Director: Joon-ho Bong; Screenwriters: Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson; Starring: Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Luke Pasqualino, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner; Running time: 126 mins; Certificate: Tbc
Echoing the dystopian brilliance of Blade Runner and Brazil and beset by remarkably similar studio wrangling over the final cut, Snowpiercer is an audacious, immersive and nightmarish masterpiece. The frankly bonkers concept of society encompassed on one train carrying the last vestiges of the human race is expertly executed with striking visuals, engaging performances and a satirical quality that recalls Terry Gilliam at his peak.
Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, the extraordinary American-South Korean co-production unfolds on a train in which the poor occupants live in squalid, claustrophobic conditions. They live on crushed insects and acts of insurgency often result in limbs being hacked off by the authorities. That puts the rush hour chaos on London Underground into some perspective.
Echoing the dystopian brilliance of Blade Runner and Brazil and beset by remarkably similar studio wrangling over the final cut, Snowpiercer is an audacious, immersive and nightmarish masterpiece. The frankly bonkers concept of society encompassed on one train carrying the last vestiges of the human race is expertly executed with striking visuals, engaging performances and a satirical quality that recalls Terry Gilliam at his peak.
Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, the extraordinary American-South Korean co-production unfolds on a train in which the poor occupants live in squalid, claustrophobic conditions. They live on crushed insects and acts of insurgency often result in limbs being hacked off by the authorities. That puts the rush hour chaos on London Underground into some perspective.
- 6/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Promotion for “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is in the fullest of swings ahead of this weekend's release. There are digital posters on the London Underground counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until release, which more than anything are sort of stressful to look at: meanwhile on the internet are all manner of clips and things, including a bunch more of the character-focused “power pieces” that we saw last week. These three focus on the future freedom fighter (sort of: it's complicated, like damn near everything X-related these days) Bishop (Omar Sy), new to the franchise, and two returning characters: cold-powered Iceman and Russian strongman Colossus, played by Shawn Ashmore and Daniel Scudmore respectively, both of whom we last saw in “X-Men: The Last Stand” (i.e. the last in the original trilogy).And speaking of 'The Last Stand,' the movie that almost destroyed the franchise...
- 5/21/2014
- by Ben Brock
- The Playlist
When adapting a children’s TV show that has an established, expectant audience in already in place, to fully succeed you need to ensure that you remain faithful to the tone and spirit of the much-loved series, and to enlarge cinematically with minimum contrivance. While Postman Pat’s debut on the silver screen may deliver in both aspects, it remains a somewhat alienating production as far as the parents are concerned, with little in here to appease all members of the family.
In Mike Disa’s endeavour, Pat’s journey does feel greater, with more dramatic implications to the narrative, to warrant this big screen release. Pat (Stephen Mangan), along with his trusty pet cat Jess, is determined to take his wife on a holiday to Italy. To raise some funds, he decides to enter into a national talent contest, to show off his unique singing ability, and go head-to-head...
In Mike Disa’s endeavour, Pat’s journey does feel greater, with more dramatic implications to the narrative, to warrant this big screen release. Pat (Stephen Mangan), along with his trusty pet cat Jess, is determined to take his wife on a holiday to Italy. To raise some funds, he decides to enter into a national talent contest, to show off his unique singing ability, and go head-to-head...
- 5/21/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
24: Live Another Day, Season 1, Episode 3: “1:00 Pm – 2:00 Pm”
Written by Sang Kyu Kim & Patrick Somerville
Directed by Adam Kane
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
After a frantic two-hour premiere in which we barely stopped to breathe, the season’s third hour is a much more taut and streamlined affair. There’s plenty of action, but the focus is on pushing the plot forward. Jack is hunting the young lady who we saw take off with the drone override at the end of last week, Kate uses her interrogation nous to get closer to Jack, and Chloe has a startling reveal that explains much of why she’s an outsider.
After finding the location of Derrick and his murderous girlfriend, Jack is chasing her on the London Underground. This leads to a neat moment for Emily Berrington as Simone Al-Harazi manages to weasel her way out...
Written by Sang Kyu Kim & Patrick Somerville
Directed by Adam Kane
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
After a frantic two-hour premiere in which we barely stopped to breathe, the season’s third hour is a much more taut and streamlined affair. There’s plenty of action, but the focus is on pushing the plot forward. Jack is hunting the young lady who we saw take off with the drone override at the end of last week, Kate uses her interrogation nous to get closer to Jack, and Chloe has a startling reveal that explains much of why she’s an outsider.
After finding the location of Derrick and his murderous girlfriend, Jack is chasing her on the London Underground. This leads to a neat moment for Emily Berrington as Simone Al-Harazi manages to weasel her way out...
- 5/13/2014
- by Kris Holt
- SoundOnSight
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Monday's episode of 24: Live Another Day, "1 p.m. - 2 p.m."] 24: Live Another Day continues to roll on. This week, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is in hot pursuit of Chloe's (Mary Lynn Rajskub) former hacker colleague Derek Yates (Joseph Millson), but discovers he's been killed by his mysterious female companion. Chloe tracks her to the London Underground, where Jack finds her, but he's outsmarted when she cuts her leg, smears blood on herself and tells passersby that Jack attacked her. Jack has to beat up a few innocent people in order to escape.
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- 5/13/2014
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Locke
Directed by: Steven Knight
Cast: Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: May 2, 2014 (Chicago)
Plot: A man (Hardy) talks on the phone as his life begins to fall apart.
Who’S It For? Tom Hardy fans, and anyone impressed by what Gravity did with two actors.
Overall
The de facto dazzle of isolated survival movies, regardless of their special effects, comes from pulling off their most impressive practical stunt: envisioning yet deconstructing high stakes drama with alternative spare plot resources, while featuring only a few on-screen characters, if even more than two. Though it entails Tom Hardy taking phone calls while safely driving at night on the highway (and if we’re talking straight arc, it’s only that), Locke is a movie that continues minimalism’s deconstruction of the large scope expectations audiences have for their thrill rides. Here is your car,...
Directed by: Steven Knight
Cast: Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: May 2, 2014 (Chicago)
Plot: A man (Hardy) talks on the phone as his life begins to fall apart.
Who’S It For? Tom Hardy fans, and anyone impressed by what Gravity did with two actors.
Overall
The de facto dazzle of isolated survival movies, regardless of their special effects, comes from pulling off their most impressive practical stunt: envisioning yet deconstructing high stakes drama with alternative spare plot resources, while featuring only a few on-screen characters, if even more than two. Though it entails Tom Hardy taking phone calls while safely driving at night on the highway (and if we’re talking straight arc, it’s only that), Locke is a movie that continues minimalism’s deconstruction of the large scope expectations audiences have for their thrill rides. Here is your car,...
