Memories: Elisabeth Sladen, Never To Be Forgotten

Lost Apr 19, 2011I've been thinking of you, Lis Sladen. You were, and always will be, the very best.Love,Dan, Jr.youtu.be/elpvW8XdFog

— Dan, Jr. (@DanJunr) April 20, 2013

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: December 22 - 31, 2011

Last Update - January 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST

Junior's Eyes' 'Reading And Viewing List' for December 22 through December 31, 2011 has linked titles and snippets from things that hit the web at the end of December 2011.

Film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news stories are in this post.


December 31, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Four Score – The first 40 minutes of Friday night’s game between the Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets weren’t the most scintillating two periods of hockey anyone has ever seen. For most of that span, it looked like the Caps and their foe might play 40 minutes of scoreless hockey to start the game for just the third time in 37 games this season...


George McPhee says Evgeny Kuznetsov should be in NHL
in 2012-13
By Katie Carrera at Washington Post's Capitals Insider

Evgeny Kuznetsov is the most highly touted prospect in the Capitals’ system and if General Manager George McPhee has his way the young Russian will be playing in the NHL in the 2012-13 season...


The Decoy Bride: US Theatrical and Cable Dates
Posted at David Tennant - News Updates

It seems that American audiences will get a chance to view David Tennant's romantic comedy The Decoy Bride after all as US cable provider IFC has indicated that the film will be available on demand through its cable service from 3rd February 2012. The promotional poster also advertises the film's arrival in US cinemas on 9th March 2012...


December 30, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Sabres 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...Tonight, the Caps turned that same trick on the Sabres, taking the earliest lead they’ve taken in any game this season and holding it for the rest of the night. The result was a hard-earned 3-1 victory for the Capitals, who have not trailed at any point in their last three home games...


Top Ten Stories of 2011 -- Number 7: "Deadline Deals"
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...February is a nervous month for NHL teams and NHL players. Sure, teams are jockeying for playoff position, but it is also a time of year when some players start to wonder whether they will be in a new city come the new month. February is the month in which the NHL trading deadline takes place...


2011 - The Year In Dwarf
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

We look back over the year that brought us a new series of Red Dwarf.

Sometimes a year can start out seeming like a quiet and uneventful one, yet by the end become destined to be remembered as genuinely significant. Such was the case for 2011 and Red Dwarf, where the early months gave little hint as to manner in which the series would explode back into the public consciousness in the second half. Join us now as we take a trip back through the last twelve months of Dwarf news...



Voice Of The Number Of The Beast Dies
By mdome at Classic Rock

Barry Clayton, the man who did the classic spoken intro to Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast, has dies at the age of 80...


December 29, 2011

...and F the Polar Bear!
Posted at Passive-Aggressive Notes

Jess in St. Louis says this dumpster “is definitely a manifestation of the microcosm of American value clashes that is my block.” Adds Jess: “Hopefully we can all survive the cardboard waste of Christmas in one piece.”...


December 28, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 4, Rangers 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Taking Down The Top Dog – Since opening the season with seven straight wins, the Washington Capitals have been in one-step-forward, one-and-a-half-steps-backward mode. With their 4-1 win over the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers at Verizon Center on Wednesday night, the Caps have taken another of those steps forward...


Happy Birthday, Stan Lee: Saluting The Marvel Icon
By Jeremy Gordon at MTV's Splash Page

...At an age when most are comfortably retired, Lee continues to stick around in the public eye. Just last year, he hosted a History Channel documentary series, “Stan Lee’s Superheroes”. He continues to show up in every Marvel movie, even though the rights are spread across a handful of studios. Exclusive intellectual property rights don’t hold a candle to being Stan the Man, the guy who started it all...


The Greatest Show In The Galaxy
Posted by Brian at EveMyles.net

Eve Myles has been confirmed for The Greatest Show In The Galaxy con, which will take place on 12th-13th May, 2012 at the East of England Showground Exhibition Hall in Peterborough...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Confirmed guests also include Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Janet Fielding, John Levene, Deborah Watling, Paul McGann, Naoko Mori, Ian McNeice, etc.


2011 In Review: Doctor Who
By Clint Hassell at Doctor Who TV

...Series 6 reset the premise of the show. Returned to relative obscurity, the Doctor has truly become “Doctor who?” This epic change allows the next several series to feature stories about a universe (re)discovering the Doctor, giving the viewing audience a chance to fall in love again with the Time Lord...


New Deep Purple Compilation
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s to be called Icon, and is part of a series of compilations from major artists being released by the label under this banner. The track listing is...


December 27, 2011

2011 In Review: Torchwood
By Clint Hassell at Doctor Who TV

...Executive producer Russell T Davies has stated that Miracle Day wouldn’t have been produced without the involvement of U.S. subscription channel Starz. Despite Children of Earth’s success, the BBC was unwilling to completely finance another series of Torchwood. Two-thirds of the budget came not from the BBC, but from Starz...


