Norman hosted the BBC’s Film… show for 26 years.
Film critic and TV presenter Barry Norman has died aged 83, according to his family.
He died in his sleep on Friday night (June 30). His daughters Samantha and Emma said in a statement: “He had a great life, a wonderful marriage, and an enviable career.”
“He leaves behind a family who adore him and a great roster of friends who love him too. We will miss him more than we can say.”
Norman presented the BBC’s Film… show from 1972 to 1998. He was the programme’s longest running host.
Son of director Leslie Norman, Barry Norman started out as a journalist, working for The Daily Mail, The Observer and The Guardian.
He became the host of the BBC’s Film… show in 1972, presenting it for 26 years (he briefly left to present Omnibus in 1982 but returned the following year).
Norman quit the programme for good in 1998, defecting to Sky. His...
Film critic and TV presenter Barry Norman has died aged 83, according to his family.
He died in his sleep on Friday night (June 30). His daughters Samantha and Emma said in a statement: “He had a great life, a wonderful marriage, and an enviable career.”
“He leaves behind a family who adore him and a great roster of friends who love him too. We will miss him more than we can say.”
Norman presented the BBC’s Film… show from 1972 to 1998. He was the programme’s longest running host.
Son of director Leslie Norman, Barry Norman started out as a journalist, working for The Daily Mail, The Observer and The Guardian.
He became the host of the BBC’s Film… show in 1972, presenting it for 26 years (he briefly left to present Omnibus in 1982 but returned the following year).
Norman quit the programme for good in 1998, defecting to Sky. His...
- 7/1/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Keith Duffy's 7.5m inward dive with tuck: Score - (8-8.5-8) 24.5
Jo: "He looks amazing up on that board, I was quite sad when you went in the water actually. Absolutely fantastic."
Andy: "Your ability has grown significantly since we first saw you. Great job."
Anna Williamson's 10m T-start forward pike fall: Score - (8-8.5-7.5) 24
Leon: "Very impressive, [but] not for the faint hearted."
Andy: "You're an inspiration to girls out there. Girl power rules!"
Paul Ross's 5m forward dive with tuck: Score - (7-8-6.5) 21
Jo: "For effort, comedy and swimming trunks, it's an 8."
Andy: "You got on that board and you gave it 100%."
Martin Offiah's 5m forward pike fall: Score - (6-6.5-5.5) 18
Jo: "Just because you're a rugby player, why can't you be scared of heights?"
Leon: "Pretty reasonably executed, but just a little bit boring."
Toyah Willcox's 5m inward dive with...
Jo: "He looks amazing up on that board, I was quite sad when you went in the water actually. Absolutely fantastic."
Andy: "Your ability has grown significantly since we first saw you. Great job."
Anna Williamson's 10m T-start forward pike fall: Score - (8-8.5-7.5) 24
Leon: "Very impressive, [but] not for the faint hearted."
Andy: "You're an inspiration to girls out there. Girl power rules!"
Paul Ross's 5m forward dive with tuck: Score - (7-8-6.5) 21
Jo: "For effort, comedy and swimming trunks, it's an 8."
Andy: "You got on that board and you gave it 100%."
Martin Offiah's 5m forward pike fall: Score - (6-6.5-5.5) 18
Jo: "Just because you're a rugby player, why can't you be scared of heights?"
Leon: "Pretty reasonably executed, but just a little bit boring."
Toyah Willcox's 5m inward dive with...
- 1/11/2014
- Digital Spy
Anna Williamson and Keith Duffy have made it through to the semi-finals of Tom Daley's diving competition Splash!
Duffy topped the leaderboard when the judges' scores and viewers' votes were combined, meaning that he progressed to the next round immediately.
Digital Spy's showbiz columnist Williamson also made it through after taking on Toyah Willcox in the splash-off.
Martin Offiah and Paul Ross - who achieved the lowest scores - were eliminated from the competition along with Willcox.
Duffy and Williamson now join last week's successful competitors Perri Kiely and Michaela Strachan in the next round of the show.
"Well, the dive was average but I think the budgie smugglers got me through," joked Duffy of his win.
Williamson, who dived from the 10m platform during the heat, said: "I've got a few little tricks up my sleeve, I just wanted to get the heights under my belt. I'll make...
Duffy topped the leaderboard when the judges' scores and viewers' votes were combined, meaning that he progressed to the next round immediately.
Digital Spy's showbiz columnist Williamson also made it through after taking on Toyah Willcox in the splash-off.
Martin Offiah and Paul Ross - who achieved the lowest scores - were eliminated from the competition along with Willcox.
