James Anthony: There is a strong precedent for dual casting in Hollywood, but Ridley Scott's new film will be weaker for this...

Apart from the one bout of not-fisticuffs-honest it seems everyone else is getting along with each other all terribly well. Chris Huhne is not, as you may have seen reported casting a shadow over anything. Our Make it Happen debate was not a case of of the party’s lefties battling it out with right-winger Clegg, but rather...

Since they’re from The Sun, take these with a pinch lorry-load of salt. According to the British tabloid, casting for the 2009 specials includes Catherine Tate, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins and Paul McGann. On September 8 it wrote that insiders had revealed that Tate, Simm and Cribbins would make returns. “Fans will be delighted to see Catherine back. She was one of the wackiest companions of all time and she brought heaps of humour. And The Sun reported today that one of the specials would be a “flashback” tale that would feature the return of Paul McGann to the role of the Doctor, which he played on screen only once, in 1996. “Fans loved Paul’s Doctor and feel he was never given the proper chance to shine. Reference is often made to the Time War which...

A fly fishing therapy programme for women with breast cancer has just released a promotional film.Produced by Pretty Clever pictures, the seven minute film details the work of Casting For Recovery, funded by the Countryside Alliance.Applications for 2009 will be open later this year.Embedding isn't disabled, so the film is...

An unexplained image that triggered a motion detecting surveillance camera and then appeared to cast a shadow as it moved inside a North Carolina high school has baffled educators. The dark object in a human form was caught on camera at Asheville High School at 2:51 a.m. on Aug. 1.A motion-activated camera was activated for 24 seconds to capture the object. The shape is seen moving across the floor and then above the school elevator."That is the coolest thing that I've ever seen," teacher Martha Gietner said. "It looks like a person. It really does. I think it's a ghost." The black image is then seen moving into a lighted hallway and casting a shadow.Skeptics are having a hard time explaining what could cause a shadow and appear to float in the building.The director of public relations at...

A number of my colleagues have already covered the story of Ian Oakley's ongoing campaign against various Watford Liberal Democrats. I won't comment further on his vile behaviour, except to say that it takes a particular level of commitment to stay in the public arena under such assaults, and local voters will, I trust, reflect on that when casting their votes. I thought, instead, that I...

Some reviewers have been panning the new movie Swing Voter, which stars Kevin Costner as an ignorant and politically apathetic swing voter who ends up casting the decisive vote......

Lawyers for the Local Government Association are casting legal doubts over the governments proposals to deliver up to 10 new eco-towns. Now no matter what the LGA may think the threat of climate change is something that should be support at all levels rather than fighting a territorial battle over who has the right to govern over planning. Surely a properly thought out carbon-neutral town would...

"When the beginner can cast his fly into his hat, eight times out of ten, at forty feet, he is a fly fisher; and so far as casting is concerned, a good one." James A. Henshall, MD, 1881 In the spirit of 'what gets measured, gets done' I thought James Henshall's criteria could be tracked. I mulliganed the first two casts, but as you can see from the landing sites of one through ten, I'm still...

London,UKI'm signed up to an on-lne agency called the Presenter Centre, it's provides a good resource for presenters and casting directors...

News Hour is disturbed to note that the new X-Files movie stars Billy Connolly, apparently in the role John Hurt played in Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull – only with added eye bleeding. Did they not see The Man Who Sued God? Or do Americans hold fond memories of the Big Yin’s foray into sitcoms in the 1990s? At the very least, this is a wildly surprising piece of casting, and may distract great swathes of the British audience so much that they fail to notice that this sequel is supposed to be a ‘love story’.A quick check of the casting’s staff’s previous form would seem appropriate.Heike Brandstatter is an Emmy-winning casting director who works across film and TV – she worked on Juno (excellent casting, especially Jason Bateman and Allison Janney) on the...

For a start, they're more consistently pro-civil rights than hanger and flogger David Davis has ever been. They also have the best chance of beating him, and apart from those purveyors of violent revolution, the Socialist Equality Party, they're the only people worth casting a vote for. So go and put your 'X' by Shan Oakes....

I've been casting my eye over the latest quarterly economic data from the Office of National Statistics. Here are a few selected highlights:Unemployment up to 5.3%Average earnings down 8.44%Total government debt up to £606.2 billionTotal international reserves $60.6 billion (~£30.44 billion; gold, foreign currency etc.)Gross international debt £6.2 trillionYes, you read that last figure right. Six point two trillion...

Laying face down on the bed, watching the blinds blowing back and forth, their movement casting shadows on the walls and floors. I'm calm and have no sense of time, I'm just lying here with no impulses to do anything - I'm just enjoying the moment. What is this feeling? I rarely have a feeling I do not recognise, but this I haven't felt in a while...Suddenly it twigged - I'm happy and I've been happy for a prolonged period of time today. I've been joyous and excited recently, but not happy. Right now, today, I am happy....

