother, Everyday Rapture, After The Fall, An Almost Holy Picture, Uncle Vanya, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Side Man and Triumph Of Love. Mayer has also been...
- 6/17/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Theater veterans Michael Mayer and Stephen Karam have signed with Wme. Mayer received a Tony Award for his direction of Spring Awakening and was nominated for his work on Thoroughly Modern Millie. Karam is best known for writing Sons Of The Prophet, which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, and won Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. The pair come from CAA, as the one-upsmanship continues between Hollywood’s two top talent agencies. Now the competition seems to be spreading to New York, where things aren’t nearly as rabid. Mayer’s long list of Broadway shows includes American Idiot, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, the Pulitzer-winning ‘night Mother, Everyday Rapture, After The Fall, An Almost Holy Picture, Uncle Vanya, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Side Man and Triumph Of Love. Mayer has also been...
- 6/17/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Today in 1999, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown closed at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 149 performances. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. The revival cast featured Anthony Rapp as Charlie Brown, Kristin Chenoweth as Sally and Roger Bart as Snoopy.
- 6/13/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
When we say ‘puppy kick’, we mean a moment that is so blisteringly sad, so gut-wrenchingly painful to see, it is like watching a small, adorable, fluffy puppy being kicked black and blue. At least that’s how it feels to watch these scenes. As a massive Doctor Who fan, I’ve been hopelessly sucked into the storylines; the dramas. I spend my Saturday nights glued to the screen, silently rooting for certain relationships to evolve and trying to work out the plotlines. I rarely can. It’s a mark of good writing that they catch us off guard with twists and turns. And when the twists and turns are this saddening, it’s no wonder tears are pouring down our cheeks as we watch the pain unfurl.
There are so many moments just throughout the reboot series’, so I’ve decided to stick to just that. I’ve watched,...
There are so many moments just throughout the reboot series’, so I’ve decided to stick to just that. I’ve watched,...
- 6/11/2013
- by Hayley May Phillips
- Obsessed with Film
First things first: Spoilers. If you've not seen the ep yet, go away and do so.
You're back, then? Ok. Let's take a trip to the DVD farm of Doctor Who. There's a documentary on the City Of Death DVD called Paris In The Springtime. It not only looks at the making of this fabled classic, it also looks at the script editing career of one of the writing team, Douglas Adams.
What's this got to do with the latest season finale, The Name of the Doctor, I hear you cry? Well, it just so happens that one of the contributors happens to be Steven Moffat, and on the day of the Springtime talking head shoot, he's in outspoken mood – effectively saying that while Adams was one of the greatest writers to walk the Earth, his script editing techniques on Doctor Who left a bit to be desired - bar City Of Death,...
You're back, then? Ok. Let's take a trip to the DVD farm of Doctor Who. There's a documentary on the City Of Death DVD called Paris In The Springtime. It not only looks at the making of this fabled classic, it also looks at the script editing career of one of the writing team, Douglas Adams.
What's this got to do with the latest season finale, The Name of the Doctor, I hear you cry? Well, it just so happens that one of the contributors happens to be Steven Moffat, and on the day of the Springtime talking head shoot, he's in outspoken mood – effectively saying that while Adams was one of the greatest writers to walk the Earth, his script editing techniques on Doctor Who left a bit to be desired - bar City Of Death,...
- 6/7/2013
- Shadowlocked
Mork And Mindy. The Fenn Street Gang. Robin's Nest. Just a sample of the many spin-off shows from successful parent television classics. If a particular character or characters prove popular enough, then they get the chance to take centre stage in a specially created show. Even Doctor Who has had its fair share of spin-offs in recent years. Captain Jack got to helm his own team in Torchwood. K9 got to trundle around some more in super-futuristic style. And of course, the great Elisabeth Sladen brought Sarah Jane Smith for a slew of adventures in the late Noughties.