Duffy and Williamson now join last week's successful competitors Perri Kiely and Michaela Strachan in the next round of the show.
"Well, the dive was average but I think the budgie smugglers got me through," joked Duffy of his win.
Williamson, who dived from the 10m platform during the heat, said: "I've got a few little tricks up my sleeve, I just wanted to get the heights under my belt. I'll make...
- 1/11/2014
- Digital Spy
The celebrities taking part in the third heat of Splash! have been announced.
They will follow singer and actress Toyah Wilcox, Rugby League player Martin Offiah, comedian Paul Ross, Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Digital Spy's very own Anna Williamson, who are diving this Saturday in the second heat (January 11).
MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt and glamour model Danielle Lloyd are two of the stars taking part.
Musician Paul Young, The Only Way Is Essex's Dan Osbourne and comedian Patrick Monahan complete the lineup for the third show.
Two celebrities from each heat will advance to the semi-finals, joining TV presenter Michaela Strachan and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely, who competed in the first heat.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV this Saturday (January 11) at 7pm.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
They will follow singer and actress Toyah Wilcox, Rugby League player Martin Offiah, comedian Paul Ross, Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Digital Spy's very own Anna Williamson, who are diving this Saturday in the second heat (January 11).
MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt and glamour model Danielle Lloyd are two of the stars taking part.
Musician Paul Young, The Only Way Is Essex's Dan Osbourne and comedian Patrick Monahan complete the lineup for the third show.
Two celebrities from each heat will advance to the semi-finals, joining TV presenter Michaela Strachan and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely, who competed in the first heat.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV this Saturday (January 11) at 7pm.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 1/8/2014
- Digital Spy
The summer Olympics may be long over with, but Tom Daley is still sporting a tiny Speedo! The 19-year-old was helping out contestants on the U.K.'s hit show Splash Monday evening. Daley assisted the divers in perfecting their form for the best dive possible. Throughout the program, Daley was seen showing how to improve one's dive and how to hold the best poses. The show's contestants include Boyzone's Keith Duffy, British television presenter Anna Williamson, singer and actress Toyah Wilcox, radio presenter Paul Ross and rugby star Martin Offiah. And it seems that the young diving pro is rather excited about his involvement with the hit program. "Episode 1...
- 1/8/2014
- E! Online
Splash! returned this weekend, and it was just as awesomely carefree and camp as we remembered, but one Splash! staple missing from the launch episode was hot male celebrity abs (sorry Ricky Groves). Yes, Tom Daley is as gorgeous as ever, but we like a bit of variety, you know.
Thankfully, it seems that issue will be resolved in this week's heat, as popstar, soapstar and general charmer Keith Duffy is in possession of a nice bod, and as these first-look pictures show, he isn't afraid to flaunt it.
Keith apparently had no problem slipping into a Speedo during training, a move that has to be admired from a man turning 40 this year.
Here he is taking a big leap in his budgie smugglers, as mentor Tom keeps a watchful eye.
So, what's the verdict, Tom?
We can't help but agree.
Keith will compete against Digital Spy columnist Anna Williamson,...
Thankfully, it seems that issue will be resolved in this week's heat, as popstar, soapstar and general charmer Keith Duffy is in possession of a nice bod, and as these first-look pictures show, he isn't afraid to flaunt it.
Keith apparently had no problem slipping into a Speedo during training, a move that has to be admired from a man turning 40 this year.
Here he is taking a big leap in his budgie smugglers, as mentor Tom keeps a watchful eye.
So, what's the verdict, Tom?
We can't help but agree.
Keith will compete against Digital Spy columnist Anna Williamson,...
- 1/7/2014
- Digital Spy
Tom Daley's Splash! continues this weekend, with five more stars competing for a place in the semi-final.
TV presenter Michaela Strachan, and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely progressed in Saturday's first heat, but who are the celebrities taking the plunge in heat two?
The second show of the series will feature singer and actress Toyah Wilcox, Rugby League player Martin Offiah, comedian Paul Ross, Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Digital Spy's very own Anna Williamson.
Kiely was the first contestant to make it through to the semi-final, finishing top of heat one when the judges' scores and viewers' votes were combined.
Strachan then went through after beating Gemma Collins in the splash-off. Former EastEnders actor Ricky Groves and Hollyoaks cast member Gemma Merna received the lowest combined scores in the first heat.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV next Saturday (January 11) at 7pm.
TV presenter Michaela Strachan, and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely progressed in Saturday's first heat, but who are the celebrities taking the plunge in heat two?