And you thought the windfarms were contentious and divisive?With the three schools in Lionel, Shawbost and Back lined up for closure because the Education Minister 'doesn't have a clue' abut the Curriculum for Excellence, and two of the decisions made on the casting vote of the Chair, the scene is set for an explosive Council meeting next week.Who is right and who is wrong?I'm not sure anyone knows the right answers any more, as the real issues have been lost in a battle to the death between PFI, budget cuts and a desire to do the best for the communities.But just what is 'the best'?Should education provision be judged on the distance pupils have to travel, or on the quality of teaching and the environment in which they learn? Are small schools inherently better than large schools?...

At first glance I thought these vessels were actually knitted. After considering the practicalities of cleaning an off white knitted vase I realised that they were in fact ceramic! I bet you all had to take a second glance. They are the work of Annette Bugansky. Annette originally worked in fashion before retraining as a ceramicist. Her previous experience has certainly shaped her vessels surface pattern designs. Annette knits a form to cover each individual vessel before casting it in porcelain, wonderful! This collection is available from...

So, you want to be on Corrie? I'm emailed often by people wanting to find out how they can become an extra on Coronation Street.To be honest, I don't know. And while there's no guarantee that this website could lead you to become an extra on Coronation Street, if you'd like to know more about auditions, casting calls and other entertainment opportunities on telly in the UK, then it just might be worth a look. You could also contact the Janet Howe casting agency too.For the answers to more Frequently Asked Questions about Coronation Street click...

The Producers’ Forum will be running a casting workshop in Birmingham, 11th June 08… Topics covered will include: - The role of the Casting Director - How to find the right choice for your production - How to brief and engage your Casting Director - Working with agents - Running casting sessions - Contracts - Casting for box office draws - The role of a producer during the casting process Free to members of the Producers’ Forum. Non-members £22.50 inc. VAT. Info: info@producersforum.og.uk It’s for people in film and television, but it seems it’ll cover many topics relevant to advertising/fashion photographers who want to creating a large ensemble/tableaux series of pictures with a paid...

All along the issue regarding the initial rejection of Donald Trump's golf resort in Aberdeenshire wasn't about the foreign investment, wasn't to prevent job creation it was about the environmental impact. When the initial casting vote of Martin Ford went with the status quo thus rejecting development it was only under the plans presented at that time. All planning applications have to viewed...

After casting on yet again, I think that I have finally found a combination that pleases me. This project is currently named Hot to Trot: I am  using the Violet Green Stroud SuperSock in Red Hot Sox that I bought for PS3 “Fire” (and didn’t use because the planned Firestarters never took off) - [...]...

Today (Thursday 1st May) is the election day. If you’re not sure whther you are going to vote, please do. If you are going to vote, please consider Dale Smith. That’s not just a party reccommendation, it’s personal - Dale has been working hard for Burley and Menston for many years, he’s doing a good job and he’s earned our support many times over. I shall be casting my vote at the Queens Hall this evening - polls are open until 10pm! Matt PS. If you have a postal vote and haven’t sent it back yet, you can complete it and hand it in at the polling......

Oh, just wait and see what I have to post about. Just wait… (it may be a while - I have photos to resize and optimise and a trip to hospital to fit in) In the meantime, can anyone help me do an Eastern Cast On for toe-up socks, on DPNs, please? I’m casting these on, and [...]...

We may be on a roll - I grafted the toes of my sock at spinning group this morning. I was torn between letting the impetus carry me forward, and casting on the second sock, or shifting some of that red and grey merino/mohair. The spinning won. We admired F’s refurbished loom, and I kicked myself [...]...

My copy of 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders has arrived. Not exactly stuffed with desirability but on or three useful patterns for ‘is fiver and the only way I could get hold of the laceweight fingerless glove pattern. Later on, I’ll tackle some of the hats and mittens and felted projects, from handspun. They’ll make good items [...]...

I'm grateful to Max Calo for sending me the following link to an article in Property Week casting doubts over the commitment of the developer to go ahead with the Lewisham Gateway project: http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=530&storycode=3106204&c=1...

Comedian Ricky Gervais is casting in New York and Boston for his new film This Side of the Truth.More information at Gervais' blog.We want fat, thin, young and old of every race and demographic. Preferably with faces like a catcher's mitt and teeth like a vandalised grave yard....

the election of the next mayor of Strasbourg that is, first round on Sunday. The France Info national radio station this morning had the UMP (incumbent) here in a state of "panique". Significant other and I will be casting our first vote in France on Sunday, which happens to be significant other's birthday, and we are both sad enough to be spending the evening in a cafe which has a big screen to watch the count, along with other Parti Socialiste members. I have not done any verbal contact with the electorate, because I did not think it would help - people might think the candidate, Roland Ries, was in real trouble if he was bringing in "les Anglais" to...

Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I feel them tugging at me. But I also crave the glow of casting off. What to do? Do the second Dragon Scale mitt for a quick [...]...

the light on the top right caused the strange green lights to appear on this chap in a tunnel making him look like he's casting spells.  or communicating with aliens link | Comments (0) | aliens...

Not content with messing up the middle east Tony (Lets hope a rag head ************’s him) Blair is now casting his evil gaze upon the EU. Yes our favourite war criminal now seeks to control the emerging EU super state. Yay! Unfortunately for Blair vast tracks of the EU population passionately hate him and already a campaign is being mobilized to stop his ambitions of world domination.  Sign the petition here...