The 2018 Golden Globe Nominees were announced today. There were no outright surprises, but quite a bit of what feels like randomness in their selections. Let’s have a recap:   BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA These are all solid, safe choices, but by no means are these all the best of the year. The Florida […]

The Television Academy has awarded the 69th Emmy Awards, for the 2016 – 2017 television season. Here’s a refresher of the nominees before delving into the list of winners below. Full winners list: Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series John Lithgow as Winston Churchill The Crown Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Kate […]

Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D by John Landis Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller by Jerry Kramer Out of Competition by Joanna Orland Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D has made its world premiere at the 74th Venice Film Festival. Using the original 35mm film negative, the film was neither reedited nor recut – original Thriller director John Landis […]

Thrones! The Musical Assembly George Square Studios (Venue 17) Time 16.55 (1 hour 15 minutes) Aug 19-28 Suitability: 14+ (Restriction) by Bernie C Byrnes Some very inventive use of a minimal set, budget costumes and enough energy to run the national grid ensures that Thrones! The Musical is a Fringe show like Fringe shows should […]

The 69th Emmy Awards nominations have been announced! With Game of Thrones being ineligible this year due to its July premiere date, the way has been paved for a whole new batch of contending dramas! Drama Series This is a strong category, with many of these new dramas causing huge sensations after debuting this year. […]

Created by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein Starring Leila Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Peter Stormare and Albin Grenholm On UK DVD, Blu-ray and EST from May 8th 2017 Available at HMV, Zavvi by Gemsy I first became aware that the new crime thriller TV series by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, the writers of The Bridge, wasn’t […]

Actor Tom Bennett discusses new play Raising Martha, working with Christopher Guest, and his breakout role in Love & Friendship by Joanna Orland Tom Bennett is a hardworking British actor known for projects including E4 television series PhoneShop, Christopher Guest projects Family Tree and Mascots, Ricky Gervais’ Life on the Road and notably his breakout […]

by Joanna Orland This year’s television was kind of a big deal. As the Golden Globe awards nominations have reinforced, the quality of television in 2016 has surpassed that of film, with the nominees in the television category being much stiffer competition of the highest calibre. As there is so much good television to choose […]

The 74th Golden Globe awards nominations were announced this morning. Sunday January 8th is the awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, where the winners of the following nominees will be announced: Film Overall, there is not much to be excited about here. Bar a few choices, the film selection is weaker than previous years. Best Picture, […]

The Free Association presents an all star improv comedy charity weekender, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.  The acts include the first live outing of Channel 5 show Borderline. The weekender, hosted by London’s leading improv theatre and school The Free Association, will be held November 26th-27th at The Free Association Theatre in Haggerston. […]