Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen’s Lord of the Rings blog is the only good thing left

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Over the weekend, Sir Ian McKellen resurfaced the extensive blog that he produced while filming The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand. Alex Casey plucks out the most wholesome highlights. It’s pretty cool that in the 20 years that have passed since Sir Ian McKellen posted his first blog about The Lord of the … Read more

‘You are aware that I am not really a wizard…’ – The best celebrity appearances in Extras

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Alex Casey assembles her favourite celebrity appearances from the BBC comedy Extras, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Forever shadowed by The Office, and more recently Ricky Gervais’ atrociously long pre-recorded intro to the NZ Comedy Festival, Extras is the wondrous second TV comedy masterpiece from Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais. I love Extras. I love … Read more