Eastbound & Down isn’t a new show – Series One first aired in the US on HBO in 2009 – but because it has never been screened on TV in the UK, it’s had a relatively underground following here. We’d… Continue reading
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TV, Radio & DVDs
Documentary: Searching for Sugarman
You know that feeling when it seems like everybody is raving about a film that you haven’t yet seen? Well, that’s what happened to us with Searching for Sugarman, so we were very glad that we finally got the chance to catch… Continue reading
Film: Curzon on Demand
If your idea of a good time during these rainy, winter nights is to curl up at home with a brilliant film or fascinating documentary, then you need to know about the Curzon on demand service. Described as a ‘curated… Continue reading
DVD: Tiny Furniture
If you haven’t heard of bright young thing Lena Dunham yet, rest assured that by the end of the year you’ll be quoting from one of her caustic comic offerings. Stateside, the film maker and actress is currently the name… Continue reading
DVD: did he/didn’t he? documentary, The Staircase
Following the 2001 trial of American author Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife (he claimed she fell down the stairs), this is a twisting, turning Capturing the Friedmans style documentary. The director, Academy-Award winning Jean-Xavier de Lestrade,… Continue reading
TV: three addictive new shows
The Killing Series 2 started on Saturday 19 November 2011
You know those TV series that get so under your skin that you spend an inordinate amount of time watching them and then talking about the plot lines with anybody else you can find who’s seen them too? We’re thinking… Continue reading
Summer reading and watching: the best books and DVDs to take on holiday
We’ve thought long and hard both about what we’d most like to read and watch on our summer holidays this year, and what we’ve most enjoyed over past summers. Here is our ultimate summer list combining new and old,
Video: Winnebago Man
This is a cult classic: a video cut together from the outtakes of an RV promo. This guy, Jack Rebney, since dubbed “the Angriest Man in the World” (try googling it), could be straight out of a David Mamet script.… Continue reading
DVD: The Trip
If you didn’t see The Trip on BBC2 a few weeks ago, lucky you. The DVD of the six perfect episodes is the perfect accompaniment to January hibernation. Coogan and Brydon play exaggerated (or not) versions of themselves on a… Continue reading
TV: Brothers & Sisters
On a flight recently we sat behind a guy sharing earplugs with his boyfriend and watching the hit US series Brothers & Sisters on their i-pad. They were totally enthralled. When we got home, we downloaded the first series and… Continue reading
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