HBO’s TV-movie about Fantasy Island star Hervé Villechaize has found its Mr. Roarke, in Oscar-nominated actor Andy Garcia.
My Dinner With Hervé stars Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage in the title role, while Garcia will play Richardo Montalbán aka the Mr Roarke to Villechaize’s Tattoo on the aforementioned 1970s/80s ABC drama.
In addition to Dinklage, Dinner‘s invite list includes Jamie Dornan, Mireille Enos, Oona Chaplin, Harriet Walter and David Straithorn.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Marvel’s Luke Cage has added Mustafa Shakir (The Deuce) and Gabrielle Dennis (Rosewood) for Season 2, playing John McIver,...
My Dinner With Hervé stars Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage in the title role, while Garcia will play Richardo Montalbán aka the Mr Roarke to Villechaize’s Tattoo on the aforementioned 1970s/80s ABC drama.
In addition to Dinklage, Dinner‘s invite list includes Jamie Dornan, Mireille Enos, Oona Chaplin, Harriet Walter and David Straithorn.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Marvel’s Luke Cage has added Mustafa Shakir (The Deuce) and Gabrielle Dennis (Rosewood) for Season 2, playing John McIver,...
- 7/6/2017
- TVLine.com
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 6, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Power Rangers, boob armour, and impractical costumes
Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Power Rangers, boob armour, and impractical costumes
Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
- 5/6/2017
- Den of Geek
A few thoughts on tonight's "Doctor Who" season finale — and on this season as a whole — coming up just as soon as we have lunch followed by breakfast... As someone with virtually no "Doctor Who" experience prior to the reboot, I've always appreciated Russell T. Davies' decision to kill off the Timelords. As it is, the new version of the series has plenty of links to the old — especially since Davies couldn't stop himself from continually bringing back more and more Daleks — but I've only occasionally felt like I arrived at class without having done the reading assignment when I watch episodes dealing with the Doctor's former friends and enemies. Obviously, the series has lots of fans who can recite chapter and verse on every adventure going back to William Hartnell, but for us relative newbies, sidelining the Time Lords did a good job of boiling the show down...
- 12/6/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
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Spoilers! We dig a little deeper into Mark Gatiss' Sleep No More, with our latest geeky spots and viewing notes...
When you’ve got a renowned Doctor Who fan like Mark Gatiss writing an episode, there’s bound to be a few nods to the shows past. Take them, throw in some cultural references and add a sprinkling of very tenuous similarities and you’ve got yourself this week’s geeky spots article. And if you’ve spotted things we’ve missed, or just have some tenuous theories of your own, please add them to the comments below!
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This isn’t the Doctor’s first visit to a space station; the first on-screen trip came in 1968’s The Wheel In Space, when the second Doctor battled Cybermen aboard Space Station W3. Other memorable stations have included Nerva Beacon, from fourth Doctor tales The...
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Spoilers! We dig a little deeper into Mark Gatiss' Sleep No More, with our latest geeky spots and viewing notes...
When you’ve got a renowned Doctor Who fan like Mark Gatiss writing an episode, there’s bound to be a few nods to the shows past. Take them, throw in some cultural references and add a sprinkling of very tenuous similarities and you’ve got yourself this week’s geeky spots article. And if you’ve spotted things we’ve missed, or just have some tenuous theories of your own, please add them to the comments below!
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This isn’t the Doctor’s first visit to a space station; the first on-screen trip came in 1968’s The Wheel In Space, when the second Doctor battled Cybermen aboard Space Station W3. Other memorable stations have included Nerva Beacon, from fourth Doctor tales The...
- 11/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Unit, shape-shifters and the Doctor cosplay. Here are the geeky bits and pieces we spotted in Doctor Who's The Zygon Invasion...
For at least the third time this series, one or all of the characters you care about on this show are dead. So what better way to celebrate than to read through our weekly list of callbacks, allusions, shared themes and generally interesting (if tenuous) nonsense? As ever, feel free to leave your own contributions in the comments below!
The Old-Who Invasion
This is the third appearance of the Zygons in Doctor Who; they first menaced the fourth Doctor in 1975’s Terror Of The Zygons, a story which revealed the Loch Ness Monster to be one of the Skarasen, a race from the Zygon homeworld. Unit also featured in that tale, with Kate’s father Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart revealing his Scots heritage in a fetching kilt.
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Unit, shape-shifters and the Doctor cosplay. Here are the geeky bits and pieces we spotted in Doctor Who's The Zygon Invasion...
For at least the third time this series, one or all of the characters you care about on this show are dead. So what better way to celebrate than to read through our weekly list of callbacks, allusions, shared themes and generally interesting (if tenuous) nonsense? As ever, feel free to leave your own contributions in the comments below!
The Old-Who Invasion
This is the third appearance of the Zygons in Doctor Who; they first menaced the fourth Doctor in 1975’s Terror Of The Zygons, a story which revealed the Loch Ness Monster to be one of the Skarasen, a race from the Zygon homeworld. Unit also featured in that tale, with Kate’s father Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart revealing his Scots heritage in a fetching kilt.
- 10/30/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
This day has been an emotional rollercoaster.
The facts and details of the Christmas episode have been kept strictly secret, and for good reason. Rumors flew that Jenna Coleman was leaving the series just as the new season was a-borning, and her go-to answer for the events of the special was “If you know if I’m staying with the series, it’ll ruin the ending”. A spectacularly surprising cameo, a hilarious guest star, and a plot that keeps unfolding like a fried onion makes for a ripping yarn for the holiday. But for most of the year, we were never sure or not if this was to be Clara’s…
Last Christmas
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Clara and The Doctor team up again after Santa crashes on her roof. You heard me – Sweet Papa Chrimbo himself appears atop Clara’s home, and before any sense can be made of that,...
The facts and details of the Christmas episode have been kept strictly secret, and for good reason. Rumors flew that Jenna Coleman was leaving the series just as the new season was a-borning, and her go-to answer for the events of the special was “If you know if I’m staying with the series, it’ll ruin the ending”. A spectacularly surprising cameo, a hilarious guest star, and a plot that keeps unfolding like a fried onion makes for a ripping yarn for the holiday. But for most of the year, we were never sure or not if this was to be Clara’s…
Last Christmas
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Clara and The Doctor team up again after Santa crashes on her roof. You heard me – Sweet Papa Chrimbo himself appears atop Clara’s home, and before any sense can be made of that,...
- 12/26/2014
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
On TV this Sunday: Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards (watch out for the giant chicken!), Austin & Ally just duet, The Walking Dead‘s Governor forces Rick’s hand and a confidante of Amy’s is Enlightened. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (BBC America) | The series’ Second Doctor (played by Patrick Troughton) is the subject of tonight’s look back, which also waxes nostalgic about companion Jamie McCrimmon and the Cybermen.
8 pm The Amazing Race (CBS) | One team panics in the seas of Bora Bora and another pair injures itself sprinting to the mat.
