Junior's Reading And Viewing List: October 11 - 21, 2011

Last Update - November 5, 2011 at 7:04 AM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for October 11 through October 21, 2011 contains title links, along with snippet teasers, from items published in the middle of October 2011.

Film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news are among the topics to be found here.


October 21, 2011

India preview quotes - Ferrari, FIA, Renault, Force India & more
Posted at Formula1.com

If there's one thing the Formula One paddock loves, it's a challenge, and the inaugural India race is set to be one of the biggest challenges of the season. Newly built, the Buddh International Circuit is a real unknown quantity. And while all will have studied the circuit map and sampled it on a simulator, they are yet to experience the New Delhi track for real. The drivers and team personnel reveal their preparations...


More live streaming in 2012 following France trial
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship's trial of live internet streaming from Rallye de France Alsace earlier this month proved such a hit with fans and teams that it could pave the way for similar coverage of some or all of the WRC's 13 rounds in 2012...


October 20, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Flyers 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Six Pack – Three goals in a span of just 2:25 early in the third period propelled the Capitals to a sixth straight win to start the 2011-12 season, a 5-2 win over the Flyers in Philadelphia. The victory extends Washington’s franchise record for most consecutive triumphs at the start of a season...


Q&A: Mikko Hirvonen
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen is one of three drivers locked in battle for the World Rally Championship drivers' crown. He spoke to Wrc.com on the eve of the penultimate round, RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Rhys Ifans on Amazing Spider-Man Director Marc Webb
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Rhys Ifans chatted briefly with the Orlando Sentinel about The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb.

"I dipped my toe into 'Harry Potter', but I put my whole body into 'Spider-Man'," said Ifans, who plays Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard...


Joe Walsh: Solo Album And Eagles, James Gang Activity
By mdome at Classic Rock

Joe Walsh is planning a busy 2012, with a new solo album, celebrating The Eagles’ 40th anniversary and plans for more James Gang activity...


Wolfsbane Name New Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

...The Tamworth terrors are to call it Wolfsbane Save The World and, says guitarist Jase Edwards: “It’s a suitably modest title… self-effacing, not too ambitious!!!! But the world does need saving and we are gonna start doing it with the help of our fantastic Howling Mad Shitheads...


October 19, 2011

'Avengers' Villains Will Please The Fans, Says Tom Hiddleston
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye — when it comes to the roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, we've got that well and covered by now. But what we don't have quite as clear a sense of is who our heroes will be facing when "The Avengers" assembles in May 2012...

Stetsons are cool, series gimmicks aren’t
By Pete at Bad Wilf

Pete makes a stab at identifying what worked and didn’t in the 2011 series of Doctor Who.

Delivering television seasons in halves and specials is nice; it’s convenient for producers and puts the show higher in the audience’s recent memory. Taking notice of this structure in the stories, however, seems like a waste of time, especially with so much good already in the 2011 series of Doctor Who...


Spain preview notes: Part two
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg (aiming to bounce back from his exclusion in France): “With the pace we have had on the past events, I am really excited about Spain. It has been so much fun being able to put up a really good fight with the other drivers, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. As the first day in Spain is gravel, we do have a good start position, which hopefully will benefit us. The next two days are Tarmac only, and I think we showed in France that we could be really fast on Tarmac.”...


2011 [Doctor Who] Christmas Special details
Posted at Blogtor Who

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has released more news on this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, here are some cast details:

Claire Skinner - Madge Arwell
Alexander Armstrong - Reg Arwell
Maurice Cole - Cyril Arwell
Holly Earl - Lily Arwell
Arabella Weir - Billis
Bill Bailey - Dorxil
Paul Bazely - Ven-Garr...

Nogier expects Solberg to fly in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

Benoit Nogier, whose Citroen Racing Technologies operation oversees the preparation of Petter Solberg’s DS3 WRC, has tipped the Norwegian privateer to be a major threat on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana this week...


The New Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Trailer!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the new trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows which you can watch using the player below! Hitting theaters on December 16, the Guy Ritchie-directed film stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry and Rachel McAdams...

Carey Mulligan On The Late Late Show "October 18, 2011"
October 19, 2011 EDT Show Clips posted to YouTube by DrPinch2190

October 18, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Panthers 0
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Five Alive – For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Capitals are 5-0. On Tuesday night at Verizon Center, the Caps authored their best 60-minute outing of the young season and the result was a 3-0 triumph over the Florida Panthers...


