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Spoilers! It's our viewing notes and geeky spots for the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Husbands Of River Song....
It’s Christmas Day and that can only mean one thing - the Doctor Who return of Professor River Song, and the Den of Geek return of the geeky spots. So join us, won’t you, for a festive walk through the callbacks, allusions and generally interesting similarities featured in The Husbands Of River Song. If you spot anything we’ve missed out - we’ve been on the Christmas sherry since 9 o’clock this morning - let us know in the comments!
The References of River Song
As you might expect from the convoluted story of the Doctor and River Song, this episode contains a lot of references to their previous adventures together. Before reading this article, it might be useful to read our article on River Song’s timeline,...
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Spoilers! It's our viewing notes and geeky spots for the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Husbands Of River Song....
It’s Christmas Day and that can only mean one thing - the Doctor Who return of Professor River Song, and the Den of Geek return of the geeky spots. So join us, won’t you, for a festive walk through the callbacks, allusions and generally interesting similarities featured in The Husbands Of River Song. If you spot anything we’ve missed out - we’ve been on the Christmas sherry since 9 o’clock this morning - let us know in the comments!
The References of River Song
As you might expect from the convoluted story of the Doctor and River Song, this episode contains a lot of references to their previous adventures together. Before reading this article, it might be useful to read our article on River Song’s timeline,...
- 12/24/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The Great British Bake Off isn't just king of the Wednesday night ratings - it was also top of the BBC iPlayer in August.
The first four episodes of the BBC One show were the most watched, totalling 7.3 million views combined.
There were 278 million TV and radio requests for programmes on BBC iPlayer in August, which was up by 8% on July 2015 .
226 million of those were TV requests alone, which was up 11% on July this year and up 24% on August last year.
Other than The Great British Bake Off, the rest of the most watched shows were made up of EastEnders episodes, with Natalie Dormer's period drama The Scandalous Lady W sneaking in a spot in the top 20.
Elsewhere, dramas Partners in Crime and Ripper Street proved to be popular.
For radio, The Ashes continued to deliver the most-requested episodes in August, with Radio 4 comedy and drama making up the...
The first four episodes of the BBC One show were the most watched, totalling 7.3 million views combined.
There were 278 million TV and radio requests for programmes on BBC iPlayer in August, which was up by 8% on July 2015 .
226 million of those were TV requests alone, which was up 11% on July this year and up 24% on August last year.
Other than The Great British Bake Off, the rest of the most watched shows were made up of EastEnders episodes, with Natalie Dormer's period drama The Scandalous Lady W sneaking in a spot in the top 20.
Elsewhere, dramas Partners in Crime and Ripper Street proved to be popular.
For radio, The Ashes continued to deliver the most-requested episodes in August, with Radio 4 comedy and drama making up the...
- 10/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Spoilers! Here are our ultra-nerdy viewing notes and geeky spots from Doctor Who series 9's The Witch's Familiar...
The Witch’s Familiar may have been less frantic than The Magician’s Apprentice, but it contained just as many back-references and kisses to the past - in addition to the ones documented in last week’s article. So here are all the geeky things we were able to notice in this week’s episode…
As ever, let us know in the comments if we missed any. The article starts once you scroll past Daphne The Spoiler Squirrel...
Callbacks of the Daleks
This isn’t the first time the Doctor has wielded a Dalek gunstick. Having narrated every Dalek story to date for Davros in 1975’s Genesis Of The Daleks, the fourth Doctor then destroys the recording using a Dalek gun. Dalek gunsticks were also wielded by the Dalek-humans in David Tennant Story Evolution Of The Daleks.
The Witch’s Familiar may have been less frantic than The Magician’s Apprentice, but it contained just as many back-references and kisses to the past - in addition to the ones documented in last week’s article. So here are all the geeky things we were able to notice in this week’s episode…
As ever, let us know in the comments if we missed any. The article starts once you scroll past Daphne The Spoiler Squirrel...
Callbacks of the Daleks
This isn’t the first time the Doctor has wielded a Dalek gunstick. Having narrated every Dalek story to date for Davros in 1975’s Genesis Of The Daleks, the fourth Doctor then destroys the recording using a Dalek gun. Dalek gunsticks were also wielded by the Dalek-humans in David Tennant Story Evolution Of The Daleks.
- 9/26/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
BBC One has confirmed the airtime for Peter Capaldi's return in Doctor Who series nine opener 'The Magician's Apprentice'.
The episode will air at 7.40pm on Saturday, September 19.
Doctor Who series 9: 10 exciting teasers for 'The Magician's Apprentice'
At around 50 minutes in length, the episode will finish at 8.30pm.
This means that 'The Magician's Apprentice' kicks off only 10 minutes earlier than last year's curtain-raiser 'Deep Breath', which was the latest time slot for a new series launch since Doctor Who returned in 2005.
'Rose' aired at 7pm on March 26, 2005, while 'New Earth' was shown at 7.15pm on April 15 the following year and 'Smith & Jones' opened the third series at 7pm on March 31, 2007.
Doctor Who series 9: A spoiler-free preview of 'The Magician's Apprentice'
Series four's 'Partners in Crime' aired 6.20pm on April 5, 2008 - with Matt Smith's debut 'The Eleventh Hour' occupying the same...
The episode will air at 7.40pm on Saturday, September 19.
Doctor Who series 9: 10 exciting teasers for 'The Magician's Apprentice'
At around 50 minutes in length, the episode will finish at 8.30pm.
This means that 'The Magician's Apprentice' kicks off only 10 minutes earlier than last year's curtain-raiser 'Deep Breath', which was the latest time slot for a new series launch since Doctor Who returned in 2005.
'Rose' aired at 7pm on March 26, 2005, while 'New Earth' was shown at 7.15pm on April 15 the following year and 'Smith & Jones' opened the third series at 7pm on March 31, 2007.
Doctor Who series 9: A spoiler-free preview of 'The Magician's Apprentice'
Series four's 'Partners in Crime' aired 6.20pm on April 5, 2008 - with Matt Smith's debut 'The Eleventh Hour' occupying the same...
- 9/10/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
The X Factor's second auditions episode fell just shy of the 6 million mark on Sunday night (August 30), according to overnight figures.
5.94m (27.7%) tuned in at 8pm for the hour-long show, down by over a million viewers from last year's corresponding overnight figures of 7.55m. A further 528k tuned in an hour later on ITV+1.
The X Factor episode 2 review: Simon struggles and we're not okay
Although it was also down on Saturday's audience of 7.11m, it was still the best-performing programme of Sunday primetime.
Elsewhere on the channel, 1.88m (10.9%) watched Animal Mums from 7pm, with 3.81m (18.9%) taking in The Trials of Jimmy Rose from 9pm (+1: 326k).
Over on BBC One, 4.23m (24.1%) tuned in for Big Blue Live at 7pm - but a special episode of Casualty was the channel's best performing primetime show at 8pm with 4.92m (22.8%).
David Walliams...
The X Factor's second auditions episode fell just shy of the 6 million mark on Sunday night (August 30), according to overnight figures.
5.94m (27.7%) tuned in at 8pm for the hour-long show, down by over a million viewers from last year's corresponding overnight figures of 7.55m. A further 528k tuned in an hour later on ITV+1.
