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Iconic TV director and BBC veteran Russell T. Davies has now revived Britain’s iconic sci-fi serial Doctor Who for the second time. Following Chris Chibnall’s rough treatment of the series, Davies’ new-new-Who is attempting a bold revitalization of the series with a larger focus on fantasy elements, but underlying issues are causing the series to fall flat.
The latest season of Doctor Who, for the first time in decades, simply lacks a strong hook. The Eccleston and Tennant eras’ Time War edge brought a modern, almost-hbo appeal to the series, Matt Smith’s era focused on exploring The Doctor’s relationship with his companions and the brilliant Capaldi era explored whether or not The Doctor is actually a good man with some of the best conflicts the series has ever seen. Whether it was...
Iconic TV director and BBC veteran Russell T. Davies has now revived Britain’s iconic sci-fi serial Doctor Who for the second time. Following Chris Chibnall’s rough treatment of the series, Davies’ new-new-Who is attempting a bold revitalization of the series with a larger focus on fantasy elements, but underlying issues are causing the series to fall flat.
The latest season of Doctor Who, for the first time in decades, simply lacks a strong hook. The Eccleston and Tennant eras’ Time War edge brought a modern, almost-hbo appeal to the series, Matt Smith’s era focused on exploring The Doctor’s relationship with his companions and the brilliant Capaldi era explored whether or not The Doctor is actually a good man with some of the best conflicts the series has ever seen. Whether it was...
- 6/19/2024
- EpicStream
*Warning — this review contains some spoilers for 'Boom'*
Ever since Ncuti Gatwa took over the Tardis keys to become Doctor Who’s Fifteenth Doctor, things have been pretty non-stop for everybody’s favourite Time Lord. From playing cosmic catch with Neil Patrick Harris’ Toymaker in 60th anniversary special debut ‘The Giggle’, to scat-battling a goblin king with new companion Ruby Sunday (Gibson) in Christmas outing ‘The Church On Ruby Road’, to run-ins with space babies, bogeymen, Beatles, and the celestial embodiment of music itself in 'Space Babies' and 'The Devil's Chord', there’s barely been a moment for the Doctor — or indeed the show’s viewers — to take a breath. All of that changes with ‘Boom’, a stripped back, slowed down, and cheek-clenchingly suspenseful character study from former Who showrunner — and Weeping Angels creator — Steven Moffat.
After the outré musical spectacle and supernatural Jinkx Monsoon hijinks of last week’s...
Ever since Ncuti Gatwa took over the Tardis keys to become Doctor Who’s Fifteenth Doctor, things have been pretty non-stop for everybody’s favourite Time Lord. From playing cosmic catch with Neil Patrick Harris’ Toymaker in 60th anniversary special debut ‘The Giggle’, to scat-battling a goblin king with new companion Ruby Sunday (Gibson) in Christmas outing ‘The Church On Ruby Road’, to run-ins with space babies, bogeymen, Beatles, and the celestial embodiment of music itself in 'Space Babies' and 'The Devil's Chord', there’s barely been a moment for the Doctor — or indeed the show’s viewers — to take a breath. All of that changes with ‘Boom’, a stripped back, slowed down, and cheek-clenchingly suspenseful character study from former Who showrunner — and Weeping Angels creator — Steven Moffat.
After the outré musical spectacle and supernatural Jinkx Monsoon hijinks of last week’s...
- 6/4/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - TV
This Post Contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Fox’s The Masked Singer.
On The Masked Singer Season 10’s “Soundtrack to My Life” episode, Anteater, who added a raspy twang throughout the show, was revealed as Hall & Oates’ John Oates.
“In keeping with this episode, you were the soundtrack of my life,” panelist Ken Jeong said to Oates after the reveal. “I just grew up on you, man. I’m literally starstruck right now.”
After a head-to-head performance against Donut, Candelabra was the second masked contestant to be...
On The Masked Singer Season 10’s “Soundtrack to My Life” episode, Anteater, who added a raspy twang throughout the show, was revealed as Hall & Oates’ John Oates.
“In keeping with this episode, you were the soundtrack of my life,” panelist Ken Jeong said to Oates after the reveal. “I just grew up on you, man. I’m literally starstruck right now.”
After a head-to-head performance against Donut, Candelabra was the second masked contestant to be...
- 12/14/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Choosing your favourite Doctor Who episode feels a bit like choosing your favourite child, except you probably don’t have 800-plus children, so maybe it’s even worse.