It's been suggested that the latest Doctor Who caper could have functioned as the pilot for a new spin-off show. It concerns the detective machinations of what's known as The Paternoster Row gang, namely the recently introduced lesbian Silurian Madame Vastra, her feisty lover Jenny Flint and their comedy sidekick Sontaran Strax.
It's been suggested that the latest Doctor Who caper could have functioned as the pilot for a new spin-off show. It concerns the detective machinations of what's known as The Paternoster Row gang, namely the recently introduced lesbian Silurian Madame Vastra, her feisty lover Jenny Flint and their comedy sidekick Sontaran Strax.
- 6/7/2013
- Shadowlocked
Today in 1971, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 32 performances. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. Directed by Joseph Hardy and with choreography by Patricia Birch, the 1971 cast included Grant Cowan as Snoopy and Dean Stolber as Charlie Brown.
- 6/1/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Doctor Who, Series 7, Episode 13: “Nightmare in Silver”
Written by Neil Gaiman
Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on BBC America
This week, on Doctor Who: We meet Locutus of Doctor, Porridge has good taste in Queens, and the Cyberiad is back en masse
Life-long Whovian Neil Gaiman made a big splash with his first contribution to Doctor Who, series six’s fantastic “The Doctor’s Wife”. When word came out that he was returning in series seven to pen the return of the Cybermen, fans were understandably excited. Unfortunately, “Nightmare in Silver”, while it has its charms, is massively uneven and nowhere near as satisfying as the emotional and eminently rewatchable “The Doctor’s Wife”. This is one of the most qualitatively schizophrenic episodes in quite a while, so to best approach it, I’m ditching my usual format and going for bullet points.
Written by Neil Gaiman
Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on BBC America
This week, on Doctor Who: We meet Locutus of Doctor, Porridge has good taste in Queens, and the Cyberiad is back en masse
Life-long Whovian Neil Gaiman made a big splash with his first contribution to Doctor Who, series six’s fantastic “The Doctor’s Wife”. When word came out that he was returning in series seven to pen the return of the Cybermen, fans were understandably excited. Unfortunately, “Nightmare in Silver”, while it has its charms, is massively uneven and nowhere near as satisfying as the emotional and eminently rewatchable “The Doctor’s Wife”. This is one of the most qualitatively schizophrenic episodes in quite a while, so to best approach it, I’m ditching my usual format and going for bullet points.
- 5/13/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Gated communities are usually met with some suspicion and mistrust – in this case it’s rightly founded. Something is wrong in Sweetville, and The Doctor is red in the face about it. A bunch of friends reappear to help combat…
The Crimson Horror
by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Saul Metzstein
People are turning up dead in the canal in Victorian Yorkshire, their bodies in varied states of petrifaction and their skin a lobster red. Madame Vastra and Jenny are asked to investigate, and when they realize that The Doctor is somehow involved, they hurry to investigate. A woman is establishing her own ark on dry land, planning to survive the next torrent, not of rain, but of poison.
Mark Gatiss balances comedy and horror with a deft hand, being given the reins on the investigating Silurian and her companions. This may be the closest we ever get to a completely solo Vastra and Jenny adventure,...
The Crimson Horror
by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Saul Metzstein
People are turning up dead in the canal in Victorian Yorkshire, their bodies in varied states of petrifaction and their skin a lobster red. Madame Vastra and Jenny are asked to investigate, and when they realize that The Doctor is somehow involved, they hurry to investigate. A woman is establishing her own ark on dry land, planning to survive the next torrent, not of rain, but of poison.
Mark Gatiss balances comedy and horror with a deft hand, being given the reins on the investigating Silurian and her companions. This may be the closest we ever get to a completely solo Vastra and Jenny adventure,...
- 5/6/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
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There's nothing quite as giddy-making as BBC/BBC America flashing up the words "Next Time" after an episode of Doctor Who and immediately following it with scenes of Madame Vastra and Jenny — which is exactly what happened this weekend after "Journey to the Center of the Tardis." The last time we saw our favorite time-traveling, crime-fighting, interspecies lesbian couple was the Christmas special when we found out that Vastra and Jenny are actually married. ("Good evening. I'm a lizard woman from the dawn of time. And this is my wife.") And now they're back with Strax for "The Crimson Horror."