The second show of the series will feature singer and actress Toyah Wilcox, Rugby League player Martin Offiah, comedian Paul Ross, Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Digital Spy's very own Anna Williamson.
Kiely was the first contestant to make it through to the semi-final, finishing top of heat one when the judges' scores and viewers' votes were combined.
Strachan then went through after beating Gemma Collins in the splash-off. Former EastEnders actor Ricky Groves and Hollyoaks cast member Gemma Merna received the lowest combined scores in the first heat.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV next Saturday (January 11) at 7pm.
- 1/7/2014
- Digital Spy
Michaela Strachan's 5m inward dive with tuck: Score - (7-7.5-6.5) 21
Jo: "I thought you were like a lively little leprechaun leaping into a lake of loveliness."
Andy: "Really strong take-off, but unfortunately you came out of that tuck position just that little bit too early."
Ricky Groves's 5m forward dive with tuck: Score - (7-7.5-6.5) 21
Andy: "Your performance was great. I thought you'd blown it, but you controlled it brilliantly."
Leon: "You played safe. However, pretty good."
Gemma Merna's 3m forward pike: Score - (6-6.5-5.5) 18
Jo: "I thought that was really brave. It was really graceful."
Leon: "You've got all the attributes of a great diver."
Perri Kiely's 10m Falling Back Somersault: Score - (8.5-9-7.5) 25
Andy: "That entry, it was sick."
Leon: "You're living up to expectations. Daredevil Stuff."
Gemma Collins's 3m Forward Pike Fall: Score - (6-7-5.5) 18.5
Leon: "You've been...
Jo: "I thought you were like a lively little leprechaun leaping into a lake of loveliness."
Andy: "Really strong take-off, but unfortunately you came out of that tuck position just that little bit too early."
Ricky Groves's 5m forward dive with tuck: Score - (7-7.5-6.5) 21
Andy: "Your performance was great. I thought you'd blown it, but you controlled it brilliantly."
Leon: "You played safe. However, pretty good."
Gemma Merna's 3m forward pike: Score - (6-6.5-5.5) 18
Jo: "I thought that was really brave. It was really graceful."
Leon: "You've got all the attributes of a great diver."
Perri Kiely's 10m Falling Back Somersault: Score - (8.5-9-7.5) 25
Andy: "That entry, it was sick."
Leon: "You're living up to expectations. Daredevil Stuff."
Gemma Collins's 3m Forward Pike Fall: Score - (6-7-5.5) 18.5
Leon: "You've been...
- 1/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Diversity star Perri Kiely is the bookmakers' favourite to triumph in the second series of Splash!.
The dancer has odds of evens with some bookies, who are confident the Britain's Got Talent contestant will be victorious in the pool.
Tom Daley's Splash!: Stars in training for new series - pictures
Other celebs tipped to impress the judges with their diving talents include Digital Spy's Anna Williamson (7/1), Austin Healy (7/1) and Saturdays singer Una Foden (8/1).
Punters fancying a big win can back longshots Jenny Eclair (50/1), Ricky Groves (50/1), Towie's Gemma Collins (20/1) and Paul Ross (50/1).
Former Olympic skier Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards won the first series of Splash! in 2013.
The show will be hosted by Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay again, and will feature the same judges from series one - comic Jo Brand, diving coach Andy Banks and diver Leon Taylor.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
The dancer has odds of evens with some bookies, who are confident the Britain's Got Talent contestant will be victorious in the pool.
Tom Daley's Splash!: Stars in training for new series - pictures
Other celebs tipped to impress the judges with their diving talents include Digital Spy's Anna Williamson (7/1), Austin Healy (7/1) and Saturdays singer Una Foden (8/1).
Punters fancying a big win can back longshots Jenny Eclair (50/1), Ricky Groves (50/1), Towie's Gemma Collins (20/1) and Paul Ross (50/1).
Former Olympic skier Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards won the first series of Splash! in 2013.
The show will be hosted by Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay again, and will feature the same judges from series one - comic Jo Brand, diving coach Andy Banks and diver Leon Taylor.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
- 1/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Una Foden has confirmed that she is taking part in the upcoming second series of ITV's Splash!.
The 32-year-old Saturdays star made the announcement by uploading a photo of herself and the show's coach Tom Daley to Instagram earlier today (December 20).
"I can now announce that I am in fact taking part in next years @splashitv #excited," she wrote as the caption for the picture, which appears to have been taken during a training session for the diving show.