But that’s exactly what Doctor Who Magazine inflicted on fans earlier this year, sugaring the pill ever so slightly by combining all the multiple-episode stories into one, which helpfully narrowed the choice from over 800 episodes to 300 “TV adventures”.
Who fans were tasked with rating all episodes out of ten – narrowing it down to 37 stories – and then asked to pick their top five from this list. After much number crunching, the top 10 TV adventures were revealed.
And there was one clear winner: “Heaven Sent”.
This 2015 Peter Capaldi-era episode was certainly powerful and memorable. The Doctor was grieving Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), after she was executed in the previous episode, “Face The Raven”. In “Heaven Sent”, The Doctor is trapped in a strange castle,...
But that’s exactly what Doctor Who Magazine inflicted on fans earlier this year, sugaring the pill ever so slightly by combining all the multiple-episode stories into one, which helpfully narrowed the choice from over 800 episodes to 300 “TV adventures”.
Who fans were tasked with rating all episodes out of ten – narrowing it down to 37 stories – and then asked to pick their top five from this list. After much number crunching, the top 10 TV adventures were revealed.
And there was one clear winner: “Heaven Sent”.
This 2015 Peter Capaldi-era episode was certainly powerful and memorable. The Doctor was grieving Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), after she was executed in the previous episode, “Face The Raven”. In “Heaven Sent”, The Doctor is trapped in a strange castle,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Born in 1973, Wissam Charaf is a Lebanese-French director, cameraman. and editor. In 1998, he began to work with the French-German network Arte, as a news cameraman, editor and journalist. He has since covered major conflict areas ranging from Lebanon and the Near East to Darfour, Afghanistan, Haiti or North Korea, and worked with programs such as Arte Info, Arte Reportages, Tracks, Metropolis. He directed six shorts, as well as the documentary It’s All in Lebanon. His first feature film, Heaven Sent, premiered at the Acid section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
On the occasion of Dirty Difficult Dangerous screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival, we speak with him about his unusual approach towards the dramatic story of the film, refugees and maids in Lebanon, the country’s state in the past and now, and many other topics.
“Dirty Difficult Dangerous“ is screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Although it is a very dramatic film,...
On the occasion of Dirty Difficult Dangerous screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival, we speak with him about his unusual approach towards the dramatic story of the film, refugees and maids in Lebanon, the country’s state in the past and now, and many other topics.
“Dirty Difficult Dangerous“ is screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Although it is a very dramatic film,...
- 11/15/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Cannes 2019 discoveries Mounia Meddour and Maryam Touzani are among the Mena filmmakers with works in post-production.
Middle Eastern and North African cinema enjoyed a high profile on the 2021 festival scene thanks to a raft of works from the region including Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch’s Casablanca Beats, Egyptian Cannes Critics’ Week winner Feathers, Lebanese filmmaker Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon, and Tribeca selection Souad by Egyptian filmmaker Ayten Amin.
Will this trend continue into 2022? Screen rounds up key titles from the Middle East and North Africa that are likely to excite festival programmers this year.
Am-Bi-Gu-i-Ty (Tun)
Dir. Nada Mezni Hafaiedh...
Middle Eastern and North African cinema enjoyed a high profile on the 2021 festival scene thanks to a raft of works from the region including Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch’s Casablanca Beats, Egyptian Cannes Critics’ Week winner Feathers, Lebanese filmmaker Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon, and Tribeca selection Souad by Egyptian filmmaker Ayten Amin.
Will this trend continue into 2022? Screen rounds up key titles from the Middle East and North Africa that are likely to excite festival programmers this year.
Am-Bi-Gu-i-Ty (Tun)
Dir. Nada Mezni Hafaiedh...
- 1/26/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Documentary follows tour of Gisèle Vienne’s rave-inspired dance work Crowd.
Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever (Bff) has acquired Patric Chiha’s documentary If It Were Love ahead of its premiere in the Berlinale’s Panorama section in February 2020.
The film is about the production of dance work Crowd by renowned French-Austrian choreographer Gisèle Vienne. The show, exploring the 1990s rave scene, recently played at the UK’s Sadler’s Wells as part of its international tour.
The documentary follows its 15 young dancers of different origins and horizons on tour. From theatre to theatre, the production mutates into strange,...
Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever (Bff) has acquired Patric Chiha’s documentary If It Were Love ahead of its premiere in the Berlinale’s Panorama section in February 2020.