Here's BBC's official preview:
Let's watch Jenny wrestle a full-grown man to the ground again, shall we?
You want to get even more excited? Ok! In their spoiler-free review of the upcoming episode, SFX promised:
Expect a significantly belated entrance for the Doctor...
There's nothing quite as giddy-making as BBC/BBC America flashing up the words "Next Time" after an episode of Doctor Who and immediately following it with scenes of Madame Vastra and Jenny — which is exactly what happened this weekend after "Journey to the Center of the Tardis." The last time we saw our favorite time-traveling, crime-fighting, interspecies lesbian couple was the Christmas special when we found out that Vastra and Jenny are actually married. ("Good evening. I'm a lizard woman from the dawn of time. And this is my wife.") And now they're back with Strax for "The Crimson Horror."
Here's BBC's official preview:
Let's watch Jenny wrestle a full-grown man to the ground again, shall we?
You want to get even more excited? Ok! In their spoiler-free review of the upcoming episode, SFX promised:
Expect a significantly belated entrance for the Doctor...
- 4/29/2013
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
Woah. That was one heck of a ride. We finally reached one of my most anticipated episodes of the current Series, and boy did it deliver. Journey to the Centre of the Tardis did exactly what the title said and more. Let’s get one thing out of the way before people get lost in comparisons: the other Tardis-centric episode we had recently, The Doctor’s Wife, was one of the best episodes of Doctor Who ever. This wasn’t that, and didn’t have to be, it was what we needed it to be and that is a darn good episode of Doctor Who.
As I had hoped for from the moment I heard of it, this episode is filled with lots of treats for the long-time fan. With references to the past to foreshadowing of the future, this episode has got it all. It is by no means a perfect episode,...
As I had hoped for from the moment I heard of it, this episode is filled with lots of treats for the long-time fan. With references to the past to foreshadowing of the future, this episode has got it all. It is by no means a perfect episode,...
- 4/27/2013
- by Juan Sam
- We Got This Covered
Earlier today we posted an interview with Rebecca Hall, the first in our series of interviews with the cast of Iron Man 3. Next up is Sir Ben Kingsley, who talks about finding the character of The Mandarin, joining the Iron Man team and how the industry has changed during the course of his career.
His love of the Iron Man franchise
It’s that constant irony and wit and humour that builds tension then diffuses it, and builds tension and diffuses it. The relationships between Pepper Potts and Don Cheadle’s role, and Robert. There’s something genuine at the heart of them, what I call ‘the human dance’ or patterns of human behaviour. Even genuine mythology. There are only about six or seven original stories, apparently, upon which all others are based, there’s something about this franchise that has a very confident style, but definitely has a heart,...
His love of the Iron Man franchise
It’s that constant irony and wit and humour that builds tension then diffuses it, and builds tension and diffuses it. The relationships between Pepper Potts and Don Cheadle’s role, and Robert. There’s something genuine at the heart of them, what I call ‘the human dance’ or patterns of human behaviour. Even genuine mythology. There are only about six or seven original stories, apparently, upon which all others are based, there’s something about this franchise that has a very confident style, but definitely has a heart,...
- 4/25/2013
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here's your first official poster for The Trials of Muhammad Ali, the feature documentary from Kartemquin Films (the company behind a few documentaries we've covered here on S&A, like The Interrupters and the Bill T Jones profile A Good Man), will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival a week from today, Friday, April 26 at 5:30 Pm. As a recap... he documentary is actually not a boxing film, as you might expect; instead it'll cover, as the title suggests: ... Ali’s toughest bout, his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing Us military service during the Vietnam War. Brash...