Van Halen Release Tour Video Clip
By mdome at Classic Rock

...The video was shot at The Roxy on Sunset Strip. Now, it’s been revealed that the band have been secretly rehearsing there two or three times a week for the past two months, starting at a non-rock ‘n’ roll time of 10am! The only audience they had were people working at the famous club...


Ronnie Dio Autobiography Set For 2013
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Dio’s widow Wendy (who has taken on the task of finishing the book revealed that she will deliver the completed work on January 15, and it will be published by MTV Books in autumn 2013...


December 26, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Sabres 4, Capitals 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

House Of Horrors – Washington’s two visits to Buffalo’s First Niagara Center came exactly a month apart, and neither of them went well at all...


December 25, 2011

Nerdist Podcast: David Tennant
Posted at Nerdist

Yes! The 10th Doctor himself, David Tennant, in a sit down chat with Chris in a very posh English library! This is the full unedited audio from the segment on the Nerdist TV show (originally aired 12/24 on BBC America, probably available on iTunes now). Chris and David chat about Doctor Who, Harry Potter, The Incredible Hulk, and working shirtless. PLUS! MANY fan questions answered. He was nine kinds of awesome. You asked for him (so did I)! Here he is! Now enjoy this Scottish burrito (which sounds like a filthy sex-thing but it isn’t)!...


December 24, 2011

New Xmas Special Clip
Posted at Doctor Who TV

The Christmas edition of The Graham Norton Show featured a new clip from The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. Note: the rest of the interview is included, but if you just want to see the clip, skip to 02:35 on the video...

December 23, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Devils 4, Capitals 3, SO
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Point Taken – Jason Chimera scored twice and Brooks Laich once in the third period on Friday to help the Capitals claw their way to a standings point. Washington ultimately fell 4-3 to the Devils in New Jersey in a game decided by a post-overtime skills competition...


New Beginnings
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

Report: the first live audience recording in thirteen years...

It's a cold Friday night in December, on a studio lot in the grounds of an old manor house six miles or so south of Heathrow. Three hundred people are crammed into the rows of seating that line one wall of the warehouse-sized Studio K. They're watching a man in a blue tunic with a letter "H" glued to his forehead bossing around another man with a rubber mask and a funny walk. And they're laughing. A lot...


Christmas 2011 Q&A Session
Posted at Doctor Who TV

The BBC has today uploaded segments from the question and answer session from the press screening of The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. Host Richard Bacon talks to Steven Moffat and Matt Smith...

Clip: Smith on Gillan leaving
Posted at Doctor Who TV

Below is another clip from tonight’s festive edition of The Graham Norton Show featuring Matt Smith. In this one, Matt talks about Karen Gillan leaving Doctor Who... and then shows off his football skills...

Merry Christmas from Formula1.com
Posted at Formula1.com

From start to finish, 2011 belonged to Red Bull and, more specifically, to Sebastian Vettel. The Austrian team's RB7 was far and away the class of the field and Vettel was poised, precise and practically perfect, claiming 11 victories as he successfully defended his drivers' crown...


Loeb excited ahead of Monte return
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Loeb says he is relishing starting his bid for his ninth World Rally Championship title on Rallye Monte-Carlo...


December 22, 2011

Capitals Lunchbox, Season 2, Episode 10
Posted by J.P. at Japers' Rink

In which Brian McNally, Kellie Cowan and I talk about line juggling, Mike Knuble, goaltending, holiday wishlists, and a lot more. Dig it.

Clip: Smith on Graham Norton
Posted at Doctor Who TV

The BBC have released a short clip from the Christmas edition of The Graham Norton Show featuring guest star Matt Smith. In it, Smith (and Gillian Anderson) tell Norton about Comic Con and over-excitable fans...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: December 1 - 10, 2011

Last Update - January 16, 2012 at 4:05 AM EST

In the 'Reading And Viewing List' for December 1 through December 10, 2011, Junior's Eyes looks back at the first part of December 2011 through a sampling of title links, with article snippets.

News on films, television shows, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and the WRC is touched on here.


December 10, 2011

David Narrates Shrek Documentary
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David Tennant will be narrating Shrek: Once Upon A Time, a look back at the animated series of films centred on a green ogre...


December 9, 2011

Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...the folks in attendance at Verizon Center on Friday got a glimpse into the past as four power play goals powered the Caps past the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs...


Extra Dies On 'Dark Knight Rises' New York Set
Posted by Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

Sad news from the city of Gotham. Both Warner Bros. and the Screen Actors Guild have confirmed that an unidentified male extra died of natural causes while working as a background actor last month on the New York City set of "The Dark Knight Rises"...


Red Dwarf X Is Go
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

You'll have to forgive us if we get a little giddy as we type these words, but it really is a rather special thing to be able to say: Series X of Red Dwarf is now officially in production...


2012 team and driver line-ups - the story so far
Posted at Formula1.com

The 2012 grid will feature no less than six Formula One world champions, at least two rookies, and plenty of exciting talent in between. Below are details of which teams have confirmed who for next season, when Renault become Lotus, Lotus become Caterham, and Virgin become Marussia...


