Doctor Who thing: attend a free masterclass in makeup and FX in Cardiff on March 29th
You can request up to four tickets in a random drawing…
BAFTA
QOTD: Does a film winning awards make you more (or less) likely to want to see it?
With Argo and Skyfall both out on DVD timed to coincide with their Oscars and BAFTAs buzz, the studios clearly hope awards influence home viewers…
Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch yakking at TV BAFTAs (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Russell Davies and Julie Gardner talk about rebooting the show
It’s really lovely to see all the affection they and host Caitlin Moran have for the show and the characters, and to hear them talk about it in a funny, intelligent way…
‘The Shadow Line’ with Christopher Eccleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor debuts tomorrow night on BBC Two
Eccleston and Ejiofor in the same TV thing? I would have been so there even if I hadn’t already had a chance to preview the first episode of this seven-part drama…
Christopher Eccleston at BAFTA on April 12
Get your tix now for a London preview screening of The Shadow Line and the Q&A with Eccleston afterward…
question of the day: Why isn’t Hailee Steinfeld a leading actress?
Have you seen True Grit? Have you noticed how it’s pretty much all about a 14-year-old girl? Have you noticed that not only is Hailee Steinfeld’s character the one who drives the story, but she also has at least as much screen time as Jeff Bridges, perhaps even more? So how the heck is she only a “supporting” actress?
dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links
Plus: Kelsey Grammer’s marriage ruined by Fox News; Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; why so few women writers at Wikipedia and major magazines?; more…