- 4/19/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
“Something Awesome”. Seems an easy thing to ask for from a fellow who can go to any moment in time and space, and allows for lots of interpretation. So Clara asks for that, The Doctor is happy to provide, whisking her off to… The Rings Of Akhaten By Neil Cross Directed by Farren Blackburn The Doctor takes Clara to Akhaten, a group of worlds inside a series of asteroid belts orbiting a huge star. It’s the time of a ceremony that will supposedly keep the god which created their worlds asleep. Young Merry is elected to sing the history of their civilization, and is naturally skittish about getting it right. It’s made plain as time passes that this is more of a sacrifice than a simply ceremony, forcing The Doctor and Clara to take a hand in saving young Merry, and to keep the very real god from eating the system.
- 4/7/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
How many times have you been told not to use wifi you don’t recognize? This week’s episode takes the threat of identity theft to an all new degree. And the only reason The Doctor found out about it at all is cause he got a call from a lady who said she couldn’t find the Internet. Spoiler shields up, watch for falling planes, and listen for…
The Bells Of Saint John
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Colm McCarthy
The Doctor is in the early 13th century, meditating over the living (well, living somewhere) mystery that is Clara Oswin Oswald. So when he’s told “The Bells of St. John are ringing”, he races back to his hidden Tardis, (with its “St. John’s Ambulance” label) where the phone in the door is ringing. He’s getting an impossible call from modern day, from the impossible Clara Oswald,...
The Bells Of Saint John
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Colm McCarthy
The Doctor is in the early 13th century, meditating over the living (well, living somewhere) mystery that is Clara Oswin Oswald. So when he’s told “The Bells of St. John are ringing”, he races back to his hidden Tardis, (with its “St. John’s Ambulance” label) where the phone in the door is ringing. He’s getting an impossible call from modern day, from the impossible Clara Oswald,...
- 3/31/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
The Trials of Muhammad Ali, the feature documentary from Kartemquin Films (the company behind a few documentaries we've covered here on S&A, like The Interrupters and the Bill T Jones profile A Good Man), will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. As a recap... According to the company, the documentary is actually not a boxing film, as you might expect; instead it'll cover... ... Ali’s toughest bout, his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing Us military service during the Vietnam War. Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just...
- 3/12/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
News Louisa Mellor Jan 14, 2013
Charlie Brooker's satirical, future-gazing mini-series returns to Channel 4 imminently with three brand new episodes...
Den of Geek didn’t vote for its favourite TV episodes of 2011, but if we had, one of Black Mirror’s three ninety-minute stories would almost certainly have made it into the top ten. Satirical, daring, and often savage, Charlie Brooker’s skewed look at the futures modern technology could create was a rare and to-be-celebrated thing: genuinely exciting original UK drama programming.
Series one comprised three discrete ninety-minute stories: a performance artist blackmails the Prime Minister to perform an humiliating, horrific act live on television; a Cowell-esque talent show is the only path to social mobility in a dystopian, unequal future; a mind implant records our every memory.
Black Mirror returns to Channel 4 “quite soon. Weeks rather than months” according to writer/creator Brooker, with three brand new stories.
Charlie Brooker's satirical, future-gazing mini-series returns to Channel 4 imminently with three brand new episodes...
Den of Geek didn’t vote for its favourite TV episodes of 2011, but if we had, one of Black Mirror’s three ninety-minute stories would almost certainly have made it into the top ten. Satirical, daring, and often savage, Charlie Brooker’s skewed look at the futures modern technology could create was a rare and to-be-celebrated thing: genuinely exciting original UK drama programming.
Series one comprised three discrete ninety-minute stories: a performance artist blackmails the Prime Minister to perform an humiliating, horrific act live on television; a Cowell-esque talent show is the only path to social mobility in a dystopian, unequal future; a mind implant records our every memory.
Black Mirror returns to Channel 4 “quite soon. Weeks rather than months” according to writer/creator Brooker, with three brand new stories.