The X Factor episode 2 review: Simon struggles and we're not okay
Although it was also down on Saturday's audience of 7.11m, it was still the best-performing programme of Sunday primetime.
Elsewhere on the channel, 1.88m (10.9%) watched Animal Mums from 7pm, with 3.81m (18.9%) taking in The Trials of Jimmy Rose from 9pm (+1: 326k).
Over on BBC One, 4.23m (24.1%) tuned in for Big Blue Live at 7pm - but a special episode of Casualty was the channel's best performing primetime show at 8pm with 4.92m (22.8%).
David Walliams...
- 8/31/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Big Blue Live was a ratings winner for BBC One on Sunday (August 23), according to overnight data.
The new live series kicked off with 4.96m (27.1%) at 7pm, while the latest episode of Partners in Crime brought in 3.68m (18.2%) at 9pm.
Over on BBC Two, Dragons' Den continued with 2.89m (13.9%) at 8pm, while Odyssey averaged 1.09m (5.4%) at 9pm.
ITV's Animal Mums appealed to 2.01m (11.0%) at 7pm (199k/1.0% on +1), before Midsomer Murders gathered 2.19m (10.7%) between 8pm and 10pm (229k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, Time Crashers interested 1.17m (5.7%) at 8pm (145k/0.7%) at 8pm, while the network premiere of Les Misérables entertained 1.32m (8.9%) at 9pm (106k/1.1%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors: Unleashed thrilled 642k (3.1%) at 8pm (73k/0.4%), and Snitch was seen by 1.12m (6.4%) at 9pm (67k/0.6%).
Big Blue Live was a ratings winner for BBC One on Sunday (August 23), according to overnight data.
The new live series kicked off with 4.96m (27.1%) at 7pm, while the latest episode of Partners in Crime brought in 3.68m (18.2%) at 9pm.
Over on BBC Two, Dragons' Den continued with 2.89m (13.9%) at 8pm, while Odyssey averaged 1.09m (5.4%) at 9pm.
ITV's Animal Mums appealed to 2.01m (11.0%) at 7pm (199k/1.0% on +1), before Midsomer Murders gathered 2.19m (10.7%) between 8pm and 10pm (229k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, Time Crashers interested 1.17m (5.7%) at 8pm (145k/0.7%) at 8pm, while the network premiere of Les Misérables entertained 1.32m (8.9%) at 9pm (106k/1.1%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors: Unleashed thrilled 642k (3.1%) at 8pm (73k/0.4%), and Snitch was seen by 1.12m (6.4%) at 9pm (67k/0.6%).
- 8/24/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Countryfile continued to rule the ratings on Sunday (August 16), according to overnight figures.
The BBC One series pulled in 5.66m for its latest episode and scored a 32.7% audience share between 7pm and 8pm.
Later, Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.17m (21.2%) at 8pm, while the start of a new three-part adventure on Partners in Crime entertained 4.23m (21.1%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army interested 650k (3.8%) at 7pm, before Dragons' Den kept 2.74m (14.0%) on the edge of their seats at 8pm, and Odyssey continued with 1.12m (5.6%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary continued to rise with 1.40m (8.1%) at 7pm (189k/1.0% on +1), while Midsomer Murders averaged 1.93m (9.7%) at 8pm (184k/1.0%).
Channel 4's Secret History gathered 500k (2.9%) at 7pm (143k/0.7%), while Experimental was seen by 410k (2.1%) at 8pm (47k/0.2%). Zero Dark Thirty followed with 750k (5.1%) at...
Countryfile continued to rule the ratings on Sunday (August 16), according to overnight figures.
The BBC One series pulled in 5.66m for its latest episode and scored a 32.7% audience share between 7pm and 8pm.
Later, Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.17m (21.2%) at 8pm, while the start of a new three-part adventure on Partners in Crime entertained 4.23m (21.1%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army interested 650k (3.8%) at 7pm, before Dragons' Den kept 2.74m (14.0%) on the edge of their seats at 8pm, and Odyssey continued with 1.12m (5.6%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary continued to rise with 1.40m (8.1%) at 7pm (189k/1.0% on +1), while Midsomer Murders averaged 1.93m (9.7%) at 8pm (184k/1.0%).
Channel 4's Secret History gathered 500k (2.9%) at 7pm (143k/0.7%), while Experimental was seen by 410k (2.1%) at 8pm (47k/0.2%). Zero Dark Thirty followed with 750k (5.1%) at...
- 8/17/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Partners in Crime wrapped up its first three-part adventure with 4.49m (22.9%) on BBC One, according to overnight figures for Sunday (August 9).
The figure was down around half a million on the number who tuned in to see episode two of the David Walliams series last week.
Elsewhere, Countryfile topped the night with 5.95m (34.3%) at 7pm, while Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.55m (23.3%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, Dragons' Den continued with 3.11m (15.9%) at 8pm, while Odyssey attracted 1.21m (6.1%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary added 200,000 viewers with 1.39m (8.1%) at 7pm (158k/0.8% on +1), before Midsomer Murders intrigued 2.14m (11.0%) between 8pm and 10pm (220k/1.3%).
Over on Channel 4, The Dambusters' Great Escape gathered 640k (3.7%) at 7pm (160k/0.8%), while Experimental interested 490k (2.5%) at 8pm (91k/0.5%). Life of Pi followed with 1.71m (10.5%) at 9pm (241k/2.2%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors: Unleashed entertained 816k (4.2%) at...
Partners in Crime wrapped up its first three-part adventure with 4.49m (22.9%) on BBC One, according to overnight figures for Sunday (August 9).
The figure was down around half a million on the number who tuned in to see episode two of the David Walliams series last week.
Elsewhere, Countryfile topped the night with 5.95m (34.3%) at 7pm, while Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.55m (23.3%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, Dragons' Den continued with 3.11m (15.9%) at 8pm, while Odyssey attracted 1.21m (6.1%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary added 200,000 viewers with 1.39m (8.1%) at 7pm (158k/0.8% on +1), before Midsomer Murders intrigued 2.14m (11.0%) between 8pm and 10pm (220k/1.3%).
Over on Channel 4, The Dambusters' Great Escape gathered 640k (3.7%) at 7pm (160k/0.8%), while Experimental interested 490k (2.5%) at 8pm (91k/0.5%). Life of Pi followed with 1.71m (10.5%) at 9pm (241k/2.2%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors: Unleashed entertained 816k (4.2%) at...
- 8/10/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Humans added viewers for its season one finale on Sunday (August 2), according to overnight figures.
The Channel 4 sci-fi drama entertained 2.24m (10.8%) at 9pm, while a further 338,000 (2.2%) tuned in on +1. This week's figure is up 340,000 on last week's episode.
BBC One's Countryfile was the night's most-watched programme, with 5.64m (33.3%) at 7pm, before Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.54m (23.1%) at 8pm, and Partners in Crime continued with 5.02m (24.2%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Dragon's Den averaged 3.0m (15.3%) at 8pm, while Odyssey interested 1.06m (5.1%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary began with 1.19m (7.0%) at 7pm (104k/0.5% on +1), and Midsomer Murders was watched by 2.06m (10.2%) at 8pm (162k/0.9%).
Meanwhile, Channel 5's Tut thrilled 734k (4.6%) at 9pm (88k/0.9%).