The film is about the production of dance work Crowd by renowned French-Austrian choreographer Gisèle Vienne. The show, exploring the 1990s rave scene, recently played at the UK’s Sadler’s Wells as part of its international tour.
The documentary follows its 15 young dancers of different origins and horizons on tour. From theatre to theatre, the production mutates into strange,...
- 12/18/2019
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The twelfth incarnation of the Doctor was stern and fearless, bearing the marks of a two-thousand-year-old Time Lord in a more transparent manner. Now, a new video posted on Doctor Who‘s official YouTube channel compiles Capaldi’s best moments as the Twelfth Doctor.
To many, he was known as the Hybrid. To some, he was known as the President. But to us, he will always be the Magician. When Steven Moffat, the series’ previous executive producer, chose Peter Capaldi to play the Doctor, he intended to show a darker aspect of the character and move away from the quirkiness of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors, played by David Tennant and Matt Smith, respectively. He was successful at that, and Capaldi’s different take resulted in admiration and respect from Whovians all around the globe.
During his tenure, he fought with demons and aliens throughout the universe, as Doctors do,...
To many, he was known as the Hybrid. To some, he was known as the President. But to us, he will always be the Magician. When Steven Moffat, the series’ previous executive producer, chose Peter Capaldi to play the Doctor, he intended to show a darker aspect of the character and move away from the quirkiness of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors, played by David Tennant and Matt Smith, respectively. He was successful at that, and Capaldi’s different take resulted in admiration and respect from Whovians all around the globe.
During his tenure, he fought with demons and aliens throughout the universe, as Doctors do,...
- 11/8/2019
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
From the stark contrast “Stuck In The Middle With You” provided for Mr. Blonde torturing a cop in “Reservior Dogs” to Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega’s iconic dance to Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell” in “Pulp Fiction,” Quentin Tarantino is a proven master in choosing just the right song, and the extensive track list in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is no exception.
Tarantino discussed the music of his latest film during a 90-minute event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles this week alongside guests who included Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders, a band that contributed three pieces of sonic ’60s history to the movie.
Here are five things we learned from the event.
For the opening credits, the song made the sequence
The director said he had two songs in mind for the opening-credit sequence, which involves scenes of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie...
Tarantino discussed the music of his latest film during a 90-minute event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles this week alongside guests who included Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders, a band that contributed three pieces of sonic ’60s history to the movie.
Here are five things we learned from the event.
For the opening credits, the song made the sequence
The director said he had two songs in mind for the opening-credit sequence, which involves scenes of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie...
- 10/6/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Jean-Pierre Mocky , who was honoured by the French Film Festival UK in 2016 Photo: Richard Mowe A young Mocky who worked with Jean Cocteau in 1949 as the poet in Orphan Photo: Unifrance One of France’s most renegade, colourful and unclassifiable filmmakers Jean-Pierre Mocky has died in Paris at the age of 90, it has been announced by his family.
He was the director of more than 60 films, notably The Big Wash (La Grande Lessive), Heaven Sent (Un Drôle De Paroissien), Le Miraculé, A Mort l’Arbitre and Y a-t-il Un Français Dans La Salle?.
He was a man of many parts. In the 1940s he was a celebrated theatre and film star probably best-known for his performance in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus (1950).
Mocky began his directorial career with the 1959 release, The Chasers, and has subsequently turned out loosely constructed features noted for their broad black humour and cynicism. Although he is in...
He was the director of more than 60 films, notably The Big Wash (La Grande Lessive), Heaven Sent (Un Drôle De Paroissien), Le Miraculé, A Mort l’Arbitre and Y a-t-il Un Français Dans La Salle?.
He was a man of many parts. In the 1940s he was a celebrated theatre and film star probably best-known for his performance in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus (1950).
Mocky began his directorial career with the 1959 release, The Chasers, and has subsequently turned out loosely constructed features noted for their broad black humour and cynicism. Although he is in...
- 8/8/2019
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Kayti Burt Mar 27, 2019
From Tank Girl to Doctor Who, Sherlock to The Flash, Doom Patrol to American Gods, Rachel Talalay has made her mark on genre storytelling.
If you’re a fan of genre television, you’re almost certainly a fan of Rachel Talalay’s work. In the almost 30 years since Talalay first stepped behind the camera for her feature film debut, the veteran director has worked on dozens of TV dramas, from Sherlock and Doctor Who to The Flash and American Gods.
