American Version of – Spaced

by | Mar 3, 2010 | Features

Fox has done a pilot of an American version of SPACED, an awesome British comedy that starred Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson back in 1999. It is just damn good TV.This remake is a cutout copy with different actors and just another sign of the sheer laziness of...

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

by | Mar 2, 2010 | Features

Theodor Geisel was born on this day in 1904, and as far as I’m concerned it should be a national holiday.Originally getting in trouble for his sense of humor with the school paper Geisel went on to win an Oscar for short subject. After working in advertising he...

Official Web Site for JUSTIFIED is up

by | Mar 2, 2010 | TV

The official website for JUSTIFIED is up. Check it out. The site is a fairly cool one and has a bio on Elmore Leonard as well as downloads and whatnot. The upcoming FX series is based on the Elmore Leonard story Fire in the Hole and stars Timothy Olyphant (DEADWOOD,...

PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION.

by | Mar 1, 2010 | Features

Two years ago, a terrific book looked at the Oscar process circa 1967. PICTURES AT A REVOLTION: FIVE MOVIES AND THE BIRTH OF A NEW HOLLYWOOD (Mark Harris) examined the five pictures nominated that year, the history of their production, the directors, actors and...

Dermot Mulroney is Jim Rockford.

by | Feb 27, 2010 | TV

Well, it seems to be true. After Michael Ausiello broke the news, THR and Variety followed up with reports of their own.Dermot Mulroney is the new Jim Rockford. Mulroney is perhaps best known as Julia Roberts’ pal in MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING and has also...

The scenery of THE GUARDS.

by | Feb 26, 2010 | TV

Yesterday, I posted photos of the television version of Jack Taylor from the upcoming Magma production of THE GUARDS. THE GUARDS is based on the Ken Bruen novel of the same name.Today, we have some pictures of the world of Jack Taylor: Nimmo’s Pier and The...