Humans added viewers for its season one finale on Sunday (August 2), according to overnight figures.
The Channel 4 sci-fi drama entertained 2.24m (10.8%) at 9pm, while a further 338,000 (2.2%) tuned in on +1. This week's figure is up 340,000 on last week's episode.
BBC One's Countryfile was the night's most-watched programme, with 5.64m (33.3%) at 7pm, before Fake or Fortune? appealed to 4.54m (23.1%) at 8pm, and Partners in Crime continued with 5.02m (24.2%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Dragon's Den averaged 3.0m (15.3%) at 8pm, while Odyssey interested 1.06m (5.1%) at 9pm.
ITV's Nature Nuts with Julian Clary began with 1.19m (7.0%) at 7pm (104k/0.5% on +1), and Midsomer Murders was watched by 2.06m (10.2%) at 8pm (162k/0.9%).
Meanwhile, Channel 5's Tut thrilled 734k (4.6%) at 9pm (88k/0.9%).
- 8/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Details have emerged regarding the full slate of films from the Melbourne International Film Festival's progressive Next Gen program. This film selection is aimed at varying youth groups and encourages teacher participation and curriculum. Each film has specific learning objectives about sexual politics, discrimination, empowerment and a whole raft of vital messages. Here are the eight films with school bookings in mind, including one of my favorites from last year, the Taiwanese murder mystery Partners In Crime.Being 14 (France); An uncensored look at the lives of three 14-year-old girls navigating friendships, sex, partying, bullying and shaming. Actress turned writer/director Hélène Zimmer takes a no-holds-barred look at the reality of middle-class, suburban adolescence.Gayby Baby (Australia); Four 10- to 12-year olds each cope with growing up as they...
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- 5/7/2015
- Screen Anarchy
To end a week celebrating New Who's 10th birthday, here's a bumper list of Doctor Who titbits from Russell T Davies' The Writer's Tale...
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
- 3/26/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Christian Cawley 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.
The shortlist for the 2015 National Television Awards have has been announced, with Doctor Who and Sherlock once again nominated in the Drama category. Meanwhile, Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated in the Drama Performance category, with the only Doctor Who presence in the shape of Sarah Lancashire (Ms Foster in 2008’s Partners in Crime)...
The post Sherlock v Doctor Who As The Nta 2015 Shortlist Is Revealed appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
The shortlist for the 2015 National Television Awards have has been announced, with Doctor Who and Sherlock once again nominated in the Drama category. Meanwhile, Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated in the Drama Performance category, with the only Doctor Who presence in the shape of Sarah Lancashire (Ms Foster in 2008’s Partners in Crime)...
The post Sherlock v Doctor Who As The Nta 2015 Shortlist Is Revealed appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 1/6/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
BBC
Ah, the British press. They’ve pretty much lost every ounce of credibility they had (if that was ever any) by this point but they’re still managing to spurt out their usual foray of nonsensical stories and ridiculous reports.
As one of the most hotly discussed programmes on TV, Doctor Who is often at the forefront of their outlandish claims and over the years there has been a never ending supply of “Earth-shattering” exclusives relating to the Doctor’s adventures that have well and truly sent the rumour mill into overdrive.
Doctor Who has even taken the time to respond to the endless outpouring of twaddle. Russell T Davies took the chance to make a dig at the tabloids in Partners in Crime when the Tenth Doctor told an enquiring journalist to “just make it up” – and it would seem that the real life ones have taken the invitation far too seriously.
Ah, the British press. They’ve pretty much lost every ounce of credibility they had (if that was ever any) by this point but they’re still managing to spurt out their usual foray of nonsensical stories and ridiculous reports.
As one of the most hotly discussed programmes on TV, Doctor Who is often at the forefront of their outlandish claims and over the years there has been a never ending supply of “Earth-shattering” exclusives relating to the Doctor’s adventures that have well and truly sent the rumour mill into overdrive.
Doctor Who has even taken the time to respond to the endless outpouring of twaddle. Russell T Davies took the chance to make a dig at the tabloids in Partners in Crime when the Tenth Doctor told an enquiring journalist to “just make it up” – and it would seem that the real life ones have taken the invitation far too seriously.
- 1/6/2015
- by Dan Butler
- Obsessed with Film
Taiwanese helmer Chang Jung-Chi puts a distinct spin on the teen thriller with the upcoming Partners In Crime, a coming of age tale about high school friends bonded by the shared experience of a horrible crime.On the way to school, Huang witnesses the death of Hsia, along with Lin and Yeh. This shocking image starts to tie their fates together. Huang, Yeh, and Lin then form a secret group: "Partners in Crime" to investigate the truth of Hsia's death. In the end, the truth is revealed by Hsia's secret diary, but, ironically, that truth also makes them realize that high school never ends, and people all have some dirty laundry...The trailer for this one - English subtitles included - is freshly on the scene and...
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- 12/12/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Tiffcom delegates complain that uncoupling the Tokyo International Film Festival and its market is having a detrimental impact.
In previous years, Japanese-subtitled festival screenings to local press, industry and general audiences had been an attractive boost for sales agents, who complained on and off the record this year that the split between the market (Oct 21-23) and festival dates (Oct 23-31) were a let-down.
“We have Partners In Crime in the Tiff World Focus section, but the first P&I screening is on October 24, after the market closes - and then some industry people will already be getting back,” said Eric Chou, sales exec at Double Edge Entertainment from Taiwan.
“It was better when the market and festival blended all together.”
Market attendees were trading rumors of a rift between the festival and organizer UniJapan, but Tiffcom head Mika Morishita said: “The reason is just because of the venue booking.
“The dates are...
In previous years, Japanese-subtitled festival screenings to local press, industry and general audiences had been an attractive boost for sales agents, who complained on and off the record this year that the split between the market (Oct 21-23) and festival dates (Oct 23-31) were a let-down.
“We have Partners In Crime in the Tiff World Focus section, but the first P&I screening is on October 24, after the market closes - and then some industry people will already be getting back,” said Eric Chou, sales exec at Double Edge Entertainment from Taiwan.
“It was better when the market and festival blended all together.”
Market attendees were trading rumors of a rift between the festival and organizer UniJapan, but Tiffcom head Mika Morishita said: “The reason is just because of the venue booking.
“The dates are...
- 10/23/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
East Winds Film Festival Line Up Set To Scare, Excite, Amuse East Winds, the UK’s only major showcase of East Asian cinema outside of London and the first of its kind in the Midlands, returns to Coventry between 31st October and 2nd November with a stunning selection of popular film from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan, reinforcing its status as one of the most prestigious events in the region. Opening the festival on Friday is the European Premiere of the dark, brooding and sinister Taiwanese tale “Partners in Crime” from acclaimed director Chang Jung-chi who takes the teenage angst into an entirely more mature and disturbing area. On the night, Japanese black comedy “Greatful Dead” from Third Window Films will follow a young woman with a dysfunctional childhood as she transitions from a peeping tom spying on people who have gone crazy from loneliness into a full-fledged stalker of old men.
- 10/10/2014
- by BeyondHollywood Staff
- Beyond Hollywood
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This […]
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- 8/17/2014
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
BBC One has confirmed the broadcast time for Doctor Who series eight opener 'Deep Breath'.