8 pm Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (BBC America) | The series’ Second Doctor (played by Patrick Troughton) is the subject of tonight’s look back, which also waxes nostalgic about companion Jamie McCrimmon and the Cybermen.
8 pm The Amazing Race (CBS) | One team panics in the seas of Bora Bora and another pair injures itself sprinting to the mat.
- 2/24/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
I really don't put much stock in the International Animated Film Society's 2013 Annie Awards, which is why I didn't rush to report on their results on Saturday. One year Disney and Pixar boycott the event, feeling there was an unfair advantage paid to larger contributing sponsors, DreamWorks being the primary example. So with such a nasty stench over the event what good does it do to pay it much mind? That said, I'll be brief in mentioning Wreck-It Ralph topped Saturday night's winners with five awards, including Best Animated Picture. The awards have something like a 75% streak when it comes to helping predict the eventual Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature and as the days have gone on, it's looking more and more like Ralph will be this year's winner (see my predictions here). Pixar's Brave, Laika's ParaNorman and DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians each took home two awards in lesser,...
- 2/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Mixing Sci-Fi and Christmas often has mixed results. Sometimes it works well and sometimes it's forced. This fact is best represented by the Doctor Who Christmas specials, which have become an annual holiday tradition over the past eight years. Some have been awesome and some have been awful. How does this year's special The Snowmen rate? Let's look at the eight specials and see which were Christmas gifts for the fans and which were lumps of coal.
The Feast of Steven (1965)
Way back in 1965, before Dr. Who Christmas specials became a regular thing, we had "The Feast of Steven", a classic series episode starring William Hartnell as the first Doctor. It was the seventh episode of a 12-part serial called "The Dalek Master Plan", which took up much of the fourth season of the classic show. Since the episode was due to air on Christmas Day, the producers decided that...
The Feast of Steven (1965)
Way back in 1965, before Dr. Who Christmas specials became a regular thing, we had "The Feast of Steven", a classic series episode starring William Hartnell as the first Doctor. It was the seventh episode of a 12-part serial called "The Dalek Master Plan", which took up much of the fourth season of the classic show. Since the episode was due to air on Christmas Day, the producers decided that...
- 12/26/2012
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Review Simon Brew Dec 25, 2012
Here's our spoiler-filled review of the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen, starring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
The Snowmen
If you were looking for clues that Steven Moffat was taking this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen, as an opportunity to do a bit of freshening up in advance of the show’s 50th anniversary year, you really didn’t have to wait long. A brand new title sequence, with a splash of Matt Smith, and a revised theme tune as well, suggested early on that things had changed a little. Later in the episode, the now well-publicised Tardis redesign had been demonstrated too, with more than a nod to 70s and 80s Who in the console room.
Furthermore, by the time the credits rolled on the least-Christmassy Christmas special in the revived Doctor Who’s history,...
Here's our spoiler-filled review of the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen, starring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
The Snowmen
If you were looking for clues that Steven Moffat was taking this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen, as an opportunity to do a bit of freshening up in advance of the show’s 50th anniversary year, you really didn’t have to wait long. A brand new title sequence, with a splash of Matt Smith, and a revised theme tune as well, suggested early on that things had changed a little. Later in the episode, the now well-publicised Tardis redesign had been demonstrated too, with more than a nod to 70s and 80s Who in the console room.
Furthermore, by the time the credits rolled on the least-Christmassy Christmas special in the revived Doctor Who’s history,...
- 12/24/2012
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
First off, I got to say that I’m not often surprised anymore by TV and movies. The internet age has spoiled everything for everyone, and I’ve been one the biggest enablers as well. It’s got to the point where I’m more fascinated by the information than the actual end product.
As a long-time viewer of Doctor Who –going on 32 years now- I’ve watched the show grow in the United States from a cult program to the “global phenomena” it’s become as the revived series launches into its seventh season. I’ve watched them all, every single episode from Tos not lost to the BBC’s lack of vision (even though I know it was a cost issue that forced the loss of a lot of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton episodes in the 1960s) and every single episode in this new format.
Over the years,...
As a long-time viewer of Doctor Who –going on 32 years now- I’ve watched the show grow in the United States from a cult program to the “global phenomena” it’s become as the revived series launches into its seventh season. I’ve watched them all, every single episode from Tos not lost to the BBC’s lack of vision (even though I know it was a cost issue that forced the loss of a lot of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton episodes in the 1960s) and every single episode in this new format.
Over the years,...
- 9/2/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
New York -- Singer Amy Winehouse's father says it's tough dealing with the loss of his daughter, but he's happy she is having a helpful impact on the world through the foundation named after her.
"Even after a small space in time – we're talking a year since Amy passed away – we are beginning, well, Amy is beginning, to have a positive effect on a lot of disadvantaged young people's lives," Mitch Winehouse said in an interview Friday.
Amy Winehouse died on July 23, 2011, at her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning at age 27. The Amy Winehouse Foundation was launched last year in the United Kingdom and in April in the United States.
Mitch Winehouse says he expects Monday – the one-year anniversary of Amy's death – to be difficult, but he will spend the day with family and friends. First they'll go to Amy's house for Jewish prayer and to be with the singer's fans.
"Even after a small space in time – we're talking a year since Amy passed away – we are beginning, well, Amy is beginning, to have a positive effect on a lot of disadvantaged young people's lives," Mitch Winehouse said in an interview Friday.
Amy Winehouse died on July 23, 2011, at her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning at age 27. The Amy Winehouse Foundation was launched last year in the United Kingdom and in April in the United States.
Mitch Winehouse says he expects Monday – the one-year anniversary of Amy's death – to be difficult, but he will spend the day with family and friends. First they'll go to Amy's house for Jewish prayer and to be with the singer's fans.
- 7/23/2012
- by AP/The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Dramatic structure generally puts a story in one of a very few categories—Man against Man, Man against Nature, Man against Himself, Man against God, Man against Society, Man caught in the Middle. These “conflict narratives” provide the backdrop for every story you’ve ever seen and lay the groundwork for what makes the man vs. machine mythos discussed previously so interesting.
When fighting against machines is man really fighting against himself? How many people have had embarrassing experiences they want to forget, or painful ones, or sad ones? In those moments is it really the experience that isn’t welcome or the unpleasant emotion associated with it? Doctor Who’s Cybermen show us that it is the emotion.
Debuting in 1966 in the serial The Tenth Planet, the Cybermen are part machine and part human originally from the Planet Mondas—which was a mirror of Earth travelling in an orbit...
When fighting against machines is man really fighting against himself? How many people have had embarrassing experiences they want to forget, or painful ones, or sad ones? In those moments is it really the experience that isn’t welcome or the unpleasant emotion associated with it? Doctor Who’s Cybermen show us that it is the emotion.
Debuting in 1966 in the serial The Tenth Planet, the Cybermen are part machine and part human originally from the Planet Mondas—which was a mirror of Earth travelling in an orbit...