Could Bettega run be Solberg's last in a Citroen?
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg could drive a Citroen DS3 WRC in competition for the final time when he contests the Garnier Fructis Memorial Bettega rallysprint event at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy...


Alice Cooper Documentary In The Works
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s being made by Banger Films, who were responsible for acclaimed Iron Maiden and Rush documentaries, as well as Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. This is to be called Vincent Goes To Hell: An Alice Cooper Doc Opera, and should be premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival...


December 8, 2011

The Queen Extravaganza band line-up will be...
Posted at The Queen Extravaganza

QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA” COMPETITION

WINNING LINE-UP TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN 2012 WITH GRAND PRODUCTION FEATURING CLASSIC QUEEN SONGS...


SHERLOCK returns New Year's Day
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

..."A Scandal In Belgravia" (written by Steven Moffat) will be followed by two more feature-length instalments (Mark Gatiss' "The Hounds Of Baskerville" and Steve Thompson's "The Reichenbach Fall") over the next two Sundays. Paul McGuigan (Gangster No1, Push) returns to direct the first two adventures, with Doctor Who's Toby Haynes directing the finale...


Tom Petty To Headline Isle Of Wight Festival
By mdome at Classic Rock

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are to play their first European show next summer for 20 years...


Webber revels in return of Tasmania Challenge
Posted at Formula1.com

...Webber's charity multi-sport race, which is back on the calendar after a three-year break, sees two-person teams take on some of Australia's most rugged scenery...


December 7, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Senators 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...On Wednesday night in Ottawa, the Caps again came from behind to take the Senators down 5-3 in their barn, a win that comes immediately after a lengthy stretch of struggling and stumbling in the standings...

'X-Men', 'Daredevil' And 'Fantastic Four' Remain Top Priorities,
Says Fox's Tom Rothman
Posted by Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

Each time the topic of a follow-up to "X-Men: First Class" comes up, everyone seems eager to do it. Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy have both opened up about collaborating on ideas. Now top Fox exec Tom Rothman says that he wants it to happen...

Single Father To Have North American TV Debut
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David Tennant's four-part drama Single Father will have its debut broadcast in North America via Toronto-based channel TVO. The series will run as part of the channel's January season and will air on Sunday nights at 10pm ET starting on 8th January 2012...


All systems go for Austin 2012
Posted at Formula1.com

The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix's place on the 2012 calendar was confirmed by the FIA on Wednesday after organisers revealed they have reached an agreement with Formula One Management over the new race in Austin, Texas...


Delecour plans Monte Fiesta run
Posted at WRC.com

Francois Delecour is planning a shock return to the World Rally Championship when he contests Rallye Monte-Carlo, the opening event of the 2012 season...


FIA ratifies 2012 rule changes
Posted at Formula1.com

Following Wednesday's meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in New Delhi, India, the FIA has confirmed a number of Formula One rule changes for the 2012 season...


Your Chance To Remix Queen Classic
By mdome at Classic Rock

As part of Queen’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations, Brian May and Roger Taylor have teamed up with global social networking website Talenthouse, inviting musicians to remix one of their biggest songs...


December 6, 2011

Queen Extravaganza: Video Footage
Posted at Queen Online

...The Queen Extravaganza auditions continue with the 3rd line-up of the day. Introducing Marc Martel and Michelle Jameson on vocals, Brian Gresh and Roy Ziv on guitars, Zach Mullings on drums, Brian Weaver on bass and Brandon Ethridge on keys...

...The judges bring the great day to the end and chat with the contestants about how tough it has been to decide who they should send through, as everyone has been so great. They will now take time to look at footage and chat before announcing the final band that will tour the US in 2012 very soon.

The Prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe
Posted at Doctor Who Online

The BBC have unveiled a prequel video for The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe...

Nissen to offer Vettel WRC test
Posted at WRC.com

Volkswagen Motorsport chief Kris Nissen has vowed to get Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel of the German make's new-for-2013 Polo R World Rally Car...


Metallica Play First 30th Anniversary Show
By mdome at Classic Rock

Some major names from the world of rock and metal guested with Metallica last night (December 5), when the band played the first of four shows at the Filmore in San Francisco as part of a week-long celebration of their 30th anniversary...

...Perhaps most surprising of all was the presence of Diamond Head pair Sean Harris and Brian Tatler for four of their own songs...


Q&A with Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi
Posted at Formula1.com

Kamui Kobayashi reviews his 2011 season, his second in Formula One racing. By coming fifth in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Japanese driver put in Sauber's best result of the year, and by finishing ninth in Brazil he achieved a positive result in the season's finale. The 25-year-old scored points in nine out of 19 races and with 30 points in total he finished 12th in the drivers' championship...


December 5, 2011

Panthers 5, Capitals 4
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Regression – Two nights after earning their first win under head coach Dale Hunter, the Caps dropped a 5-4 decision to the Panthers in Florida...


9 Clips From Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Warner Bros. Pictures has released nine clips from director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows that you can watch using the players below. Opening in theaters on Friday, December 16, the anticipated sequel stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry and Rachel McAdams...

