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The Doctor Who Companions Are Leaving; Tarzan’s Cheetah Passes Away

by Bruce Simmons on December 28, 2011

in Entertainment

First up is some TV news….

Over the last few months, there’s been speculative news that Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who. But a few weeks after the initial report, there’s been a flurry of press bits being pumped out denying that he is leaving.

He is contractually obligated to fourteen more episodes of Doctor Who.

But while everyone is wondering about Matt Smith, we now learn that the Doctor’s companion actors, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are leaving the Doctor Who production.

They will be back for the next upcoming season, but they’re headed out the door and the next season will be both actors’ final season.

{What is it with the turnover on this series?}

Steven Moffat teased that the end for their characters will be a heart breaking end.

So be it.

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News Bites: Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Munsters, Kevin Smith…

by Bruce Simmons on November 29, 2011

This chunk of news bites include TV news about the Doctor Who Christmas Special, a reboot of a classic, The Munsters; and an incidental piece about Kevin Smith’s Red State.

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First up…

Doctor Who Christmas Special Preview

For the Doctor Who fan, if you were wondering about the Christmas special coming up, we have a little bit of news for you…

The Doctor Who special is called “The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe” and will air on Christmas Day at 9 p.m. on BBC America.

It takes place in World War II here on Earth and it follows one Madge Arwell and her two kids. During the war they are evacuated to an old house located in Dorset. The curious bit abou tthis old house is its caretaker… a mysterious young man who wears a bow tie. With this strange young man is a big blue parcel is waiting for them under the tree. They are about to enter a magical new world and learn that the Time Lord (Matt Smith) never forgets his debts.”

But wait, that’s not all of it. BBC America isn’t just having a sole Doctor Who Christmas special.

Beginning on December 23rd, BBC America will start their Doctor Who telecasts by showing past Christmas specials. On Christmas Eve, they’ll air the special, Doctor Who: Best of The Christmas Specials.

Doctor Who: Best of The Christmas Specials will be an inside look at past specials, with fans of all kinds chiming in and discussing their favorite moments.

It should be pretty cool!

New DVD and Blu-ray Releases this Week: Conan, Super 8, Doctor Who

by Bruce Simmons on November 21, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

This week, there are more than 125 new DVD & Blu-ray releases coming out this Tuesday, November 22, 2011. With Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Tyler Perry, Jason Momoa, Matt Smith and others leading the fray of new DVD’s.

Check out my list of New Releases below and check out my search window link if you’re looking for product details!:

New Movies on DVD:

Super 8 Starring Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney and Ryan Lee

A Madea Christmas: The Play Starring Tyler Perry and Tony Grant

Conan the Barbarian Starring Jason Momoa and Ron Perlman

Sarah’s Key Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Niels Arestrup, Melusine Mayance

Love Begins Starring Abigail Mavity and Nancy Mckeon

Movies New to Blu-ray:

Three Amigos [Blu-ray] Starring Martin Short, Steve Martin

Everyone Is All Agog About Yates Directing A ‘Doctor Who’ Movie

by Bruce Simmons on November 15, 2011

in Entertainment, movies

When I first saw this note about David Yates wanting to direct a Doctor Who movie, I saw it long before anyone else was spun up about it, more than 24 hours prior to writing this. Now, at the time that I put this together, there are 16 pages of Doctor Who results as everyone pings off of everyone else about this news.

But the news seemed hopeful at best and with the project slated to being a few years off, I said “meh” to myself. I’ll wait and see how that really develops.

But then one site got ahold of it, a few others saw them, then others and so forth and so on. This piece now has a life of its own. So be it.

The movie news for the TV show Doctor Who said that David Yates, who had directed the last four Harry Potter movies, and TV shows like State of Play & The Bill, has been tapped by BBC to help develop a Doctor Who movie with Jane Tranter, the boss of the Los Angeles office of BBC Worldwide Productions.

And right now, they’re looking for/at writers.

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New DVD & Blu-Ray Releases This Week: Deathly Hallows, Doctor Who

by Bruce Simmons on November 7, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

This week, there are just over 120 new DVD and Blu-ray releases coming out this week on Tuesday, November 8th. The pickings seem spare to say the least. But if you’re a Barbie or series six of Doctor Who fan, then you are in serious luck.

Oh yea… there is one other release that is not coming out on Tuesday, but later in the week, on the 11th: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.

This week, alongside Daniel Radcliffe, other actors that are coming out on the new DVD releases include Ryan Reynolds, Jason Statham, Zack Gilford, & Matt Smith.