- 5/10/2012
- by Adam Borders
- Obsessed with Film
Huzzah! After much media brooding and betting about the identity of the new Doctor Who companion, actress Jenna-Louise Coleman was announced at a press call last Wednesday.
The speculation had been gathering at pace of late, with a few whispers of Sophia Myles somehow coming back to Who after playing Madame du Pompadour six-odd years ago. Possibly this was some sneaky red herring paper trail left by Steven Moffat who urged his Twitter followers to follow La Myles, while a forthcoming interview in Doctor Who Magazine could have also been a clue. But no – quite how Sophia will be involved in the next series (at the time of writing this) is a mystery, so apologies if early next week she's announced as the next incarnation of The Rani.
What else? Waterloo Road, a programme that I dip into about once in a blue moon. It's an odd one in that...
The speculation had been gathering at pace of late, with a few whispers of Sophia Myles somehow coming back to Who after playing Madame du Pompadour six-odd years ago. Possibly this was some sneaky red herring paper trail left by Steven Moffat who urged his Twitter followers to follow La Myles, while a forthcoming interview in Doctor Who Magazine could have also been a clue. But no – quite how Sophia will be involved in the next series (at the time of writing this) is a mystery, so apologies if early next week she's announced as the next incarnation of The Rani.
What else? Waterloo Road, a programme that I dip into about once in a blue moon. It's an odd one in that...
- 3/28/2012
- Shadowlocked
We human beings have a strange way of dealing with getting older. It happens at the point of milestone birthdays, so when the Big 40 morphs ominously into the Big 50 it's a hell of a shock, and then worse still, it turns devilishly into 65. And so on. Someone asked me the other day how I'd be celebrating my next milestone birthday, which is only a couple of years away – at which point I just started bawling so loudly the sobs could be heard 100 miles away.
Slightly less wussy people tend to forget about the misery of big birthdays by inviting the world and his wife to a great big party. More often than not, these events are not so much the happy-go-lucky kiddy parties from golden ages gone by, more one long booze-up with enough alcohol to make even Phil Mitchell raise his eyebrows. Friends and family congregate in a musty...
Slightly less wussy people tend to forget about the misery of big birthdays by inviting the world and his wife to a great big party. More often than not, these events are not so much the happy-go-lucky kiddy parties from golden ages gone by, more one long booze-up with enough alcohol to make even Phil Mitchell raise his eyebrows. Friends and family congregate in a musty...
- 3/20/2012
- Shadowlocked
Producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi have come together to create “Lioness: Hidden Treasures,” a posthumous set of songs recorded by Amy Winehouse throughout her career. “Our Day Will Come” was recorded during the “Frank” period, but intentionally left off the album, according to Remi. All the proceeds from the album will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up in the singer’s memory to “bring healthier and happier lives to young people.”
The singer’s father,...
The singer’s father,...
- 12/7/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Lioness: Hidden Treasures is the first (possibly of many) posthumous albums and compilations from Amy Winehouse. Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi and Amy’s family compiled this collection of songs and proceeds from the album go to the foundation set up in the wake of her passing; The Amy Winehouse Foundation. It has been clearly stated by her label that this is not the follow up to her certified platinum 2006 album Back to Black but more a collection of songs ranging from before her debut, Frank in 2002 up to her tragic passing earlier this year. The album features covers, demos and duets that showcase her talents and versatility.
The first song on the album, ‘Our Day Will Come’ is a lovely reggae revival styled love song produced by Salaam Remi and written by Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson. The song features a soft reggae beat with a...
Lioness: Hidden Treasures is the first (possibly of many) posthumous albums and compilations from Amy Winehouse. Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi and Amy’s family compiled this collection of songs and proceeds from the album go to the foundation set up in the wake of her passing; The Amy Winehouse Foundation. It has been clearly stated by her label that this is not the follow up to her certified platinum 2006 album Back to Black but more a collection of songs ranging from before her debut, Frank in 2002 up to her tragic passing earlier this year. The album features covers, demos and duets that showcase her talents and versatility.
The first song on the album, ‘Our Day Will Come’ is a lovely reggae revival styled love song produced by Salaam Remi and written by Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson. The song features a soft reggae beat with a...
- 12/1/2011
- by Scott Ronan
- Obsessed with Film
Traversing these stormy waters in the Good Ship Shadowlocked, we're coming to the finishing point in the very near future. Having visited destinations such as Skaro, Gallifrey and Eden, and having done hearty battle with rum baddies such as The Master, Davros and Murray's Pompous Choir, looking back in the ship's log, one other danger is that in the latter stages of the voyage, that queasy feeling of Déjà vu can creep into one or two stories. The Doctor's Daughter conclusion felt too much like the end of Last Of The Time Lords. The Vampires Of Venice felt like State Of Decay and School Reunion, but with false teeth. And now, one more adventure to chalk up to experience is The Curse Of The Black Spot.
In other words, it's a light-hearted diversion from the main dilemma of the season. Buffy and Angel did this sort of thing back in...
In other words, it's a light-hearted diversion from the main dilemma of the season. Buffy and Angel did this sort of thing back in...
- 11/26/2011
- Shadowlocked
Salaam Remi has said that Amy Winehouse's posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures has helped her family heal. The record is released on December 5, four months after Winehouse was found dead at her Camden home at the age of 27. Remi told Billboard: "They didn't know if they could listen to it. But as the songs were playing they just started smiling. Like, 'She wrote this? When did she do this? What happened?'
"I felt they spent so much time chasing her around, they didn't realize how gifted and talented Amy was. Not just when she passed at 27 but at 18 when I first met her." He added: "It made everyone that knew her feel so much better about her passing, and her life as well. "This record is about balancing out all of the bull in things that may have just been uncool, and saying 'this person existed'." (more)...
"I felt they spent so much time chasing her around, they didn't realize how gifted and talented Amy was. Not just when she passed at 27 but at 18 when I first met her." He added: "It made everyone that knew her feel so much better about her passing, and her life as well. "This record is about balancing out all of the bull in things that may have just been uncool, and saying 'this person existed'." (more)...
- 11/18/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Here's a thought. Supposing at the end of Doctor Who's 26th season, comedy writer supreme Richard Curtis made a last-minute bid to rescue the popular science fiction show from the jaws of death? After all, now that the hugely successful Blackadder had come to an end in 1989, a vacancy would have welcomed Curtis with open arms. Not only that, but a spell as Doctor Who helmsman would have meant no Four Weddings And A Funeral, and more crucially, no Vicar Of Dibley, a crushingly unfunny attempt at sitcom that relied on stereotypical yokel simpletons and blindingly obvious punchlines that could be seen as far away as Uranus. Doctor Who though - now for Curtis, that might have been a different proposition.
"One thing that strikes me about Matt Smith's first season is that it feels like there's been a deliberate backlash against the Rtd syrup, but the downside...