Board of Governors Approves Four-Conference Format
Posted at WashingtonCaps.com

The National Hockey League Board of Governors tonight approved a four-Conference alignment format and authorized Commissioner Gary Bettman to implement this proposal, pending input from the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The format would create two eight-team Conferences and two seven-team conferences...


Solberg committed to WRC future
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg has revealed that he has no intention of calling time on his World Rally Championship career despite conceding that he has no deal in place for 2012...


Race of Champions joy for Ogier
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier has won the annual Race of Champions event in Germany as the World Rally Championship came out on top against a number of other motorsport disciplines...


McLaren become world's first carbon-neutral F1 team
Posted at Formula1.com

McLaren revealed on Monday that they have achieved a long-held ambition in becoming fully carbon-neutral - the first Formula One team ever to receive such certification...


December 4, 2011

Brian May on Freddie's Legacy - 1 Dec 2011
BrianMay.com posted at Brian May's YouTube Channel on Dec 4, 2011

Brian May spoke to STV in Edinburgh, prior to the Press Night show of We Will Rock You, about Freddie's legacy following his death 20 years ago and situation with AIDS at the present day.


Book Review-Elisabeth Sladen’s autobiography
By Martyn at Bad Wilf

I can’t be critical about this book. Lis was a lovely, affectionate person who touched the heart of everyone she met and, everyone she didn’t. I remember hearing that she was going to be in the series 2 episode, school reunion. Despite never having seen an episode with Sarah Jane in, I knew who she was. Sarah Jane is the definitive companion.

Sadly, Elisabeth died in April 2011. Even now, a few months a way from the anniversary, it still feels fresh and some how unreal...


December 3, 2011

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

That’s More Laich It – Brooks Laich’s overtime game-winner a dozen seconds into the extra session gave Caps coach Dale Hunter his first NHL win as a head coach, a 3-2 triumph over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at Verizon Center. The victory also halted a four-game losing streak in regulation, the Capitals’ longest such skid in more than four years...


The Doctor's Guide to Cardiff
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

Matt Smith has recorded a video extolling the virtues of Cardiff and Welsh locations for VisitBritain, as part of their Great Britain - You're Invited promotion to encourage more visitors to the UK...

Lou Reed And Metallica: New Video
By mdome at Classic Rock

Lou Reed and Metallica have just posted the video for the song The View...

...View it here.


No More Queen Albums
By mdome at Classic Rock

...With rumours circulating that Brian May and Roger Taylor were putting together a new album, with unfinished Freddie Mercury tracks, the drummer told Pulse Of Radio:...


December 2, 2011

The Android Invasion: talking Kraals
Posted by Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

A clip from the forthcoming DVD of The Android Invasion has been released on the BBC Classic Doctor Who YouTube channel, featuring producer Philip Hinchcliffe discussing the design of the Kraals' costumes in the story...

Steven Moffat Promises 'Doctor Who' Movie Won't Be A Reboot
By Rachel Molino at MTV's Splash Page

If you’re a time-tested “Doctor Who” fan, the past month may have found you in an emotional tumult of sorts. In mid November it was revealed that David Yates—director of the “Harry Potter” franchise since “Order of the Phoenix”—would be the main man behind bringing “Doctor Who” to the big screen within the next 3 years. With no actors or plot details attached to the project, fans wanted to know if a “Doctor Who” film would fit in the universe that had spent decades—along with a good few years worth of reprisal—adding to its vast continuity...


Ogier set for full WRC season in 2012
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier will contest all 13 rounds of next year's World Rally Championship, despite his Volkswagen team's Polo R WRC not due to make its competition debut at world level until 2013...


December 1, 2011

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

Same But Different – Tonight’s 2-1 hockey game between the Caps and Penguins at the Verizon Center was eminently more exciting than Tuesday’s 2-1 hockey game between the Caps and St. Louis Blues in the same venue, although the result was the same. Washington came up on the short end of Thursday’s battle with Pittsburgh...


Public Image To Release New Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

Public Image Ltd are to release their first studio album in two decades next spring...


Block keen on Finland debut
Posted at WRC.com

The start of Neste Oil Rally Finland might be more than nine months away but that hasn't stopped Ken Block counting the days to the high-speed gravel spectacular, round eight of next year's World Rally Championship...


Tyre trivia - Pirelli's debut season in numbers
Posted at Formula1.com

You don't need to be a number-crunching statistics fan to appreciate how successful Pirelli's debut season as Formula One racing's official tyre supplier has been. The impact the Italian manufacturer has had on the sport has been pretty clear throughout this year's 19 Grand Prix weekends. But sometimes a healthy dose of facts and figures can press a point home...


Ducks hire Bruce Boudreau as head coach
By Lindsay Applebaum at Washington Post's Capitals Insider

Many assumed that Bruce Boudreau wouldn’t be out of work for long after the Capitals fired him Monday and named Dale Hunter head coach. Turns out, it took less than three days for Boudreau to find himself back behind an NHL bench...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: November 1 - 10, 2011

Last Update - November 21, 2011 at 6:30 AM EST

The 'Reading And Viewing List' for November 1 through November 10, 2011 looks back at the beginning of November 2011.