- 5/2/2014
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Cressida Bonas may be dating a royal, but that doesn't mean she's above riding the subway. Sure enough, Prince Harry's girlfriend was spotted doing just that when she was snapped heading down to the London Underground on Wednesday. Casually dressed, the 25-year-old blond beauty appeared to be listening to some tunes as she prepared to grab a ride. Meeting up with her main man, perhaps? Speaking of Harry, a source told E! News earlier this month that his relationship with Cressida is stronger than ever. "Harry and Cress are just a great fit—she just fits into his life, with his friends. It's all been really easy," the source said. "They spend loads of...
- 4/17/2014
- E! Online
Though it is used (cropped and not as colorful) on the cover of Criterion Collection’s DVD, I hadn’t seen this fabulous UK quad poster for Ronald Neame’s The Horse’s Mouth until recently when I read about a wonderful discovery in a London tube station. Four years ago, workers at the Notting Hill underground station discovered a passageway that had been sealed off half a century earlier when the station had converted from elevators to escalators. Left behind in the sealed tunnel was a time capsule of late 50s graphic art in the form of movie posters and advertisements left more or less intact.
This is the kind of thing I dream about (you can see more photos here). The sealing of the tunnel can be roughly dated by the release dates of the four films advertised. The Horse’s Mouth came out in the Us in...
This is the kind of thing I dream about (you can see more photos here). The sealing of the tunnel can be roughly dated by the release dates of the four films advertised. The Horse’s Mouth came out in the Us in...
- 4/11/2014
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
Not one to miss the opportunity for a quirky ongoing low-budget franchise, Jason Blum - via his Blumhouse banner - has made a deal to spin a trilogy from the upcoming indie horror Creep. Mark Duplass and and Patrick Brice's indie festival hit wrings psychological weirdness from a two-character microcosm, but all involved are confident at the prospect of "expanding the Creep world".Not to be confused with Christopher Smith's excellent London Underground scarefest from a decade ago, this Creep involves cameraman Brice accepting a too-good-to-be-true offer of $1000 to spend a day documenting the life of Duplass' mysterious Josef. The idea is that Josef doesn't have long to live, and wants to leave a My Life-style video legacy for his son. But as we get past the initial 24 hours it becomes clear that the real agenda is something altogether different.Duplass and Brice co-wrote as well as starring,...
- 4/8/2014
- EmpireOnline
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There’s only one thing worse than actually going to work; and that’s the journey there. Crammed into a sweaty tube with a bunch of strangers that plainly have no regard for the rules: they’re rude, inconsiderate, noisy – and what’s worse, they’re all within a foot of your personal space and comfort.
But what rules are these, you probably just asked your phone? The unwritten Tube commuting laws, of course – the inborn manifesto of morals and etiquette everyone travelling on the dark realms of the Underground should just, know. But – sigh – they don’t. Everyday we must battle our inner rage, quietly dealing with morons and ignorant travellers fighting to get the work. The scabby, fevered specimens of the Rat Race.
It’s hot; oxygen is scarce; people are red-faced, bothered, and way too close to one another. Which is why it...
There’s only one thing worse than actually going to work; and that’s the journey there. Crammed into a sweaty tube with a bunch of strangers that plainly have no regard for the rules: they’re rude, inconsiderate, noisy – and what’s worse, they’re all within a foot of your personal space and comfort.
But what rules are these, you probably just asked your phone? The unwritten Tube commuting laws, of course – the inborn manifesto of morals and etiquette everyone travelling on the dark realms of the Underground should just, know. But – sigh – they don’t. Everyday we must battle our inner rage, quietly dealing with morons and ignorant travellers fighting to get the work. The scabby, fevered specimens of the Rat Race.
It’s hot; oxygen is scarce; people are red-faced, bothered, and way too close to one another. Which is why it...
- 3/21/2014
- by Nina Cresswell
- Obsessed with Film
She’s sold millions of records over the course of her successful career, but Lily Allen isn’t above riding with the common folk from time to time.
The “Hard Out Here” songstress hopped on the Jubilee Line of the London Underground to attend Beyoncé Knowles' concert at the O2 Arena and she looked to be having a marvelous time.
Allen wore a bright yellow bodycon dress teamed with a Yonce belt and hammed it up with the locals while taking selfies.
Lily posted a few photos with the caption, "#yonce #tube #me #lol." And once she reached the gig, Allen proceeded to get her swerve on!
The “Hard Out Here” songstress hopped on the Jubilee Line of the London Underground to attend Beyoncé Knowles' concert at the O2 Arena and she looked to be having a marvelous time.
Allen wore a bright yellow bodycon dress teamed with a Yonce belt and hammed it up with the locals while taking selfies.
Lily posted a few photos with the caption, "#yonce #tube #me #lol." And once she reached the gig, Allen proceeded to get her swerve on!
- 3/5/2014
- GossipCenter
Production manager worked on Chariots of Fire and An American Werewolf in London.
Veteran production manager Joyce Herlihy has died, aged 92. Her son, Sean Herlihy, confirmed to ScreenDaily that she died on Monday (Feb 10).
Herlihy worked in the British film industry for nearly 50 years. She began her career as a personal assistant to actress Deborah Kerr, where her duties included answering fan mail and signing autographs.
Herlihy moved on to work with Terence Young when he directed the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962) as well as features including Thunderball (1965) and Wait Until Dark (1967).
She worked as a production secretary throughout the 1960s, rising to the position of production manager - a position rare for a woman to hold at that time in the industry.
Herlihy worked steadily throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s with producers such as David Puttnam and Jeremy Thomas.
Her credits include cult John Landis horror An American Werewolf In London (1980) and London Underground chiller...
Veteran production manager Joyce Herlihy has died, aged 92. Her son, Sean Herlihy, confirmed to ScreenDaily that she died on Monday (Feb 10).
Herlihy worked in the British film industry for nearly 50 years. She began her career as a personal assistant to actress Deborah Kerr, where her duties included answering fan mail and signing autographs.
Herlihy moved on to work with Terence Young when he directed the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962) as well as features including Thunderball (1965) and Wait Until Dark (1967).
She worked as a production secretary throughout the 1960s, rising to the position of production manager - a position rare for a woman to hold at that time in the industry.
Herlihy worked steadily throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s with producers such as David Puttnam and Jeremy Thomas.
Her credits include cult John Landis horror An American Werewolf In London (1980) and London Underground chiller...
- 2/14/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Washington, February 10: A former air raid shelter from World War II is being used for farming 100 feet underground.
The project called Growing Underground, which is supported by TV chef Michel Roux Jr, is spread across 2.5 acres under the London Underground where the plants are grown under Led lights using hydroponics, which provides nutrients in water, Fox news reported.
The website of the company explains that it has "zero effect on the environment" and it uses 70 percent less water than a typical farm.
The company notes that it doesn't use pesticides as there are "no pests living this far underground". (Ani)...
The project called Growing Underground, which is supported by TV chef Michel Roux Jr, is spread across 2.5 acres under the London Underground where the plants are grown under Led lights using hydroponics, which provides nutrients in water, Fox news reported.