Latvala pace will boost Hirvonen, says Wilson
Posted at WRC.com

Malcolm Wilson says Jari-Matti Latvala's strong pace on the all-asphalt Rallye de France Alsace earlier this month is the confidence boost Mikko Hirvonen needs to beat Sebastien Loeb on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Matt Smith On The Late Late Show "October 17, 2011"
October 18, 2011 EDT Show Clips posted to YouTube by DrPinch2190

October 17, 2011

Fright Night Released On DVD and Blu Ray In The US In December
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Fright Night will be released on Blu Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital on 13th December 2011...


Review: Colony in Space - DVD
By Dale Who at Doctor Who Online

...The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) manages to get the TARDIS working... almost, and he and his companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) arrive on the planet Uxarieus in the middle of a feud between a band of Colonists and a division of the Interplanetary Mining Corporation. En route to sort out the dispute is an Adjudicator from Earth, who may not be all he seems either. Can The Doctor overcome killer robots, giant lizards, primitive tribesmen, prune headed priests and Gail from Coronation Street, save the day and get Miss Grant safely back to Earth, or will an old adversary win the day? You can find out on this new single disc DVD release from BBC DVD / 2|Entertain, out now. With all six episodes looking sharp and sounding great and some entertaining and fun extras to compliment the story, it's time to step inside the TARDIS for her first flight of the Pertwee era...


Damien Molony joins BEING HUMAN
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

SFX have reported that Irish actor Damien Molony has been confirmed to replace Aidan Turner on Being Human, playing a new upper-class vampire character called Hal...


NYCC: Avengers Footage Description and B-Roll!
Posted by Edward Douglas at Super Hero Hype

New York Comic Con is over, but we have some more fun stuff from the hugely-popular panel for Marvel's The Avengers for anyone who missed our live-blogging of it. Disney and Marvel Studios have supplied us with some B-roll footage of the stars meeting the fans, the panel and interviews, but we also have a much more detailed description of the new scene shown. In this scene, we first encounter Mark Ruffalo's Dr. Bruce Banner in India as he's approached by Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) to come back to America to help S.H.I.E.L.D. deal with a "global catastrophe"...

Title rivals: it's full attack in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

Spain is set for a World Rally Championship thriller this week with two of the three title protagonists, Mikko Hirvonen and Sebastien Loeb, promising to go on maximum attack in their pursuit of WRC glory...


Spain preview notes: Part one
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship heads to Spain this week for the only true mixed surface event of the season, RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Doctor Who takes top slot on BBC iPlayer Downloads
for September 2011
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Doctor Who took the top slot as well as 4 other entires in the BBC iPlayer Top 20 requests for September 2011.

Torchwood: Miracle Day aslo faired favourably with three placements in the Top 20 figures...


October 15, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 2, Senators 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Historic Start – For just the third time in franchise history and the first time since 1997-98, Washington has opened the season with four straight wins. The Caps moved to 4-0 with Saturday night’s 2-1 shaving of the Senators at Verizon Center...


Single Tickets Availability
By Ted Leonsis (Capitals Owner) at Ted's Take

As promised we have kept some single game tickets available to sell directly to our fans. This is important to our fans via our research and frankly to me personally. I want access for all at reasonable prices. Directly from us. If and when possible...

...We have a waiting list of people that want to buy season tickets. We could absorb that demand with these single tickets available; but that would be counter to our strategy of access...


Steven Moffat On Plans For Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Thursday saw the launch of BBC Books The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012, and lurking within the (completely awesome) 164 pages of Doctor Who goodness, lies a wonderful interview with showrunner, Steven Moffat, who goes on to talk about the 2013 series...


October 14, 2011

Marvel's The Avengers Breaks iTunes Movie Trailers Record
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Marvel Studios announced today that the trailer (viewable below) for Marvel's The Avengers broke the 24-hour download record at iTunes Movie Trailers...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

Rain dominated proceedings during the opening day of action in Korea. With Mercedes' Michael Schumacher topping the very wet morning session and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton taking charge during the much drier afternoon session, there's plenty to discuss. All the drivers, and senior team personnel, reflect on their early progress at Yeongam...


October 13, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Penguins 2, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Eight Straight – Dennis Wideman’s power play goal in overtime pushed the Caps to their third straight win to start the season, a 3-2 triumph over the archrival Penguins in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The win was the Capitals’ eighth in a row in Pittsburgh...


Save Doctor Who Confidential Petition
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Doctor Who fans are not taking the decision lying down and have decided to try and persuade the BBC bosses to change their minds by starting a petition.