The following articles and videos include film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news.


November 10, 2011

Saxon To Release Live DVD
By mdome at Classic Rock

Saxon are to release a live DVD in early 2012.

It’s to be called Heavy Metal Thunder Live: Eagles Over Wacken, and will feature performances from the Wacken Festival...


CR AWARDS: Queen
By gbarton at Classic Rock

Queen won the Best Reissue Of The Year Award – come inside for exclusive chinwags with none other than guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor...

...Do you have any theories about why those old Queen albums are still so popular?

Taylor: That’s such a difficult question to answer, there were so many great bands that didn’t last the way we have. We definitely put our hearts into what we did back then. It was beautifully crafted; Freddie and Brian were always utter perfectionists.

May: We were also very competitive at the beginning, and that contributed to our high standards. Being so critical of each other definitely helped to raise the bar. We could all be self-indulgent, but between the four of us we managed to stop that.

Are the newspaper rumours true, is Lady Gaga going to join Queen?

Taylor: No. Even though she nicked the name [from Radio GaGa].

May: It’ll never happen.


FIA Thursday press conference - Abu Dhabi
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Paul di Resta (Force India), Timo Glock (Virgin), Heikki Kovalainen (Team Lotus), Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault)...


Abu Dhabi preview - DRS to dial up electric Yas Marina
Posted at Formula1.com

Last year the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix saw Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel snatch the world championship crown from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and his own team mate Mark Webber, but the dearth of overtaking played a key role in the final outcome. This year both the drivers' and constructors' titles are long settled, but the use of DRS could make for a much more exciting race...


Petter plans to push in Wales
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg is planning a "big push" on Wales Rally GB this week as he bids to end a sometimes frustrating 2011 World Rally Championship season on a high in his privateer Citroen DS3 WRC...


November 9, 2011

'Iron Man 3' Seeks 1,000 Extras For North Carolina Shoot
By Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

If you live near Wilmington, North Carolina, you might have a chance to be an extra in "Iron Man 3", and your chances are actually pretty good. A Facebook post by Premiere Casting stated that production would call for 1,000 background actors for the shoot in Wilmington starting in May 2012 and finishing in January 2013...


Lou Reed And Metallica Play On TV
By mdome at Classic Rock

Lou Reed and Metallica performed last night (November on Later...With Jools Holland...

...Check out the footage here and here.


Title rivals go face-to-face in Wales
Posted at WRC.com

The two contenders for this year's World Rally Championship squared up to one another today as the start of Wales Rally GB drew ever closer...


November 8, 2011

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

No D vs. Big D – For the last two-thirds of the 2010-11 season, the Washington Capitals were the league’s stingiest defensive team. And they were the stingiest team the league had seen in a decade or so...


Racing against the clock - 2011 pit stops analysed
Posted at Formula1.com

The combination of DRS and Pirelli tyres has made 2011 a bumper year for the sport, but not just in terms of on-track passing manoeuvres. The characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, designed to improve the racing, have also seen the total number of pit stops rise steeply - so far, there have been an average of 58 stops per race. Slick pit work has always been important in Formula One racing, but the frequency with which the pit crews have been in action this year has brought both speed and consistency to the fore. Mercedes explain more...


GB preview notes: Part two
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg (anxious to make up for his pain in Spain): "After my short drive in Spain, I’m so looking forward to drive here in Wales. We started with a few hours of testing [on Sunday] and everything looks very promising. The often muddy and slippery conditions in Wales suit me very well, and we have had many good results here in the past. My aim is to finish of the 2011 season on the podium."...


World Rally Radio preview: Wales
By Becs Williams at WRC.com

...Last year the drivers’ championship was decided in France, two rounds before the end of the season. This time around we get a fight on the very last round. It’s Seb Loeb (who else?) versus Mikko Hirvonen. 2009 ring any bells?...


November 7, 2011

Punk Exhibition In London
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Called Punk And Beyond, it runs from Friday, November 25 to Saturday, December 17, and is being curated by Gaye Advert. There will be artwork on display form her, plus Billy Childish, Marco Pirrone, Thurston Moore, Savage Pencil, Mark Mothersbraugh, Jamie Reid and Robyn Hitchcock among others...


We want YOU in the next Doctor Who "Best of" Special!
Posted on YouTube by BBC America

Record your wittiest, most festive answers to the any of the questions in this video and submit it as a response video here on YouTube!

Submissions must be in by WEDNESDAY November 23RD!

Other things to know: You do not have to live in the US to participate. There are no age limits but you will need the consent of a parent or guardian if your video is chosen.


Thin Lizzy Name New Guitarist
By mdome at Classic Rock

Thin Lizzy have announced that Damon Johnson is now a full-time member of the band...


Hirvonen chasing GB glory
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen will start Wales Rally GB this week knowing that he will almost certainly need to win the event to stand any chance of preventing Sebastien Loeb from making it eight World Rally Championship titles in a row...