Peter Capaldi's debut as the new Doctor will air at 7.50pm on Saturday, August 23.
80 minutes in duration, the Steven Moffat-penned adventure will conclude at approximately 9.10pm.
'Deep Breath' has been allocated the latest time slot for a new series launch since Doctor Who returned in 2005.
'Rose' aired at 7pm on March 26, 2005, while 'New Earth' was shown at 7.15pm on April 15 the following year and 'Smith & Jones' opened the third series at 7pm on March 31, 2007.
Series four's 'Partners in Crime' aired 6.20pm on April 5, 2008 - with Matt Smith's debut 'The Eleventh Hour' occupying the same slot on April 3, 2010.
Series six marked the show's earliest start to date, with 'The Impossible Astronaut' transmitting at 6pm on April 23, 2011 - while 'Asylum of the Daleks' kicked off series...
Peter Capaldi's debut as the new Doctor will air at 7.50pm on Saturday, August 23.
80 minutes in duration, the Steven Moffat-penned adventure will conclude at approximately 9.10pm.
'Deep Breath' has been allocated the latest time slot for a new series launch since Doctor Who returned in 2005.
'Rose' aired at 7pm on March 26, 2005, while 'New Earth' was shown at 7.15pm on April 15 the following year and 'Smith & Jones' opened the third series at 7pm on March 31, 2007.
Series four's 'Partners in Crime' aired 6.20pm on April 5, 2008 - with Matt Smith's debut 'The Eleventh Hour' occupying the same slot on April 3, 2010.
Series six marked the show's earliest start to date, with 'The Impossible Astronaut' transmitting at 6pm on April 23, 2011 - while 'Asylum of the Daleks' kicked off series...
- 8/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Ready for the most awkward “Who Wore It Better” ever? On Tuesday’s Pretty Little Liars, Alison sported the same dress to her mother’s funeral that her mother wore to Ali’s funeral back when everyone thought she was dead. Yikes.
Related Pretty Little Liars: Caleb’s Return, Plus 30 More Pics From the 100th Episode
But that was merely the first double-take of the evening, as Hanna was later mistaken for Ali at the funeral home, prompting her to reflect on how much she changed since Ali first went missing. “I never knew who the hell I was,...
Related Pretty Little Liars: Caleb’s Return, Plus 30 More Pics From the 100th Episode
But that was merely the first double-take of the evening, as Hanna was later mistaken for Ali at the funeral home, prompting her to reflect on how much she changed since Ali first went missing. “I never knew who the hell I was,...
- 6/25/2014
- TVLine.com
Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Partners in crime […]
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- 6/2/2014
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Last year, Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger starred together in a TV mini-series retelling of the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were partners in crime as two of history’s most notorious bank robbers and killers, and you can see their story retold as the DVD release approaches. And if that puts you in the mood to explore criminal duos on-screen, here are ten of the best movie partners in crime.
10. Cobb and Arthur (Inception)
With all that’s going on, it’s easy to forget that Inception begins with a criminal partnership, but that’s what it is about. Cobb and Arthur work with a team, but the personnel around them changes according to the job at hand. What’s most interesting, though, about their partnership is what we don’t see, or know.
Whilst they work together, theirs does not seem to be an equal partnership.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were partners in crime as two of history’s most notorious bank robbers and killers, and you can see their story retold as the DVD release approaches. And if that puts you in the mood to explore criminal duos on-screen, here are ten of the best movie partners in crime.
10. Cobb and Arthur (Inception)
With all that’s going on, it’s easy to forget that Inception begins with a criminal partnership, but that’s what it is about. Cobb and Arthur work with a team, but the personnel around them changes according to the job at hand. What’s most interesting, though, about their partnership is what we don’t see, or know.
Whilst they work together, theirs does not seem to be an equal partnership.
- 5/19/2014
- by Barry Steele
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Taipei Film Festival has unveiled the 12 films that have been selected for its International New Talent Competition, including the world premiere of local production Partners In Crime.
Directed by Chang Jung-chi (Touch Of The Light), Partners In Crime tells the story of three high school boys investigating the death of a classmate.
The competition line-up also include Taiwanese drama Exit, directed by Chienn Hsiang, along with first and second films from elsewhere in Asia, such as Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds, and titles from Europe and Latin America.
Over the past nine years, the New Talent competition has helped launch the careers of several notable local directors, including Doze Niu (Monga), Yang Ya-che (Bf*Gf) and Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale).
Entrants compete for the Grand Prize, with a cash award of $20,000, and Special Jury Prize ($10,000), both selected by an international jury, along with an audience award.
The Taipei...
Directed by Chang Jung-chi (Touch Of The Light), Partners In Crime tells the story of three high school boys investigating the death of a classmate.
The competition line-up also include Taiwanese drama Exit, directed by Chienn Hsiang, along with first and second films from elsewhere in Asia, such as Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds, and titles from Europe and Latin America.
Over the past nine years, the New Talent competition has helped launch the careers of several notable local directors, including Doze Niu (Monga), Yang Ya-che (Bf*Gf) and Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale).
Entrants compete for the Grand Prize, with a cash award of $20,000, and Special Jury Prize ($10,000), both selected by an international jury, along with an audience award.
The Taipei...
- 5/2/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
A still from Khayal Gatha
What:
A two-day festival of films about music.
Screening of
5th April, Saturday:
2:00 – 2:55 – Nilamadhaba Dir: Dilip Patnaik (2010)
3:00- 4:20 – Forever Young –Ranjan Palit (2008)
4:30 – 6:00- Partners in Crime – Paromita Vohra (2011)
6:30 – 6:50 Saa –Ramani R.V. (1991)
6:50 – 7:35 -Songlines- Vasudha Joshi (2011)
6th April, Sunday:
10:00 -11:40: Khayal Gatha- Kumar Shahani (1989)
11:50 -1:00: Koyil Nagaswaram – Soudhamini (2013)
1:45 – 3:00: Sabad Nirantar Dir: Rajula Shah (2007)
3:00 – 4:15: Rasayatra Dir: Nandan Kudiyadi (1994)
5:00 – 7:30: 11 Miles Dir: Ruchir Joshi (1992)
At fd Zone.
When:
5-6 April.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Rr Theatre
10th floor
Films Division
24, Pedder Road
Mumbai-400026
About the event:
Kumar Shahani’s Khaya Gatha is a seminal film to contemplate musical structure through film form. This film is an abstract exploration of the Khayal form of singing within Hindustani classical music. The film...
What:
A two-day festival of films about music.
Screening of
5th April, Saturday:
2:00 – 2:55 – Nilamadhaba Dir: Dilip Patnaik (2010)
3:00- 4:20 – Forever Young –Ranjan Palit (2008)
4:30 – 6:00- Partners in Crime – Paromita Vohra (2011)
6:30 – 6:50 Saa –Ramani R.V. (1991)
6:50 – 7:35 -Songlines- Vasudha Joshi (2011)
6th April, Sunday:
10:00 -11:40: Khayal Gatha- Kumar Shahani (1989)
11:50 -1:00: Koyil Nagaswaram – Soudhamini (2013)
1:45 – 3:00: Sabad Nirantar Dir: Rajula Shah (2007)
3:00 – 4:15: Rasayatra Dir: Nandan Kudiyadi (1994)
5:00 – 7:30: 11 Miles Dir: Ruchir Joshi (1992)
At fd Zone.
