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Great TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

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Simon Thompson with ten great television shows that were cancelled too soon… Over a lifetime of watching TV shows, I’ve come to realise that television show life expectancy is the exact opposite of boxing. In boxing great fighters almost always continue when their best days are long behind them, but when it comes to TV […]

David Lynch: American Cinema’s Great Enigma

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Simon Thompson explores the career of the late, great David Lynch… To start this article off as simply as possible, David Lynch, one of American cinema’s greatest idiosyncratic directors is gone. While I knew that his health had sadly taken a turn for the worse since 2020, it still feels almost impossible to come to […]

The X-Files: Looking back at Season 10

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Tony Black looks back at The X-Files season 10… Words can not begin to express how excited I was when The X-Files was confirmed to be returning for the first time since 2007, and on TV since 2002. It has been the piece of entertainment closest to my heart since I was a child. I […]

Showtime president gives an update on Twin Peaks

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During the Television Critics Association winter press tour, Showtime president David Nevins has given a brief update on the upcoming Twin Peaks revival. “I’m excited to tell you that David Lynch is now more than halfway through his shooting schedule, and the limited series will premiere in the first half of 2017,” said Nevins. He […]

Showtime responds to David Lynch’s Twin Peaks comments, confirms that revival is still moving ahead

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch, who suggested that there “are complications” surrounding his involvement with Showtime’s proposed revival of the cult TV series, with subsequent reports claiming he’s yet to agree a contract to return for the new season. However, Entertainment Weekly has reached out to the network, […]

Confusing The Audience And Getting Away With It

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Tom Jolliffe on the art of confusing an audience and getting praised for it…. Cinema and TV is full of fine margins. There’s a real artistry in how a film (or show) can manipulate the viewer. As a viewer you are taken on a journey. Sometimes said journey is simple. A to B to C. […]

When Film and TV Collide: Acclaimed Directors on the Small Screen

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Chris Connor on filmmakers venturing out onto the small screen… As television has come more and more into its own in recent years, the gaps between what we might have seen exclusively on the big screen and less so on TV has become less apparent. Certainly big budget TV series feel more cinematic and can […]

October Horrors 2020 – Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

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Twin Peaks: The Return, 2017. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn, Sheryl Lee, Madchen Amick, David Patrick Kelly, Richard Beymer, Miguel Ferrer, Dana Ashbrook, Michael Horse, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Peggy Lipton, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, James Marshall, Al Strobel, Kimmy Robertson, Harry Goaz, Charlotte Stewart, Gary Hershberger, Jan D’Arcy, Harry Dean […]

October Horrors 2020 – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, 1992. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, David Bowie, Chris Issak, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Wise and Kyle MacLachlan. SYNOPSIS: In the town of Twin Peaks, prom queen Laura Palmer struggles through a troubled life with sex and drugs, all the while attempting to uncover the […]