ScreenScribe

Astonishingly, your only chance to see this year’s Oscars in HD is today, when Sky Movies screens the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony live from 2.30pm. It won’t be repeated on Sky Movies in peak hour and not even Sky’s free-to-air channel, Prime, is providing delayed coverage; the only re-run will be on Sky Movies […]

No Ordinary Family‘s ratings weren’t quite as extraordinary on Thursday while An Idiot Abroad recovered from its disastrous premiere a week earlier. The Ricky Gervais-conceived reality romp about the world’s most hapless traveller pumped up its viewership in all of the major demographics. The second episode was most popular with household shoppers with kids (8.3% […]

TV3 will be banking on tonight’s 9.30 HD premiere of the Ricky Gervais hit, An Idiot Abroad, to reverse the fortunes of the first few days of its new season. Other than the popularity of The Almighty Johnsons, TV3 has taken a hit with new shows like Hawaii Five-O and Bigger Better Faster Stronger underperforming and […]

The Grudge: Sky Movies Greats, 8.30pm Saturday. Unlike The Ring, this Japanese horror film re-made retains the spirit of the original, along with the director, crew and setting. The biggest difference is the casting of Hollywood leads, with Sarah Michelle Gellar playing a caregiver in a house that would give even Buffy the Vampire Slayer nightmares. It’s a […]