Foden joins former rugby league player Martin Offiah in the show's lineup, after he was officially confirmed as a replacement for injured TV presenter Rav Wilding.
Other celebrities rumoured to be taking part in the contest include Digital Spy showbiz columnist Anna Williamson, TV presenter Paul Ross, soap star Gemma Merna and Towie's Gemma Collins.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
Splash! series 2 - The...
The 32-year-old Saturdays star made the announcement by uploading a photo of herself and the show's coach Tom Daley to Instagram earlier today (December 20).
"I can now announce that I am in fact taking part in next years @splashitv #excited," she wrote as the caption for the picture, which appears to have been taken during a training session for the diving show.
Foden joins former rugby league player Martin Offiah in the show's lineup, after he was officially confirmed as a replacement for injured TV presenter Rav Wilding.
Other celebrities rumoured to be taking part in the contest include Digital Spy showbiz columnist Anna Williamson, TV presenter Paul Ross, soap star Gemma Merna and Towie's Gemma Collins.
Tom Daley's Splash! returns to ITV on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
Splash! series 2 - The...
- 12/20/2013
- Digital Spy
Rav Wilding has confirmed that he has been forced to quit Splash!.
The 36-year-old TV presenter had been training to take part in the upcoming second series of the ITV contest, but will no longer take part due to injury.
Former Rugby League player Martin Offiah will now take his place.
Wilding said: "I was genuinely loving the opportunity to learn an Olympic event that I had admired since I was a little kid, so I'm bitterly disappointed to get injured in this way.
"I am very much looking forward to watching the series when it starts!"
Earlier this week, Wilding told his Twitter fans that he was due to have surgery on an injury sustained to his leg.
Just seen an amazing surgeon who thinks he can operate on my leg in the next few days.
— Rav Wilding (@RavWilding) December 16, 2013
Tom Daley's Splash! will kick off on Saturday,...
The 36-year-old TV presenter had been training to take part in the upcoming second series of the ITV contest, but will no longer take part due to injury.
Former Rugby League player Martin Offiah will now take his place.
Wilding said: "I was genuinely loving the opportunity to learn an Olympic event that I had admired since I was a little kid, so I'm bitterly disappointed to get injured in this way.
"I am very much looking forward to watching the series when it starts!"
Earlier this week, Wilding told his Twitter fans that he was due to have surgery on an injury sustained to his leg.
Just seen an amazing surgeon who thinks he can operate on my leg in the next few days.
— Rav Wilding (@RavWilding) December 16, 2013
Tom Daley's Splash! will kick off on Saturday,...
- 12/20/2013
- Digital Spy
Tom Daley's celebrity diving reality show Splash! will return on the first weekend in January, it has been confirmed.
The ITV press centre Twitter account revealed that the first episode of the second series would kick off on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
Splash! was mocked by critics after its first series, but still won big ratings for ITV on Saturday nights.
The show will be hosted by Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay again, and will feature the same judges from series one - comic Jo Brand, diving coach Andy Banks and diver Leon Taylor.
Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards won the first series.
Rumoured celebs for series two include Digital Spy's Anna Williamson, TV presenter Paul Ross, soap star Gemma Merna, Saturdays singer Una Foden and Towie's Gemma Collins.
Splash! series 2 - The rumoured celebrity divers:
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen...
The ITV press centre Twitter account revealed that the first episode of the second series would kick off on Saturday, January 4 at 7.20pm.
Splash! was mocked by critics after its first series, but still won big ratings for ITV on Saturday nights.
The show will be hosted by Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay again, and will feature the same judges from series one - comic Jo Brand, diving coach Andy Banks and diver Leon Taylor.
Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards won the first series.
Rumoured celebs for series two include Digital Spy's Anna Williamson, TV presenter Paul Ross, soap star Gemma Merna, Saturdays singer Una Foden and Towie's Gemma Collins.
Splash! series 2 - The rumoured celebrity divers:
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen...
- 12/12/2013
- Digital Spy
Happy 25th birthday to This Morning, which celebrates its silver anniversary today (October 3).
The famous ITV daytime show's current hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were joined by original hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for a special episode at This Morning's first home in Liverpool's Albert Docks.
To commemorate this momentous occasion, here's Digital Spy's pick of This Morning's most memorable moments.
1. Booyakasha!
Who could forget Richard Madeley's misjudged and horrendously toe-curling Ali G impersonation? He appeared on our screens completely in character, right down to the drawn-on goatee, while an awkward Judy Finnegan visibly cringed and attempted to plough on with the show.