The website of the company explains that it has "zero effect on the environment" and it uses 70 percent less water than a typical farm.
The company notes that it doesn't use pesticides as there are "no pests living this far underground". (Ani)...
- 2/10/2014
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
As iconic Doctor Who locations go, there is none more memorable for tapping into our everyday fear of what lies beneath than the London Underground. Maybe it’s the perilous nature of hurtling yourself through narrow, nebulous tunnels reliant on a system of checks to keep you and your fellow passengers from being engulfed in darkness
The post There Are No Yeti On The Underground! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
As iconic Doctor Who locations go, there is none more memorable for tapping into our everyday fear of what lies beneath than the London Underground. Maybe it’s the perilous nature of hurtling yourself through narrow, nebulous tunnels reliant on a system of checks to keep you and your fellow passengers from being engulfed in darkness
The post There Are No Yeti On The Underground! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 2/6/2014
- by Andrew Reynolds
- Kasterborous.com
Feature Louisa Mellor 5 Feb 2014 - 07:00
Returning soon with its second series, Jed Mercurio’s Line Of Duty is gripping stuff with strong performances…
On the 22nd of July 2005, the day after a series of failed terrorist bombing attempts in the UK capital and a fortnight after fifty-two people had been killed in the London Underground bombings, a Metropolitan Police surveillance team misidentified Brazilian electrician Jean-Charles de Menezes as a fugitive terrorist and fatally shot him as he entered Stockwell Tube Station.
The aftermath of de Menezes’ death, the circumstances of which were the subject of intense press speculation in the run up to a 2008 inquest that resulted in no criminal prosecution for the officers involved, caught the imagination of screenwriter Jed Mercurio.
Previously the creator of Cardiac Arrest and Bodies, a pair of TV dramas that exposed troubling aspects of the modern public health service, Mercurio would use a...
Returning soon with its second series, Jed Mercurio’s Line Of Duty is gripping stuff with strong performances…
On the 22nd of July 2005, the day after a series of failed terrorist bombing attempts in the UK capital and a fortnight after fifty-two people had been killed in the London Underground bombings, a Metropolitan Police surveillance team misidentified Brazilian electrician Jean-Charles de Menezes as a fugitive terrorist and fatally shot him as he entered Stockwell Tube Station.
The aftermath of de Menezes’ death, the circumstances of which were the subject of intense press speculation in the run up to a 2008 inquest that resulted in no criminal prosecution for the officers involved, caught the imagination of screenwriter Jed Mercurio.
Previously the creator of Cardiac Arrest and Bodies, a pair of TV dramas that exposed troubling aspects of the modern public health service, Mercurio would use a...
- 2/4/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
David Attenborough on wildlife in pubs and nightclubs, getting a kick out of the NFL – and danger at the Grammy Awards
"It's just after midnight in traditional British socialising grounds … " intones the unmistakeable voice of veteran wildlife documentary maker David Attenborough as he narrates a typical British night out. The hilarious observations about drinking and mating are the latest offering from Cassette Boy.
Playing at the Grammy Awards can be a dangerous activity, as our clip of Taylor Swift shows. Meanwhile, actor Scarlett Johansson has quit as an ambassador for Oxfam amid a row over her support for SodaStream, which has a factory in the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim. We've got the full version of her latest SodaStream ad – an edited version will be aired in the Super Bowl break after broadcaster Fox refused to broadcast "four offensive words" at the end – "Sorry, Coke and Pepsi".
To get you...
"It's just after midnight in traditional British socialising grounds … " intones the unmistakeable voice of veteran wildlife documentary maker David Attenborough as he narrates a typical British night out. The hilarious observations about drinking and mating are the latest offering from Cassette Boy.
Playing at the Grammy Awards can be a dangerous activity, as our clip of Taylor Swift shows. Meanwhile, actor Scarlett Johansson has quit as an ambassador for Oxfam amid a row over her support for SodaStream, which has a factory in the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim. We've got the full version of her latest SodaStream ad – an edited version will be aired in the Super Bowl break after broadcaster Fox refused to broadcast "four offensive words" at the end – "Sorry, Coke and Pepsi".
To get you...
- 1/31/2014
- by Janette Owen
- The Guardian - Film News
James Lomond is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Never let it be said that Doctor Who fans don’t know how to show love for their show! Urban commuter paper, Metro, has picked up a delightful tribute by a fan on the London Underground spotted by two twitter users, @asifandwhen and @RoxaneGrantArt… In a radical departure from train delays and cancellations, someone has cheekily
The post An Underground Tribute at Tufnell Park! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
Never let it be said that Doctor Who fans don’t know how to show love for their show! Urban commuter paper, Metro, has picked up a delightful tribute by a fan on the London Underground spotted by two twitter users, @asifandwhen and @RoxaneGrantArt… In a radical departure from train delays and cancellations, someone has cheekily
The post An Underground Tribute at Tufnell Park! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 1/10/2014
- by James Lomond
- Kasterborous.com
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 9 Jan 2014 - 06:25
We head back a decade to look at a few films that deserve more attention. Here’s our list of 25 underappreciated movies of 2004...
Think back to 2004, and you might dredge up hazy memories of the computer-generated fairytale sequel Shrek 2, Alfonso’s Harry Potter installment, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, or maybe Mel Gibson’s phenomenally successful Passion Of The Christ.
It’s rather less likely that you’ll remember some of the films on this list. You’re probably aware of the drill by now: we’ve gone back into our distant, beer-addled memories to find 25 of the less commonly-lauded movies from the year 2004.
Some of them did reasonably well at the time, but appear to have been forgotten since (especially the one eclipsed by its own internet meme), while others were coolly received by the public or critics (and sometimes...
We head back a decade to look at a few films that deserve more attention. Here’s our list of 25 underappreciated movies of 2004...
Think back to 2004, and you might dredge up hazy memories of the computer-generated fairytale sequel Shrek 2, Alfonso’s Harry Potter installment, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, or maybe Mel Gibson’s phenomenally successful Passion Of The Christ.
It’s rather less likely that you’ll remember some of the films on this list. You’re probably aware of the drill by now: we’ve gone back into our distant, beer-addled memories to find 25 of the less commonly-lauded movies from the year 2004.
Some of them did reasonably well at the time, but appear to have been forgotten since (especially the one eclipsed by its own internet meme), while others were coolly received by the public or critics (and sometimes...
- 1/8/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Sherlock returned with a bang on BBC One last night, pulling in nearly 10 million viewers on New Year's Day.
The Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman drama has had fans on tenterhooks for two years and series three's opening episode 'The Empty Hearse' appeared to go down well on Twitter and on the Digital Spy forums. Keep reading for the best of the web's responses.
On Twitter.
If Moffat and Gatiss couldn't explain the fall, Twitter came to its own conclusions.