GB preview notes: Part one
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship is set for a dramatic climax on Wales Rally GB this week with Mikko Hirvonen and Sebastien Loeb facing off for the world title. This is a summary of what the leading contenders have had to say in the build-up to the battle in Britain...


November 5, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Islanders 5, Capitals 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Caps Can’t KO DiPietro – Through the game’s first 20 minutes, Washington had the homestanding New York Islanders right where they wanted them. The Caps owned a 2-0 lead, Isles goaltender Rick DiPietro looked shaky to the point that the fans were chanting for back-up Al Montoya as the clock wound down in the first frame, and the offensively challenged Islanders were up to more than 100 minutes since they scored their last goal...


Review: All-star cast shines in 'Masterpiece' film 'Page Eight'
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

..."Page Eight" was written and directed by David Hare, who wrote the scripts for "The Reader" and "The Hours" but is a playwright by trade. And there's a very stage-like quality to the film, much of it consisting of Johnny sitting in conference rooms and drawing rooms discussing his life, his legacy and the current state of British intelligence with friends and colleagues, most of them played by a murderer's row of British (and/or Australian) character actors. In addition to Bill Nighy as Johnny, we have Michael Gambon as Benedict, Judy Davis as their colleague Jill, Rachel Weisz as Johnny's inquisitive neighbor Nancy, Ralph Fiennes as the British prime minister, Alice Krige as one of Johnny's many ex-wives and Felicity Jones as their estranged daughter...


Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare
By Ollie at The Ripple Effect

He’s back ... the man behind the mask. Well, strictly Alice has never really gone away. Now Alice, in my humble opinion, has never made a truly terrible album although some do shine far brighter than others. 1975’s original Welcome To My Nightmare set, however, stands head and shoulders above anything else in his solo career. As a die hard Alice fan, when I heard in 2010 he was working on a sequel to that album, Hell, I was intrigued...

November 4, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Hurricanes 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Five Unanswered – Washington came into Friday night’s game with Carolina as the league’s most prolific offensive team with an average of 3.9 goals per game. That average will get a bit of a bump northward after the Caps trounced the Hurricanes 5-1 at RBC Center in a four-point Southeast Division contest...


New Pirates! Trailer
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David's DWM Lis Sladen Tribute
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

The above interview with David is included in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which is a special tribute issue for the Sarah Jane Smith actress Elisabeth Sladen who so sadly passed away earlier this year.

Benjamin Cook who conducted the interview with David has some fab sound bytes on his official website at www.benjamincook.net...


Wrc.com preview: Wales Rally GB
Posted at WRC.com

...After 12 thrilling rounds in four continents, the 2011 World Rally Championship concludes in Great Britain next week with the title battle finely poised between Mikko Hirvonen and defending champion Sebastien Loeb...


November 3, 2011

The Prison In Space - Scriptbook
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...Eager to inject some humour into the series, producer Innes Lloyd called upon experienced scriptwriter, Dick Sharples, to come up with a story that would inject a lighter tone into Doctor Who. That adventure was The Prison in Space, originally envisioned to write out the character of Jamie and introduce a new companion called Nik - and it's a story that was just a hair's-breadth away from being made...


See Exclusive Rush Video
By gbarton at Classic Rock

Come inside to watch an amazing four-and-a-half-minute clip from the Canadian maestros’ brand new Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland DVD...


Twisted Sister - Double Live DVD/Live At the Marquee CD
By Woody at The Ripple Effect

A few months ago I wrote a frantic, drooling review of the reissue of Twisted Sister's debut album Under The Blade. It came with a bonus live DVD of their hell raising performance at the 1982 Reading Festival in the UK. As great as that package is, 2 others have come out and blow it away. In July the Double Live DVD was released containing a full live show from 1982 and their reunion at the 2001 NY Steel benefit, and just a few weeks ago Rhino released an audio CD called Live At The Marquee recorded in 1983...

Loeb won’t hold back on Rally GB
Posted at WRC.com

Citroen legend Sebastien Loeb insists he won't settle for second place on the World Rally Championship decider in Wales next week...


November 2, 2011

Primeval Season 5 Exclusive Trailer
Posted on YouTube by BBC America

This November, PRIMEVAL comes roaring back to BBC America's Supernatural Saturday - bigger and badder than ever before. Don't miss the all new season *** premiering Saturday November 12 at 9/8c ***

In the highly-anticipated new season, dark secrets bubble to the surface, testing relationships to the limit as anomalies - holes in the fabric of time - become more unpredictable and numerous, with more far reaching consequences than ever before. An underground creature causes chaos to a city, a nuclear submarine encounters an anomaly in the sea and a raptor roams the same streets of the infamous murderer Spring Heeled Jack in Victorian London.


Will there be a Torchwood season 5?
By Simon Brew at Den Of Geek

...While it never reached the commercial and critical heights of Torchwood: Children Of Earth, this year’s long-awaited fourth season of Torchwood, Miracle Day, appears to have been a solid enough success...


