Wheelies Day Out To Miss Fisher’s Costume Exhibition

Phryne Fisher

Last week I was lucky enough to win a double pass to the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume exhibition at Old Government House which is in Brisbane, Australia. I attended the exhibition on Sunday 24th of July and our pass also included the Garden Party which was on the lawn areas of Old Government House and my god what a sight it was to see, there were young and old all done to the nines in 1920s attire all enjoying the picnic on the laws with beautiful hampers with fancy sandwiches, tea an cakes aplenty with a trio belting out hits of the 20s, while folks floated across the dance floor but for me the best part was the costume exhibition, every piece in the exibition was actually worn in the show, they were all incredibly beautiful and all designed by australian designer Marion Boyce. Marion and her team created 120 costumes for the series, including sleepwear, daywear, nightwear and special occasion outfits.
For those that have not heard of or watched Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries then here is a little background about one of my all time favorite Australian crime series if you haven’t seen it then you my friends are missing out!

What is Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and who is Miss Fisher?

Well Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is an Australian television drama series and it based on the author Kerry Greenwood’s novels and was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the series revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher played by Essie Davis, a glamorous private detective in 1920s Melbourne who continually keeps Detective Inspector John “Jack” Robinson played by Nathan Page and his Constable Hugh Collins played by Hugo Johnston-Bert on their toes with her sass and smarts.

Dot, Jack, Phryne and Hugh

The other cast members include:
Dorothy “Dot” Williams is Miss Fisher’s paid companion, Dot is a devout Catholic and is in a relationship with Hugh Collins. Dot is played by Ashleigh Cummings

Mr Butler is Miss Fisher’s loyal butler played by Richard Bligh, is an excellent household manager who provides good advice when needed, Mr Butler is also a veteran from the Australian Imperial Force who can put up a fight if needed to.

Bert Johnson and Cec Yates played by Travis McMahon and Anthony Sharpe, Two working-class friends and devout communists, who often assist Miss Fisher’s investigations.

Dr Elizabeth “Mac” Macmillan played by Tammy MacIntosh, is Miss Fisher’s close friend and doctor at a woman’s hospital in Melbourne

Jane Ross played by Ruby Rees-Wemyss, is Miss Fisher’s ward, who shares the same name with Phryne’s deceased sister.

Prudence Elizabeth Stanley played by Miriam Margolyes, is Miss Fisher’s aunt and a reputation-conscious society matron.

Murdoch Foyle played Nicholas Bell, a former university lecturer imprisoned after the disappearance of Miss Fisher’s sister Jane.

Jack & Phryne

The photos really don’t do the stunning costumes justice, in person they are absolutely beautiful and I was in awe of the whole exhibition and so lucky I got the opportunity to see it. Below I have created a little video of the exibition so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it. You will also find links to the Miss Fisher’s site. Miss Fisher also has a YouTube channel.

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Links

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/miss-fishers-murder-mysteries/

 

Killjoys SN2 EP4 – ‘Schooled’

Welcome Back Killjoys Fans!  This episode, Schooled,  was rife with earthy sexual tension and innuendo between D’Avin and Dutch  –  Dutch says “I want this”, D’Avin asks “How bad?” and Dutch responds with a sly smile “As bad as you’ve got!”.  Yeah okay, they were training in unarmed combat, but hoo-BOY were the sparks a-flyin! To the point that when Lucy put Turin through on a video call, about the only thing he didn’t tell them was to “Get a room”!

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Is A Reboot???

Everyone’s favourite pirate is back again, but this time it’s not for a sequel. Unlike previous Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Dead Men Tell No Tales will be more of a reboot. Savvy? Well you might be thinking how is this possible, considering our main man Johnny Depp is reprising his role as Captain Jack Sparrow. The franchise will focus on Sparrow’s rivalry with his former nemesis Captain Salazar (so that’s what happened after he left Hogwarts), as well as Will Turner’s relationship with his son Henry Turner. I won’t go into further detail because then it won’t be much of a surprise, but since this is supposedly the final movie of the franchise just know that Disney plans on going out with a bang. Filming commenced on February 17, 2015, and finished on July 8, 2015. After nearly a year in post-production, additional photography was finished on April 13th, 2016.

