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Oct 22, 2013 - 6:52 AM
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This thrilling and exhaustive account of Doctor Who’s troubled relationship with the silver screen is now available to purchase in print and Kindle formats.
Charles Norton’s book Now on the Big Screeen: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who at the Cinema recently gained column inches with the revelation that Michael Jackson was once considered for the role of The Doctor – and the discoveries come in thick and fast from thereon in. Who knew, for instance, that Abominable Snowmen scribe Mervyn Haisman tried taking his Yeti to Disney?
After covering Peter Cushing’s fabulous, Dalek-centric outings from the ’60s, Norton takes us on a journey into the realm of what might have been…
From Tom Baker and Ian Marter’s Doctor Who meets Scratchman to Douglas Adams’ Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen, through to the TV Movie and beyond, Now on the Big Screen takes its readers through stages of intrigue, wonder and relief, as films, ultimately never made, are recreated in Norton’s prose.
In the weeks (!) leading up to The Day of the Doctor’s cinematic release, Now on the Big Screen offers fans the chance to explore an essential, if rarely discussed, aspect of the show’s history.
http://www.kasterborous.com/2013/10/doctor-movies-now-big-screen/
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Oct 22, 2013 - 12:35 PM
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Thanks for the heads-up; the book sounds fantastic.
In the weeks (!) leading up to The Day of the Doctor’s cinematic release
Is this still happening? I was under the impression those plans had been abandoned, but I'd love to be wrong - especially if I were among the fortunate viewers who'd get to experience it this way, but I'd also read that the theatrical screening was planned only for the UK anyway (I'm in the US). What's the current info on the screenings?
The 50th Anniversary episode The Day of the Doctor will be screened in 3D in cinemas across the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Germany and Russia, doctorwho.tv can reveal.
The cinema screenings will take place the same time as the UK TV broadcast on BBC One on 23rd November 2013, giving fans another unique opportunity to be part of a truly global celebration for the iconic British drama series.
216 VUE, Cineworld, Odeon, BFI and Picturehouse cinemas in the UK and Ireland have already confirmed their participation, with tickets for the anniversary screening set to go on sale this Friday October 25th at 9am. Locations include London, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
Internationally, German, Russian, American* and Canadian* fans will be able to gather in cinemas to enjoy the simulcast release with approximately 30 cinemas in Germany and up to 50 theatres debuting the episode in Russia. The celebrations will cross time (and space) zones travelling over the equator to New Zealand and Australia where fans will have a choice of 106 cinemas across both countries to view the episode in 3D on the big screen on the 24th November, following the simulcast TV broadcast earlier in the morning.
Head over to our Where To Watch The Day of the Doctor map to find participating cinemas chains. More cinemas will be added to the map as they’re confirmed, so keep checking back.
In addition to Matt Smith, the one-off special, entitled The Day of the Doctor stars former Time Lord David Tennant and Jenna Coleman, with Billie Piper and John Hurt
*BBC America will this week announce details regarding the 3D screenings of the anniversary episode in select theatres across the US and Canada.
http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-day-of-the-doctor-to-be-shown-in-3d-in-cinemas-worldwide
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Oct 24, 2013 - 12:21 PM
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Update.
Further details on the US 3D cinema screenings of The Day of the Doctor have been announced
BBC AMERICA announced today two special theatrical screening events of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, in RealD™ 3D on November 23 and 25, 2013.
In association with AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., and Regal Entertainment Group, BBC AMERICA makes history by honoring eleven Doctors on Saturday, November 23 with a global simulcast 3D screening event in eleven cities at the same time the 75-minute Anniversary special premieres on BBC AMERICA and across the globe. Tickets for the Saturday, November 23 screenings will go on sale October 25, 2013 at 9:00am EST for theater locations* in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Minneapolis. Tickets may be purchased at Cinemark.com and Fandango.com.
The festivities won’t stop there: BBC AMERICA and NCM Fathom Events are teaming up for the first time to continue the celebration, giving fans across the U.S. a chance to experience Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor in RealD™3D on Monday, November 25 for only one night in more than 300 select cinemas. Tickets will be available at participating theater box offices and online at www.fathomevents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). The event will be broadcast via the new digital cinema projection systems.
In addition to Matt Smith, the 50th Anniversary special also stars former Time Lord David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt. The theatrical events will include specially shot introductions and The Day of The Doctor: Behind The Lens, a 10 minute behind-the-scene featurette directly following the special**. The short features Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt, as well as lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, discussing their 50th Anniversary experiences.
Soumya Sriraman, EVP Home Entertainment and Licensing for BBC Worldwide North America, commented: “Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary is truly a global celebration and we’re thrilled to bring the special to the silver screen. Our partnerships with Cinemark, AMC, Regal Cinemas and NCM Fathom Events will give fans, on November 23 and 25, the opportunity to see the Doctor in a whole new way – in RealD™ 3D.”
*Participating theaters on Nov. 23:
Los Angeles – Cinemark Rave 18 + IMAX (Los Angeles, CA)Los Angeles – Century 20 Bella Terra at Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)New York – AMC Loews Village 7 (New York, NY)New York – Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (New York, NY)Chicago – Century 12 Evanston + XD (Evanston, IL)Chicago – Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX (Woodridge, IL)Philadelphia – Cinemark Rave Cinemas University City 6 (Philadelphia, PA)Philadelphia – Cinemark 16 (Somerdale, NJ)Dallas-Ft. Worth – Cinemark West Plano + XD (Plano, TX)San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose – Century San Francisco Centre 9 and XD (San Francisco, CA)Washington, DC (Hagerstown) – Cinemark Rave Cinemas Fairfax Corner 14 + XD (Fairfax, VA)Houston – Cinemark Tinseltown 17 and XD (The Woodlands, TX)Atlanta – Cinemark Tinseltown 17 (Fayetteville, GA)Seattle-Tacoma – Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinemas (Bellevue, WA)Minneapolis – AMC Southdale 16 (Edina, MN)**The U.S. in-theater exclusive, a behind-the-scenes short of over 10 minutes, will also be available in the UK on www.bbc.co.uk/Doctorwho at the same time.
http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/50th-anniversary-us-3d-cinema-screenings-54417.htm
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