Loved how #Sherlock survived the fall by arranging for Geoff Capes to catch him
— Michael Hogan (@michaelhogan) January 1, 2014
The Tumblr fandom quickly forgot about the fall and replaced it with that hat.
Sherlock In That Hat Though. Sherlock In That Hat. pic.twitter.com/bBvvT0xbYz
— Sherlock Day! (@PondsAreCool) January 2, 2014
The Daily Mail brought their usual class to proceedings.
Good effort! The Daily Mail reviews #Sherlock and Nearly gets Both...
The Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman drama has had fans on tenterhooks for two years and series three's opening episode 'The Empty Hearse' appeared to go down well on Twitter and on the Digital Spy forums. Keep reading for the best of the web's responses.
On Twitter.
If Moffat and Gatiss couldn't explain the fall, Twitter came to its own conclusions.
Loved how #Sherlock survived the fall by arranging for Geoff Capes to catch him
— Michael Hogan (@michaelhogan) January 1, 2014
The Tumblr fandom quickly forgot about the fall and replaced it with that hat.
Sherlock In That Hat Though. Sherlock In That Hat. pic.twitter.com/bBvvT0xbYz
— Sherlock Day! (@PondsAreCool) January 2, 2014
The Daily Mail brought their usual class to proceedings.
Good effort! The Daily Mail reviews #Sherlock and Nearly gets Both...
- 1/2/2014
- Digital Spy
The "Sherlock" Season 3 does the near-impossible: Sherlock Holmes comes back from the dead. He and Watson even manage to get passed that little death issue as well, even if it does take **another brush or two with doom to inspire it.
Also, Sherlock likes Mary Morstan, Watson's fiancee. "The Empty Hearse" really is the most impossible episode of a crazy show. But somehow it all works.
How to fake a death ... three different ways
When the producers of "Sherlock" said that they had worked out exactly how Holmes had faked his death, they weren't kidding. There isn't just one explanation for how the detective fooled the world: There are three.
The first explanation comes right at the beginning of the episode, from the mouth of Lestrade's odd, ex-detective friend. According to this guy, Sherlock strapped on a bungee cord and bounced through Molly Hooper's window instead of dying. Mycroft's people,...
Also, Sherlock likes Mary Morstan, Watson's fiancee. "The Empty Hearse" really is the most impossible episode of a crazy show. But somehow it all works.
How to fake a death ... three different ways
When the producers of "Sherlock" said that they had worked out exactly how Holmes had faked his death, they weren't kidding. There isn't just one explanation for how the detective fooled the world: There are three.
The first explanation comes right at the beginning of the episode, from the mouth of Lestrade's odd, ex-detective friend. According to this guy, Sherlock strapped on a bungee cord and bounced through Molly Hooper's window instead of dying. Mycroft's people,...
- 1/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Interview Louisa Mellor 1 Jan 2014 - 22:30
Here's what the cast and creators said after December's preview screening of The Empty Hearse. Huge spoilers ahead...
Spoiler warning: best avoided if you haven’t seen The Empty Hearse.
After the posh BFI screening of The Empty Hearse in December, writer Caitlin Moran chaired a Q&A with the cast and creators. Mark Gatiss, who wrote the episode, was in attendance with Steven Moffat, Executive Producer Sue Vertue, director Jeremy Lovering, and actors Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ve trimmed a few of the gags, and the four giggly minutes or so spent wading through an online fan-fic, but the rest is mostly intact. It all began with a scream…
Caitlin Moran: Collectively, having seen the mood outside before this started, and the mood in here today, if everybody would like to let free one big scream to let out the tension,...
Here's what the cast and creators said after December's preview screening of The Empty Hearse. Huge spoilers ahead...
Spoiler warning: best avoided if you haven’t seen The Empty Hearse.
After the posh BFI screening of The Empty Hearse in December, writer Caitlin Moran chaired a Q&A with the cast and creators. Mark Gatiss, who wrote the episode, was in attendance with Steven Moffat, Executive Producer Sue Vertue, director Jeremy Lovering, and actors Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ve trimmed a few of the gags, and the four giggly minutes or so spent wading through an online fan-fic, but the rest is mostly intact. It all began with a scream…
Caitlin Moran: Collectively, having seen the mood outside before this started, and the mood in here today, if everybody would like to let free one big scream to let out the tension,...
- 12/31/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature James Clayton 20 Dec 2013 - 05:58
As the season of Yule approaches, James lists the film-related gadgets he'd love for Christmas...
(Nb: This column contains spoilers for Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness and possibly your own Christmas Day if you do actually get certain presents that you were not expecting at all. I'm sorry if I blew the surprise and I'll make it up to you by letting you win all the Christmas cracker-pull contests.)
Christmas is coming! Deck the halls! "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!" Yippee-kay-ay and let's watch Die Hard! Fa la, la la la!
Carol singing! Baby Jesus! Overly-rich food! Family board games! It's A Wonderful Life! Giving presents! Getting presents! Getting presents? Oh, damn.
I knew I'd forgotten something. You may have overlooked it as well. The crucial pre-Christmas questions are: What gifts are you getting and what gifts have you got (or...
As the season of Yule approaches, James lists the film-related gadgets he'd love for Christmas...
(Nb: This column contains spoilers for Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness and possibly your own Christmas Day if you do actually get certain presents that you were not expecting at all. I'm sorry if I blew the surprise and I'll make it up to you by letting you win all the Christmas cracker-pull contests.)
Christmas is coming! Deck the halls! "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!" Yippee-kay-ay and let's watch Die Hard! Fa la, la la la!
Carol singing! Baby Jesus! Overly-rich food! Family board games! It's A Wonderful Life! Giving presents! Getting presents! Getting presents? Oh, damn.
I knew I'd forgotten something. You may have overlooked it as well. The crucial pre-Christmas questions are: What gifts are you getting and what gifts have you got (or...
- 12/19/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Could someone who works for the London Underground be a Doctor Who fan? Was this spotted this morning by @RobertDick?
It reads:
Giant robot yeti carrying web-guns and controlled by a malign intelligence are marauding on the underground.
Expect delays on all lines.
(The story reference, by the way, is Patrick Troughton’s “The Web of Fear.”)
Alas, it’s not real. Via @grahamsleight, we learn it was created using the Service Information Sign Maker.
But it’s still brilliant.
(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)...
It reads:
Giant robot yeti carrying web-guns and controlled by a malign intelligence are marauding on the underground.
Expect delays on all lines.
(The story reference, by the way, is Patrick Troughton’s “The Web of Fear.”)
Alas, it’s not real. Via @grahamsleight, we learn it was created using the Service Information Sign Maker.
But it’s still brilliant.
(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)...
- 11/18/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The fourth annual London Underground Film Festival is the first edition of the fest to be run by new caretakers Daniel Fawcett and Clara Pais, two accomplished filmmakers. The festival will run November 14-17 at the legendary avant-garde media center, the Horse Hospital.