When:
5-6 April.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Rr Theatre
10th floor
Films Division
24, Pedder Road
Mumbai-400026
About the event:
Kumar Shahani’s Khaya Gatha is a seminal film to contemplate musical structure through film form. This film is an abstract exploration of the Khayal form of singing within Hindustani classical music. The film...
- 4/1/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A backwoods locale. Ad hoc, corpse-strewn decor, full of symbols that are meaningless except to the maniacs who made them. Incest. (As opposed to a certain other HBO show in which intrafamilial fucking involves some of the most attractive human beings alive, incest is here presented as repulsive, both the cause and the effect of generations of murderous, sexually assaultive inbreeding.) For all their sleuthing, Marty Hart and Rustin Cohle could have found their killer in the horror section of their local video store. Well, back in '95, anyway, when video stores still existed.
- 3/10/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Last Sunday night, I gave True Detective a bad review. In return, it gave me nightmares.
That night, my brain conjured up not one but two separate imaginary season finales in dream form. In one, Rust Cohle and Marty Hart tracked the killer conspiracy to an oily Louisiana politician (played, in the dream, by Deadwood veteran Zach Grenier, proving that my brain and True Detective's casting director have a similar attitude about raiding past great HBO dramas for talent). Content they'd gotten their man at last, they didn't notice the hulking,...
That night, my brain conjured up not one but two separate imaginary season finales in dream form. In one, Rust Cohle and Marty Hart tracked the killer conspiracy to an oily Louisiana politician (played, in the dream, by Deadwood veteran Zach Grenier, proving that my brain and True Detective's casting director have a similar attitude about raiding past great HBO dramas for talent). Content they'd gotten their man at last, they didn't notice the hulking,...
- 3/3/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Like its lead characters, True Detective does a certain number of things really, really well—and other things really, really poorly. And like them, it can have a hard time knowing which is which.
In tonight's episode, "Haunted Houses," this struggle got the spotlight, and the results weren't pretty. Gone was last week's latticework of complex and compelling narratives regarding the pivotal moment in Rust Cohle and Marty Hart's supposed takedown of a serial killer, the one where it looked like it all went right but in reality it all went horribly wrong.
In tonight's episode, "Haunted Houses," this struggle got the spotlight, and the results weren't pretty. Gone was last week's latticework of complex and compelling narratives regarding the pivotal moment in Rust Cohle and Marty Hart's supposed takedown of a serial killer, the one where it looked like it all went right but in reality it all went horribly wrong.
- 2/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
This is the curse of a great story, as well as its blessing: You can always tell it over again. "The Secret Fate of All Life," True Detective's fifth episode and its best thus far, is preoccupied with storytelling and with repetition. Conspiracies, confessions, cover-ups, heroic archetypes that can be slipped into like a costume, occult prophecies that lock you into your life like a cell – each of these narratives helps turn the story of Marty Hart and Rust Cohle's finest hour into a labyrinth neither of them seems capable of escaping.
- 2/17/2014
- Rollingstone.com
BBC
Doctor Who has some of the most iconic villains in the history of television. The likes of the Daleks and the Cybermen have been terrorising audiences for nigh on fifty years. But what of those villains who’ve had far less time to make an impact on us, yet are still remembered long after they were last seen?
When various episodes are broken-down, dissected or reviewed the quality of said episodes is often closely connected to the quality of their villains. Villains can make or break episodes – just look at ‘Aliens of London,’ an episode that was ruined by its horrible villains, in the form of the Slitheen family. While ‘Aliens of London’ may have been the first episode of the rebooted series to feature a lacklustre villain it certainly wasn’t the last, as ‘The Idiot’s Lantern’ and ‘Partners In Crime” prove. Because these episodes do not...
Doctor Who has some of the most iconic villains in the history of television. The likes of the Daleks and the Cybermen have been terrorising audiences for nigh on fifty years. But what of those villains who’ve had far less time to make an impact on us, yet are still remembered long after they were last seen?
When various episodes are broken-down, dissected or reviewed the quality of said episodes is often closely connected to the quality of their villains. Villains can make or break episodes – just look at ‘Aliens of London,’ an episode that was ruined by its horrible villains, in the form of the Slitheen family. While ‘Aliens of London’ may have been the first episode of the rebooted series to feature a lacklustre villain it certainly wasn’t the last, as ‘The Idiot’s Lantern’ and ‘Partners In Crime” prove. Because these episodes do not...
- 2/14/2014
- by Pokere Henare Paewai
- Obsessed with Film
While it’s cool to be by oneself, it’s always better to do things with someone that you trust. If that person happens to be a good friend, heck, even better. After coming across the History channel’s Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive and watching the two-part series this weekend, we went ahead and thought to [&hellip
The Best Partners in Crime From TV...
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- 2/11/2014
- by Nick Dimengo
- TVovermind.com
Wow, that was a tour de fucking force.
Shot as a single uninterrupted six-minute take and spanning an entire neighborhood, True Detective's climactic gunfight was the best TV action sequence since the Blackwater episode of Game of Thrones.
'True Detective' and 60 More Reasons to Love 2014
It showed us something about Matthew McConaughey's Emmy-bait undercover cop Rust Cohle, how for all his fatalism, his first instinct when breaking into houses while armed to the teeth and coked to the gills is to get any innocent bystanders into bathtubs for stray-bullet protection.
Shot as a single uninterrupted six-minute take and spanning an entire neighborhood, True Detective's climactic gunfight was the best TV action sequence since the Blackwater episode of Game of Thrones.
'True Detective' and 60 More Reasons to Love 2014
It showed us something about Matthew McConaughey's Emmy-bait undercover cop Rust Cohle, how for all his fatalism, his first instinct when breaking into houses while armed to the teeth and coked to the gills is to get any innocent bystanders into bathtubs for stray-bullet protection.
- 2/10/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Review Anastasia Klimchynskaya 7 Feb 2014 - 06:39
The Winchesters tackle a fat-sucking monster in this week's episode. Here's Anastasia's review...
This review contains spoilers.
9.13 The Purge
What’s perhaps the most remarkable thing about The Purge is the way that it feels like it continues the previous episodes. With television continuity being an iffy thing in general (what with its variety of writers and the network’s demands), and with Supernatural having so many seasons of material to work with, it’s continuity is more often than not lacklustre. But this episode works because it really, truly feels like it follows the previous ones, with the characterization and character development making so much sense in relation to what we’ve seen so far that it’s easy to overlook whatever flaws the episode does have and enjoy it as a whole.
The episode begins (after the obligatory opener of murder) with Dean,...
The Winchesters tackle a fat-sucking monster in this week's episode. Here's Anastasia's review...
This review contains spoilers.
9.13 The Purge
What’s perhaps the most remarkable thing about The Purge is the way that it feels like it continues the previous episodes. With television continuity being an iffy thing in general (what with its variety of writers and the network’s demands), and with Supernatural having so many seasons of material to work with, it’s continuity is more often than not lacklustre. But this episode works because it really, truly feels like it follows the previous ones, with the characterization and character development making so much sense in relation to what we’ve seen so far that it’s easy to overlook whatever flaws the episode does have and enjoy it as a whole.
The episode begins (after the obligatory opener of murder) with Dean,...