Hear ‘N Aid Single To Be Reissued
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Originally put out at the start of 1986, it was the heavy metal world’s contribution to raising money to help fight famine in Africa. Conceived by Ronnie James Dio, the single featured members of Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Blue Oyster Cult and Spinal Tap, plus the likes of Ted Nugent ad Yngwie Mamsteen...

...Here’s the original video for Stars...


Block relishing Rally GB return
Posted at WRC.com

Ken Block is relishing his return to Wales Rally GB next week citing it as one of the events that first attracted him to the sport...


November 1, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Ducks 4, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Laich Line, Life Line – For the first half of tonight’s Caps-Ducks game, things weren’t going the home team’s way. Although they stayed out of the penalty box and generally limited Anaheim’s chances at even strength, the Caps found themselves on the short end of a 3-0 score


Bill Bailey In Metal - Out Now!
Posted by Pete at BillBailey.co.uk

Today sees the launch of the eagerly awaited album Bill Bailey In Metal, a collection of nine solid rock tracks that were forged for Bill’s headline set in the fiery furnace of the Saturn Stage at Sonisphere 2011. Each of these pieces were then hammered into shape in the studio furnace using the voodoo brilliance of a superb band of musical sorcerers...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: October 22 - 31, 2011

Last Update - November 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM EST

In the October 22 through October 31, 2011 'Reading And Viewing List', Junior's Eyes provides links that help you to revisit the last ten days of October 2011.

As usual, the list covers films, television shows, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news.


October 31, 2011

'Spider-Man' Villain Rhys Ifans: The Lizard Is Not 'Pure Evil'
Posted by Terri Schwartz at MTV's Splash Page

...The actor explained that he's a big fan of his "The Amazing Spider-Man" villain The Lizard because of his complexity. Unlike other villains that serve as foils to their superhero counterparts, Ifans has said that he think he and Spider-Man have a "moral" bond, and shared this time around why he thinks Connors is such a special character...


Dee Snider Records Broadway Tunes
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Snider recently told Goldmine: “It’s sort of a Twisted Christmas taken to Broadway. But there are some pretty metallic moments there, I’ll tell you. Sweeney Todd translates into a metal song amazingly — bass, drums, guitar — so some of the songs are really metallic, but it’s a rock record”...


Motley To Reissue Back Catalogue
By mdome at Classic Rock

Motley Crue are to reissue five albums on November 14...

...On the same day, four other albums will be made available on standard CD. Those in question are:...

...And on December 5, the band put out the Greatest Hits album on CD, deluxe CD, 180g vinyl and DVD. The track listing is:...


Huge entry for WRC finale
Posted at WRC.com

Close on 80 cars will contest the final round of this season's World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB...


Loeb looks to sportscars with new team
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Loeb will target a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours when he calls time on his career in the World Rally Championship...


October 30, 2011

Memorabilia MCM Expo Q&A
Posted by Brian at EveMyles.net

In this special episode we bring you an extended interview with four of the stars of Torchwood Miracle Day: Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Kai Owen (Rhys), Arlene Tur (Dr Vera) and Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond), recoorded at a press Q&A at their London Comic Con/Memorabilia MCM Expo appearance October 2011.

Gillan Will Welcome New Companion
Posted at Doctor Who TV

...Speaking on Graham Norton’s Radio 2 show yesterday, she said: “I know the time is going to come when Rory and Amy have to leave. It’s inevitable and that will make me really, really sad. But that’s the nature of the show and what’s so good about it...

October 29, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Canucks 7, Capitals 4
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Tough Trip, Tough Towns – Washington will be heading home empty-handed from its two-game Western Canada road trip. The Caps fell 7-4 to the Canucks in Vancouver on Saturday night...


Doctor Who - Cast & Crew Special
Uploaded to YouTube by GuarroRock

To The Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", here's the cast and crew special for the end of David Tennant's tenure as the Doctor.

It was watched at the wrap party with all the cast and crew.

Enjoy!


Anvil To Reissue Three Albums
By mdome at Classic Rock

Anvil are to reissue three of their albums in deluxe digipacks through SPV/Steamhammer on November 28...


October 28, 2011

'Iron Man 3': Robert Downey Jr. Goes To North Carolina
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

Robert Downey Jr. makes his grand return as Tony Stark in next summer's "The Avengers", fighting the Asgardian master of manipulation Loki and his minions alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes on the streets of New York City — and once he's done cruising through the Big Apple, ol' Shellhead's taking an extended trip to Wilmington, North Carolina...


Primeval: New Order Details
Posted at Cult Fix

More details on New Order, Primeval’s new 13-episode American spin-off, have emerged.

Primeval co-creator Tim Haines explained the basic premise to SFX and said the spin-off won’t ignore the UK show and will crossover...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Why do they keep killing off good shows by making US versions? Just show the original UK versions, even old episodes first, if the program hasn't been shown in America before. They do speak English, you know.


52k Say “Save Doctor Who Confidential”
Posted at Doctor Who TV

...Today marks “Save Doctor Who Confidential Day” and a count will be taken at midnight and sent to BBC Trust. If you haven’t done so already, show your support by taking a moment to sign it.

