Posted in DVD on Mar 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Acorn Media Group
In shops on 8 April
For fans of Hugh Laurie (and there’s plenty of ‘em out there), here’s something new for US audiences. “Fortysomething” is a six-episode U.K. series from 2003 where Laurie’s character of Paul Slippery plunges into a mid-life crisis. He can hear peoples thoughts, he stands idly by while his teenage [...]
Posted in News on Mar 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
Move over, John Adams. Oliver Stone’s upcoming movie about President George W. Bush — titled “W” — is almost ready for the cameras. Filming is set to begin in April in Shreveport, La.
The cast:
Bush: Josh Brolin
Laura Bush: Elizabeth Banks
George Bush Sr.: James Cromwell
Barbara Bush: Ellen Burstyn
Colin Powell: Jeffrey Wright
Dick Cheney: EW says Stone wants Robert [...]
Posted in News on Mar 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Lindsay Lohan, grabbing more attention, has joined the cast of the upcoming film “Mansion Girls,” E!.com reports. Lohan will play Nancy Pittman, one of serial killer Charles Manson’s cult followers. Hopefully this will help people forget her Razzy-awarding performance in “I Know Who Killed Me.”
Posted in News on Mar 28th, 2008 No Comments »
So that wasn’t the head of Dr. Sara Tancredi in that box. “Prison Break” executive producer Matt Olmstead told TV Guide that Sara did not die last season and will be returning to the Fox drama.
What changed was…. once we realized that the emotional hook of Season 3 was going to be the death of [...]
Posted in Books on Mar 28th, 2008 No Comments »
University of Michigan Press
In shops now
There is no doubt that cartoons, graphic novels and animated narratives are more popular than ever. It seems that every time you turn around, another comic is being optioned for a film. So it’s interesting to get into the history of some of these artists and their characters. Stuff like [...]
Posted in News on Mar 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Judy Greer, finally getting top billing in a show, has been one of the joys of the spring season, playing a high school guidance counselor in the charming and funny ABC comedy “Miss Guided,” executive-produced by Ashton Kutcher (great in Episode 2). “This is a school, not a Whitesnake video.” The writing is terrific too. [...]
Posted in News, Theatre on Mar 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Armistead Maupin’s controversial Tales of the City was made into a brilliant and unforgettable PBS miniseries in 1994. It’s latest media reincarnation will be as a musical, with songs by Scissor Sisters. The producers of the Tony-winning puppet musical Avenue Q have teamed up again with director Jason Moore and librettist Jeff Whitty for the [...]
