Universal Pictures | 2009 | Rated R | 146 minutes
FUNNY PEOPLE, the third feature film from writer and director Judd Apatow, whose last two outings, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP, solidified his status as a comedic hit-maker, has unfortunately fallen short, and seems an unlikely departure for the talented writer. FUNNY [...]
BBC America | 2009 | 293 minutes | List price: $34.99 | Get it for less at Amazon
Creator and executive producer Russell T Davies chose to present the third Torchwood series as a continuous story in a five-day miniseries aired July 20-24 on BBC America. The whole series, along with a behind the scenes [...]
BBC America | 2009 | 60 minutes | List price: $19.89 | Get it for less at Amazon
Just released on Blu-ray yesterday is the recent Easter episode of “Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead.” This is the start of the last four hours of David Tennant’s tenure as the Doctor and is [...]
Roadrunner Records | 2008 | List price: $17.98 | Get it for less at Amazon
While many may know Amanda Palmer as half of the Boston based “Brechtian Punk Cabaret” band The Dresden Dolls, in September of last year, Palmer took a hiatus from fellow Doll drummer Brian Viglione to release her first solo album, [...]
The 2009 San Diego Comic-Con officially ended yesterday, and as expected, it once again delivered some surprise visits from some big name celebrities. With attendance to the convention surpassing the 125,000 mark, fans were treated to panels over the four days featuring all the best from the world of film and television with most [...]
In the interest of full disclosure, I am a big Doctor Who fan. Ever since I discovered Tom Baker fighting a minotaur on late night PBS in college, I have been hooked. So when BBC America announced that they would be holding a Doctor Who panel at Comic-Con, I eagerly stood in line [...]
As part of our continuing Comic-Con ‘09 coverage, we sat down today with Mike Judge, writer and director of the new film EXTRACT starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons and Ben Affleck. Judge is the brilliant mind behind “Beavis and Butt-Head,” “King of the Hill” and the now cult classic 1999 [...]
There were several reasons to be excited to see this panel. For one thing, Terry Gilliam is an original member of Monty Python, which was reason enough for me. Secondly, he directed such classics as TIME BANDITS and BRAZIL. Also, this was his first Comic-Con appearance, and during the panel he was [...]
To kick off our four days of coverage of the 40th Anniversary of the San Diego Comic-Con, the largest convention of its kind in the world, we wanted to highlight an individual who epitomizes following one’s dream. Comics creator and writer Adam Beechen is currently halfway through his six issue mini-series, KILLAPALOOZA, for DC’s [...]
As you may already know, we here at allangiven.com are committed to providing you, our readers, with not just the best in entertainment news, but also to spotlighting charities that we feel are working hard to make a positive impact on the world. The first charity we decided to profile is Child’s Play, a [...]
