Articles by Kirsty Walker
Kirsty Walker turned an obsession with screens into a patchy and unsuccessful media career. A Manchester University graduate in TV Production, she was employed variously as a runner, corporate video director and radio station manager before she turned to teaching. She is the content editor for endofshow.com and travels from Cannes to Comic Con using her press pass to score free drinks and easily impressed men. She lives in Runcorn, in the north west of England.
True Blood season 3 is out today on DVD so we took a look back at the finest moments from the last series. Russell lays it on the line (3.9 Everything is Broken) Fluffy vampires are not on the King of Mississipi’s Christmas card list. The terrifying speech which begins with him ripping out a [...]
Graham Norton hosteda Baftas which served up a few surprises and a few popular decisions tonight. Best Special Factual went to Sir David Attenborough’s Flying Monsters 3D for Sky. Producer Anthony Geffen commented that Sir David had now won Baftas for programmes in black and white, colour, high definition and now 3D and that that [...]
Terence Malick’s surreal drama Tree of Life has taken the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Robert de Niro headed jury chose Tree of Life over films such as Lars Von Trier’s Meloncholia and Takashi Miike’s Death of a Samurai. Von Trier caused controversy during the festival by giving an interview in [...]
Cannes, La Theatre de la Licorne, May 19th It’s not particularly that Kyle Killen’s script for The Beaver was a hard pitch. Sure, a man with a hand puppet controlling his recovery from a mental breakdown is a little out there but it’s barely even Lynch territory. What’s unusual is that a plot which you [...]
We can imagine many of you will be letting zombies into your home on May 16th when the first season of The Walking Dead hits shops, and as long as they stay on the TV screen, digital zombies shouldn’t pose much of a health threat (just don’t watch while you’re eating!). Real zombies, in the [...]
Before the Door pictures have announced that their newest project will be a romantic comedy feature in the style of ‘found footage’, written by Anna Martemucci, Victor Quinaz and Philip Quinaz and directed by Victor. The trio are best known for their series of historically based comedy shorts ‘Periods’ which were also produced by [...]
Is it that time again? Do you find yourself glancing hopefully at any sharp-suited business person exiting a taxi with a wheely suitcase? Yes, The Apprentice is back and we at EOS want you to enjoy the Premiere with this handy bingo card. Simply cross off the terms as they inevitably appear on the programme, [...]
The Harry Potter Alliance, a fan group which aims to use the franchise’s ideas to promote literacy, equality and human rights, have joined with a charter school in Brooklyn, New York, to build a library with donated books, whilst pitting the four Hogwart’s houses against each other. Potter-loving volunteers donate books to communities as part [...]
This year’s BAFTA TV nominations have been released with teen sci-fi show Misfits landing the most, and Matt Smith becoming the first actor ever to be BAFTA nominated for playing The Doctor Smith will face off against Jim Broadbent (Any Human Heart), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Daniel Rigby (Eric and Ernie). In the actress category [...]
*This review contains plot spoilers* A king in waiting, a brother with questionable parentage and a love affair between royalty and a commoner. The timing of Thor’s preview release couldn’t have come at a better time in the UK where there are eerie similarities with the Wedding of the Year and the opportunity to escape [...]
You may not have heard of Tomorrow, When The War Began, unless you’ve read the book series which was highly acclaimed and taught in schools in Australia. Released in the UK yesterday the film has been sparcely publicised and as yet has no US distribution deal despite being the number one Australian movie in their [...]
The 2011 Eisner Awards nominees have been announced, with good showings for Archaia, whose Return of the Dapper Men is up for five awards. The most nominated publisher is DC with 14 nominations and Dark Horse equal Archaia with 9 nominations. The awards will be presented on the final day of San Diego Comic-Con, Sunday [...]
The Jameson Empire Awards took place last night in Central London. Best Newcomer Chloe Moretz, Gareth Edwards, Jaden Smith, Jennifer Lawrence, Mia Wasikowska Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows Pt 1, Inception, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Kick-Ass, Alice In Wonderland Best Comedy Four Lions, Get Him To The Greek, [...]
The highly anticipated Captain America trailer has been released, feast your eyes… First thoughts? Nice to see that huge breasts are making a comeback in the superhero genre. Chris Evans has some serious cleavage going on there, and though some might say that more than a handful is a waste, I like a man with [...]