Fawcett and Pais have programmed a bold fest, which begins on the 14th with the London-based documentary Grasp the Nettle by Dean Puckett. The film follows the challenges faced by a group of land rights activists fighting for a piece of disused land in West London. Also on opening night is Randy Moore’s Escape From Tomorrow, which was filmed surreptitiously at Disneyland; and Táu by Daniel Castro Zimbrón.
Other films screening at the fest include the award winning doc A Body Without Organs, directed by Steven Graves; Alex Munt’s Warhol homage Poor Little Rich Girls (After Warhol); Irene Lusztig’s history of childbirth, The Motherhood...
Fawcett and Pais have programmed a bold fest, which begins on the 14th with the London-based documentary Grasp the Nettle by Dean Puckett. The film follows the challenges faced by a group of land rights activists fighting for a piece of disused land in West London. Also on opening night is Randy Moore’s Escape From Tomorrow, which was filmed surreptitiously at Disneyland; and Táu by Daniel Castro Zimbrón.
Other films screening at the fest include the award winning doc A Body Without Organs, directed by Steven Graves; Alex Munt’s Warhol homage Poor Little Rich Girls (After Warhol); Irene Lusztig’s history of childbirth, The Motherhood...
- 11/13/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Thor: The Dark World
Written by Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely
Directed by Alan Taylor
USA, 2013
Sometimes, it’s the small moments in which you find joy. So it goes with Thor: The Dark World, a movie that frequently botches the big-picture details but balances out the messiness on the whole with minute gags, throwaway lines, and offhand glances that are laid-back and assured. The returning cast members have enough built-in chemistry, and the script has enough moments of genuine wit and cleverness, that Thor: The Dark World doesn’t sink despite being weighed down with an enormously, unnecessarily convoluted story.
Boiling it down to the most basic terms, our man Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has to stop an evil being and his nasty friends from controlling the Nine Realms by way of a powerful red fluid that might as well be literally called the MacGuffin. The ways in...
Written by Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely
Directed by Alan Taylor
USA, 2013
Sometimes, it’s the small moments in which you find joy. So it goes with Thor: The Dark World, a movie that frequently botches the big-picture details but balances out the messiness on the whole with minute gags, throwaway lines, and offhand glances that are laid-back and assured. The returning cast members have enough built-in chemistry, and the script has enough moments of genuine wit and cleverness, that Thor: The Dark World doesn’t sink despite being weighed down with an enormously, unnecessarily convoluted story.
Boiling it down to the most basic terms, our man Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has to stop an evil being and his nasty friends from controlling the Nine Realms by way of a powerful red fluid that might as well be literally called the MacGuffin. The ways in...
- 11/8/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Feature Andrew Blair 8 Nov 2013 - 07:00
To celebrate its 50th birthday this month, Andrew talks us through 50 great Doctor Who scenes...
Doctor Who, what with being the greatest thing ever and all, has its fair share of great scenes. You could – and people have – write a list of one great scene per story. There are thousands to choose from. Here, we have a list of fifty in no particular order. The criteria is simply that we enjoy them.
Because we all know about 'Do I have the right?' and 'I'm not going to let you stop me now', I've also tried finding moments from less popular episodes just to give them some love. No story is completely without merit (Even Timeflight has Khalid) and like it or not, Time and the Rani happened, so we're all just going to have to deal with it.
So, here's a selection of fifty great scenes.
To celebrate its 50th birthday this month, Andrew talks us through 50 great Doctor Who scenes...
Doctor Who, what with being the greatest thing ever and all, has its fair share of great scenes. You could – and people have – write a list of one great scene per story. There are thousands to choose from. Here, we have a list of fifty in no particular order. The criteria is simply that we enjoy them.
Because we all know about 'Do I have the right?' and 'I'm not going to let you stop me now', I've also tried finding moments from less popular episodes just to give them some love. No story is completely without merit (Even Timeflight has Khalid) and like it or not, Time and the Rani happened, so we're all just going to have to deal with it.
So, here's a selection of fifty great scenes.
- 11/7/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Madame Vastra
Portrayed by: Neve McIntosh
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: We meet Vastra in “A Good Man Goes to War”, when the Doctor calls in his favors to save Amy from the Silence, Madame Kovarian, and the Headless Monks at Demon’s Run. She owes the Doctor for stopping her from going on a rampage through London (and presumably, being killed) after being awoken by construction on the London Underground. Eventually, she managed to build a life in Victorian England, marrying her maid Jenny, becoming a detective, and assisting Scotland Yard with their particularly difficult cases (such as Jack the Ripper).
Family: As a Silurian and part of the Warrior Caste, Vastra undoubtedly has many sisters slumbering under the Earth, but as she was awoken by herself, her family consists of Jenny,...
Portrayed by: Neve McIntosh
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: We meet Vastra in “A Good Man Goes to War”, when the Doctor calls in his favors to save Amy from the Silence, Madame Kovarian, and the Headless Monks at Demon’s Run. She owes the Doctor for stopping her from going on a rampage through London (and presumably, being killed) after being awoken by construction on the London Underground. Eventually, she managed to build a life in Victorian England, marrying her maid Jenny, becoming a detective, and assisting Scotland Yard with their particularly difficult cases (such as Jack the Ripper).
Family: As a Silurian and part of the Warrior Caste, Vastra undoubtedly has many sisters slumbering under the Earth, but as she was awoken by herself, her family consists of Jenny,...
- 11/4/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
On the London Underground there are posters like the one above, featuring the God of Thunder against the city skyline and promising "An Avenger is coming to town." There's definite excitement to see the city blown up so often this year go a few rounds with Thor's hammer, and it was a blast and a privilege to see Thor: The Dark World in London last week, just before conducting interviews with the entire cast and crew. Because Disney paid my way to London I won't be reviewing the film-- we've gotta draw a line somewhere-- but now that the embargo has lifted, I wanted to share a few highlights that are worth looking forward to, beyond what's been featured in the many clips and trailers we've seen so far. You may think you've seen it all already, but Game of Thrones veteran Alan Taylor is bringing a lot to the...
- 10/22/2013
- cinemablend.com
Most Whovians know that there had been 106 episodes of the classic Doctor Who series missing from the eras of the first (William Hartnell) and second doctors (Patrick Troughton) due to poor storage and the common practice at the time of wiping the tapes for continued use. Well, that number goes down a little bit today as the BBC has officially announced the discovery of nine missing episodes in the Nigerian city of Jos.
As with many of the missing episodes that are discovered, these were transferred to film a long time ago for foreign markets and have been gathering dust on a shelf just waiting to be found. The episodes were discovered by Philip Morris, director of a company called Television International Enterprises Archive, who had this to say about his findings:
The tapes had been left gathering dust in a storeroom at a television relay station in Nigeria. I...
