When you invite Seth MacFarlane onto your chat show, you don't just get Seth MacFarlane. If you're lucky you also get one or two of the countless iconic animated characters, from potty-mouthed film star Ted to Family Guy's Glenn Quagmire, the 41-year-old comedy star voices. Advertisement
And in last night's Graham Norton Show, this was clearly Norton's aim. MacFarlane was on the chat show sofa to promote his latest film Ted 2 alongside co-star Mark Wahlberg - and Norton didn't wait long to suggest the star take part in a little 'Cyndi-oke' (that's karaoke with Cyndi Lauper songs. Read More...
Flicka the untamed mustang creates fervent adoration in another headstrong teen in this mediocre first sequel to the 2006 family heart-tugger. Essentially a lower-grade retread, with a few entirely unnecessary fart jokes chucked in, it sees rebellious city girl Tammin Sursok (TV's Home and Away) find an immediate kindred spirit in the horse when she's forced to live with her estranged dad (a terse Patrick Warburton) on his Wyoming ranch. A procession of clichés continually emphasises the lack of substance and realism in the too easily and quickly resolved events; taking an unsubtle Sursok from fish-out-of-water slapstick to gentle romance, and just enough drama to keep tweenie audiences fully engaged. Read More...
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Worse than the Red Wedding? Worse than Froch v Groves? Worse than Ben Affleck being cast in Batman?
Yes, the ending of tonight's episode of Game of Thrones was traumatic alright. Not just because of the blood-curdlingly horrific way in which Prince Oberyn Martell, aka the Red Viper, met his end (thumbs in the eyes, head crushed like a melon). Not just because a character so many fans had come to love died. Read More...
