In news that shivers of delight down my spine … bear with … bear with … Tom Ellis, who plays on-again, off-again love interest Gary for the titular Miranda (Miranda Hart) has declared to the world via Twitter that the third series of the hilarious sitcom will see the Continue Reading
First impressions: “666 Park Avenue”
666 Park Avenue is one seriously creepy show. And I mean that in a good way. The supernaturally-inclined drama, which is produced by David Wilcox (and loosely based on a novel of the same name by Gabriella Pierce; I am tempted to read them just to see how “loosely”) Continue Reading
Quick peek! “Iron Man 3”
I will be honest. While I thoroughly enjoyed The Avengers, Thor and the previous two Iron Man films, I am not the sort of guy who avidly looks forward to superhero movies. Yes, positively shocking I know. Having said that, the next instalment, due in April 2013, and starring Continue Reading
Movie review: “Argo”
Argo is one of those finely crafted movies that reassure you that great films with wit and substance in abundance are still being made (no matter what the latest Transformers movie may suggest). Directed by rising directorial talent Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gone, The Town), who also stars in Continue Reading
Movie review: “The Words”
The Words is a visually and thematically rich exploration of the power of choices to powerfully alter the trajectory of our lives. The way we respond to many of these choices results in nothing more damaging than choosing bacon and eggs over pancakes for an occasional indulgent weekend brunch Continue Reading
Movie review: “Safety Not Guaranteed”
Safety Not Guaranteed may not win the title of the most poetic, evocative movie title in the history of cinema, but I doubt the producers, who also gave the world the similarly titled Little Miss Sunshine and Ruby Sparks, much care. Their intent, as it was with the previous two movies Continue Reading
“The Looney Tunes Show”
It is almost always a risky proposition dragging out a show from the pop culture vaults and trying to translate it into a concept that will work for modern audiences. For a start, while the show may live on in syndication on say Nick at Nite (ALF, Mork and Mindy, Continue Reading
When writers go to the movies
* This post originally appeared on writringbar.com * The Words, a new movie which opened in theatres Australia-wide on October 11 starring Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons, is the latest in a long line of movies that feature writers, real or imagined, as the main characters, or have writing Continue Reading
Behold “The Tapping Dead”
Yes it appears that zombies can now dance! You may wonder how that is even possible, since while they can chomp on the flesh of the living with great skill, and do a mean job of guttural soulless growls, they are not known as the most coordinated of individuals. Synchronised Continue Reading
First impressions: “The New Normal”
The New Normal‘s premiere episode is hands down one of the best put together pilots to grace my iPhone screen in quite some time. With a minimum of fuss, and a maximum of laughs almost from the word go, this new sitcom from Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story) and Continue Reading