2. Two Vaginas Lady
Well done Holly Willoughby, who was able to keep a straight face while explaining that poor Hazel Jones has a medical condition which means she has two vaginas. The discussion spanned double periods, the difficulty of inserting tampons and some very graphic camera shots.
The famous ITV daytime show's current hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were joined by original hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for a special episode at This Morning's first home in Liverpool's Albert Docks.
To commemorate this momentous occasion, here's Digital Spy's pick of This Morning's most memorable moments.
1. Booyakasha!
Who could forget Richard Madeley's misjudged and horrendously toe-curling Ali G impersonation? He appeared on our screens completely in character, right down to the drawn-on goatee, while an awkward Judy Finnegan visibly cringed and attempted to plough on with the show.
2. Two Vaginas Lady
Well done Holly Willoughby, who was able to keep a straight face while explaining that poor Hazel Jones has a medical condition which means she has two vaginas. The discussion spanned double periods, the difficulty of inserting tampons and some very graphic camera shots.
- 10/3/2013
- Digital Spy
Jonathan Ross is the latest celebrity to take on the legendary Deal or No Deal banker in an upcoming celebrity special.
The chatshow host is aiming to win cash for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and joins presenter Noel Edmonds in the popular gameshow's Dream Factory.
Watch Jonathan Ross on Deal or No Deal below:
Jonathan is joined on the show by wife Jane Goldman, brother Paul Ross, DJ and promoter Jodie Harsh, and comedians Paul Chowdhry and Shappi Khorsandi.
However, he also has to overcome the dastardly banker, who appears to be in a particularly harsh mood with Ross. The duo enjoy a spicy exchange as they attempt to outsmart each other, but it will not be revealed who comes out on top until the show airs on Sunday night.
Jonathan Ross plays Celebrity Deal of No Deal on March 24 at 7pm on Channel 4.
The chatshow host is aiming to win cash for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and joins presenter Noel Edmonds in the popular gameshow's Dream Factory.
Watch Jonathan Ross on Deal or No Deal below:
Jonathan is joined on the show by wife Jane Goldman, brother Paul Ross, DJ and promoter Jodie Harsh, and comedians Paul Chowdhry and Shappi Khorsandi.
However, he also has to overcome the dastardly banker, who appears to be in a particularly harsh mood with Ross. The duo enjoy a spicy exchange as they attempt to outsmart each other, but it will not be revealed who comes out on top until the show airs on Sunday night.
Jonathan Ross plays Celebrity Deal of No Deal on March 24 at 7pm on Channel 4.
- 3/21/2013
- Digital Spy
"Mastication in the dark should be kept to an absolute minimum." So says Paul Ross, leading Empire's new campaign to instil some film-watching etiquette into the UK's cinemas.
What's the most annoying thing that's happened to you in the cinema? Munching, talking, texting plus "all the usual noises, yelps and growls"... Paul Ross can name a few.
What's Your Most Annoying Film-Watching Experience? Feel Free To Rant...
His worst experience? Well, he can recall a genteel cinema date with his wife in Birmingham, disrupted when a man in front started eating chicken choi mein... "with his fingers". Or the time in Herne Bay when a fellow filmgoer took the opportunity of a quiet bit to start fiddling with a high bar stool... "what goes through people's minds? Do they think they're invisible?"
According to a recent poll of Empire Cinemas customers, talking during the film is the most annoying habit...
What's the most annoying thing that's happened to you in the cinema? Munching, talking, texting plus "all the usual noises, yelps and growls"... Paul Ross can name a few.
What's Your Most Annoying Film-Watching Experience? Feel Free To Rant...
His worst experience? Well, he can recall a genteel cinema date with his wife in Birmingham, disrupted when a man in front started eating chicken choi mein... "with his fingers". Or the time in Herne Bay when a fellow filmgoer took the opportunity of a quiet bit to start fiddling with a high bar stool... "what goes through people's minds? Do they think they're invisible?"
According to a recent poll of Empire Cinemas customers, talking during the film is the most annoying habit...
- 11/15/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Secret agent Paul Ross (Randy Couture) and his team are tracking a terrorist group “The Tribe.” When Ross' team is wiped out in a raid gone wrong, he inadvertently discovers a lead back to a luxury jet flight and talks his way on-board. Coincidentally, his former fiance Olivia (Tiffany Dupont) is also on-board, and when the plane is hijacked, Ross has to protect Olivia and the rest of the passengers and take the plane back from the terrorists. Strangely enough, I was excited about Hijacked. My expectations were very low, and the back cover description was pure cheesy goodness packed full of terrible airplane puns. “The 'fasten seatbelt signs are off...and one very pissed-off agent is now free to move about the cabin.” Who doesn't want to watch that? Imagine my surprise that Hijacked is really, really boring.
