If the delightful charms of co-writer and director James Huth’s bubbly romantic comedy, Happiness Never Comes Alone, prove anything, it’s the truism of Shakespeare’s oft-quoted maxim from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, that the course to true love, [whatever that may be], never does run smooth. Of course being a Continue Reading
Coming to a TV near you: 5 promising new season sitcoms #2
It’s that time of the year again! The current TV season is coming to a close and as the shows we know and love wrap it up for another year, some of them never to be seen again, a jostling crop of hopefuls is waiting in the wings ready Continue Reading
Those were the days my friend: sneak peek at the “Revolution” finale
EPISODE SYNOPSIS Title: “The Dark Tower” Life-threatening dangers abound on all sides as the Rebels infiltrate the Tower. Miles’ (Billy Burke) leadership abilities and character are sorely tested as well as his feelings for Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Nora (Danielle Alonso). Aaron’s (Zak Orth) genius comes in handy while Continue Reading
Is there a 12th Doctor in the house? Matt Smith to leave “Dr Who” end of 2013
Like a threatening crowd of Weeping Angels growing in numbers and proximity, there have been mounting rumours for quite some months now that Matt Smith might be close to calling it quits after four years as the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who. And it appears that this speculation was Continue Reading
Weekend pop art #5: The haunting Japanese-influenced art of “The Wolverine”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Continue Reading
Is Dan Harmon on his way back to the warm embrace of his “Community”?
Could Dan Harmon, the creator, creative mastermind and for the first three seasons at least the driving force behind and showrunner of NBC’s bruised-from-being-throw-like-a-piñata-in-a-hurricane around NBC’s less-than-stellar schedule (assuming it even makes it onto it, of course) sitcom Community be on his way back into the quirky embrace of Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “The Numbers Station”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent (John Cusack, 2012) is given one last chance to prove he still has what it takes to do his job. His new assignment: guarding Katherine (Malin Akerman, Watchmen), a code operator at a Continue Reading