- 2/7/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
No need to dig up the old casefiles: If you've watched virtually any hour-long TV dramas in the past half-decade, True Detective's M.O. definitely fits a pattern. Southern Gothic atmosphere. Recession economics. Middle-aged white male antiheroes who smoke, drink, talk, and fuck inappropriately. Murders involving antlers, the on-trend accessory for today's discerning serial killer. Even its relatively novel format – it's an eight-episode story written and directed in its entirety by Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Joji Fukunaga respectively – is only relatively novel: It shares its new-story-every-season anthology format with American Horror Story.
- 1/13/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Wilfred Mott
Portrayed by: Bernard Cribbins
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 6 stories (8 episodes), though only one as the main Companion stand-in, “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Background: Wilfred Mott is a pensioner and an amateur astronomer whose love of the stars has rubbed off on his adventurous granddaughter, Donna Noble. Wilf is a veteran, having served in WWII, though without killing anyone, and he is able to relate to the Doctor as a fellow former soldier.
Family/Friends: Wilfred is very close with Donna, even more so than with his own daughter, her mother Sylvia, who is somewhat of a henpecker. Outside of these two, we know little about Wilf’s family. As for his friends, he’s shown to have a circle of fellow pensioners who help him reach out to the Doctor in “The End of Time”.
Personality: Wilf is genial, very friendly, and upbeat. He’s warm and...
Portrayed by: Bernard Cribbins
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 6 stories (8 episodes), though only one as the main Companion stand-in, “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Background: Wilfred Mott is a pensioner and an amateur astronomer whose love of the stars has rubbed off on his adventurous granddaughter, Donna Noble. Wilf is a veteran, having served in WWII, though without killing anyone, and he is able to relate to the Doctor as a fellow former soldier.
Family/Friends: Wilfred is very close with Donna, even more so than with his own daughter, her mother Sylvia, who is somewhat of a henpecker. Outside of these two, we know little about Wilf’s family. As for his friends, he’s shown to have a circle of fellow pensioners who help him reach out to the Doctor in “The End of Time”.
Personality: Wilf is genial, very friendly, and upbeat. He’s warm and...
- 11/18/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Donna Noble
Portrayed by: Catherine Tate
Doctor(s): Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 11 stories (14 episodes), first “The Runaway Bride” (Dec, 2006) and then from “Partners in Crime” (April, 2008) to “The Stolen Earth”/“Journey’s End” (July, 2008)
Background: While working as a temp at a large security firm in London, Donna meets a coworker to whom she eventually becomes engaged. On her wedding day, as she’s walking down the aisle, she starts glowing, screams, and is teleported into the Tardis, where she meets the Doctor. She discovers her fiancé had been poisoning her coffee as part of a nefarious scheme and, after saving the day with the Doctor, turns down his offer to travel with him, being too afraid of what that life means. Soon, though, she regrets her decision and refocuses her life on finding the Doctor and getting a second chance, hunting out alien plots and schemes, which is what...
Portrayed by: Catherine Tate
Doctor(s): Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 11 stories (14 episodes), first “The Runaway Bride” (Dec, 2006) and then from “Partners in Crime” (April, 2008) to “The Stolen Earth”/“Journey’s End” (July, 2008)
Background: While working as a temp at a large security firm in London, Donna meets a coworker to whom she eventually becomes engaged. On her wedding day, as she’s walking down the aisle, she starts glowing, screams, and is teleported into the Tardis, where she meets the Doctor. She discovers her fiancé had been poisoning her coffee as part of a nefarious scheme and, after saving the day with the Doctor, turns down his offer to travel with him, being too afraid of what that life means. Soon, though, she regrets her decision and refocuses her life on finding the Doctor and getting a second chance, hunting out alien plots and schemes, which is what...
- 11/8/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The mid-season finale has come and gone, and I have to say as much of a proponent of this show as I have been, I have been left disappointed. Ups and downs, but it ended exactly as I said it would- with a proposal. I guess I didn't specify that I guessed there would be a […]
Rizzoli & Isles Review 4.12 "Partners in Crime"...
Rizzoli & Isles Review 4.12 "Partners in Crime"...
- 9/11/2013
- by Jess Asher
- TVovermind.com
I've begun to feel that every crime procedural on TV must eventually do an homage to the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers On a Train.
For Rizzoli & Isles, "Partners in Crime" was that episode.
As a Hitchcock fan, I'm not complaining. But I just wish it hadn't been so obvious. I actually called it when the victims' family members passed one another getting off the elevator. That fact that the detectives were trying to solve two separate murders seemed like a giveaway. That almost never happens on this show.
They've also had quite a canine theme going Rizzoli & Isles Season 4. Being a dog lover, I've found Korsak's knowledge of doggie facts, like the temperament of German Shepherds or that Labradoodles don't have dander, to be just adorable.
But it was the personal aspects of the show that were much more intriguing.
Paddy Doyle's father, the man who wanted Hope gone and...
For Rizzoli & Isles, "Partners in Crime" was that episode.
As a Hitchcock fan, I'm not complaining. But I just wish it hadn't been so obvious. I actually called it when the victims' family members passed one another getting off the elevator. That fact that the detectives were trying to solve two separate murders seemed like a giveaway. That almost never happens on this show.
They've also had quite a canine theme going Rizzoli & Isles Season 4. Being a dog lover, I've found Korsak's knowledge of doggie facts, like the temperament of German Shepherds or that Labradoodles don't have dander, to be just adorable.
But it was the personal aspects of the show that were much more intriguing.
Paddy Doyle's father, the man who wanted Hope gone and...
- 9/11/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Review Rachael Kates 22 Apr 2013 - 06:15
Rachael continues to be caught up in the relationships and action of The CW's Beauty and the Beast...
This review contains spoilers.
1.18 Heart of Darkness
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Vincent and Catherine love story to bring you this bulletin: Evan, you are making terrible decisions. Just a few episodes ago you were someone I respected and enjoyed watching, and now you're acting out of jealousy and presumptuously thinking you have any right to make choices for Catherine even "for her own protection". Way to show, once again, how you are completely unlike Vincent in the way that matters most and has absolutely nothing to do with the beast syndrome. Vincent's idea of protecting Catherine means working with her while Evan's means doing something about her.
The Vincent and Evan conversation is amazing. Again, Evan talks about Catherine like a thing that needs protection,...
Rachael continues to be caught up in the relationships and action of The CW's Beauty and the Beast...
This review contains spoilers.
1.18 Heart of Darkness
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Vincent and Catherine love story to bring you this bulletin: Evan, you are making terrible decisions. Just a few episodes ago you were someone I respected and enjoyed watching, and now you're acting out of jealousy and presumptuously thinking you have any right to make choices for Catherine even "for her own protection". Way to show, once again, how you are completely unlike Vincent in the way that matters most and has absolutely nothing to do with the beast syndrome. Vincent's idea of protecting Catherine means working with her while Evan's means doing something about her.
The Vincent and Evan conversation is amazing. Again, Evan talks about Catherine like a thing that needs protection,...
- 4/22/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
This was one of those episodes of a show that brings together everything you've wanted to see with character development, but truly leaves you at the end with a "Heart of Darkness." I'm just crushed.
