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Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
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Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
Choose a date
Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
Lumley Continues Gurkha Campaign
18 December 2009 12:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actress Joanna Lumley has launched a $16 million (£10 million) campaign to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Gurkha veterans in Nepal.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, whose dad Major James Rutherford Lumley fought alongside the Nepalese soldiers in the British army, has campaigned tirelessly for veteran Gurkhas to be allowed to stay in the U.K.
Her work paid off earlier this year, when British officials agreed by to give 36,000 Gurkha soldiers and their families the right to live in Britain.
But Lumley is back on the campaign trail - she wants veterans living in Nepal to receive cash to improve their quality of life.
She says, "Our debt of honour to the Gurkhas remains. They helped fight our wars and keep our peace. They stood up for us and now is the time to stand up for them. There are 10,000 very elderly veterans in Nepal who need our support right now." »
Telly Ticker: Jeremy Clarkson's crash, Joanna Lumley's mistress, and Strictly's latest stumble
27 November 2009 8:36 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
All the TV news that isn't quite fit to print
Vroom! Screech! Bang! Helloooo, officer. Jeremy Clarkson reveals on tonight's edition of the Jonathan Ross show that he was breathalysed by police after "a small crash" while filming Top Gear last week. He was cleared. Remarkably, he insists that he is a cautious driver. He's presumably not counting that time he did 186mph through a London tunnel, or when he drove a tank through a brick wall for the programme ...
• Dirty hotel sex. Pinot grigio summits. Displacement muffin-baking. The Bristol-based bonkfest Mistresses has it all. Now it's getting Joanna Lumley, too. The star is joining the show to plum things up a notch when the final, third series starts shooting next spring. She's playing Vivienne, the bossy mother of serial disaster zone Katie (Sarah Parish), if you're interested. Obvs, the main question is: will there be hot Gurkha action?
• Oh dear, »
- Tim Lusher
The Forgotten: Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
20 November 2009 3:26 PM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
When critic David Ehrenstein told actor Sir Ian McKellen that there existed a photograph of actor Roddy McDowell (How Green was My Valley, Planet of the Apes) performing oral sex upon himself, the great stage and screen star's response was immediate: "Put it up on the internet!" he boomed, in the voice that breathed life in to Gandalf the Grey.
Alas, or not, the image under discussion still apparently lacks a public forum, and is as elusive as McDowell's sole film as director, Tam Lin a.k.a. The Ballad of Tam-Lin a.k.a. The Devil's Widow, starring Ava Gardner.
1970, of course, was the one year in the history of western civilization when the ability to self-fellate was alone enough to guarantee a directing career, and so it was that McDowell found himself in Scotland, filming Ian McShane (sweary Al Swearingen from TV's Deadwood) running screaming through a swamp on Lsd. »
Terry Loane Casts 'This Beautiful Fantastic'
16 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Ifta nominated Irish director Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is readying his latest project 'This Beautiful Fantastic', a film based on Simon Aboud's novel of the same name. Produced by Constance Media's Kami Naghdi (Boogie Woogie) 'This Beautiful Fantastic' tells the tale of an obsessively tidy children's author who falls in love with an erratic inventor – the story will be told like a classic fairytale and will star Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie, Shakespeare in Love), Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, The Others), MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, City of Ember), Joanna Lumley (Corpse Bride, Ella Enchanted) and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Public Enemies). »
Charlie Brooker | Christmas is the season of awful adverts
15 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
They are smug, stomach-churning and delighted by their own existence
'Yep, it's that time of year again – and the Christmas adverts are already on the telly," remarks a man at the start of this year's B&Q Christmas advert, proving that the grand tradition of moaning about premature Yuletide ads has itself been absorbed by the Matrix and turned into a stick to beat us with. Let's hope this kind of jokey fourth-wall-breaking doesn't become a trend, or before long we'll all be moaning about the number of early Christmas ads that moan about the number of early Christmas ads, and then our moans about their moans will in turn form the basis of the next wave of ads, and so on and so on ad nauseam, until they're producing intricately constructed navel-gazing meta-commercials that are actually more self-aware than we are: fully sentient beings with thoughts and feelings of their own. »
- Charlie Brooker
A Fistful of News
30 October 2009 5:10 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We missed some stories this past week. We’re sorry. But we did not forget them. We never forget. We’re like elephants and people who hold grudges. With that in mind, here are some stories that are a little late but they’re still great. You can enjoy them all after the jump.
The fantastic 1997 sci-fi film “Gattaca” may become a television series in the vein of “CSI”. I don’t know how that works since the police would probably be the genetically-engineered humans while the interesting, true-born humans would be the ones hunted down.
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Chris Appelhan has posted some of the artwork he did for “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. He’s also done work for “Coraline” and “Hotel for Dogs”. It’s all really impressive. Click here to see more of his art.