If Talalay were a character actor, she would be Allison Janney before Hollywood got its act together and started giving her the meatiest of roles, and the recognition to go along with them: a skilled veteran in her field turning in consistently stellar work in an industry that creates opportunities for cisgender white men disproportionately more than anyone else. Hollywood gave Janney I, Tonya and an Oscar...
From Tank Girl to Doctor Who, Sherlock to The Flash, Doom Patrol to American Gods, Rachel Talalay has made her mark on genre storytelling.
If you’re a fan of genre television, you’re almost certainly a fan of Rachel Talalay’s work. In the almost 30 years since Talalay first stepped behind the camera for her feature film debut, the veteran director has worked on dozens of TV dramas, from Sherlock and Doctor Who to The Flash and American Gods.
If Talalay were a character actor, she would be Allison Janney before Hollywood got its act together and started giving her the meatiest of roles, and the recognition to go along with them: a skilled veteran in her field turning in consistently stellar work in an industry that creates opportunities for cisgender white men disproportionately more than anyone else. Hollywood gave Janney I, Tonya and an Oscar...
- 3/26/2019
- Den of Geek
There’s a lot of elements that make Doctor Who great – spectacular acting, set, costume and creature design, direction, etc. – but it’s hard to argue that a good script isn’t key for a show that’s known for its big imagination. And for those interested in the writing of the long-running sci-fi series, the BBC has now released a selection of scripts from the modern version of the show on its Script Library service for your reading pleasure.
There are currently 14 scripts available to read online, plucked from across the past 14 years of the revived series and from the pens of various writers. Season 3 opener “Smith and Jones” from former showrunner Russell T. Davies is the earliest script up for grabs, while the most recent is the premiere of season 11, “The Woman Who Fell To Earth,” Jodie Whittaker’s first adventure as the Thirteenth Doctor which was written by current showrunner Chris Chibnall.
There are currently 14 scripts available to read online, plucked from across the past 14 years of the revived series and from the pens of various writers. Season 3 opener “Smith and Jones” from former showrunner Russell T. Davies is the earliest script up for grabs, while the most recent is the premiere of season 11, “The Woman Who Fell To Earth,” Jodie Whittaker’s first adventure as the Thirteenth Doctor which was written by current showrunner Chris Chibnall.
- 1/13/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Many fans were excited to hear Keyshia Cole’s pregnancy announcement on Instagram. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the Heaven Sent singer is actually adding to her family. Just one day after suggesting, via a string of hashtags on Instagram, that she is having another baby, Keyshia sort of apologized for the announcement. At least now she knows how excited everyone would have been for her. “I Kinda Apologize for #Trolling yesterday, telling y’all I was ##Preggo !!!! Buuuuuuut y’all need to stop body shamming me and sayin I’m Pregnant Every Other Day !!!! Like seriously, it hurts my feelings Hey […]
The post Keyshia Cole baby news not true, singer sorry for Instagram prank appeared first on Monsters and Critics.
The post Keyshia Cole baby news not true, singer sorry for Instagram prank appeared first on Monsters and Critics.
- 7/8/2018
- by Shaunee Flowers
- Monsters and Critics
Be inspired by the heartwarming and miraculous story of a mischievous little angel when the faith-based family film Heaven Sent arrives on DVD February 21 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available on Digital HD.
Heartwarming inspiration and fun are on tap in the miraculous story of a mischievous little angel on a mission when the faith-based family film Heaven Sent arrives on DVD February 21from Lionsgate. Currently available on Digital HD, the story unfolds when a young couple, on the eve of their painful divorce, receives a surprising houseguest – an 8 year old runaway from Heaven. Cleverly guided by Divine intervention, she helps them rediscover their hope and faith in the power of love. Heaven Sent gained recognition and success at the Bentonville Film Festival, and premiered on the Lifetime network as one of its most anticipated film events of 2016. Directed by Michael Landon Jr. and written by Rick Ramage,...
Heartwarming inspiration and fun are on tap in the miraculous story of a mischievous little angel on a mission when the faith-based family film Heaven Sent arrives on DVD February 21from Lionsgate. Currently available on Digital HD, the story unfolds when a young couple, on the eve of their painful divorce, receives a surprising houseguest – an 8 year old runaway from Heaven. Cleverly guided by Divine intervention, she helps them rediscover their hope and faith in the power of love. Heaven Sent gained recognition and success at the Bentonville Film Festival, and premiered on the Lifetime network as one of its most anticipated film events of 2016. Directed by Michael Landon Jr. and written by Rick Ramage,...