As with many of the missing episodes that are discovered, these were transferred to film a long time ago for foreign markets and have been gathering dust on a shelf just waiting to be found. The episodes were discovered by Philip Morris, director of a company called Television International Enterprises Archive, who had this to say about his findings:
The tapes had been left gathering dust in a storeroom at a television relay station in Nigeria. I...
- 10/14/2013
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Enjoying a relaxing ride to his concert at the O2 Arena, Jay Z took the London underground subway to North Greenwich with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Timbaland on Saturday (October 12).
"He got on the same carriage as us at Waterloo station," a fellow passegnger said. "It was the Jubilee Line."
Following the show, everyone went to London's Shoreditch for the Cognac D'Usse after party.
Jay Z is expected to be back at the venue on Monday, October 14th for yet another performance.
"He got on the same carriage as us at Waterloo station," a fellow passegnger said. "It was the Jubilee Line."
Following the show, everyone went to London's Shoreditch for the Cognac D'Usse after party.
Jay Z is expected to be back at the venue on Monday, October 14th for yet another performance.
- 10/13/2013
- GossipCenter
They ride public transportation, too! Jay Z was spotted riding the London underground, also known as the Tube, with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Timbaland, going to his concert at the O2 Arena on Saturday, Oct. 12. Martin and Timbaland later joined the hip-hop mogul on stage. The group was also spotted at Waterloo station in Central London. The ride costs about $7, or 4.50 pounds. The rapper was all smiles as he sat on the Jubilee line train, wearing a white T-shirt, black jacket and gold chains. While the rest of the gang looks happy, Martin doesn't look as pleased to be riding the train. Some fans took to Twitter to share their excitement. "Seeing Jay Z on the tube getting...
- 10/13/2013
- E! Online
Jay Z is just like Us! The 43-year-old rapper was spotted riding the London underground -- known as the Tube -- with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Timbaland on Saturday, Oct. 12. The group was headed to the star's concert at the O2 Arena, where the two pals would later join him on stage. Beyonce's husband was also joined by some A-list athletes for the tube trip. "Jay, Chris Martin, Cc Sabathia, Robinson Cano and about 15 others took the tube to the show," a source reveals [...]...
- 10/13/2013
- Us Weekly
The new series of 'Sherlock' was inspired by the lost 'Doctor Who' episodes. Matt Graviss - who has written and acted in both shows - admitted the first episode of the new run borrowed its setting of the London Underground from 'The Web of Fear', which originally aired in 1968. He said: ''I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes from that story when I was a kid. ''The first episode of Sherlock is explicitly about the London Underground for exactly that reason - because I love 'The Web of Fear!' '' And he is delighted to have the lost...
- 10/12/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Britain's broadcaster The BBC had no policy on archiving until 1978, meaning that much of the network's output between the 1930s and the early 1980s has been lost.
The most famous of these lost episodes has been many of the early serials of classic era "Doctor Who" - specifically certain adventures of the first and second Doctors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.
694 episodes of the show were produced between 1963 and 1989, with 106 officially considered 'lost' as of earlier this year. That number has now dropped to 97 when earlier this week came talk that a bunch of lost episodes had been found in a small TV facility in Nigeria. Rumors ran rife as to how many were recovered.
Yesterday the BBC officially announced the findings - eleven episodes were recovered with nine of them being amongst the famed 'lost' episodes (the other two were already in the BBC's archives).
The nine episodes comprise...
The most famous of these lost episodes has been many of the early serials of classic era "Doctor Who" - specifically certain adventures of the first and second Doctors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.
694 episodes of the show were produced between 1963 and 1989, with 106 officially considered 'lost' as of earlier this year. That number has now dropped to 97 when earlier this week came talk that a bunch of lost episodes had been found in a small TV facility in Nigeria. Rumors ran rife as to how many were recovered.
Yesterday the BBC officially announced the findings - eleven episodes were recovered with nine of them being amongst the famed 'lost' episodes (the other two were already in the BBC's archives).
The nine episodes comprise...
- 10/11/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The BBC has confirmed the recovery of nine Doctor Who episodes which had long been thought missing. Reports of the trove first surfaced earlier this week, to the delight of the Tardis faithful, and BBC Worldwide has now made the re-mastered episodes available for download via iTunes. Back in the fold are five installments of 1967 story The Enemy Of The World, and four installments of 1968’s The Web Of Fear which sees the Time Lord battle a robot yeti in the London Underground. All of the episodes feature Patrick Troughton as the 2nd Doctor. Many of the original transmission tapes were destroyed by the BBC, so it’s often copies made for foreign broadcast that turn up to fill in the gaps. According to the BBC, there are still 27 Doctor Who stories that are missing or have incomplete episodes. Here’s a video for the re-mastered Web Of Fear:...
- 10/11/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Turns out there was some truth to the rumor I posted on Monday that some missing 1960s-era Doctor Who episodes have been found. From BBC News:
Nine missing episodes of 1960s Doctor Who have been found at a TV station in Nigeria, including most of the classic story The Web of Fear.
The black and white story sees Patrick Troughton’s second Doctor battle robot yeti in the London Underground.
Also recovered is a complete version of Troughton’s six-part story The Enemy of the World.
It is thought to be the largest haul of missing episodes recovered in the last three decades.
…
Only episode three of The Enemy of the World already existed in the BBC archive. The Nigerian discovery of episodes one, two, four, five and six complete the story.
Episode one of fan favourite The Web of Fear existed, with the rest thought lost forever. Now episodes two,...
Nine missing episodes of 1960s Doctor Who have been found at a TV station in Nigeria, including most of the classic story The Web of Fear.
The black and white story sees Patrick Troughton’s second Doctor battle robot yeti in the London Underground.
Also recovered is a complete version of Troughton’s six-part story The Enemy of the World.
It is thought to be the largest haul of missing episodes recovered in the last three decades.
…
Only episode three of The Enemy of the World already existed in the BBC archive. The Nigerian discovery of episodes one, two, four, five and six complete the story.
Episode one of fan favourite The Web of Fear existed, with the rest thought lost forever. Now episodes two,...
- 10/11/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Mark Gatiss has said that he is "overwhelmed" by the recovery of two classic Doctor Who tales.
Two 1960s Patrick Troughton adventures thought wiped - 'The Enemy of the World' and 'The Web of Fear' - have now been returned to the BBC archives.
"I can't really believe it," Who writer and actor Gatiss admitted at a London screening of the 'lost' episodes. "Every single avenue seemed to have been exhausted - to have two virtually complete stories out of the blue is absolutely incredible.
"This is such a gift in this anniversary year - it's amazing timing."
Gatiss also claimed that the first episode of Sherlock's upcoming third run was partly inspired by his childhood memories of 'The Web of Fear'.
"I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes from that story when I was a kid," he laughed. "The first episode of Sherlock...
Two 1960s Patrick Troughton adventures thought wiped - 'The Enemy of the World' and 'The Web of Fear' - have now been returned to the BBC archives.