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British companies Big Talk and Optimum Releasing have signed a picture deal with their »
- Matt Goldberg
Carey Mulligan is ‘Beautiful Fantastic’
29 October 2009 6:47 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
By now, you've probably heard more than a few words uttered on the blogosphere about Carey Mulligan. There's talk that she's likely to be sitting among Oscar nominees in March for her Audrey Hepburn-esque role in Lone Scherfig's An Education and she's racking up projects in development as fast as any other leading lady in Hollywood's hills. She was recently cast in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps alongside Shia LeBouf and Michael Douglas. And now she's prepped and ready for another leading role. According to Screen Daily, Muliigan has been cast in The Beautiful Fantastic, a fairy tale-like drama from director Terry Loane (Mickybo & Me) and screenwriter Simon Aboud. It is a whimsical tale said to be in the vein of Amelie and Finding Neverland, that will also star Tom Wilkinson, Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Joanna Lumley. The story focuses on frustrated children's author Bella Brown, who »
- Neil Miller
Carey Mulligan Will Be The Beautiful Fantastic
29 October 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Bankside Films went shopping. Its list? The 2009 Brit List. Of the 34 scripts selected to make up the UK.s version of the Us Black List, the best in unproduced screenplays, they opted for Simon Aboud.s This Beautiful Fantastic. And the great news for Aboud gets even more beautifully fantastic; according to Screen Daily, the film will star Carey Mulligan, Tom Wilkinson, Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook and Joanna Lumley. It.s about Bella Brown, an author who.s basically a recluse. She.s got no family or friends and spends the majority of her time hibernating in her compulsively tidy flat. It isn.t until she ventures out to the library that she sees what she.s been missing and meets Billy, a far-from-organized inventor who enjoys chaotically whipping through the library aisles. Directorial duties fall to Terry Loane with Kami Naghdi of Constance Media set to co-produce alongside Matt »
An Education’s Carey Mulligan Joins This Beautiful Fantastic, a 2009 Brit List Entry
29 October 2009 2:16 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The actress 'It Girl' this year is definitely Carey Mulligan, who has been drawing raves for her performance in An Education since the film premiered at Sundance. She's already working on Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, and now she's been cast in This Beautiful Fantastic, which will be based on a script that made the Brit List a couple months ago. Screen Daily reports on the film, and lists the tremendous cast with which Mulligan will appear: Tom Wilkinson, Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook and Joanna Lumley. The film will shoot in early 2010 in Scotland and Germany with Terry Loane directing from Simon Aboud's script, said to be "a modern fairy tale in the vein of Amelie and Finding Neverland." The film follows "frustrated children’s author Bella Brown, who only leaves her obsessively ordered flat for work at the library. Chronically shy, she has no friends, no family »
- Russ Fischer
Six Great Doctor Who Moments
9 October 2009 12:49 PM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
As we brace ourselves for the new Doctor Who specials, the return of Sarah Jane Adventures, and Matt Smith's first season, here's a little gasoline to pour on the fan-fire – my take on the six top moments on Doctor Who.
6. Quiet Time
There’s a great moment in the Doctor Who teevee movie, one that we had rarely seen (if ever) in the original series: the Doctor, in this case Doctor Seven, quietly sitting in the Tardis in his comphy chair, reading a book. Of course, drama being what it is he quickly gets, well, killed. Fatally. And then begins a difficult regeneration into Doctor Eight. That wasn’t the worst thing that confronted him: he had to face Eric Roberts as the Master. He, and his series of proposed telemovies, was doomed.
5. The Ears Have It
There’s this great moment in Rose, the first of Doctor Nine »
- Mike Gold
Absolutely Fabulous - Lumley Honoured For Gurkha Campaign
7 October 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actress Joanna Lumley broke down in tears at a British awards ceremony on Monday evening when she was honoured by the Gurkha veteran who saved her father's life.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, whose dad Major James Rutherford Lumley fought alongside the Nepalese soldiers in the British army, has fought a long campaign for the Gurkhas who served to be allowed to stay in the U.K.
The Indian-born actress' battle led to a vote in the House of Commons in April, which saw members of Parliament overrule the government and back plans to give 36,000 Gurkha soldiers and their families the right to live in Britain.
Lumley was handed the Most Inspiring Public Figure honour at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards for her work on the campaign - and was stunned when Tul Bahadur Pun, who saved her father's life in World War Two 65 years ago, stepped up to congratulate her.