Here’s the cast:

• Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
• Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar
• Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa
• Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner
• Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth
• Orlando Bloom as Will Turner / Davy Jones
• Kevin McNally as Mr. Gibbs

Yes, sadly Keira Knightley‘s Elizabeth Swann will not be returning. Personally I would’ve loved to see her and Will have a little reunion, but oh well. On another note, Javier Bardem, husband of Penelope Cruz who portrayed Angelica in the fourth POTC movie, will be a part of the same franchise. Cool, right? As for the other two new main cast members, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario, I think they’ve made perfect additions to the POTC family. Scodelario even broke an arm while filming, see the picture below.

Scodelario and Thwaites on the set of POTC: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Here’s the plot: ‘Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.’

While the trailer has yet to be released, Disney has announced the official release date for the film to be May 26, 2017, so save the date and stock up on rum.

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Are you excited for POTC5? Or do you think Disney should’ve called it quits with the last one? Whatever your opinion, I’d love to hear it. Share, like and comment below, or tweet me @SohoDoll.

Vampire Diaries News, Get Your Fangs Into This!

Back in April, I told you that Ian Somerhalder had announced at a con that Season 8 was going to be the final season for TVD.  He said that they were going to do one more season to “do the story justice”.  Well, at SDCC, Executive Producer Julie Plec made it official.

Plec said that this season would indeed be the final season for the show, but there were other juicy tidbits that she revealed as well.  Episode titles this season will be based on popular lines from the first season of the show… including episode 8.01 entitled….

That’s right.  The first words Damon ever said in the show will be the title for the Season 8 premiere episode that will air on Friday, October 21 on The CW.  Another juicy tidbit that Plec dropped for us to eagerly gobble up was that Nina Dobrev may return to the show for this final season.  Fans are eagerly waiting to see if this turns out to be true.  Me?  I wasn’t ever really a big fan of Elena.  Wait.  Don’t throw those stones yet.  I didn’t say I hated her, just that I wasn’t that big of a fan.  I haven’t even missed her since she’s been napping in that coffin.  However, I think it would make a good ending for her to come back and live happily ever after with Damon.  Well, at least that’s #2 on my list of ways to end the show.  I still say that Jensen Ackles’ (Dean Winchester, Supernatural) preferred way to end the show would be the best way… with the Impala rolling through Mystic Falls.

Oh, and I almost forgot.  Plec also announced that this final season will only have 16 episodes.

I have to admit, I didn’t watch the show for the soap opera style romance.  I watched it for the bromance… and more specifically the Redemption of Damon Salvatore.  When the show began, the brothers were at odds.  In fact, they’d been warring for years.  But, as the show progressed we watched Stefan … and yeah… okay…. Elena slowly change Damon.  In the beginning, he was the bad boy… the sometimes villain that we loved to hate while we secretly lusted after him.  Then he became a hero… without the “hero hair”.  So,  yeah, Damon had me at “Hello, brother.”

Now, in the premiere?  I’d pay money to see Stefan find Damon (and yeah, Enzo) and say…. “Hello, brother.”  Ya know, just for poetic symmetry and all that jazz.

Robot Wars Is Back! We Review Episode 1

Robot Wars returned to the UK on Sunday night and proved to be a much more successful revival than the terrible Chris Evans’ version of Top Gear (or as I like to call it, ‘Flop Gear’). Whilst there was disappointingly no Craig Charles, the revival proved to be both a faithful and fresh take on the show about robots fighting each other.

The new presenters Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon make for a brilliant presenting duo. Going in I expected I would prefer Dara Ó Briain presenting, so I was surprised to find I was actually more impressed by Angela Scanlon. Angela Scanlon has a wonderfully sweet nature when interviewing the competing teams, like a cross between Melinda Messenger and Kate Humble. I get the feeling that Angela Scanlon could easily host the show on her own; whilst Dara Ó Briain is good I’m not entirely sure this is the show for him. At times he feels as uncomfortable as Jeremy Clarkson did during the first series of Robot Wars, although he seems a bit more relaxed when talking about the teams’ work in the lab stations.

The lab station segments can however have the tendency to drag. If like me you enjoyed Channel 4’s Scrapheap Challenge then this likely wouldn’t be a problem but I imagine that many may be put off by the amount of time devoted to showing the teams working on their creations between each battle. Robot Wars would perhaps work better in a 45 minute slot than the one hour it was given.