"I can't really believe it," Who writer and actor Gatiss admitted at a London screening of the 'lost' episodes. "Every single avenue seemed to have been exhausted - to have two virtually complete stories out of the blue is absolutely incredible.
"This is such a gift in this anniversary year - it's amazing timing."
Gatiss also claimed that the first episode of Sherlock's upcoming third run was partly inspired by his childhood memories of 'The Web of Fear'.
"I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes from that story when I was a kid," he laughed. "The first episode of Sherlock...
- 10/10/2013
- Digital Spy
News Louisa Mellor 11 Oct 2013 - 08:01
Speaking at a Doctor Who press conference, Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss revealed a plot detail about The Empty Hearse...
Despite being under friendly instruction to keep the conversation about the recently discovered missing Doctor Who episodes at Thursday's BBC Worldwide press conference, Mark Gatiss managed to sneak in a detail about the plot of Sherlock's series three opener, The Empty Hearse.
Gatiss told press that the London Underground setting for restored Who story The Web of Fear was his inspiration in writing The Empty Hearse, episode one of Sherlock's third series:
Asked by Kastaborous, "Do you think we're overdue for a return to the London underground in Doctor Who?" Gatiss replied,
"We are due a return to the London underground, in fact, the first episode of Sherlock is - because I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes...
Speaking at a Doctor Who press conference, Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss revealed a plot detail about The Empty Hearse...
Despite being under friendly instruction to keep the conversation about the recently discovered missing Doctor Who episodes at Thursday's BBC Worldwide press conference, Mark Gatiss managed to sneak in a detail about the plot of Sherlock's series three opener, The Empty Hearse.
Gatiss told press that the London Underground setting for restored Who story The Web of Fear was his inspiration in writing The Empty Hearse, episode one of Sherlock's third series:
Asked by Kastaborous, "Do you think we're overdue for a return to the London underground in Doctor Who?" Gatiss replied,
"We are due a return to the London underground, in fact, the first episode of Sherlock is - because I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes...
- 10/10/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The new series of 'Sherlock' was inspired by the lost 'Doctor Who' episodes. Matt Graviss - who has written and acted in both shows - admitted the first episode of the new run borrowed its setting of the London Underground from 'The Web of Fear', which originally aired in 1968. He said: ''I am obsessed with the Tube and I think it all comes from that story when I was a kid. ''The first episode of Sherlock is explicitly about the London Underground for exactly that reason - because I love 'The Web of Fear!' '' And he is delighted to have the lost...
- 10/10/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Spotted in the tube today:
Where did that “one of the year’s best” quote come from? Ah, yes:
My review is a few months old now, and I’ve seen lots more films in the interim. But I stand by that quote, and remain astonished how few other critics saw how great the film is. Which is, of course, why I got quoted: the pickin’s were slim otherwise.
I knew I was going to be quoted, but this is the first time I saw the ad in public. Now, if I can only catch it on the side of a red double-decker bus…
Update: Reader Simon writes:
I’ve been reading your site for a while now and thoroughly enjoy your reviews – and today I was really impressed to see you quoted on a poster in the London Underground, for Girl Most Likely.
…except I went and read...
Where did that “one of the year’s best” quote come from? Ah, yes:
My review is a few months old now, and I’ve seen lots more films in the interim. But I stand by that quote, and remain astonished how few other critics saw how great the film is. Which is, of course, why I got quoted: the pickin’s were slim otherwise.
I knew I was going to be quoted, but this is the first time I saw the ad in public. Now, if I can only catch it on the side of a red double-decker bus…
Update: Reader Simon writes:
I’ve been reading your site for a while now and thoroughly enjoy your reviews – and today I was really impressed to see you quoted on a poster in the London Underground, for Girl Most Likely.
…except I went and read...
- 9/25/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Games have to make things fun. Even the most mundane occupation has to be thrilling when you’ve got a gamepad wedged between your mitts. Often these jobs are a springboard for the character. It tells us that you’re playing a blue-collar worker whose been pushed too far, a plucky underdog; a regular joe with nothing left lose. Or, these games simulate the job itself, taking liberties here, dabbing in a spot of artistic license there.
Every kid wants to be a train driver, but stick them in front of London Underground Simulator for five minutes while they make the pre-journey checks and they will quickly switch off, shut down and begin running around the room cursing all locomotives and the accursed rails they run on. Some games are just too accurate and some games are liars with their pants constantly inflamed.
What follows is a list of the...
Every kid wants to be a train driver, but stick them in front of London Underground Simulator for five minutes while they make the pre-journey checks and they will quickly switch off, shut down and begin running around the room cursing all locomotives and the accursed rails they run on. Some games are just too accurate and some games are liars with their pants constantly inflamed.
What follows is a list of the...
- 9/6/2013
- by Harry Jenkins
- Obsessed with Film
There are a bunch of large-scale British pictures of the late silent era, like E.A. Dupont's Moulin Rouge and Piccadilly, and they all have dazzling surfaces but don't quite captivate as melodrama. It can seem as if the popular conception that British silent cinema consisted of Hitchcock standing alone and portly in a cultural wasteland is kind of true. But Anthony Asquith's A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929), which channels German expressionist lighting, composition and intensity, is an honorable exception: it's actually more Germanic than any of Hitchcock's films (even including The Pleasure Garden, which he shot in Germany).
Underground (1928), which was Asquith's very first feature, is not quite as good as that, but I'd wanted to see it for ages and was very glad I did: it's available, beautifully restored, from the BFI.
The movie wears its Germanic aspects more lightly than Cottage, with some giddy-making angles and sharp...
Underground (1928), which was Asquith's very first feature, is not quite as good as that, but I'd wanted to see it for ages and was very glad I did: it's available, beautifully restored, from the BFI.
The movie wears its Germanic aspects more lightly than Cottage, with some giddy-making angles and sharp...
- 8/22/2013
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
“The Newsroom” star Olivia Munn is in talks to join the Johnny Depp-led adaptation of “Mortdecai”, according to Deadline. Based on the black comedy thriller novels by Kyril Bonfiglioli, Depp is set to play Charlie Mortdecai, the debanoir art dealer with dubious friends in the London underground. Following “The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery”, the 4th [...]
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- 8/21/2013
- by Linda Ge
- UpandComers
★★★☆☆ The BFI's Experiment Under London is a good example of what the institute does best - preserving intrinsic parts of our country's cultural and social history. The works included here, by their very nature, are technical. As a result they will likely have more appeal to those interested in the science and practicalities involved in building London's underground system, which was at times a logistical and bureaucratic nightmare. The approach of the collection overall is introduced in the titular opening film, which describes in detail the making of two different kinds of tube tunnels - one lined in concrete and one in cast iron.
Used as a test for the main work which would connect Victoria with Walthamstow, the viewer sees the technology and manpower used in the days before computerisation made everything, in theory, much simpler. The other films in the volume, The Victoria Line Report No.1: Over...
