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Television Revision: ‘The West Wing’ – Season 7

By Andrew Williams July 29, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… The Bartlet White House has to […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 6

By Andrew Williams July 23, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… President Bartlet’s presidency begins to wind […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 5

By Andrew Williams July 8, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… the kidnapping of Zoey Bartlet  (Elisabeth […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 4

By Andrew Williams June 24, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Faced with growing international unrest, President Bartlet […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 3

By Andrew Williams June 4, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… All eyes are on the White House […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 2

By Andrew Williams May 22, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… An assassination attempt on a member […]

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Television Revision: The West Wing – Season 1

By Andrew Williams May 15, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Newly elected Democratic President Josiah ‘Jed’ […]

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Aaron Sorkin discusses adapting Steve Jobs’ life for the screen

Aaron Sorkin has revealed he is making headway on his biopic of late Apple founder Steve Jobs, describing the task as like “writing about The Beatles.” Speaking at the AllThingsD Conference in California, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and creator of The West Wing described his portrayal of Jobs’ life as “a painting, not a […]

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The top 10 movie politicians

The top 10 movie politicians. By Simon Miraudo. Election fever is in the air, what with the impending vote for the President of the United States, as well as Leslie Knope’s equally significant run for Pawnee City Council on Parks and Recreation. We’ve also seen a glut of politically minded films lately; from George Clooney’s […]

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Animal Kingdom to be developed into American TV series

The hit Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom is to be turned into a TV show by producer John Wells (The West Wing, E.R.), Deadline reports. David Michôd‘s 2010 film concerned an Australian family of bank-robbers in Melbourne, presided over by one creepy matriarch (Jacki Weaver, in an Oscar-nominated performance). Though it isn’t stated explicitly in Deadline’s report, […]

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Voter beware – The Ides of March review

The Ides of March – Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by George Clooney. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Sometimes, it’s just nice to see a classic tale told well. George Clooney steps behind the camera once again for The Ides of March, an impressive political fable about ‘the line’ and the extent to […]

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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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HBO picks up Aaron Sorkin’s new TV series

For those concerned Aaron Sorkin would abandon television after winning an Oscar for his Social Network screenplay, fear not! HBO has given a series order for his new show about a cable news organisation. According to THR, the untitled drama stars Jeff Daniels as a news anchor, Emily Mortimer as his executive producer and Sam […]

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