When the robots actually fight, it is top quality entertainment. Watching these robotic machines fight each other is a lot of fun and it’s not long before you find yourself having a favourite. Mine was Carbide: a robot made from steel usually used for armour on military tanks and according to the official site a blade with sixty times more energy than a sniper bullet. I am sure Carbide is going to go down as a favourite among Robot Wars fans. Talking of the Robot Wars fanbase, they would undoubtedly have been happy to see past competitor Behemoth return to the series. Behemoth provided some good entertainment with its shovel mechanic allowing it to topple over its competitors with ease. It didn’t manage to secure a place in the final (that honour went to Carbide) but regardless it was fun to watch.

Return appearances have also been made by the house robots Sir Killalot, Matilda, Shunt and Dead Metal. The robots have of course been radically redesigned to appear more modern and current but they still retain the same basic look. All four add a lot of the fun and chaos to Robot Wars’ format, especially Sir Killalot who is a superbly barmy robot that feels like it has come straight out of a Looney Tunes cartoon. Sir Killalot has a much more humanoid look than before, and it’s a look that is undeniably better than its original appearance.

Then:

Now:

The others look much more faithful to their original designs, although Matilda now has red LED lights, Shunt is taller and Dead Metal has LEDs and larger claws.

Matilda

Shunt

Dead Metal

Robot Wars is a promising revival of the original television series, however Dara Ó Briain hasn’t quite managed to fill Craig Charles’ shoes yet and occasionally the lab scenes in-between fights can slow down the show’s pace. It is definitely worth a watch though; the robot fights provide quality entertainment and the house robots are unbelievably cool with their updated appearances.

You can catch Robot Wars every Sunday at 8pm on BBC2.

Kiersey Clemons Cast As The Female Lead In The Flash Movie

A while back we reported on the rumours that Kiersey Clemons was in talks to play a female lead in the Flash movie. She was among the contenders for the role, which included Rita Ora and Lucy Boynton. Variety has confirmed that Clemons has sealed the deal and will indeed star in the Flash as none other than Iris West. Iris West is a young journalist and a love interest for Barry Allen, who is played by Ezra Miller. Clemons will be reteaming with Dope director Rick Famuyiwa for this installment in the DC Extended Universe. 

The Flash is slated for a March 2018 release and is expected to begin production sometime this year. Ezra Miler will star as the titular character and will be joined by Clemons as Iris West. Rick Famuyiwa Will direct the epic from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith based on a story by Phil Lord and Chris Mille. Before that, Ezra Miller will appear in Justice League next year as the Flash/ Barry Allen.

Prison Break SDCC 2016 Reveals, Synopsis and Trailer

TV’s favourite brothers will be returning to our screens next year in the Prison Break limited series. That’s right, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) will be back! I’m sure your thinking ‘but didn’t Michael die’, but we have been promised a ‘logical and believable explanation’ for why he escaped death. The official synopsis below:

“Prison Break is back and ready for its biggest escape yet. In the thrilling new event series Prison Break, original series stars Wentworth Miller (“The Loft”, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Dominic Purcell (“Equilibrium”, “Legends of Tomorrow”), Sarah Wayne Callies (“The Walking Dead”, “Colony”), Amaury Nolasco (“Transformers”, “2 Fast 2 Furious”), Robert Knepper (“Hitman”, “Transporter 3”), Rockmond Dunbar (“Soul Food”, “The Mentalist”), Paul Adelstein (“Private Practice”, “Scandal”), are reunited for an all-new adventure spanning the globe and featuring the signature thrills and cliffhangers that were hallmarks of the original series when it aired on FOX from 2005-2009.

The original action drama centred on Michael Scofield, a young man determined to save his convicted brother, Lincoln Burrows, from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape from prison. In the all-new event series, filmed on location in Morroco, clues surface that a previously thought-to-be-dead Michael may be alive. Lincoln and Sara, Michael’s wife before he was presumed dead, reunite to engineer the series biggest escape ever, as three of Fox River State Penitentiary’s most notorious escapees, Sucre, T-Bag and C-Note are pulled back into the action.