Accepting the award, she told the audience, "This is overwhelming. Thank you so very, very much. Thank you with all my heart. This is something I will treasure forever and I hold it on behalf of the Gurkha Justice Team and Gurkhas everywhere. Bless you all." »
Prince Charles launches rainforest Sos
1 October 2009 4:01 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Britain's Prince Charles has joined forces with a range of celebrities to launch a 'Save The Rainforests' texting campaign. The'sos' global effort - supported by singer Sting, actress Joanna Lumley and presenter Stephen Fry - asks members of the public to text their name and a short message in support of an international deal to protect rainforests. The text petition will then be passed on to world leaders at the Un Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. The campaign will be supported by some of the world's biggest corporations, including Google, Facebook, Virgin, Sky and Tesco, and is expected to see millions of people taking part. Charles - who wants to set up a new funding mechanism so rich »
Lumley Loathes Litter
1 September 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actress Joanna Lumley is so determined to rid the U.K. of litter she has been cleaning highway service stations to promote tidiness.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, 63, hates seeing trash strewn about the country and admits she always makes an effort to pick up rubbish wherever she goes.
And her latest endeavour has been to clean the toilets in gas stations because they get so filthy.
She says, "I pick up the hankies, I tidy the bins, I clean the tops, because people live like animals. It's utter laziness, lack of interest in other people, lack of interest in the planet and in the hedgehog who might eat the plastic bag." »
Lumley Shunned U.S. Over Looks
1 September 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran British actress Joanna Lumley deliberately avoided breaking into Hollywood movies - because she didn't think she was beautiful enough.
The star is famed for her acting roles on legendary British TV shows including 60s spy classic The Avengers and comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
But despite her former modelling career and a role as a Bond girl in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Lumley has never tried to break into mainstream blockbusters.
She insists she lacks the ambition to boost her career and hasn't got the good looks to compete against other British beauties such as Kate Beckinsale and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Lumley says, "I've never been interested enough to have a career trajectory. I've never had any ambition, or thought of what I should be doing or had any idea of what I'd like to do. Never. And still don't.
"But if I had been a raging beauty I would have gone to America I imagine, and made a career out there. Because you can't do that over here (in the U.K.); this country slightly despises beauty, and so all our lovely, lovely ones go and make a hit of it over there. The Catherine Zeta-Joneses and the Kate Beckinsales... I always saw myself as a character actress, which anyone in their right minds would rather be than a beauty actress. Beautiful is boring." »
Joanna Lumley: 'I'm not much of a god'
1 September 2009 4:55 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Joanna Lumley has claimed that she does not have the "good snappy nature" to be a god. The actress was recently declared a goddess by the people of Nepal for her work at the head of the Gurkha Justice Campaign in support of Nepalese soldiers who fought for Britain. Lumley told The Guardian: "It's beyond comprehension actually, you know? In Nepal they believe that if the gods can't handle something, a problem, they pick somebody out and send them to earth to solve the problem, and the person who solves the problem is called (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
"Boogie Woogie" has an all-star cast and a lesbian character
18 August 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
AfterEllen.com reader Aisleigh literally brought my family closer today with a tip about the upcoming release of the film Boogie Woogie. Of course, originally my excitement was raised because I thought the movie gods were giving us another break-dance battle flick, but it turns out the movie isn’t about dancing at all. I was ready to go back to doing my hair when, as luck would have it, I glanced down towards the cast.
Oh my stars, Alan Cumming and Joanna Lumley in the same movie.
So, since I’m all about giving you background information and a sneak peak into the wonderful world of Hornito, I’ll have you know that I was basically raised on Absolutely Fabulous — well, that, break-dance movies, Bollywood and My Life As a Dog. (Weird combo I know, but if you met me it would probably explain a lot of things.)
My »
- Stubbs
Lumley 'Overwhelmed' By Nepal Trip
9 August 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran British actress Joanna Lumley was left "overwhelmed" by her recent visit to Nepal.
The Absolutely Fabulous star landed in the country last month as part of a six-day tour, three months after she helped win veteran Gurkha soldiers the legal right to remain in Britain.
Lumley was branded a "goddess" by locals and was treated like royalty during her stay, receiving praise from the country's President Ram Baran Yadav.
She says, "I just can't explain how much it meant to me. The trip was immense and overwhelming and the whole thing was so humbling... I thought there would be a few to meet us in Nepal. I was absolutely aghast and overwhelmed by the number of people there."
And the star, whose father was an officer in the 6th Gurkha Rifles, insists the pilgrimage was made even more enjoyable because the residents acknowledged her for the landmark campaigning victory instead of her acting achievements.
She adds, "They saw me as the person from the campaign and the daughter of a Regiment. It's always rather lovely when people see you in a different light, not as old (Abolustely Fabulous character) Patsy... I want everyone to know how beautiful Nepal is. I'd love to go back... but next time to do more looking rather than being looked at." »
Rowling 'Potter' chair sold for £19,555
29 July 2009 8:26 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The chair used by J.K. Rowling when she wrote the first two Harry Potter novels has sold for £19,555 in an eBay auction. Originally donated to a charity sale hosted by Joanna Lumley in 2002, the piece is signed and decorated by Rowling. The message painted on its side reads: "While sitting on this chair I wrote Harry Potter." Rowling also contributed a signed note which said: "I was given four mismatched dining room chairs (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
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