Tag Archives: The Office

DVD review | Super – Mad as Hell! Rainn Wilson’s delusional wannabe superhero

Indie movie Super has the same premise as Kick-Ass – a delusional loner re-invents himself as a crime-fighting superhero. Both films feature gruesome violence when their crazy vigilantes spring into action, but whereas Kick-Ass disguised its unsettling subtext beneath a … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Ricky Gervais

“When The Office is 10, I’ll be 50.” Ricky Gervais recently posted the above statement on his blog – possibly with acute awareness that his half a century milestone was not far away. And, while the acclaimed sitcom’s 10th birthday … Continue reading

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Cemetery Junction – Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant reveal the origins & influences behind the film

  Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant discuss the origins and influences behind Cemetery Junction, their coming-of-age comedy set in the Reading suburbs in the summer of 1973. Ricky Gervais: Everything we’ve done has been autobiographical: working in an office, working … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Cemetery Junction – Was 1973 Reading a dead end for Ricky Gervais?

Ricky Gervais’s first feature film on home soil sees him returning to the Reading suburbs of his youth. Perhaps nostalgia has rubbed off some of his edge for with Cemetery Junction he’s come up with a surprisingly conservative coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading

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Why I admire Ricky Gervais…

Couch Potato Pickings I’m feeling quite excited about Cemetery Junction, opening next week here in the UK. Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, it promises to deliver some tantalising new tastes of the Gervais genius and that’s … Continue reading

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News Hound | Corey Haim dead at 38

 The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died at the age of 38 from an alleged drugs overdose. Jude Law claims that Sherlock Holmes 2 is happening sometime later this year. Scriptwriting couple Kieran and Michele Mulroney (Paper Man) were … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | The Invention of Lying – Ricky Gervais makes up God in satirical romcom

Ricky Gervais proved an unexpectedly successful romantic lead in Ghost Town but The Invention of Lying, his second starring vehicle in Hollywood and his first as co-director, is something of a disappointment. The film’s satirical premise is promising. It’s set … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Nativity! – Is it Ho! Ho! Ho! or Bah, humbug for festive comedy?

Nativity plays: a joy, perhaps, for the parents of the little treasure up on stage playing Mary or Joseph or Third Sheep, purgatory, probably, for everyone else. How then to sit through a film that revolves around this festive tradition? … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Ghost Town – is this a film for Ghost Whisperer fans?

I have a confession to make. I love that Jennifer Love Hewitt show Ghost Whisperer. I know it’s not cool to say so. I learned this recently when I did say so and was mocked profusely by my friends. I … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Confetti

I hear there’s a new reality TV show called Four Weddings showing on Living at the moment. I would check it out, but my cable service malfunctioned a month ago and the cable service provider still hasn’t fixed it. Living … Continue reading

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