"One thing that strikes me about Matt Smith's first season is that it feels like there's been a deliberate backlash against the Rtd syrup, but the downside...
- 11/16/2011
- Shadowlocked
So don't expect never-ending posthumous albums, producer Salaam Remi tells MTV News.
By Rob Markman
Amy Winehouse
Photo: MTV News
Thanks to the upcoming posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures, fans will be able to hear a collection of new Amy Winehouse material, but beyond that, the public shouldn't expect a ton of unheard material. That's just not the way Winehouse recorded, friend and producer Salaam Remi told MTV News during a November 4 interview in New York's Jungle Studios.
"She didn't record like 2Pac, so that's not the case," Remi told MTV News of Winehouse. "There are definitely things that people hadn't heard that have been recorded, but they're in different modes in different forms. But she wasn't a recorder like that."
One such song is "Like Smoke," the singer's collaboration with Nas, which was completed after she died in July.
"Amy sang on records that we never put out with Nas,...
By Rob Markman
Amy Winehouse
Photo: MTV News
Thanks to the upcoming posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures, fans will be able to hear a collection of new Amy Winehouse material, but beyond that, the public shouldn't expect a ton of unheard material. That's just not the way Winehouse recorded, friend and producer Salaam Remi told MTV News during a November 4 interview in New York's Jungle Studios.
"She didn't record like 2Pac, so that's not the case," Remi told MTV News of Winehouse. "There are definitely things that people hadn't heard that have been recorded, but they're in different modes in different forms. But she wasn't a recorder like that."
One such song is "Like Smoke," the singer's collaboration with Nas, which was completed after she died in July.
"Amy sang on records that we never put out with Nas,...
- 11/14/2011
- MTV Music News
For many years they waited. Under the ground. Waiting for the moment that they would see the light of day and reign supreme...
Yes, Chris Chibnall's crayon-scribbled Doctor Who scripts locked in a hermetically-sealed time capsule in the late 1970s and dug up and dusted in the 21st century. Well, possibly. Yes, having put us through the wretched 42 , it seems that the man ain't through with us yet. He was invited back to pen a two-part story for Matt Smith's first season, which not only brings back the Silurians but apparently wipes out Amy's gormless whipping-boy once and for all.
It's a shock tactic that could have paid dividends, but in the harsh light of day, it wasn't to be. Which makes my original take on the story somewhat laughable, given that a good story was supposedly elevated to classic status because of an ending that just...
Yes, Chris Chibnall's crayon-scribbled Doctor Who scripts locked in a hermetically-sealed time capsule in the late 1970s and dug up and dusted in the 21st century. Well, possibly. Yes, having put us through the wretched 42 , it seems that the man ain't through with us yet. He was invited back to pen a two-part story for Matt Smith's first season, which not only brings back the Silurians but apparently wipes out Amy's gormless whipping-boy once and for all.
It's a shock tactic that could have paid dividends, but in the harsh light of day, it wasn't to be. Which makes my original take on the story somewhat laughable, given that a good story was supposedly elevated to classic status because of an ending that just...
- 11/13/2011
- Shadowlocked
'He put that energy back into [the song], because she repped for him,' Salaam Remi tells MTV News of 'Like Smoke.'
By Rob Markman
Nas
Photo: Getty Images
The late Amy Winehouse and Nas had a mutual bond that few knew about.
Not only do Amy and Nas share the same September 14 birthday, but according to producer Salaam Remi, they have a number of collaborations that were left on the cutting-room floor. The recently released "Like Smoke" is the first time fans got to hear them in tandem.
"Amy sang on records that we never put out with Nas," the multiplatinum hitmaker told MTV News last month in New York's Jungle Studios. "As far as them now getting on the same record, that was a conversation in play for the last couple of years but that just didn't happen yet, and when I listened to that song, I was like,...
By Rob Markman
Nas
Photo: Getty Images
The late Amy Winehouse and Nas had a mutual bond that few knew about.
Not only do Amy and Nas share the same September 14 birthday, but according to producer Salaam Remi, they have a number of collaborations that were left on the cutting-room floor. The recently released "Like Smoke" is the first time fans got to hear them in tandem.
"Amy sang on records that we never put out with Nas," the multiplatinum hitmaker told MTV News last month in New York's Jungle Studios. "As far as them now getting on the same record, that was a conversation in play for the last couple of years but that just didn't happen yet, and when I listened to that song, I was like,...
- 11/8/2011
- MTV Music News
Earlier this week, Universal Music Group UK Ltd. sent out an email announcing the tracklist for Amy Winehouse’s posthumous album “Lioness: Hidden Treasures.”
What made the announcement so haunting is that 1) It came on Halloween and 2) the sender was listed as “Amy Winehouse” who, of course, died earlier this year at the age of 27.
The new 12-track album, due out Dec. 5, was compiled by Winehouse’s longtime collaborators, Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, who, according to the label, sifted through “previously unreleased tracks,...
What made the announcement so haunting is that 1) It came on Halloween and 2) the sender was listed as “Amy Winehouse” who, of course, died earlier this year at the age of 27.
The new 12-track album, due out Dec. 5, was compiled by Winehouse’s longtime collaborators, Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, who, according to the label, sifted through “previously unreleased tracks,...
- 11/2/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
12 previously unheard songs by Amy Winehouse will be released on 5th December as a collection album titled Lioness: Hidden Treasures. The album will mix unreleased tracks with alternative versions of existing songs and “a couple of brand new Amy compositions” and is to be officially billed as her third album which is always a little troubling to me when something like this is released so soon after an artist has passed away, for two reasons;
1) Most of the time tracks that are produced and not released by an artist during their lifetime is for a specific reason. They don’t want the public to hear them as they aren’t finished or up to the quality they want attached to their name.
and 2) As it’s a blatant money-grabbing exercise by the living to reap the rewards of the dead.
Released by Island Records, Lioness: Hidden Treasures has been worked...
1) Most of the time tracks that are produced and not released by an artist during their lifetime is for a specific reason. They don’t want the public to hear them as they aren’t finished or up to the quality they want attached to their name.
and 2) As it’s a blatant money-grabbing exercise by the living to reap the rewards of the dead.
Released by Island Records, Lioness: Hidden Treasures has been worked...
- 10/31/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures will feature previously unreleased tracks.
By Gil Kaufman
Amy Winehouse
Photo: MTV News
The world will finally get to hear the music Amy Winehouse was working on before her unexpected death earlier this year. According to a press release from her English label, a posthumous collection of unheard studio tracks, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released on December 5.
The 12 tracks on the disc were put together by Winehouse's longtime collaborators, producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and will include songs she recorded before, during and after the releases of her two studio albums, 2003's Frank and her smash 2006 breakthrough Back to Black. "It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice," read the release announcing the disc. "It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard,...