Whilst David was the Doctor the show saw some memorable episodes such as 'Do You Remember The First Time' which was directed by David himself!

If you'd like to see the show continue then you can sign the petition here...

Elisabeth Sladen The Autobiography - All the info
plus win yourself a copy!
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Elisabeth Sladen The Autobiography with Foreword by David Tennant

The autobiography of Elisabeth Sladen, the actress behind Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who’s most popular companion is to be published posthumously, with the support and participation of Elisabeth’s family, this is a warm and witty celebration of an actress who delighted generations of children and is fondly remembered by fans young and old alike...


Cash worries won't slow Petter
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg says he had no hesitation in committing to the season-closing rallies in Spain and Great Britain - even though it's costing him his own money to do so...


Traditional colours for Ford in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Fiesta RS WRCs will revert back to their traditional colour scheme on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana next week...


Korea preview - still everything to play for
Posted at Formula1.com

The Korean Grand Prix proved a dramatic and popular addition to the Formula One calendar last year, and even though the 2011 world championship has been settled in Sebastian Vettel's favour once again, there is plenty to look forward to...


New Scorpions Live Release
By mdome at Classic Rock

Scorpions are putting out a live release on October 14.

Called Get Your Sting & Blackout, it will be available on Blu-ray and CD, and features a gig recorded in Saabrucken, Germany on April 15 this year...


October 12, 2011

EXCL: Aaron Eckhart Talks I, Frankenstein
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...Set to begin filming in Australia in January, the film tells the modern-day tale of Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, who nearly centuries after his "birth", has found himself in a gothic city, caught up in a war between two immortal clans. Though based on the comic by Kevin Grevioux, Eckhart explained that Mary Shelley's original novel is where he's currently focusing his attention...


'Iron Man 2' Was 'Disappointing', Says Robert Downey Jr
By Terri Schwartz at MTV's Splash Page

...it's hard for Downey to say anything bad about the Marvel franchise that made him a star. In fact, he referred to the first "Iron Man" as the film that "changed everything for me" during the interview. But it's refreshing for him to admit that the second film was not quite up to the same standard...


Memorabilia London
By Brian at EveMyles.net

...Daleks and Cybermen beware! TORCHWOOD stars Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) and Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) from DOCTOR WHO are the latest great guests confirmed for Memorabilia London.

The trio join Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond) and Arlene Tur (Dr Vera Juarez), the US stars of TORCHWOOD MIRACLE DAY, at the 29-30 October show. Other DOCTOR WHO guests attending the Memorabilia London weekend include Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake Simmonds), Ayesha Antoine (Dee Dee Blasco); Daniel King (Davenport) and John Levene (Sgt. Benton)...


McLaren: We are 100 percent behind Hamilton
Posted at Formula1.com

The last few weeks have been amongst the toughest of Lewis Hamilton's career. Not only has he seen another championship chance slip away, he's been overshadowed by McLaren team mate Jenson Button and found himself scolded by fellow drivers and harangued on the back pages by the press. It's not surprising then that much of a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-In with managing director Jonathan Neale on Wednesday was dedicated to Hamilton's recent troubles...


Prince Albert starts Rallye Monte-Carlo countdown
Posted at WRC.com

The countdown to Rallye Monte-Carlo, round one of the 2012 World Rally Championship, has begun after Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, formerly opened the WRC’s stand at Sportel in the Principality on Monday...


Talking Point: if a TV series changes its cast,
do you tend to switch off?
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

...Of course, some shows thrive on a fast turnaround of actors. Spooks has burned through many leads over 10 series (from Rupert Penry-Jones to Richard Armitage), while Doctor Who has change built into its very DNA, with eleven actors having played The Doctor since 1963. But are there any shows where tinkering with the cast would be a big enough no-no for you to turn your back on a good show forever?...


October 11, 2011

The Trailer for The Avengers is Here!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Marvel Studios has revealed the first full trailer for writer/director Joss Whedon's The Avengers, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson...

More Man of Steel Set Photos Featuring Amy Adams
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...In the June 14, 2013 release, Henry Cavill plays Superman in director Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel." The film also stars Laurence Fishburne as Daily Planet editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Diane Lane and Kevin Costner. Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Michael Shannon, and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Ayelet Zurer, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Russell Crowe...


Citroen boss wary of Hirvonen's gravel threat
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen's gravel pace has been identified as the biggest threat to Sebastien Loeb's bid to make it eight world rally titles in a row this season...