It was a bittersweet episode, as all of the goodness I had expressed throughout earlier Beauty and the Beast reviews of characters that left readers truly scratching their heads paid off. But some people can be too valiant once they reach for the gold. Evan Marks, for example.
Before we discuss what was the swan song of Marks, I'm going to touch upon the other parts of the hour, because Evan's story, once started, will deserve being told to completion. So let's start with the reemergence of Tess as Cat's best friend.
As much as I questioned her return to that position in "Partners in Crime," Tess was really all in when trouble came calling.
It was a bittersweet episode, as all of the goodness I had expressed throughout earlier Beauty and the Beast reviews of characters that left readers truly scratching their heads paid off. But some people can be too valiant once they reach for the gold. Evan Marks, for example.
Before we discuss what was the swan song of Marks, I'm going to touch upon the other parts of the hour, because Evan's story, once started, will deserve being told to completion. So let's start with the reemergence of Tess as Cat's best friend.
As much as I questioned her return to that position in "Partners in Crime," Tess was really all in when trouble came calling.
- 4/19/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
This week’s Doctor Who episode is supposed to be a cause for celebration, as it is Mark Gatiss’ return to the Whovian universe. His past episodes have ranked pretty high (at least, they have in my book) as fan favorites, second only to some of Steven Moffat’s finest hours. There’s a reason these two work together often, and there’s a reason these two run Sherlock together. Does this episode hold up to the Gatiss touch, or is it the exception to the rule? It’s time to find out.
The episode starts with nuclear missile drills at the North Pole. Tensions with the Soviets and Nato are high, and Captain Zhukov is making sure his men are ready. However, the drill is interrupted by Professor Grisenko, who stumbles onto the scene listening to his favorite music on his Walkman. (It is 1983, after all.
This week’s Doctor Who episode is supposed to be a cause for celebration, as it is Mark Gatiss’ return to the Whovian universe. His past episodes have ranked pretty high (at least, they have in my book) as fan favorites, second only to some of Steven Moffat’s finest hours. There’s a reason these two work together often, and there’s a reason these two run Sherlock together. Does this episode hold up to the Gatiss touch, or is it the exception to the rule? It’s time to find out.
The episode starts with nuclear missile drills at the North Pole. Tensions with the Soviets and Nato are high, and Captain Zhukov is making sure his men are ready. However, the drill is interrupted by Professor Grisenko, who stumbles onto the scene listening to his favorite music on his Walkman. (It is 1983, after all.
- 4/14/2013
- by Mike Reyes
- Obsessed with Film
Feature Cameron K McEwan 5 Apr 2013 - 07:00
Cameron selects ten tremendous Doctor Who series openers, from Rose to Ribos, and Tomb to Terror...
Over the years, Doctor Who has suffered from what is commonly known as "Sos" or "Season Opener Syndrome". There's been some stinkers like Destiny of the Daleks, Attack of the Cybermen and Arc of Infinity and some mundane instalments such as New Earth, Robot and The Dominators. But there are some genuinely good ones out there too - some damn good ones. So here's ten of the best season openers over the last forty-nine and a bit years of Doctor Who.
10. Partners In Crime (2008)
Despite the levity of the episode, and we're talking about the Adipose here, this Russell T. Davies beauty managed a couple of mean feats. Firstly, he re-introduced us all to the mighty Donna Noble again (The Doctor and Donna's meeting through the windows...
Cameron selects ten tremendous Doctor Who series openers, from Rose to Ribos, and Tomb to Terror...
Over the years, Doctor Who has suffered from what is commonly known as "Sos" or "Season Opener Syndrome". There's been some stinkers like Destiny of the Daleks, Attack of the Cybermen and Arc of Infinity and some mundane instalments such as New Earth, Robot and The Dominators. But there are some genuinely good ones out there too - some damn good ones. So here's ten of the best season openers over the last forty-nine and a bit years of Doctor Who.
10. Partners In Crime (2008)
Despite the levity of the episode, and we're talking about the Adipose here, this Russell T. Davies beauty managed a couple of mean feats. Firstly, he re-introduced us all to the mighty Donna Noble again (The Doctor and Donna's meeting through the windows...
- 4/4/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Rachael Kates 31 Mar 2013 - 09:30
Beauty and the Beast clocks a satisfying amount of Tess time this week. Here's Rachael's review of Partners in Crime...
This review contains spoilers.
1.17 Partners in Crime
We knew this episode would be focus on Tess and oh man, did it deliver. Nina Lisandrello knocked the ball out of the park with her performance. The show had a chance to expand Tess' character, and seized it on almost every possible level.
Two scenes stuck out for me. First was Tess and Vincent talking to each other. It never occurred to me that the two of them would have a face-to-face scene like that, but once it was happening it was so sublime I couldn't look away.
Jay Ryan was so vulnerable and heartbreaking in his exchange with Nina Lisandrello. Everything that comes out of his mouth is so earnest and desperately sincere. Tess never...
Beauty and the Beast clocks a satisfying amount of Tess time this week. Here's Rachael's review of Partners in Crime...
This review contains spoilers.
1.17 Partners in Crime
We knew this episode would be focus on Tess and oh man, did it deliver. Nina Lisandrello knocked the ball out of the park with her performance. The show had a chance to expand Tess' character, and seized it on almost every possible level.
Two scenes stuck out for me. First was Tess and Vincent talking to each other. It never occurred to me that the two of them would have a face-to-face scene like that, but once it was happening it was so sublime I couldn't look away.
Jay Ryan was so vulnerable and heartbreaking in his exchange with Nina Lisandrello. Everything that comes out of his mouth is so earnest and desperately sincere. Tess never...
- 4/1/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Steven Moffat said in numerous interviews in recent weeks that “The Bells of Saint John” was as close as Doctor Who could get to James Bond. I don’t know about all that, but the episode does sport some nifty action sequences, there’s a great deal of running to and fro, and the mechanics of it all work as long as you don’t analyze them too closely, which opens the door to a special kind of hell for those of us who must write about this show.What the episode really smacks of is Russell T Davies. This is the closest thing that’s been done on Moffat’s watch to what Davies was often doing before him. It’s as if Moffat was haunted by the ghost of “Partners in Crime” while he plotted this, which isn’t a bad thing, because this style of action romp/social commentary has been missed.
- 3/31/2013
- by Ross Ruediger <lynchnut@gmail.com>
- Vulture
"Partners in Crime" was a very personal episode that explored the relationships between many of the prime characters, especially Cat and Tess, but also Evan and his feelings for Cat.
I'm left reeling from what happened during the hour and especially from discovering there won't be another new episode until April 18!
"Look, your boyfriend asked me not to ruin your life, and I won't. But only if you turn him in."
We've been volleying for weeks on whether Tess was a true friend to Cat, even after they had severed their partnership ties, and that line said it all. Cat called Tess black and white, but until her life was threatened she was all grey. The only black and white she saw was outside the bubble of her own life. Once you stepped inside her world? It was all grey.
If Joe had been the man in Afghanistan, and he...
I'm left reeling from what happened during the hour and especially from discovering there won't be another new episode until April 18!
"Look, your boyfriend asked me not to ruin your life, and I won't. But only if you turn him in."
We've been volleying for weeks on whether Tess was a true friend to Cat, even after they had severed their partnership ties, and that line said it all. Cat called Tess black and white, but until her life was threatened she was all grey. The only black and white she saw was outside the bubble of her own life. Once you stepped inside her world? It was all grey.