By Gil Kaufman
Amy Winehouse
Photo: MTV News
The world will finally get to hear the music Amy Winehouse was working on before her unexpected death earlier this year. According to a press release from her English label, a posthumous collection of unheard studio tracks, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released on December 5.
The 12 tracks on the disc were put together by Winehouse's longtime collaborators, producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and will include songs she recorded before, during and after the releases of her two studio albums, 2003's Frank and her smash 2006 breakthrough Back to Black. "It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice," read the release announcing the disc. "It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard,...
- 10/31/2011
- MTV Music News
An album of unreleased material from Amy Winehouse is set to be released on December 5. Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures features 12 tracks recorded by the late singer in various stages of her life handpicked by her producer friends Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi. "It has been hard, but it has also been an amazing thing," Remi told The Sun. "Amy was a gifted girl. "I believe she has left something beyond her years. She has put a body of work together that will inspire an unborn generation." According to the publication, one song was recorded while Winehouse was under the influence of heroin and another - called 'Between the Cheats' - tells of her divorce from Blake Fielder-Civil. Other highlights include covers of 'A Song For You' by Winehouse's favourite artist Donny Hathaway on which (more)...
- 10/31/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
The Doctor (Matt Smith) takes Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) to Apalapucia, a world of sunsets, but Rory comments there are only white doors everywhere. Amy needs her phone to take photos and the Doctor thinks it's for Twitter updates - so he's familiar with Twitter. Of course Amy gets separated this time. The Doctor suggests Rory pushes a button and he selects the green anchor. There's a giant magnifying glass in the room (well there were giant scissors last episode.) Rory also tells Amy to push a button but not which one. Why'd she go for the red waterfall? The Doctor finds Amy but only through the "looking glass," well magnifying glass. A robot with hands welcomes Rory and the Doctor. The Doctor comments "time's gone wobbly." Doesn't it always, time's just like jelly. Amy's been here a week already. The Doctor tells her it's the same room but different times,...
- 9/14/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Cwmtaff, South Wales 2020 Ad. Nasreen (Meera Syal) is excited about the drill hitting a new level of 21K. Mo (Alun Raglan) returns to work after reading with his son, Elliot (Samuel Davies.) The Doctor (Matt Smith) steps out of the Tardis and thinks they've arrived in Rio. But it's a cemetery and he notices something strange: blue grass. Amy (Karen Gillan) notices herself and Rory (Arthur Darvill) on a hill and they appear to be waving. The Doctor comments they can both relive past glories from their future. Amy is surprised they're still together in the future. Doctor: "I love a big mining thing." Rory takes Amy's ring and puts it in the Tardis for safe-keeping and for a future plot line. Mack (Robert Pugh) and Nasreen notice the hole in the ground. Elliot asks Rory if the Tardis is a portable crime lab, as they think he's a policeman.
- 8/15/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Eldane: "This is the story of our planet, of Earth. The day - a thousand years past when we came to share it with a race known as humanity. It is the story of the Doctor who helped our races find common ground and the terrible losses he suffered. It is the story of our past and must never be forgotten." The Doctor (Matt Smith) notes the race is still asleep and they need to find the others. The front door approach is good, but the backdoor is better too, at times. The Silurians gas them. Amy (Karen Gillan) the female is more resistant to the cold and is about to be dissected, but is saved by an alert. She's picked the creature's pocket and she and Mo (Alun Raglan) get out. She has to be nosy at times and presses the button on one of the chambers revealing Elliot...
- 8/3/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
MTV News obtains exclusive excerpt from magazine's August/September 'Juice' issue.
By Rob Markman
Amy Winehouse on the cover of the August/September edition of <i>Vibe</i> magazine
Photo: <i>Vibe</i> magazine
Amy Winehouse's death stunned her family and friends, fans and musical comrades. While her loved ones stopped to mourn her passing, Vibe magazine stopped the presses. With an already-scheduled Kelly Rowland cover on its way to the printer, editor in chief Jermaine Hall paid homage to Winehouse with a second cover for the mag's annual August/September "Juice" issue.
Hall said he wanted to capture Winehouse's beauty on the cover, and he and his team considered 40 different photos before finally deciding on a classic black-and-white portrait shot by Mischa Richter in 2008. "We had literally 36 hours to pull it off. It was a stop-the-presses situation, obviously," Hall said. "It was a hustle, but I thought it was necessary."
As part of the magazine's editorial direction,...
By Rob Markman
Amy Winehouse on the cover of the August/September edition of <i>Vibe</i> magazine
Photo: <i>Vibe</i> magazine
Amy Winehouse's death stunned her family and friends, fans and musical comrades. While her loved ones stopped to mourn her passing, Vibe magazine stopped the presses. With an already-scheduled Kelly Rowland cover on its way to the printer, editor in chief Jermaine Hall paid homage to Winehouse with a second cover for the mag's annual August/September "Juice" issue.
Hall said he wanted to capture Winehouse's beauty on the cover, and he and his team considered 40 different photos before finally deciding on a classic black-and-white portrait shot by Mischa Richter in 2008. "We had literally 36 hours to pull it off. It was a stop-the-presses situation, obviously," Hall said. "It was a hustle, but I thought it was necessary."
As part of the magazine's editorial direction,...
- 7/28/2011
- MTV Music News
Remi opens up about working with Winehouse on third album, which is not complete.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kim Kane
Amy Winehouse
Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images
Salaam Remi was already an established producer before he met a then-unknown singer named Amy Winehouse, having already created hits for the likes of Nas, the Fugees and Ini Kamoze (to name just a few). But from the minute he was introduced to Winehouse in 2002, his life — and career — were forever changed. Because not only did he produce the lion's share of her recorded work (her 2003 debut Frank and the follow up, 2006's iconic Back to Black), but he became a close friend with the mercurial Winehouse too, a confidant who knew her better than most.
So when Winehouse died on Saturday in her London home, it was somewhat fitting that Remi was nearby: in town to attend the wedding of the singer's former manager.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kim Kane
Amy Winehouse
Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images
Salaam Remi was already an established producer before he met a then-unknown singer named Amy Winehouse, having already created hits for the likes of Nas, the Fugees and Ini Kamoze (to name just a few). But from the minute he was introduced to Winehouse in 2002, his life — and career — were forever changed. Because not only did he produce the lion's share of her recorded work (her 2003 debut Frank and the follow up, 2006's iconic Back to Black), but he became a close friend with the mercurial Winehouse too, a confidant who knew her better than most.
So when Winehouse died on Saturday in her London home, it was somewhat fitting that Remi was nearby: in town to attend the wedding of the singer's former manager.
- 7/27/2011
- MTV Music News
Yesterday’s news of Amy Winehouse‘s death was met with two very distinct reactions – the first camp expressing their sadness at the tragedy of a young woman losing her life, and the world of music losing a shining star, and the second reacting with morbid pragmatism, suggesting that noone should be shocked, or saddened because she brought it upon herself, and her story pales into insignificance next to the heinous attrocities committed in the name of religious extremism in Norway the day before. The nature of her later life and career will continue to spark that debate long after the bad-taste Rehab jokes have subsided and the gleefully authorised anti-drugs commenters have stopped using the 27 year old as a poster-child for abuse.