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- 8/13/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Randy Couture, Dominic Purcell and Vinnie Jones star in the plane thriller Hijacked, directed by Brandon Nutt. Hijacked is your basic straight-to-dvd B action movie with a cast full of stars that never really had their moment to shine. The film also comes with a plot that was probably scribbled down on a napkin some time ago in the 90s and CGI blood that was most likely rendered in Microsoft Paint. Still, underneath all of the cheap production values there lies a movie that is almost watchable, because of its cheesy dialogue, action and story.
Special Agent Paul Ross (Randy Couture) is tracking down a crime lord that leads him to the same plane in which his fiancé is boarding. He boards the plane and shortly after realizes the plane is equipped with a bomb and terrorists, which makes the night a little more frustrating than he had hoped for.
Special Agent Paul Ross (Randy Couture) is tracking down a crime lord that leads him to the same plane in which his fiancé is boarding. He boards the plane and shortly after realizes the plane is equipped with a bomb and terrorists, which makes the night a little more frustrating than he had hoped for.
- 8/5/2012
- by Jeremy Lebens
- We Got This Covered
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a jam-packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, July 30th 2012.
Pick(S) Of The Week
Airborne (DVD)
As a snow storm closes in, one final plane takes off. The plane reports to the ground that both pilots are dead, while the slowly dwindling number of passengers on the plane wish that they’d never left the ground. Airborne Review
Remains (DVD)
After a freak accident reduces the population of Reno to a horde of shuffling, flesh-hungry undead, a handful of shocked survivors are faced with a terrifying battle for survival. Fighting their way out of a...
Pick(S) Of The Week
Airborne (DVD)
As a snow storm closes in, one final plane takes off. The plane reports to the ground that both pilots are dead, while the slowly dwindling number of passengers on the plane wish that they’d never left the ground. Airborne Review
Remains (DVD)
After a freak accident reduces the population of Reno to a horde of shuffling, flesh-hungry undead, a handful of shocked survivors are faced with a terrifying battle for survival. Fighting their way out of a...
- 7/30/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Hijacked
Stars: Randy Couture, Vinnie Jones, Craig Fairbrass, Dominic Purcell, Gina Philips, Tiffany Dupont | Written by Brandon Nutt, Declan O’Brien, Scoop Wasserstein | Directed by Brandon Nutt
The second aeroplane-set film I’ve watched in as many days, Hijacked is, for wont of a better explanation, a quasi-remake of Executive Decision with Vinnie Jones in the Steven Seagal role and Mma star and member of The Expendables, Randy Couture, in the Kurt Russell role. See where this is going?
Tough Us government agent Paul Ross is at the forefront of an international operation to smash a global terrorist organisation and crime syndicate known only as The Tribe, a group notorious for obtaining its funds from the drug trade and illegal arms dealing. When a tip-off as to the whereabouts of the Tribe’s leader turns out to be a set-up that lands Ross in the middle of a bloody firefight...
Stars: Randy Couture, Vinnie Jones, Craig Fairbrass, Dominic Purcell, Gina Philips, Tiffany Dupont | Written by Brandon Nutt, Declan O’Brien, Scoop Wasserstein | Directed by Brandon Nutt
The second aeroplane-set film I’ve watched in as many days, Hijacked is, for wont of a better explanation, a quasi-remake of Executive Decision with Vinnie Jones in the Steven Seagal role and Mma star and member of The Expendables, Randy Couture, in the Kurt Russell role. See where this is going?
Tough Us government agent Paul Ross is at the forefront of an international operation to smash a global terrorist organisation and crime syndicate known only as The Tribe, a group notorious for obtaining its funds from the drug trade and illegal arms dealing. When a tip-off as to the whereabouts of the Tribe’s leader turns out to be a set-up that lands Ross in the middle of a bloody firefight...
- 7/25/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Everywhere we look, it seems like we're constantly told what films we should love. Visit a bookshop, and there will be at least half a dozen brick-sized tomes purporting to be the definitive guide of the Quintessential Films That You Should See In Your Next 50 Lifetimes. Not only that, but TV channels are also getting in on the act by listing the Top 100 Films Of All Time, during which the likes of Paul Ross or Nikki from Big Brother 7 chat inanely about the first time that they saw The Phantom Menace or some other movie “classic”.
