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HBO officially renews Big Little Lies for season 2 with new director

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After reports that the second season of Big Little Lies is slated to begin production in the Spring of 2018, HBO has now officially confirmed that it has renewed the hit drama series, with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman once again producing and starring and creator David E. Kelley back on writing duties. Director Jean-Marc […]

Apple gives two-season order to Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s morning show drama

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Apple is the latest company to veer into streaming original content and has just picked up its very first scripted series. The tech giant has picked up Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies) and Jennifer Aniston’s (Office Christmas Party) untitled drama series about a morning show team for not one, but two seasons. The actresses will star […]

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon set for new TV drama series

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THR is reporting that Jennifer Aniston is set for a return to the small screen alongside Reese Witherspoon in a new as-yet-untitled drama series about the world of morning TV shows and the larger New York media scene they inhabit. The project is being spearheaded by Michael Ellenberg, former head of drama at HBO, and […]

New motion posters and TV spot for A Wrinkle in Time

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Disney have released a New Year teaser spot for the Ava DuVernay directed adaptation of Madeleine L’Engline’s classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time. As well as the clip, which you can watch below, the Mouse House have also revealed motion posters of the character one-sheets that were unveiled in early December. “Meg Murry and her little […]

Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time gets a new trailer

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Following last week’s poster and teaser for A Wrinkle in Time [check them out here], Disney has released a new trailer for director Ava DuVernay’s upcoming adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel which you can watch here… “Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, […]

Blu-ray Review – Sing (2016)

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Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Offerman, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Kroll. SYNOPSIS: Sing is now available on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital […]

Movie Review – Sing (2016)

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Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane, Taron Egerton, Peter Serafinowicz, Tori Kelly, Garth Jennings, Rhea Perlman, Nick Kroll, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Saunders, Nick Offerman, Leslie Jones, and Adam Buxton. SYNOPSIS: Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, a failing theatre owner attempts to turn things around by hosting a singing/talent competition. In a part […]

Natalie Portman in talks to replace Reese Witherspoon in Pale Blue Dot

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if you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Reese Witherspoon signed on to produce and star in the sci-fi drama Pale Blue Dot for Fox Searchlight Pictures. Well, having subsequently departed the role due to a scheduling conflict with season two of Big Little Lies, it seems that director Noah Hawley […]

The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?

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This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]