What isn’t up for debate here is that Winehouse’s talent was unlike the majority of musicians currently working today – the explosion of her career heralded...
What isn’t up for debate here is that Winehouse’s talent was unlike the majority of musicians currently working today – the explosion of her career heralded...
- 7/24/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
'Rehab' singer's body discovered in her London apartment, publicist confirms.
By James Montgomery
Amy Winehouse
Photo: Gregg Delman/MTV
Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment Saturday (July 23), her publicist confirmed to CNN. The U.K. singer was 27 years old.
A press release from Metropolitan Police does not specify Winehouse by name, but reads: "Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 hours today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries continue into the circumstances of death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."
Click for photos of Amy Winehouse's life and career.
Winehouse canceled her European tour last month, and has long struggled with substance abuse.
On June 18, Winehouse performed the first show of that...
By James Montgomery
Amy Winehouse
Photo: Gregg Delman/MTV
Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment Saturday (July 23), her publicist confirmed to CNN. The U.K. singer was 27 years old.
A press release from Metropolitan Police does not specify Winehouse by name, but reads: "Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 hours today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries continue into the circumstances of death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."
Click for photos of Amy Winehouse's life and career.
Winehouse canceled her European tour last month, and has long struggled with substance abuse.
On June 18, Winehouse performed the first show of that...
- 7/23/2011
- MTV Music News
"I expect chocolate for breakfast. If you don't feel sick by mid-morning, you're not doing it right."
Please note: this recap and commentary is a week behind the U.K., as the networks in U.S. and Canada opted not to air the new episode last weekend. Please confine discussion to the contents of this episode and not what lies beyond and has already aired east of the Atlantic. I realize this is a drag, but I promise vigorous discussion about "A Good Man Goes To War" next week if you are willing to join. If it were up to me, I would sentence BBC America programmers to the same fate as the Family Of Blood for this ridiculous scheduling choice. O.K... perhaps that would be a little extreme, but the sentiment accurately conveys my level of unhappiness.
We pick up where we left off with Doctor-Ganger struggling to...
Please note: this recap and commentary is a week behind the U.K., as the networks in U.S. and Canada opted not to air the new episode last weekend. Please confine discussion to the contents of this episode and not what lies beyond and has already aired east of the Atlantic. I realize this is a drag, but I promise vigorous discussion about "A Good Man Goes To War" next week if you are willing to join. If it were up to me, I would sentence BBC America programmers to the same fate as the Family Of Blood for this ridiculous scheduling choice. O.K... perhaps that would be a little extreme, but the sentiment accurately conveys my level of unhappiness.
We pick up where we left off with Doctor-Ganger struggling to...
- 6/6/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
"No, you're not. You're a bitey mad lady. The Tardis is up and downy stuff in a big blue box."
On a distant junkyard asteroid outside the boundaries of the universe, "Auntie," "Uncle," and Ood "Nephew" prepare Idris to lose her soul, as it will be painfully replaced with the coinciding imminent arrival of a Time Lord. (Idris, by the way, is a woman. I might not be compelled to point this out save for two factors: the episode's title, and the existence of one Idris Elba, a.k.a. Stringer Bell, from The Wire.)
Out in deep space, The Doctor, Amy, and Rory receive a literal knock at the Tardis' door. A distress cube, characteristically unique to the Time Lords (and used way back in the Doctor Who annals by Patrick Troughton's Doctor), hurtles through the doorway to notify them that one Time Lord in particular, The Corsair,...
On a distant junkyard asteroid outside the boundaries of the universe, "Auntie," "Uncle," and Ood "Nephew" prepare Idris to lose her soul, as it will be painfully replaced with the coinciding imminent arrival of a Time Lord. (Idris, by the way, is a woman. I might not be compelled to point this out save for two factors: the episode's title, and the existence of one Idris Elba, a.k.a. Stringer Bell, from The Wire.)
Out in deep space, The Doctor, Amy, and Rory receive a literal knock at the Tardis' door. A distress cube, characteristically unique to the Time Lords (and used way back in the Doctor Who annals by Patrick Troughton's Doctor), hurtles through the doorway to notify them that one Time Lord in particular, The Corsair,...
- 5/16/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
"No, look! There's a blue box, it's bigger on the inside, it can go anywhere in space and time, sometimes even where it's supposed to. There's a bloke in the box, he's called 'The Doctor' and when he gets where he's going there's going to be a problem and he'll try to solve it and he'll probably succeed because he's awesome. Now shut up and go watch 'Blink.'" That's author Neil Gaiman's advice to all of you who have yet to start watching "Doctor Who." No need to get bogged down in the show's 47-year history (yet), or even feel you need to watch all of New Who (which started in 2005). Just pick a point and start. Don't worry, you'll catch on.
Gaiman appeared onstage yesterday for WonderCon's "Doctor Who" panel and was joined by director Toby Haynes, and sci-fi series guest star extraordinaire, Mark Sheppard (Badger from "Firefly,...
Gaiman appeared onstage yesterday for WonderCon's "Doctor Who" panel and was joined by director Toby Haynes, and sci-fi series guest star extraordinaire, Mark Sheppard (Badger from "Firefly,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
WonderCon programming director Eddie Ibrahim (who becomes something of a celebrity by the end of a Comic-Con weekend) noted that fans started lining up at 6 Am for the 11:30 panel at WonderCom's Esplanade Ballroom. I'd never seen so many bowties in all my life
Even in the world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy fandom, there's something a little off about Doctor Who fans. Watching PBS or BBC America? That's almost like doing your homework. But the fans had the room to themselves and had a high concentration of people in costume. A man dressed as an angel statue (a "Weeping Angel," io9's Charlie Jane Anders told me) had throngs of people absolutely freaking out. So by the time we saw a 60-second sizzle reel for the new season, the crowd was jubilant.
As a respectful non-fan (I've watched maybe ten episodes, all pre-Christopher Eccleston) I had no idea what the heck was going on,...
Even in the world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy fandom, there's something a little off about Doctor Who fans. Watching PBS or BBC America? That's almost like doing your homework. But the fans had the room to themselves and had a high concentration of people in costume. A man dressed as an angel statue (a "Weeping Angel," io9's Charlie Jane Anders told me) had throngs of people absolutely freaking out. So by the time we saw a 60-second sizzle reel for the new season, the crowd was jubilant.
As a respectful non-fan (I've watched maybe ten episodes, all pre-Christopher Eccleston) I had no idea what the heck was going on,...