‘Prison Break’ was an immediate critical and ratings hit when it premiered on FOX in 2005, garnering Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series. The original producing teams, including series creator Paul T. Sheuring, Neil Moritz, Marty Adelstein and Dawn Olmstead, will return to executive produce the new series with Sheuring serving as showrunner/writer.”

This year at San Diego Comic Con series stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies and Robert Knepper reunited for FOX’s Action Showcase panel. Where they revealed exclusive details for the upcoming season, including a new clip. Here are some of the reveals below:

• Wentworth revealed “Michael has a fresh set of tattoos and they are central to the plot, but they don’t work the same way they did the first time round.”
• When a fan questioned that Michael was dead at the end of the last season, Sarah Wayne Callies joked “We’ve all been dead, Sweetheart.”
• Robert Knepper suggested we may see a different T-Bag, a more mature, less murderous version (but surely that won’t last).
• When asked ‘how Michael Scofield would do on The Flash or Legends of Tomorrow’ (where he plays Leonard Snart aka Captain Cold), Wentworth replied “He has always had a comic book facet, superhero facet. He can endure what the other could not… I don’t think he and Snart would get along, necessarily, because Snart does not get along (with anyone)”. Sarah Wayne Callies added “I think Sara Tancredi in the zombie apocalypse would not necessarily last too long,” referencing her role on The Walking Dead.
• Dominic Purcell took this opportunity to thank his girlfriend, co-stars and all those who supported him through the accident that occurred on set, thanking them for the time he was given to heal and recuperate. Purcell was injured when a heavy metal piece fell from the set, where he was incredibly lucky to escape with no permanent injuries. Wentworth expressed his worry after hearing about the accident, “It was very upsetting, of course. The man is my brother, in every way but blood.”

Check out the previously released trailer and SDCC clip below:

Are you excited for the Prison Break revival series as much as I am? Let us know in the comments.

 

Surtur Confirmed For Thor Ragnarok

So this weekend it has been confirmed that Surtur has is to appear in Thor: Ragnarok people lucky enough to be at SDCC sat in Hall C were also treated to a new retro looking logo for the film and a first look at the Hulk gladiator armor .

This next installment of the Thor movies looks set to be the biggest film in the Thor series yet some are saying it could even be the best Marvel film to be released yet (No pressure there then).

The film will include elements of Planet Hulk as well as including such characters as Hela, The Grand Master and Loki.

Thor: Ragnarok is set to be released on the 27th October 2017 and I cannot wait to see if this film lives up to all the hype surrounding it.

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ICYMI – This Week in Skatronixxx

Hey there Skatronixxx peeps, and occasional Readers!  Welcome Back to ICYMI!  This past week at Skatronixxx all hands were on deck to cover the BIG DEAL…  San Diego Comic Con!  And our awesome writers went overtime to bring you all the news that is news at SDCC.  But we also had some big, BIG news of our own!  Read on for details! 

Arkham Asylum Rumoured To Be Setting for Ben Affleck’s “Batman” Movie

With Suicide Squad gaining massive traction and excitement, and the Justice League having an incredible showcase at SDCC this weekend, it’s no wonder that Ben Affleck‘s (Good Will Hunting, Shakespeare in Love, Argo) Batman movie is stirring up some traction.

Rumours have already begun across the internet that Affleck’s standalone movie will take place in Arkham Asylum.

Arkham Asylum is one of the most infamously known places in Gotham, housing the criminally insane residents, including villain favourites such as Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Scarecrow and of course, Batman’s favourite, The Joker.

Also the setting of the incredibly popular first installment of the Batman video game franchise from Rocksteady, and a large focus during the television series Gotham staring Ben KcKenzie (The O.C., Southland, Goodbye World), Arkham Asylum has always been a huge point of interest for the Batman franchise and fans, mostly because it plays host to some of the most interesting and terrifying DC villains of all time.

With the Asylum and its guests being so hugely popular, and with the release of Suicide Squad aiding to the debut of a handful of the inmates, it wouldn’t surprise fans at all if this incredibly wonderful rumour was true.

The untitled Batman reboot currently has no release date – however, if you can’t wait to see Ben Affleck’s interpretation of the Dark Knight, you can see Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. And if you want more, you wait to see him in either Suicide Squad August 5th 2016, or the Justice League movie, due for release November 2017.