We’re also getting some Dennis Hopper, Marlon Brando and Michael Jai White on some new Blu-ray titles.

Movies New on DVD

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson (2011)

Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Starring Edi Gathegi and Taylor Schilling

The Change-Up Starring Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde

Destroy All Monsters starring Godzilla!

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure Starring John Cleese, Tom Arnold, Robert Picardo

13, Starring Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, 50 Cent

The River Why Starring Zach Gilford, Amber Heard, William Hurt

Movies First Time On Blu-ray

Blue Velvet Starring Dennis Hopper and Kyle MacLachlan

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Starring Michael Jai White, Darren Shahlavi

One Eyed Jacks Starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden

Little Big Man Starring Martin Balsam, Richard Mulligan

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) Starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris

The Cannonball Run Starring Roger Moore, Dom Deluise, Burt Reynolds and Dean Martin

Dragon Ball Z – Level 1.1

The Fisher King Starring Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams

To Die For Starring Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon

Absence of Malice [Blu-ray] Starring Paul Newman, Sally Field

TV News: ‘Doctor Who’ Is Losing Matt Smith

by Bruce Simmons on October 26, 2011

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It seems that the newest Doctor, as in Doctor Who, is looking to different pastures come the post 2012/2013 season. Or, in plain, non-tricky English, Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who. Or so the speculation goes.

The article is based on a VH-1 interview where, in the interview, Smith is quoted to saying:

“I’ve got another year of Doctor Who,” he said, “but then I’m certainly going to come and give it a shot, come and hang out in LA.”

They hang other conjecture on a slip up in another interview where he said

“When I finish [Doctor Who], I’ll be…” he paused at this point, seemingly realizing that he was about to give something away, “Well, I don’t know how old I’ll be, but by the end of next year I’ll be 29 so…”

If true, Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who will be such a traumatic swing of casting.

New Movies on DVD at AMAZON

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New DVD Releases for Oct 11, 2011; ‘Green Lantern’, ‘Bones’ ‘Dr. Who’

by Bruce Simmons on October 10, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

This week the list of new DVD and Blu-ray releases include just over 80 new titles.

This week we have the theatrical release on DVD of the theatrically challenged Ryan Reynolds starring movie, Green Lantern. We also have some David Boreanaz, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Anniston, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, & some Kevin James comedy.

We also have some new DVD releases of Doctor Who coming out this week with Tom Baker and Davis Tennant!

Here’s my lists this week…

Movies on DVD & BD

Beautiful Boy Starring Maria Bello, Michael Sheen, Kyle Gallner and Alan Tudyk

Call Me Mrs. Miracle Starring Jewel Staite and Lauren Holly

Christmas Lodge Starring Victoria Banks

Green Lantern Starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively

Horrible Bosses Starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston

The Tree of Life Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn

The Trip Starring Steve Coogan

Zookeeper Starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Adam Sandler

New Titles on Blu-ray

Scrooge [Blu-ray] Starring Kenneth More and Albert Finney (1970)

The Bad Seed [Blu-ray] Starring Henry Jones (1956)

The Family Man [Blu-ray] Starring Nicolas Cage (2000)

Last Exit to Brooklyn [Blu-ray] Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh (1989)

Indian Summer [Blu-ray] Starring Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Bill Paxton (1993)

‘Doctor Who’: River Song’s Timeline, In Order

by Bruce Simmons on October 3, 2011

Over the last few seasons of Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith, we had the opportunity to encounter the enigmatic and spoiler free Dr. River Song (Alex Kingston).

When we first met her in Doctor Who, The Doctor encountered her in the nick of time. He had lost or broke his sonic screwdriver, but there she was, with his sonic screwdriver.

It was confounding and mysterious, all at once.

And then through the last couple of seasons, each encounter with River Song, new clues were dabbled out to the viewers. And through the episodes, we were treated to various aspects of her life, in a fragmented sort of time line.

‘Doctor Who’ Season 6 Finale… A Recap of The Lie That Was

by Bruce Simmons on October 2, 2011

And another episode of Doctor Who, the season finale, starts out with their trademark collective of obscure pieces of story pulled together to start the episode off. (It’s very late, I’m very tired. I hope this makes sense.)

It will all be explained… and if you can survive the confusion that is Doctor Who, it all starts to make sense by about the half-way point,usually. Except in this case, for me, it only started to make sense in the last 10 minutes. And I had a full explanation of of everything in the last 4 minutes.

With that said, spoilers of a sort are coming: