Another Wednesday, and another salvo fired in the war between those who say ‘Midweek’ is one word and those who say ‘Mid Week’ is two words. (Don’t even get us started on the ‘it’s hyphenated’ brigade.) In this week’s round up: Grass, Death, Folk and …
We covered the Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy a bit in last week’s Friday Film news, but it’s worth revisiting briefly this week if only because it seems to be dividng the critics a little. Over in the Independent the adaptation receives just the one …
The Science Museum is once again playing host to an exhibition based on a movie following the success of its Lord of the Rings fan fest. No life size replicas of Sean Bean dead in a boat this time round, but you will get to …
The big movie release this week is the much-anticipated Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy, but it seems that only the Guardian have got round to reviewing it. We’re assuming this is because the film’s got a London-only release for now and goes nationwide next week. …
The last time Londonist saw Ewan McGregor on stage was during his run in Little Malcolm And His Struggle Against The Eunuchs and damn good he was too. He’s due back on the London stage this time in Guys and Dolls, but has set down …
We spent the weekend watching old Quatermass movies on DVD, all giddy with the news that the prof was heading back to our screens (as posted here). Now we hear that the new Doctor Who will bypass American audiences as it’s “too damned English” which …
Getting the remake treatment this week is the fondly remembered Magic Roundabout, recreated in a very European computer generated style, with the added draw of celebrity voices, such as Kylie Minogue, Joanna Lumley, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent and Robbie Williams. This doesn’t save the film …
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