If Joe had been the man in Afghanistan, and he...
- 3/29/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
At the end of the last "Beauty and the Beast" episode, "Insatiable," Tess (Nina Lisandrello) confronts and shoots Vincent (Jay Ryan) -- only to then see Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) rush to Vincent's aid. What could possibly come after an ending like that? Nina Lisandrello shared a few hints about what is to come on the show and with Tess.
Since the last episode ends with Tess shooting Vincent, what comes next?
Nina Lisandrello: The episode literally picks up from where we left off. And you know it's Tess shooting Vincent, and Catherine running in, screaming, "No!" Tess really believes that her partner is there to cover her, and then all of the sudden, it all becomes very clear what is going on, and Tess becomes overwhelmed and takes off.
How much of the secret will Tess find out?
Nina Lisandrello: Tess is going to find out everything. It's...
Since the last episode ends with Tess shooting Vincent, what comes next?
Nina Lisandrello: The episode literally picks up from where we left off. And you know it's Tess shooting Vincent, and Catherine running in, screaming, "No!" Tess really believes that her partner is there to cover her, and then all of the sudden, it all becomes very clear what is going on, and Tess becomes overwhelmed and takes off.
How much of the secret will Tess find out?
Nina Lisandrello: Tess is going to find out everything. It's...
- 3/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Some of the best crime films revolve around two people thrown together in their crusade against the world.
Bonnie had her Clyde, Mickey had his Mallory and now the psychopath of true love is laid before Chris and Tina, the two lovebirds who lead us through the English countryside in Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, recipient of the Best British Film at last night’s Empire Awards, and coincidentally out on DVD and Blu-ray today.
It’s a fantastic film, witty and brutal in equal measure. The chemistry between the film’s two leads (and co-writers) Alice Lowe and Steve Oram goes a long way to endearing us to the couple and engage us to a point where we almost become complicit in their actions.
What better time then to take a look at six of the best partners in crime on the big screen? Click next below to get started.
Bonnie had her Clyde, Mickey had his Mallory and now the psychopath of true love is laid before Chris and Tina, the two lovebirds who lead us through the English countryside in Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, recipient of the Best British Film at last night’s Empire Awards, and coincidentally out on DVD and Blu-ray today.
It’s a fantastic film, witty and brutal in equal measure. The chemistry between the film’s two leads (and co-writers) Alice Lowe and Steve Oram goes a long way to endearing us to the couple and engage us to a point where we almost become complicit in their actions.
What better time then to take a look at six of the best partners in crime on the big screen? Click next below to get started.
- 3/25/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Our TV Fanatic review made it as clear as can be: Beauty and the Beast just keeps getting better and better.
How will this ever-improving CW drama follow up on "Insatiable?" By pitting partner against partner in the aptly-titled "Partners in Crime."
Look for Tess to confront Cat next Thursday, and for the former to admit things to her friend in order to salvage their relationship. Watch the official network teaser now:
Beauty and the Beast Promo: "Partners in Crime"
In the following sneak peek, meanwhile, Gabe will grow suspicious of everyone in the department, specifically the aforementioned duo.
And he won't be satisfied until he gets some answers, as you can see here:
Beauty and the Beast Clip: Cornered Cat...
How will this ever-improving CW drama follow up on "Insatiable?" By pitting partner against partner in the aptly-titled "Partners in Crime."
Look for Tess to confront Cat next Thursday, and for the former to admit things to her friend in order to salvage their relationship. Watch the official network teaser now:
Beauty and the Beast Promo: "Partners in Crime"
In the following sneak peek, meanwhile, Gabe will grow suspicious of everyone in the department, specifically the aforementioned duo.
And he won't be satisfied until he gets some answers, as you can see here:
Beauty and the Beast Clip: Cornered Cat...
- 3/23/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
New Beauty And The Beast episode 17 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, CW dropped the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" episode 17 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Partners In Crime," and it looks very intriguing and intense as Tess wants to unfriend Catherine, Catherine and Vincent may run away together if need be,and more. In the new "Partners In Crime" episode, Catherine will be forced to reveal things that she had been keeping from Tess to save their relationship, and to protect Vincent. Gabe is going to be very suspicious of everyone in the department. Evan will end up ,witnessing Catherine doing something that changes his opinion of her, making him even more determined to track down the beast aka Vincent. Episode 17 is scheduled to hit the airwaves on Thursday night,March 28th at 8pm central time on the CW.
- 3/22/2013
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Every episode of Beauty and the Beast just gets better.
"Insatiable" was no exception, as it upped the stakes even higher. Who thought that was possible? It was on the 15th episode of Beauty and the Beast Season 1. We still have seven more to go. Can you imagine what else is going to happen or be revealed? I really can't - and that makes for great writing. The best reveal would be for a second season pickup.
I really don't like that every murder will immediately be "vigilante" related by the police force. Catherine was right, he may not be an angel, but he only kills when he's protecting someone else. Isn't that the definition of vigilante? At first I thought Gabe was going to listen to her rationally after Joe wanted to get justice at the end of a barrel (nice one, Mr. Police Chief), but then he also...
"Insatiable" was no exception, as it upped the stakes even higher. Who thought that was possible? It was on the 15th episode of Beauty and the Beast Season 1. We still have seven more to go. Can you imagine what else is going to happen or be revealed? I really can't - and that makes for great writing. The best reveal would be for a second season pickup.
I really don't like that every murder will immediately be "vigilante" related by the police force. Catherine was right, he may not be an angel, but he only kills when he's protecting someone else. Isn't that the definition of vigilante? At first I thought Gabe was going to listen to her rationally after Joe wanted to get justice at the end of a barrel (nice one, Mr. Police Chief), but then he also...
- 3/22/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
New Beauty And The Beast episode 17,season 1 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CW. Recently, CW dropped the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" episode 17 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Partners In Crime," and it sounds very interesting as Evan's thirst to track down Vincent becomes even more stronger, Gabe gets more suspicious,and more. In the new,17th episode press release, Catherine is going to be forced to reveal things that she had been keeping from Tess to salvage their relationship, and to protect Vincent. Gabe is going to be suspicious of everyone in the department, while Evan will witness Catherine doing something that changes his opinion of her, making him even more determined to track down the beast. Actor Brian White will also show up in this episode. Rick Rosenthal directed the episode, and it was written by Emily Silver. Episode 17 is scheduled...
- 3/10/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
USA Network has given an eight-episode order to reality series Summer Camp for a premiere this summer. Summer Camp, from Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan’s Fly on the Wall Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV, features 16 adults from all walks of life who go camping at an idyllic lakeside retreat where they take part in over-to-top competitions inspired by classic camp games. At the end of the summer, the remaining competitors face off in the “Campathalon,” an Olympic style event. “This series marries a fun, energizing and nostalgic concept with quirky characters, who will captivate our viewers, as they attempt to reclaim – or perhaps reinvent – their youth,” said Heather Olander, Svp, Alternative Programming for USA. This is the second summer camp-themed series for this summer, joining 10-episode scripted dramedy Camp ordered by USA sibling NBC. Summer Camp is USA’s fourth reality series under the network’s current push into unscripted TV.
- 2/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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