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Jonathan Banks joins Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul

Mike Ehrmantraut will reunite with Saul Goodman on the upcoming Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul. According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Jonathan Banks will reprise the role of Mike, private investigator and problem solver” extraordinaire. Set before the events of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul will document the title character’s time as a skeezy lawyer before ultimately crossing paths […]

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American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave big winners at 71st Golden Globes

American Hustle was the big winner at the 71st Golden Globes, taking home Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Amy Adams), and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence). Its three prizes amounted to the biggest tally of any film’s for the night. Oscar favourite 12 […]

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The Top 10 TV Episodes of 2013

By Andrew Williams December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]

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Teaser Debut: Need for Speed

As Breaking Bad comes to an end, it’s interesting to see its exiting stars forge ahead. Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt have parachuted into network TV series, whilst Bryan Cranston looks set to dominate the big screen with a number of high profile roles. But what of fan favourite Aaron Paul, aka Jesse Pinkman? He’s […]

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Breaking Bad and Modern Family take top prizes at 2013 Emmy Awards

Breaking Bad claimed the Outstanding Drama Series prize at the 2013 Emmy Awards, outgunning last year’s victor Homeland and frequent category champ Mad Men. It was one of two major achievements for the AMC show, with Anna Gunn taking home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Skyler White. But the […]

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Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul actually happening

Though Breaking Bad is a few weeks away from being over forever (forever!), AMC and Sony Pictures Television have a plan to keep the flame alive for just that little bit longer. Following months and months of speculation, they have announced honest-to-goodness intentions to make a spin-off TV series concerning skeezy lawyer Saul Goodman, titled […]

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Aaron Paul in talks to join Ridley Scott’s all-star Exodus

Emmy winner Aaron Paul is in negotiations to join the rapidly growing cast of Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic, Exodus. According to Deadline, the Breaking Bad star would play Joshua, protégé of Moses. Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, and Sigourney Weaver are all in talks to appear in the flick too. Christian Bale is already set to play […]

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Game of Thrones, American Horror Story: Asylum dominate 2013 Emmy nominations

The nominees for the 65th Primetime Emmy awards were announced by Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and ceremony host Neil Patrick Harris yesterday. American Horror Story: Asylum and Game of Thrones dominated the field, earning 17 and 16 nominations respectively. Game of Thrones will compete in the Outstanding Drama Series category against last year’s winner Homeland, former reigning champ […]

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Ben Affleck wins DGA prize for Argo

Ben Affleck’s victory at the Directors Guild of America Awards suggests Argo is the unimpeachable favourite for Best Picture at the upcoming Oscars. This means the 85th Academy Awards could become one of the biggest rule-breakers in the history of the ceremony. Affleck was snubbed in the Best Director category at the Academy Awards, and perhaps that […]

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Mythbusters take on Breaking Bad

After proving that Jack could have indeed survived at the end of Titanic, the Mythbusters team are set to take on the science behind one of television’s most acclaimed shows, Breaking Bad. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman told Entertainment Weekly their plans for the Breaking Bad themed episode, though they promised not to attempt a cook of Heisenberg’s famed blue crystal meth. Instead, they will […]

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Homeland, Modern Family dominate 64th Emmy Awards

Homeland was the big winner at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home prizes for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actress (Claire Danes), Lead Actor (Damian Lewis), and Writing. The Showtime drama deposed Mad Men, which had taken home the top prize four years running and would have racked up the most ever wins for Outstanding […]

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Trailer Debut: Smashed

Check out the trailer for Smashed featuring Aaron Paul in his big, post-Breaking Bad role. Building a head of huge buzz at Sundance earlier this year, Smashed tells the story of a young married couple whose drinking and partying have gotten out of hand. They decide to go sober but the change isn’t as easy […]

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Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad)

Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad). By Simon Miraudo. Bryan Cranston is enjoying something of a career renaissance, thanks to his iconic turn in TV’s Breaking Bad (it may be a little early to describe his performance as ‘iconic’, but hey, we’re calling it). As chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, Cranston has earned three consecutive Emmys as […]

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10 TV shows that deserve their own movie

10 TV shows that deserve their own movie. By Simon Miraudo. Over the past few months, we’ve learnt of TV adaptations of the following movies: Zombieland, The Kids Are All Right, Source Code, The Blues Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, Beverly Hills Cop and Hannibal. But what of the television shows that deserve their own film?! Barely a week goes by without […]

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Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad)

Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad). By Simon Miraudo. Bryan Cranston is enjoying something of a career renaissance, thanks to his iconic turn in TV’s Breaking Bad (it may be a little early to describe his performance as ‘iconic’, but hey, we’re calling it). As chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, Cranston has earned three consecutive Emmys as […]

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Winstead, Paul, Spencer and Offerman get Smashed

In one of the hottest pieces of casting news of recent times, Variety has confirmed Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer and Nick Offerman have joined the cast of upcoming dramedy Smashed. Inspired by the Blake Edwards‘ 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, this indie film directed by James Ponsoldt will be about […]

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Bryan Cranston to play Total Recall villain

Bryan Cranston is in talks to play the villain in the upcoming remake of Total Recall. The long gestating retooling of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven flick (itself based upon Philip K. Dick’s story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale) is set to star Colin Farrell as a factory worker who begins to suspect he […]

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David Slade confirms his involvement in Daredevil

It was revealed last week that David Slade – director of the incredible Hard Candy and abominable The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – was set to direct a new Daredevil flick for 20th Century Fox. Slade took to his Twitter account to confirm his involvement in the project (as well as debunk a couple of rumours […]

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Trailer Debut: I Am Number Four

The trailer for D.J. Caruso‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller I Am Number Four has debuted online. The film seems to take its visual cues from Catherine Hardwicke‘s Twilight, which will be great news for its target audience, and horrifying news for the rest of the cinema-going public. I Am Number Four is based on James Frey […]

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2010 Emmy winners!

There was a changing of the guard at the 62nd Emmy awards this morning, with perennial favourites losing out to some beloved newcomers. Host Jimmy Fallon opened the show with a rousing rendition of Born to Run. He was joined by the cast of Glee, Tina Fey and Jon Hamm. Modern Family took home the […]

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2010 Emmy nominations

Out with the old and in with the new. The nominees for the 62nd Emmy Awards have been announced, with newcomers Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie and The Good Wife dominated the field and ousting oldies such as Two and a Half Men and Entourage. Emmy favourites such as 30 Rock, The Office, Mad Men […]

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