Boardwalk Empire Season 2 Launch Party

Entertainment

Sky retained a large amount of secrecy surrounding the launch of their new production. After initially being asked for my measurements (waist, height, hips, bra size) and having no information but “all will be revealed at the event,” curiosity was certainly an understatement. Only a few days before, it was finally revealed we were to [...]

Arthur DVD / Blu-ray Review

Arthur DVD

We all know Dudley Moore’s infamous performance as Arthur in the 1981 original. He was a spoilt, rich, man-child who had no grasp on the real world, and this is exactly what Russell Brand’s character, Arthur, in the 2011 version of this film is like. Unfortunately, because we’ve already seen this character 20 years ago, [...]

Exclusive Interview with Director Jason Winer on Arthur

Jason Winer

Following on from our interview with co-star Greta Gerwig yesterday, we also (briefly) sat down with director Jason Winer to discuss his big-screen debut of the famed 80’s comedy, Arthur. Winer (who is also an actor and comedian) is perhaps best known for being one of the directors on the award-winning ABC US series Modern [...]

LoveFilm Coming to PlayStation 3

LoveFilm & PlayStation 3

Here’s some news that came out yesterday but with the million other things on my list to write about, I never actually got around to this one. Yesterday, LoveFilm announced the launch of their new service where you’ll be able to stream their movie rental service through your PlayStation3. They open with the following info: [...]

Sky Sign Exclusive Deal with HBO

HBO

Sky have signed an exclusive five-year deal, worth an estimated £150m, with HBO for UK broadcast rights to their programmes. The deal, which includes access to previous HBO series’ including Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Sopranos, will see all HBO programmes shown on UK Sky channels shortly after their US premieres. Boardwalk Empire, Martin Scorsese’s adapted [...]

Lost Finale – How Far We’ve Come

Lost Season 1

Smoke Monsters and Polar Bears, Donkey Wheels, Lottery Numbers and Light Houses, the tale of the survivors of Oceanic 815  has been wrought over six years and a hundred and twenty one episodes and on the day the questions were answered I wanted to take you back to the start, to where we got our [...]

My Experience and Other Thoughts on the Lost Finale

So, this morning’s viewing of Lost didn’t go quite to plan. I got up at 5am to watch the final episode of a series that I’ve loved and followed for the past 6 years. The first hour set me us up nicely for the perfect end that we’ve all wanted for so long. 55 minutes [...]

Lost Finale will Air in the UK at 5am – The Same Time as the US

Awesome news Lost fans! BBC News are reporting that Sky have announced that they’re going to an an early morning viewing of the lost finale on Sky One this Monday at 5am which will coincide with the US. This is wonderful news for those die hard fans out there. I’m not sure I’ll be able [...]

The Pacific Part 7 Clip: Never Lay Down When You Can Sleep

Sky Movies HD are currently airing the HBO TV mini-series, The Pacific every Monday night. If you’ve seen Band of Brothers but not seen anything from The Pacific yet, they’re you’re very much missing out. The Pacific looks at the US Marines journey across The Pacific as they fight the Second World War against the [...]

The Pacific – What Did You Think?

Yesterday HeyUGuys dedicated itself to the celebration of The Pacific – the HBO companion piece to the critically acclaimed World War II series Band of Brothers. With its debut on UK screens last night we wanted to get your reactions on what you thought, whether you’ve never seen Band of Brothers, or if you’re a [...]

The Pacific Review

In 2001 a ten part HBO miniseries event instilled in millions a renewed respect for and awareness of the extraordinary sacrifices made by a generation of men little more than half a century before.  That series was Band of Brothers, the compelling story of parachute infantry unit Easy Company and their role in the European [...]