Month: December 2011

Joan Collins is reportedly being lined up for a role in the next series of Downton Abbey. The Daily Express claims the Dynasty actress is in line for a cameo role in the third series of the hit ITV1 drama. According to the tabloid newspaper producers are hoping to secure her for a role as the cousin of the Violet, […]

George Pal’s 1953 adaptation of War of the Worlds has been added to the National Film Registry in America. The film is the amongst 25 films named by Congress, for 2011, which are to be added to the National Film Registry. The registry comprises of films that are deemed worthy of preservation because of their significance to American’s culture; more […]

BBC One‘s latest adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations deliver over six million viewers to the channel last night. The lavish adaptation, starring Gillan Anderson, David Suchet and Douglas Booth, got off to a strong start with 6.6 million viewers; the BBC has opted to adapt the novel in three parts. Great Expectations easily out-rated ITV1 one-off drama Fast Freddie, […]

Twilight actor Taylor Lautner was the victim of a hoax with a fake copy of People magazine posted online which claimed the actor had come out as gay. The actor, who plays the werewolf Jacob in the Twilight films, has won legions fans across the world for his role in the vampire franchise. Over the festive period though fans were […]

David Jason’s new BBC comedy, The Royal Bodyguard, got off to a flying start last night with over 7 million viewers while the Christmas Special of Mrs Brown’s Boys (pictured right) pulled in its highest audience to date. Boxing Day proved to be a strong evening in terms of ratings for BBC One with its range of programming rating well. […]

EastEnders was the most watched programme of Christmas Day with rival soap Coronation Street only narrowly behind but no programme managed to break the 10 million viewers mark. The dramatic Christmas Day instalment of EastEnders came close to breaking the 10 million mark and probably will when final figures are released but going by overnight figures the BBC One soap […]

The proposed Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, which would have been produced without the involvement of Joss Whedon, has reportedly been scrapped. {jcomments off}Blastr reports that the proposed movie has seemingly been scrapped and will not go ahead. The proposed movie, developed by Fox, would have been a reboot of the franchise and would not have been based on the […]

{jcomments off}A Cardinal in Chicago has caused outraged by comparing the gay rights movement to the extremist group the Ku Klux Klan. Cardinal Francis George has come under fire for his words regarding gay rights during an interview with Fox Chicago earlier this week (Wednesday). The Cardinal was asked for his opinion on a local pastor who complained that the […]

Channel 4 have announced that their will be two Alternative Christmas Messages this year. Channel 4 first began airing an alternative to HM Queen’s Christmas Speech in 1993. This year the message won’t go head to head with the monarch, instead airing 1.55pm and 4.15pm. Max Laird from Seven Dwarves, Karen Gayle from My Transsexual Summer, Susan Campbell Duncan from […]