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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Interview: Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister)

Interview: Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister). By Simon Miraudo. Mumblecore maven Lynn Shelton saw how the other half lived when she directed an episode of Mad Man. It was an experience that left her wondering if rigid scripts were indeed preferable to improvisation. “You mean the words are all here? [Laughs] I don’t have to […]

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Steve Carell makes an offer we can’t refuse

Steve Carell and New Girl‘s Jake Johnson are set to star in a new mob comedy for Warner Bros. According to Deadline, the pitch is based on an original idea by Johnson and Max Winkler, for which WB paid six figures. There are no further details on the currently untitled project, though Letterman writer Rodney […]

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Trailer Debut: Safety Not Guaranteed

It’s a great day for people who love time-travel movies, particularly ones that feature the stars of New Girl! The trailer for Derek Connolly and Colin Treverrow’s Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed has arrived online, proudly proclaiming that it’s from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine. The picture stars Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jake […]

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Zooey Deschanel teams with Richard Curtis for About Time

Perpetual ‘It’ girl Zooey Deschanel is in talks to star in the latest film from Love Actually writer-director Richard Curtis, About Time. According to Variety, Deschanel would play a young woman courted by a novice time-traveller. Domhnall Gleeson – Bill Weasley from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – is likely to appear as the man informed by his […]

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