movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Sep 28
Crystal Moselle’s coming-of-age drama Skate Kitchen and Kate Novack’s documentary The Gospel According to André hit the screens…
Billie Piper
City of Tiny Lights movie review: mushy modern noir
Doesn’t hit all the noir tropes so much as it wrings all the gloomy joy from them, and the mystery is underwhelming and unmysterious, but still: Riz Ahmed.
question of the day: Why does British TV (and film) seem so much more comfortable depicting interracial couples than American TV?
I’ve seen far more mixed-race couples with their mixed-race children in London than I ever saw in New York, and that is absolutely reflected on British TV…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Father’s Day”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Aliens of London”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Unquiet Dead”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
John Simm to return for David Tennant’s ‘Doctor Who’ finale
Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod: David Tennant’s final Doctor Who episode will be something of a reunion. Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) and Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) are being lined up to appear. According to The Sun, the trio will join forces to take on the Doctor’s arch-enemy The Master, once again played by … more…
Matt Smith and Billie Piper… ahem, together
Oh dear, the fodder for all the little fanboys and fangirls. In the first season of Billie Piper’s series Secret Diary of a Call Girl — just out on DVD in Region 1 and reviewed here — there’s a special guest in one of the episodes: Matt Smith, Doctor Who’s 11th Doctor. This is long … more…
Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season One (review)
I imagine Piper headed straight from *Doctor Who* to a series like this to wash away that nice-girl taint before she got typecast so early in her career. And whoo, there’s no beating around the bush here. (Oo, did I just say that?)
DVDs and screeners received: ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl,’ ‘Captains and the Kings,’ more
Another new feature I thought you might like. I receive more DVDs in the mail than I can possibly ever review, but this way I can at least let know about some new things that are out there that you might be interested in. This are all Region 1, though I’ll note if they’re available … more…