- 4/2/2011
- UGO TV
Current Doctor Who star Matt Smith says he wants the Cybermen to make a proper appearance in the next series, which will be shooting very soon. And he doesn't want them to be the alternate universe Cybermen that appeared during David Tennant's tenure--he says he wants to meet the Cybermen from the era of his hero, Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor, in quotes attributed to Smith by FemaleFirst. A few of the new series Cybermen made a brief appearance in the two part season finale earlier this year.
"Who would I like to face from the old series? Well I've not really properly faced a Cyberman yet. But I want it to be an old school Cyberman like the ones in 'Tomb of the Cybermen'."
Co-star Karen Gillan, who portrays the Eleventh Doctor's companion Amy Pond, echoes his sentiments:
"I've faced one - a one-armed one. But I would like to face them again.
"Who would I like to face from the old series? Well I've not really properly faced a Cyberman yet. But I want it to be an old school Cyberman like the ones in 'Tomb of the Cybermen'."
Co-star Karen Gillan, who portrays the Eleventh Doctor's companion Amy Pond, echoes his sentiments:
"I've faced one - a one-armed one. But I would like to face them again.
- 11/10/2010
- by Liam K
- GeekTyrant
The Tom Baker experience continues with this Celtic classic...
Who said the Scottish agenda only happened in the last series of Doctor Who? Steven Moffat may have taken over the reins of the show while Karen Gillan impressed as Amy, but Scotland was always part of the Doctor’s life. Jamie McCrimmon travelled alongside the second Doctor. The seventh incarnation had a Paisley accent. And then there’s the time that the fourth Doctor went on the hunt for none other than the Loch Ness Monster.
The first part of Terror Of The Zygons certainly embraces all things Scottish and has more of the native clichés than you can shake a haggis at. Surprise, surprise it’s the first thing that we hear, about 30 seconds in, when laconic rig worker Munro requests a supply of haggis, since the local chef’s evidently not up to Masterchef standard. Before you know it,...
Who said the Scottish agenda only happened in the last series of Doctor Who? Steven Moffat may have taken over the reins of the show while Karen Gillan impressed as Amy, but Scotland was always part of the Doctor’s life. Jamie McCrimmon travelled alongside the second Doctor. The seventh incarnation had a Paisley accent. And then there’s the time that the fourth Doctor went on the hunt for none other than the Loch Ness Monster.
The first part of Terror Of The Zygons certainly embraces all things Scottish and has more of the native clichés than you can shake a haggis at. Surprise, surprise it’s the first thing that we hear, about 30 seconds in, when laconic rig worker Munro requests a supply of haggis, since the local chef’s evidently not up to Masterchef standard. Before you know it,...
- 9/22/2010
- by admin@shadowlocked.com (John Bensalhia)
- Shadowlocked
Hello,
I'm Josh and some forumers may know me as PenguinJosh. This is the first of many reviews I hope to write! You can follow me at www.twitter.com/JoshuaAJB
Enough of the formalities, onto the review of Doctor Who - Episode 5.10 - Vincent and the Doctor
The Artwork of Gogh
If there's one thing Doctor Who likes to do, its visit old famous people. In Season One we had Charles Dickens in 'The Unquiet Dead' (S01E03), Season Two had the (admittedly less familiar) Madame du Pompadour in ‘Girl In The Fireplace’ (S02E05), Season Three brought us William Shakespeare in 'The Shakespeare Code’ (S03E03) and Agatha Christie in Season Four’s ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’ (S04E08). Much like its predecessors (with the exception of the phenomenal ‘Girl in the Fireplace’), ‘Vincent and The Doctor’ failed to truly impress.
Never Meet Your Idols
As we...
I'm Josh and some forumers may know me as PenguinJosh. This is the first of many reviews I hope to write! You can follow me at www.twitter.com/JoshuaAJB
Enough of the formalities, onto the review of Doctor Who - Episode 5.10 - Vincent and the Doctor
The Artwork of Gogh
If there's one thing Doctor Who likes to do, its visit old famous people. In Season One we had Charles Dickens in 'The Unquiet Dead' (S01E03), Season Two had the (admittedly less familiar) Madame du Pompadour in ‘Girl In The Fireplace’ (S02E05), Season Three brought us William Shakespeare in 'The Shakespeare Code’ (S03E03) and Agatha Christie in Season Four’s ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’ (S04E08). Much like its predecessors (with the exception of the phenomenal ‘Girl in the Fireplace’), ‘Vincent and The Doctor’ failed to truly impress.
Never Meet Your Idols
As we...
- 6/5/2010
- by PenguinJosh
After my enthused reaction to The Hungry Earth last week, I’m sad to say that Cold Blood left me a little underwhelmed, and I’m trying to work out just why that was.
The story progresses at a fair old lick once again, in truth so fast paced that even a squirrel with Adhd could have kept up. There are a few big concepts that have been worked into this double episode, and as a result it does feel a little rushed. It may well be that in looking to Classic Who for inspiration, Chibnall has shoe-horned a three-parter into a two-parter.
Pacing concerns asides, where were we? Amy was about to be dissected, the Doctor and Nasreen (Meera Syal) had seen the extent of the Silurian colony and Rory, Ambrose (Nia Roberts) and Tony Mack (Robert Pugh) were trying not to kill their hostage… on with the dance!
The story progresses at a fair old lick once again, in truth so fast paced that even a squirrel with Adhd could have kept up. There are a few big concepts that have been worked into this double episode, and as a result it does feel a little rushed. It may well be that in looking to Classic Who for inspiration, Chibnall has shoe-horned a three-parter into a two-parter.
Pacing concerns asides, where were we? Amy was about to be dissected, the Doctor and Nasreen (Meera Syal) had seen the extent of the Silurian colony and Rory, Ambrose (Nia Roberts) and Tony Mack (Robert Pugh) were trying not to kill their hostage… on with the dance!
- 6/2/2010
- by Sarah
- Nerdly
Mention Chris Chibnall to a Who fan and the chances are they’ll start ranting about his first Torchwood episode, Cyberwoman, which was frankly, terrible. However to dismiss Chibnall solely on those grounds is hugely unfair. His previous Doctor Who episode, 42, was an exercise in precise and concise story telling, and he wrote some stand out episodes for the second season of Torchwood, including the fun romp that was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and the hauntingly sad Adrift.
The Hungry Earth harks back to Classic Who in more ways than one. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in the small Welsh village of Cwmtaff, instead of their intended destination, Rio, and decide to investigate a prominent mining operation. There they meet Dr Nasreen Chaudhry (Meera Syal) and her colleague Tony Mack (Robert Pugh) whose pioneering drilling operation has taken a strange turn. Stunned by the ground appearing to fight back,...
The Hungry Earth harks back to Classic Who in more ways than one. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in the small Welsh village of Cwmtaff, instead of their intended destination, Rio, and decide to investigate a prominent mining operation. There they meet Dr Nasreen Chaudhry (Meera Syal) and her colleague Tony Mack (Robert Pugh) whose pioneering drilling operation has taken a strange turn. Stunned by the ground appearing to fight back,...