- 1/14/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
For all intents and purposes, Christmas night’s Doctor Who episode The Snowmen was about introducing the Time Lords new assistant, Clara Oswin Oswald. And there was no explanation as to how this Clara is connected to Oswin Oswald, seen in the season opener Asylum of the Daleks. And in many ways, that was the least of my interest, mostly because showrunner Steven Moffat and Clara actress Jenna-Louise Coleman have said that the mystery of the new companion will be played out for the rest of the season, which (sadly) will not begin airing until at least April.
The things I wanted answers to where sort of glossed over, and so it just may be my sense of storytelling versus today’s way of putting a bunch of action on the screen so no one realizes the story is lacking a certain something. If I had not watched the prequel segments released online,...
The things I wanted answers to where sort of glossed over, and so it just may be my sense of storytelling versus today’s way of putting a bunch of action on the screen so no one realizes the story is lacking a certain something. If I had not watched the prequel segments released online,...
- 12/27/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Oh, Steven Moffat, you magnificent bastard. The return of a villain before it and The Doctor have ever met, a reunion with a character The Doctor’s never actually met, the team-up of three characters, one of whom died in the far future, and a couple of surprise guests. A nice little Christmas present, and what’s Christmas without…
The Snowmen
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Saul Metzstein
A young boy is met by a talking snowman, one who promises he can help him. Fifty years later, and Dr. Walter Simeon has become quite a successful man, head of a prestigious institute, and still working with the sentient snowstorm to prepare for a coming assault on the earth. Madame Vastra and Jenny are curious as to Dr. Simeon’s plans, but get nowhere. Meanwhile, a young barmaid named Clara has noticed a snowman pop up out of nowhere, and though...
The Snowmen
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Saul Metzstein
A young boy is met by a talking snowman, one who promises he can help him. Fifty years later, and Dr. Walter Simeon has become quite a successful man, head of a prestigious institute, and still working with the sentient snowstorm to prepare for a coming assault on the earth. Madame Vastra and Jenny are curious as to Dr. Simeon’s plans, but get nowhere. Meanwhile, a young barmaid named Clara has noticed a snowman pop up out of nowhere, and though...
- 12/26/2012
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
There are some really great things happening in Doctor Who Season 7, and the addition of Clara Oswin Oswald could turn out to be one of the most monumental characters in the show's history. She was back in "The Snowmen," but had the audacity to - get this - Die again by the end.
However, and I struggle with this, I daresay The Doctor is in love with Clara. While I never thought the idea of watching The Doctor travel the earth with a companion and lover might be a draw, I've officially changed my mind. The chemistry between Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman works in that regard far better than it would work as mere friends, as I dangled on the edge of the couch hoping Clara was not really going to kick the bucket.
The Christmas episode took us back to Victorian England and introduced us to some really fun characters.
However, and I struggle with this, I daresay The Doctor is in love with Clara. While I never thought the idea of watching The Doctor travel the earth with a companion and lover might be a draw, I've officially changed my mind. The chemistry between Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman works in that regard far better than it would work as mere friends, as I dangled on the edge of the couch hoping Clara was not really going to kick the bucket.
The Christmas episode took us back to Victorian England and introduced us to some really fun characters.
- 12/26/2012
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
Next week will be the an important time for Doctor Who fans as it will be time to not only watch the first new episode of Doctor Who since the end of September, but it will be the annual Christmas special! As per usual, the special, titled “The Snowmen,” will air Christmas Day and feature all types of shenanigans and hijinks as well as serving as the true introductory episode of the Doctor’s new companion, Clara – Jenna-Louise Chapman, who plays Clara, appeared in the first episode of Series 7 as a different character named Oswin. Leading up to the special, a series of webisode “prequels” have been released, and we have the second right here for your viewing pleasures. Scroll down below to watch “The Snowmen Prequel: Vastra Investigates.”
In the prequel, we get to revisit some characters we have not seen since “A Good Man Goes to War.
In the prequel, we get to revisit some characters we have not seen since “A Good Man Goes to War.
- 12/19/2012
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
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