Used as a test for the main work which would connect Victoria with Walthamstow, the viewer sees the technology and manpower used in the days before computerisation made everything, in theory, much simpler. The other films in the volume, The Victoria Line Report No.1: Over...
- 8/20/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
If you click on the image above it will take you to an interactive Doctor Who infographic that breaks down the storylines of each incarnation of the Doctor. One of the coolest things about it is that it's done in the style of the London Underground map.
Hover your curser over the main line interchanges to get a closer look at the aliens, monsters, and villains. You can also click through for in-depth wiki articles on each race and storyline. If you hover the mouse over any of the 11 doctors on the left you can view their line--press the "s" key to lock the image so you can view the full-scale line.
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Hover your curser over the main line interchanges to get a closer look at the aliens, monsters, and villains. You can also click through for in-depth wiki articles on each race and storyline. If you hover the mouse over any of the 11 doctors on the left you can view their line--press the "s" key to lock the image so you can view the full-scale line.
...
- 8/8/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Los Angeles, July 13: Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran opened up about his past and said that there were times when he didn't even have a place to take a shower.
The 22-year-old, who is currently supporting Taylor Swift on her "Red" tour, admits he was forced to sit on the London Underground train all day as he had nowhere else to go.
"Sometimes when I didn't have a place to shower, I'd wait for the Tube to open up at 5am and sit on the Circle Line and go round and round. I wouldn't shower," Daily Star newspaper quoted Sheeran as saying, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"I couch surfed and floor surfed sometimes. Once I was.
The 22-year-old, who is currently supporting Taylor Swift on her "Red" tour, admits he was forced to sit on the London Underground train all day as he had nowhere else to go.
"Sometimes when I didn't have a place to shower, I'd wait for the Tube to open up at 5am and sit on the Circle Line and go round and round. I wouldn't shower," Daily Star newspaper quoted Sheeran as saying, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"I couch surfed and floor surfed sometimes. Once I was.
- 7/13/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
(Anthony Asquith, 1929; BFI, PG)
Educated at Winchester and Oxford, lifelong socialist, closet gay, son of a Liberal prime minister, Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) is a currently undervalued film-maker whose career began in the silent era when he studied American cinema in Hollywood and German expressionism in Berlin. The British character in its various forms fascinated him, especially the middle classes, and he found an important collaborator in Terence Rattigan. Their association lasted from 1937 to the mid-1960s, resulting in numerous crucial works, including the wartime morale-booster The Way to the Stars and that masterpiece of stiff-upper-lip repression, The Browning Version.
Just before the coming of sound Asquith made two silent classics, A Cottage on Dartmoor and Underground that put his rival Hitchcock into the shade in the way it absorbed foreign influences and experimented with new styles. Underground is an exhilarating celebration of modern city life as embodied by the London underground system,...
Educated at Winchester and Oxford, lifelong socialist, closet gay, son of a Liberal prime minister, Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) is a currently undervalued film-maker whose career began in the silent era when he studied American cinema in Hollywood and German expressionism in Berlin. The British character in its various forms fascinated him, especially the middle classes, and he found an important collaborator in Terence Rattigan. Their association lasted from 1937 to the mid-1960s, resulting in numerous crucial works, including the wartime morale-booster The Way to the Stars and that masterpiece of stiff-upper-lip repression, The Browning Version.
Just before the coming of sound Asquith made two silent classics, A Cottage on Dartmoor and Underground that put his rival Hitchcock into the shade in the way it absorbed foreign influences and experimented with new styles. Underground is an exhilarating celebration of modern city life as embodied by the London underground system,...
- 7/2/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★★☆ In 1928, at the tender age of just 28 years, British director Anthony Asquith was already a driven and passionate filmmaker - exactly what he brought to his early silent, Underground (1928). This tale, whilst saturated in its own time, carries a modern note, as underground carriages bustle with nosey travellers leaning over each others shoulders to read their neighbour's newspaper, or young men eye up the ladies. Amidst the hustle of daily commutes we find a pair of lovebirds in the form of mild-mannered Bill (Brian Aherne) who works as an underground porter and shop worker Nell (Elissa Landi).
The pair's fledgling love is thrown into disarray by the brash Burt (Cyril McLaglen), who also has eyes for the working class blonde bombshell. Power station worker Burt, with his rough manners and penchant for drink, hatches a plan with former lover Kate (Norah Baring), that climaxes in a tremendous, Bond-style chase sequence.
The pair's fledgling love is thrown into disarray by the brash Burt (Cyril McLaglen), who also has eyes for the working class blonde bombshell. Power station worker Burt, with his rough manners and penchant for drink, hatches a plan with former lover Kate (Norah Baring), that climaxes in a tremendous, Bond-style chase sequence.
- 6/17/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
We have some exciting "Psych" Season 8 news for you, "Psych"-Os -- three new faces are joining everyone's favorite seaside psychic detectives.
USA tells Zap2it that Olivia D'Abo (Kevin Arnold's sister Karen on "The Wonder Years") will guest-star on the "stylistic journal through the London underground crime syndicate, which we know means she's involved in the return of Despereaux in some way.
D'Abo will pair up with Vinnie Jones ("Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"), as Dierdre and Ronnie, respectively, a pair of street-wise criminal entrepreneurs who pull off heists. Dierdre is good with the knives and is one lass you don't want to cross, while Ronnie will kill you quick if you double cross him.
Elsewhere, Kali Hawk ("New Girl") will guest-star as Emmanuelle, a private investigator who goes toe-to-toe with Shawn and Gus as they follow leads on the same case -- "her unforgettable beauty and...
USA tells Zap2it that Olivia D'Abo (Kevin Arnold's sister Karen on "The Wonder Years") will guest-star on the "stylistic journal through the London underground crime syndicate, which we know means she's involved in the return of Despereaux in some way.
D'Abo will pair up with Vinnie Jones ("Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"), as Dierdre and Ronnie, respectively, a pair of street-wise criminal entrepreneurs who pull off heists. Dierdre is good with the knives and is one lass you don't want to cross, while Ronnie will kill you quick if you double cross him.
Elsewhere, Kali Hawk ("New Girl") will guest-star as Emmanuelle, a private investigator who goes toe-to-toe with Shawn and Gus as they follow leads on the same case -- "her unforgettable beauty and...
- 6/5/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
British actress Andrea Riseborough is coming into her own as she builds an impressive résumé—including a high-profile role as Tom Cruise’s partner in Oblivion. I’m more accustomed to seeing her in modest British films like the tough new import called Shadow Dancer. Clive Owen costars as a British Mi-5 officer who catches Riseborough planting a bomb in the London underground. The year is 1993, and tensions are running high between the British government and the Irish Republican Army. A childhood incident radicalized Riseborough for life, but now she’s raising a son and has to think of his safety. Owen works hard to recruit her as an informer—instead of throwing her in prison—and...
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- 5/31/2013
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
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