Why bother with all that though? Both lists would take a good few hours to wade through, so instead, how's about tracking down a copy of season 24 closer, Dragonfire?
Yes, really. Dragonfire has so many visual and textual references to past classic films that you half expect Barry Norman to have penned the story.
Why bother with all that though? Both lists would take a good few hours to wade through, so instead, how's about tracking down a copy of season 24 closer, Dragonfire?
Yes, really. Dragonfire has so many visual and textual references to past classic films that you half expect Barry Norman to have penned the story.
- 3/28/2011
- Shadowlocked
Director Paul Haggis teams up with Russell Crowe to deliver the jailbreak thriller The Next Three Days. Here’s Luke’s review…
They're back. Those TV adverts for films which have normal people raving about how much they enjoyed the film playing behind them. For a moment, I thought they'd gone, a bygone marketing tool consigned to the scrap heap. What do we need real people for nowadays? We've got computers and stuff.
Turn on the TV, though, wait a while, and you might just catch one advertising The Next Three Days. It's filled with the usual people. Smiley, happy people. Shouldn't you be worried about Vat and jobs and potholes, like the rest of us? I guess not. You've got films to watch, cameras to talk to.
They're kind of frustrating, like reading an old Paul Ross review when every new week would herald the arrival of "My new...
They're back. Those TV adverts for films which have normal people raving about how much they enjoyed the film playing behind them. For a moment, I thought they'd gone, a bygone marketing tool consigned to the scrap heap. What do we need real people for nowadays? We've got computers and stuff.
Turn on the TV, though, wait a while, and you might just catch one advertising The Next Three Days. It's filled with the usual people. Smiley, happy people. Shouldn't you be worried about Vat and jobs and potholes, like the rest of us? I guess not. You've got films to watch, cameras to talk to.
They're kind of frustrating, like reading an old Paul Ross review when every new week would herald the arrival of "My new...
- 1/5/2011
- Den of Geek
Kurt Russell is coming back to the big screen as a high school football coach in "Touchback". Kurt has already played a player-turned-coach character in 2004's Miracle ( I had accidentally put 1994. The reader who corrected me was a douche. So I banned him. That's what happens when you don't play nice.), so this should be old hat for Kurt.Here's the press release:Freedom Films named Kurt Russell as the head high-school football coach in Writer/Director Don Handfield’s Touchback, which stars Brian Presley (Home of the Brave), Melanie Lynskey as his wife, (Up in the Air, The Informant, Sweet Home Alabama) and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Christine Lahti as his mother (Obsessed, Smart People). Marc Blucas (Knight and Day, The Jane Austin Book Club, First Daughter), Drew Powell (Straw Dogs, 1408), Sarah Wright (The House Bunny), Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Hung) and Kevin Covais (College, Labor Pains) also star.
- 8/4/2010
- LRMonline.com
HollywoodNews.com: Freedom Films named Kurt Russell as the head high-school football coach in Writer/Director Don Handfield’s Touchback, which stars Brian Presley (“Home of the Brave”), Melanie Lynskey as his wife, (“Up in the Air,” “The Informant,” “Sweet Home Alabama”) and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Christine Lahti as his mother (“Obsessed,” “Smart People”). Marc Blucas (“Knight and Day,” “The Jane Austin Book Club,” “First Daughter”), Drew Powell (“Straw Dogs,” “1408″), Sarah Wright (“The House Bunny”), Sianoa Smit-McPhee (“Hung”) and Kevin Covais (“College,” “Labor Pains”) also star. Filming on “Touchback” begins this week in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Handfield and Freedom Films are thrilled to have Mr. Russell come aboard in the role of “Coach Hand.” “I am thrilled he responded to the material. He is an icon and brings a unique warmth, charm and strength to the character. I feel blessed to be working with such...
Handfield and Freedom Films are thrilled to have Mr. Russell come aboard in the role of “Coach Hand.” “I am thrilled he responded to the material. He is an icon and brings a unique warmth, charm and strength to the character. I feel blessed to be working with such...
- 8/4/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kurt Russell is drawing up a game plan to play a football coach in Freedom Films' "Touchback," which Don Handfield is writing and directing.
The cast also includes Brian Presley as a small-town farmer who flashes back to his high-school glory days; Melanie Lynskey, who will play the wife of Presley's character; and Christine Lahti, who will play his mother.
Marc Blucas, Drew Powell, Sarah Wright, Sianoa Smit-McPhee and Kevin Covais are also aboard.
Filming begins this week in Grand Rapids, Mich. Producers are Lisa Kearns of Freedom Films, Presley, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel-Matusow and George Furla.
