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by Alexis Gentry · Published December 2, 2015 · Last modified April 21, 2016
I wish a documentary like Amy was shocking because we didn’t see talented people self-destruct on the regular, but sadly, Amy Winehouse’s story is all too commonplace. Unlike your average Behind the Music rock doc, Amy doesn’t flower things up for a made-for-TV package. Instead, it shows us the stark reality of such a talented person’s demise, and leaves us reflecting on why so many of our most talented entertainers meet a similar fate.
Brighton Rock is not just another English gangster flick. Sure it seems like that at the go, but as we get deeper into the story the film reveals more about people and society. In...
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by Alexis Gentry · Published August 1, 2011 · Last modified September 5, 2023
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re bringing back a throwback post from Comic Con 2011 when we sat down with John Boyega to discuss his film debut in Attack the Block, a funny and innovative sci-fi comedy from Joe Cornish.
UPDATE: Interview available now on Trashwire here: http://itson.tw/nnNESV We got a chance to see a preview screening of Attack the Block, a new film produced by Edgar Wright, at Comic Con and it was...
H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth Enjoys Private Screening of Academy Award®-Nominated Film About Her Father, King George VI New York, NY, February 4, 2011 – The Weinstein Company (TWC) is honored to learn that Her Royal...
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by Alexis · Published January 29, 2011
He’s back! An Idiot Abroad returns tonight on Science Channel. This time, Ricky and Steve send Karl off to India to see the Taj Mahal. Along the way, he goes on a rickshaw ride,...
Before Ricky Gervais was pissing people off at the Golden Globes or writing the original version of The Office with friend and writing partner Stephen Merchant, he was marveling at the brain of Karl...
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by Alexis · Published January 16, 2011
Karl heads to Peru to visit a tribe of supposed former cannibals and gets a blessing from a medicine man in this clip from An Idiot Abroad.
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by Alexis · Published January 15, 2011
Karl Pilkington heads to Brazil to participate in Carnival and take a journey to a nudist beach.
In this clip, everyone’s favorite little bald Manc visits one of the most spectacular sights on the planet: the pyramids at Giza.
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by Alexis · Published January 13, 2011
I couldn’t be more excited to finally be able to watch An Idiot Abroad. As a HUGE fan of Karl Pilkington and his hilarious conversations with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on The Ricky...
Karl visits Jordan and faces the challenge of eating something he doesn’t find appetizing.
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by Alexis · Published January 11, 2011
Karl Pilkington’s off to India in this next clip from An Idiot Abroad
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by Alexis · Published January 10, 2011
Word on the street is that Karl Pilkington’s new show, An Idiot Abroad will air in the USA on Discovery Science Channel starting January 22nd. Check out what happened when Karl visited China in...