Note: the petition will still remain open after midnight, so you can still sign it after this time.

Save Doctor Who Confidential - Campaign Update
Posted at Doctor Who Online

The campaign to save Doctor Who Confidential, which was recently axed by the BBC is doing exceptionally well with over 50,000+ fans having now signed the online petition!...


Canton Back in Series 7?
Posted at Doctor Who TV

Mark Sheppard has hinted that we may be seeing more of his Doctor Who character, Canton Delaware, in future...

Alice Cooper To Appear In Vampire Movie
By mdome at Classic Rock

...He’ll be playing himself in Dark Shadows, which stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green and Helena Bonham Carter...


India preview - a new dawn near New Delhi
Posted at Formula1.com

It has one of F1's longest straights, a big corner like Istanbul Park's, goes up and down in places, and has a 62 percent capacity for DRS in qualifying that mirrors Spa-Francorchamps. Small wonder that the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit outside New Delhi has everyone very excited this weekend...


October 27, 2011

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

Shots Down, Shot Down – Prior to their departure from the District on their current two-game Western Canada road trip, the Capitals identified limiting opposition shots on goal as an area in which they’d like to improve. On Thursday in Edmonton, the Caps made some strides in that area. They also lost a 2-1 decision to the Oilers...


Michael Shannon on Playing Zod in Man of Steel
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Both Digital Spy and Empire got a chance to talk to Michael Shannon about playing General Zod in Zack Snyder's Superman movie Man of Steel. Spoiler alert for those who don't want to know about specific scenes ahead of time!...

October 26, 2011

'Red 2' Targets August 2013 Release, Plot Revealed
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

...In addition to the just announced release date, we also have a new log line for the "Red" sequel. According to Summit, "Red 2" will "reunite our team of retired CIA operatives as they use their old-school style to take on a new set of enemies all across Europe"...


Rush Announce Three Box Sets
By mdome at Classic Rock

Rush are to release three box sets on November 28 – and these will cover their entire period on Mercury Records...


October 25, 2011

Read Extract From Ace Frehley’s Book
By mdome at Classic Rock

Ace Frehley is publishing his autobiography next week. But you can read an extract from it now...


Into the not-so unknown - Mercedes on simulating new circuits
Posted at Formula1.com

The Formula One drivers will only turn a wheel for the first time at the Buddh International Circuit on Friday morning. But although those practice laps will mark the beginning of a new learning process, the teams and drivers are far from starting from zero when they actually take to the track...


October 24, 2011

Meat Loaf Slams Aussie Football Organisers
By mdome at Classic Rock

Meat Loaf has hit back at those who’ve criticised his recent performance at the Australian Football League’s Grand Final...

..."...And I hope the AFL hears this and I want this everywhere. Because I will go out of my way to tell any artist: ‘Do not play for them’”...


Fans urged to Paint It Orange
Posted at WRC.com

Leading drivers from the World Rally Championship have helped to launch the Paint It Orange campaign to raise funds for the Richard Burns Foundation, the charity established following the death of the 2001 world rally champion...


October 23, 2011

Review: BOSS, 1.1 - "Listen"
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

Kelsey Grammer's struggled to find a hit since Frasier came to an end in 2004, with dreadful sitcoms like Back To You and Hank bombing with audiences. A gifted comic actor, but also just a great actor, it's no wonder he's decided to try his luck with cable drama (which often seems like the only place to find good work these days)...


Q&A: Jaime Alguersuari
Posted at WRC.com

Six days after bagging a career best seventh in the Korean Grand Prix, Spanish Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari was in Salou yesterday (Saturday) to spectate on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


October 22, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 7, Red Wings 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

And Then There Was One – Two undefeated teams came into Verizon Center for Saturday night’s game at Verizon Center, but only one left the building at night’s end. That was the Capitals, who downed the Detroit Red Wings 7-1 to add to their franchise record of wins at season’s start...


Davison Not Expecting 50th Return
Posted at Doctor Who TV

5th Doctor, Peter Davison has said that he isn’t ruling out returning for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, but would be very surprised if he was asked back again...

Doctor Who - Children In Need Special: 'Time Crash' 2007

Review: The Silver Turk - CD
By Marc Platt at Doctor Who Online

...The Eighth Doctor without Lucie Miller?; Surely we all said the same thing when Charley Pollard left the TARDIS and now without Sheridan Smith in sight, how will the Doctor cope? Well he won’t need to as this Doctor has not met both of those well loved companions. This is a younger, less hardened Doctor, and it is with this trip to the past that Big Finish brings Paul McGann back into the main monthly range...


Review: The Companion Chronicles: The Memory Cheats - CD
By Simon Guerrier at Doctor Who Online

...This is an excellent two hander between Wendy Padbury reprising the role of Zoe and Charlie Hayes, Padbury’s own daughter in the role of Jen, Zoe’s interrogator. Both play the mutual suspicion of one another convincingly, and it is the strength of their performances which draw you into the story...

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...