- 5/24/2010
- by Sarah
- Nerdly
The BBC Press Office has released details for the eighth episode of the new series, The Hungry Earth.
The Chris Chibnall story is scheduled for Saturday 22nd May. It stars Meera Syal, Robert Pugh and Samuel Davies.
It's 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth's crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back. In the latest episode of the time-travelling drama, the Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
The Chris Chibnall story is scheduled for Saturday 22nd May. It stars Meera Syal, Robert Pugh and Samuel Davies.
It's 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth's crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back. In the latest episode of the time-travelling drama, the Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
- 5/6/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
The latest season of "Doctor Who" is all about renewal -- from the 11th Doctor's regeneration and the parallel Tardis redesign to the introduction of a new logo and companion.
Matt Smith, the youngest actor to take on the role of the intergalactic Time Lord, makes his U.S. "Doctor Who" debut on BBC America on Saturday, April 17th at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
In the premiere, titled "The Eleventh Hour," the Doctor is still adjusting from his last regeneration -- a necessity after absorbing a bit too much radiation in his previous incarnation (played by the exiting David Tennant) -- when he's drawn to the home of his future companion, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan).
Naturally, some evil influence interrupts their budding friendship, requiring the Doctor to get up to speed quickly and lay down the Time Lord smackdown.
Smith was gracious enough to speak with Zap2it about taking...
Matt Smith, the youngest actor to take on the role of the intergalactic Time Lord, makes his U.S. "Doctor Who" debut on BBC America on Saturday, April 17th at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
In the premiere, titled "The Eleventh Hour," the Doctor is still adjusting from his last regeneration -- a necessity after absorbing a bit too much radiation in his previous incarnation (played by the exiting David Tennant) -- when he's drawn to the home of his future companion, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan).
Naturally, some evil influence interrupts their budding friendship, requiring the Doctor to get up to speed quickly and lay down the Time Lord smackdown.
Smith was gracious enough to speak with Zap2it about taking...
- 4/16/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Fans of the British science fiction series Doctor Who will be familiar with the concept of regeneration. It is a process that the Doctor goes through whenever the British network needs to cast a new actor in the lead role of the long-running series. What those fans may not know is that the experience of regenerating was originally meant to resemble a bad trip on LSD.
Internal memos released by the BBC have revealed the analogy, according to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun. As quoted in the paper, one memo from 1966 described the first regeneration thus:
"The metaphysical change ... is a horrifying experience — an experience in which he relives some of the most unendurable moments of his long life, including the galactic war. It is as if he has had the LSD drug and instead of experiencing the kicks, he has the hell and dank horror which can be its effect.
Internal memos released by the BBC have revealed the analogy, according to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun. As quoted in the paper, one memo from 1966 described the first regeneration thus:
"The metaphysical change ... is a horrifying experience — an experience in which he relives some of the most unendurable moments of his long life, including the galactic war. It is as if he has had the LSD drug and instead of experiencing the kicks, he has the hell and dank horror which can be its effect.
- 4/14/2010
- CinemaSpy
If you were able to check out this weekend's premiere of the new "Doctor Who" season on BBC One, you received your first look at Matt Smith, the new face of everyone's favorite Timelord. With the beloved science-fiction series bidding adieu to former star David Tennant last season and welcoming Smith as the new time-and-space-traveling adventurer, all eyes are on the new Doctor as he picks up where his celebrated predecessor left off.
Of course, the new Doctor won't be going it alone. Along with getting a new face and a new showrunner (award-winning lead writer Steven Moffat takes over the series this season), Smith will be joined by actress Karen Gillan as the Doctor's new companion, Amy Pond.
I caught up with Moffat last week to talk "Doctor Who," and the new showrunner offered up some thoughts on the themes, characters and cameos likely (and unlikely) to play a role in the upcoming season.
Of course, the new Doctor won't be going it alone. Along with getting a new face and a new showrunner (award-winning lead writer Steven Moffat takes over the series this season), Smith will be joined by actress Karen Gillan as the Doctor's new companion, Amy Pond.
I caught up with Moffat last week to talk "Doctor Who," and the new showrunner offered up some thoughts on the themes, characters and cameos likely (and unlikely) to play a role in the upcoming season.
- 4/5/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
Justin Richards knows all about the new Doctor Who, played by Matt Smith.
The fifth series of the hit sci-fi show arrives on our screens at Easter, with Karen Gillan as the Time Lord's new companion Amy Pond.
While viewers are eagerly waiting to find out what 27-year-old Matt is like as the newly-regenerated Doctor and what adventures are in store from new showrunner Steven Moffat, Justin has already had a sneak peek at some of the upcoming episodes.
That's because Justin (pictured right), who lives in Warwick, is the Creative Consultant for BBC Books' range of Doctor Who books. He advises on all Doctor Who titles and has written about 30 books himself, starting with Theatre of War in 1994, an adventure featuring the 7th Time Lord, played by Sylvester McCoy.
He has just penned one of the first novels to feature Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. It's called Apollo...
The fifth series of the hit sci-fi show arrives on our screens at Easter, with Karen Gillan as the Time Lord's new companion Amy Pond.
While viewers are eagerly waiting to find out what 27-year-old Matt is like as the newly-regenerated Doctor and what adventures are in store from new showrunner Steven Moffat, Justin has already had a sneak peek at some of the upcoming episodes.
That's because Justin (pictured right), who lives in Warwick, is the Creative Consultant for BBC Books' range of Doctor Who books. He advises on all Doctor Who titles and has written about 30 books himself, starting with Theatre of War in 1994, an adventure featuring the 7th Time Lord, played by Sylvester McCoy.
He has just penned one of the first novels to feature Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. It's called Apollo...
- 3/11/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Many American filmgoers are fans of Edgar Wright's luminous zombie send-up Shaun Of The Dead and his action-flick parody Hot Fuzz, but not nearly enough Americans are familiar with the hilarious BBC show that paved the way for his (as well as his leading men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's) giant leap onto the big screen. Originally pitched as "a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure," Spaced follows the colorful and surreal misadventures of Tim (Pegg) and Daisy (Hynes) who constantly discover new unproductive ways to kill time while trying to figure out what they want out of life.
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
- 7/25/2008
- by Brad Parrett
- OriginalAlamo.com
Many American filmgoers are fans of Edgar Wright's luminous zombie send-up Shaun Of The Dead and his action-flick parody Hot Fuzz, but not nearly enough Americans are familiar with the hilarious BBC show that paved the way for his (as well as his leading men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's) giant leap onto the big screen. Originally pitched as "a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure," Spaced follows the colorful and surreal misadventures of Tim (Pegg) and Daisy (Hynes) who constantly discover new unproductive ways to kill time while trying to figure out what they want out of life.
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably one of the approximately 900 people who sent in for a chance to win tickets to this incredible show- the Spaced Marathon with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes live in person!
There...
- 7/21/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Brad Parrett)
- FantasticFest.com
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