Sports Studio's Mark Ellis, who has worked on such films as "We Are Marshall" and "The Rookie," is serving as the project's football coordinator.
"Touchback" is the first film to go into production under a three-picture deal between Freedom and financier Palo Verde, a hedge fund founded in 2008 by Paul Ross and Tony Stacy.
The cast also includes Brian Presley as a small-town farmer who flashes back to his high-school glory days; Melanie Lynskey, who will play the wife of Presley's character; and Christine Lahti, who will play his mother.
Marc Blucas, Drew Powell, Sarah Wright, Sianoa Smit-McPhee and Kevin Covais are also aboard.
Filming begins this week in Grand Rapids, Mich. Producers are Lisa Kearns of Freedom Films, Presley, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel-Matusow and George Furla.
Sports Studio's Mark Ellis, who has worked on such films as "We Are Marshall" and "The Rookie," is serving as the project's football coordinator.
"Touchback" is the first film to go into production under a three-picture deal between Freedom and financier Palo Verde, a hedge fund founded in 2008 by Paul Ross and Tony Stacy.
- 8/3/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kurt Russell has joined to be the lead role in Don Handfield’s "Touchback." Russell will play a head high-school football coach.
Here is the full press release:
Freedom Films named Kurt Russell as the head high-school football coach in Writer/Director Don Handfield’s Touchback, which stars Brian Presley (Home of the Brave), Melanie Lynskey as his wife, (Up in the Air, The Informant, Sweet Home Alabama) and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Christine Lahti as his mother (Obsessed, Smart People). Marc Blucas (Knight and Day, The Jane Austin Book Club, First Daughter), Drew Powell (Straw Dogs, 1408), Sarah Wright (The House Bunny), Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Hung) and Kevin Covais (College, Labor Pains) also star. Filming on Touchback begins this week in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Handfield and Freedom Films are thrilled to have Mr. Russell come aboard in the role of “Coach Hand.” “I am thrilled he responded to the material.
Here is the full press release:
Freedom Films named Kurt Russell as the head high-school football coach in Writer/Director Don Handfield’s Touchback, which stars Brian Presley (Home of the Brave), Melanie Lynskey as his wife, (Up in the Air, The Informant, Sweet Home Alabama) and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Christine Lahti as his mother (Obsessed, Smart People). Marc Blucas (Knight and Day, The Jane Austin Book Club, First Daughter), Drew Powell (Straw Dogs, 1408), Sarah Wright (The House Bunny), Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Hung) and Kevin Covais (College, Labor Pains) also star. Filming on Touchback begins this week in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Handfield and Freedom Films are thrilled to have Mr. Russell come aboard in the role of “Coach Hand.” “I am thrilled he responded to the material.
- 8/3/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
Channel 4 have just announced that Shabby will be on Big Brother’s Little Brother tonight to explain why she walked.
A statement on Big Brother’s official site reads…
“George and Emma are joined by now ex-housemate Shabby who left the House only a short time ago!
“She’s here fresh from the Big Brother House, and telling us why she left, how she’s feeling now and the truth behind her and Caoimhe. You don’t want to miss it…
“Myke Hawke is talking us through Ben’s military-style punishment courtesy of the Tree of Temptation. He’s giving us his opinion on Ben’s decision to pass it on to Dave. Does he respect this move? He’s also discussing the housemates’ shopping list and the battles that has created.
“Paul Ross is on the sofa talking about class war, his love for life and… his poetry.
A statement on Big Brother’s official site reads…
“George and Emma are joined by now ex-housemate Shabby who left the House only a short time ago!
“She’s here fresh from the Big Brother House, and telling us why she left, how she’s feeling now and the truth behind her and Caoimhe. You don’t want to miss it…
“Myke Hawke is talking us through Ben’s military-style punishment courtesy of the Tree of Temptation. He’s giving us his opinion on Ben’s decision to pass it on to Dave. Does he respect this move? He’s also discussing the housemates’ shopping list and the battles that has created.
“Paul Ross is on the sofa talking about class war, his love for life and… his poetry.
- 7/5/2010
- by Sarah
- Unreality
Paul Ross has claimed that his brother Jonathan is a better interviewer than Graham Norton. Recently, it was claimed that Ross and Norton were locked in a battle for A-list chatshow guests following Ross's criticism of Totally Saturday. Speaking to The Sun, Paul said: "With Graham's show it's as much about Graham and things on the internet. Jonathan is a better conversationalist (more)...
- 10/21/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
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