- 1/27/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in the adventure based on the bestselling 1969 memoir of convicted French felon and fugitive Henri Charriere.
Papillon shot for 51 days in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as various locations in Montenegro and the Mediterranean Film Studioswater tanks in Malta.
Michael Noer directs from a screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski. The story charts Charriere’s escape attempts from the brutal penal colony on French Guiana.
Red Granite’s Joey McFarland, David Koplan and Riza Aziz produce with Ram Bergman and Roger Corbi.
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1973 version.
Condé Nast Entertainment has hired Bruce Perlmutter as senior vice-president of production to oversee the company’s digital video content. Perlmutter most recently produced BuzzFeed’s live election night coverage, and the Heaven Sent live skydiving event for Fox, Facebook Live and Snapchat. FilmRise has acquired North American rights to Nancy Buirski’s documentary By Sidney Lumet. The film premiered...
Papillon shot for 51 days in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as various locations in Montenegro and the Mediterranean Film Studioswater tanks in Malta.
Michael Noer directs from a screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski. The story charts Charriere’s escape attempts from the brutal penal colony on French Guiana.
Red Granite’s Joey McFarland, David Koplan and Riza Aziz produce with Ram Bergman and Roger Corbi.
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1973 version.
Condé Nast Entertainment has hired Bruce Perlmutter as senior vice-president of production to oversee the company’s digital video content. Perlmutter most recently produced BuzzFeed’s live election night coverage, and the Heaven Sent live skydiving event for Fox, Facebook Live and Snapchat. FilmRise has acquired North American rights to Nancy Buirski’s documentary By Sidney Lumet. The film premiered...
- 12/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It’s a girl for Kelsey Nixon!
The Kelsey’s Essentials and Kelsey’s Homemade host, 32, and husband Robby Egan welcomed a daughter via gestational surrogate on Monday, Nov. 21, Nixon announced on Instagram.
“We made it. Our Nora Elizabeth is everything we dreamed of and more,” the Food Network and Cooking Channel star captioned an Instagram photo of herself and Egan gazing at their baby girl, who arrived weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz.
“This day couldn’t have been more special,” she added.
Nora joins 4-year-old big brother Oliver. The couple’s son Leo died due to complications a month after his...
The Kelsey’s Essentials and Kelsey’s Homemade host, 32, and husband Robby Egan welcomed a daughter via gestational surrogate on Monday, Nov. 21, Nixon announced on Instagram.
“We made it. Our Nora Elizabeth is everything we dreamed of and more,” the Food Network and Cooking Channel star captioned an Instagram photo of herself and Egan gazing at their baby girl, who arrived weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz.
“This day couldn’t have been more special,” she added.
Nora joins 4-year-old big brother Oliver. The couple’s son Leo died due to complications a month after his...
- 12/5/2016
- by Jen Juneau
- PEOPLE.com
Cantinas Entertainment has acquired Mission Pictures to form Cantinas Distribution.
The new entity will be bundled up with an established P&A fund and is led by Mission Pictures co-founder Cindy Bond.
The plan is to release “positive, life-affirming films” in North America. Bond and her team plan to have a major presence at the leading film markets and will be on the ground this week at Sundance.
“We are thrilled to announce the formation of Cantinas Distribution,” said Cantinas Entertainment co-founder and CEO Greg Campbell.
“This fulfils one of the core components for Cantinas Entertainment to become one of the next-gen content providers of quality entertainment. We are equally excited to be partnering with Cindy who is a respected industry leader and her vision that is in lock-step with our long-term strategic goals for the company.”
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for Mission Pictures and me personally,” said Bond. “I look forward...
The new entity will be bundled up with an established P&A fund and is led by Mission Pictures co-founder Cindy Bond.
The plan is to release “positive, life-affirming films” in North America. Bond and her team plan to have a major presence at the leading film markets and will be on the ground this week at Sundance.
“We are thrilled to announce the formation of Cantinas Distribution,” said Cantinas Entertainment co-founder and CEO Greg Campbell.
“This fulfils one of the core components for Cantinas Entertainment to become one of the next-gen content providers of quality entertainment. We are equally excited to be partnering with Cindy who is a respected industry leader and her vision that is in lock-step with our long-term strategic goals for the company.”
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for Mission Pictures and me personally,” said Bond. “I look forward...
- 1/21/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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