Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’

“Doctor Who movie won’t be Americanised”, says Moffat

“Doctor Who movie won’t be Americanised”, says Moffat

Head of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat took to Twitter to dispel worries the planned film adaptation of the hit BBC series, would be an Americanised version unfaithful to the source material. We reported last month that the Doctor's adventures in the Tardis are to be made into a film with Harry Potter director David Yates at the helm. Yates...

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Catherine Zeta-Jones ready for role in Rock of Ages

Catherine Zeta-Jones ready for role in Rock of Ages

Catherine Zeta-Jones is the latest star to sign up to Rock of Ages. The star who has recently gone public about suffering from bipolar is back in action, after a brief stay in rehab, with Adam Shankman's adaptation of the popular 80s-set musical. The original musical was created by Chris D'Arienzo and tells the story of a small time girl...

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Alec Baldwin joins Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages

Alec Baldwin joins Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages

Alec Baldwin will star in the upcoming adaptation of the Broadway musical, Rock of Ages. Director Adam Shankman confirmed on Twitter that the 30 Rock star would be taking on the role of Denis Dupree - an ex-rocker turned nightclub owner, who battles to stop plans by German developers to turn Sunset Strip into a sex, drugs and rock-n-roll...

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – a review

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – a review

Even if you don't know exactly who he is or what he does, the name Justin Bieber can't have escaped your notice. Justin Bieber is everywhere: his YouTube videos are the most-watched (surpassing even Lady Ga Ga), he's regularly trending on Twitter and has graced the covers of countless magazines. And as if you haven't had enough of the pint-sized...

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A – Z of Justin Bieber

A – Z of Justin Bieber

This Friday sees the release of the long-awaited 3D film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. This 'feature biopic' documents the 16-year-old pop star's life, including his infamous performance in New York's Madison Square Gardens. As Bieber Fever begins to takes its grip on the nation, we give you an A to Z of the teeny-bopping pop idol...

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Michelle Pfeiffer to join Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows?

Michelle Pfeiffer to join Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows?

Michelle Pfeiffer is reportedly in discussion with Tim Burton to star in his latest film Dark Shadows. The pair last worked together back in 1992, when the actress played Catwoman in Batman Returns. Dark Shadows is a big screen re-vamp of the popular 1960s gothic vampire TV soap opera, so it's right up Burton's street. You'll...

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Tim Burton turns to Twitter for Stainboy plot ideas

Tim Burton turns to Twitter for Stainboy plot ideas

Quirky film director, Tim Burton, has turned to social networking website, Twitter, for Stainboy inspiration. Burton fans will recognise the character of Stainboy from two short poems in the book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, which was written and illustrated by Burton back in 1997. Three years later, the same...

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Tweet the London Film Festival for Vue

Tweet the London Film Festival for Vue

We're very excited - the movies are coming to London big style with the start of the 54th London BFI London Film Festival kicking off on 13th October. If you're also looking forward to this explosion of all things cinema, you might want to become an official Tweeter for Vue Cinemas. Up for grabs are festival press passes, travel and hotel...

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Bruno Gets a Twitter-Bashing

It seems Sacha Baron Cohen's latest venture has vented the ire of the Twitter brigade. Whether or not you’ve mustered up the courage to watch the boundary-crossing movie that is Brüno, you’ve probably seen a few tweets from moviegoers sharing their fervent views. If ticket sales are any indication, those very tweets may have resulted in a...

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