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This December, BritBox is bringing nostalgia home for the holidays. The British streamer is adding several specials and older seasons of classic programs, including the docu-special “Farewell Doc Martin” and later seasons of the beloved sitcom “My Family” (plus its collection of Christmas specials).

For those looking for something new this season, Jason Isaacs will explore classic Hollywood by way of Bristol in the new four-part bio-series “Archie,” playing Hollywood leading man Cary Grant. Plus, catch up on the latest season of the black comedy crime series “Annika,” which will have its BritBox streaming premiere on Dec. 21.

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for December, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!

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A new creature feature Night Wolf is coming to the U.S. The film was previously released in the UK under the title 13 Hours. Lionsgate will release Night Wolf on DVD April 24, 2012 and stars Gemma Atkinson, Tom Felton, Joshua Bowman and Gabriel Thomson. Synopsis Sarah (Isabella Calthorpe) has avoided coming home to visit her family for quite some time. But when she finally does arrive, a storm is raging through her hometown, and she and her family find themselves isolated. As night falls, a bloodthirsty creature emerges and terrorizes the family. Trapped and scared, they must survive together to outwit the creature hunting them.

Even though Jonathan Glendening's British werewolf thriller '13Hrs' was released on DVD back at Halloween 2010 here in the UK our American counterparts are yet to experience the houndish horror. The movie has been picked up by Lionsgate for distribution on DVD across the Us this April but will experience a title change from '13Hrs' to the disappointing 'Night Wolf'. This isn't the only Glendening helmed werewolf-related horror to see a release this year. How could we forget the intriguingly entitled 'Strippers vs Werewolves' starring 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' legend Robert Englund, 'Hostel's Barbara Nedeljakova and hottie stripper action from former soap stars Ali Bastian and Adele Silva. 'Night Wolf' stars Tom Felton ('The Rise of the Planet of the Apes'), Isabella Calthorpe, Gabriel Thomson, Joshua Bowman and busty ex-Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson (below). Check out the plot details plus the new proposed DVD artwork below.

It was back during Afm that we told you about the werewolf flick 13Hrs getting a title change to Night Wolf, and pretty soon you'll be able to see the film for yourself and judge whether or not the moniker even matters.

Lionsgate will be releasing the Jonathan Glendening directed film on April 24th. Gemma Atkinson, Tom Felton, Joshua Bowman, and Gabriel Thomson star.

Synopsis

Sarah (Isabella Calthorpe) has avoided coming home to visit her family for quite some time. But when she finally does arrive, a storm is raging through her hometown, and she and her family find themselves isolated. As night falls, a bloodthirsty creature emerges and terrorizes the family. Trapped and scared, they must survive together to outwit the creature hunting them.

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The UK creature feature 13 Hrs is coming to the U.S., however, it will be re-titled to Night Wolf.

Sarah (Isabella Calthorpe) has avoided coming home to visit her family for quite some time.  But when she finally does arrive, a storm is raging through her hometown and she and her family find themselves isolated.  As night falls, a bloodthirsty creature emerges and terrorizes the family.  Trapped and scared, they must survive together to outwit the creature hunting them.  Gemma Atkinson, Tom Felton, Joshua Bowman and Gabriel Thomson star.

Lionsgate releases the film on DVD April 24th.  Head inside for a look at the cover art.

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Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson who was nominated for Stonewall's Bigot of the Year award in 2007 for refusing to apologize for derogatory gay jibes he uttered on his primetime TV show, has done it again. An exchange with former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell, which was cut from the broadcast version of the show, has come to light after Campbell blogged about the experience.

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"I cannot remember how the subject of homosexuality came up, but I said at one point that he wasn't very sound on gay rights … Oh yes I am, he said, adding, to more laughter from the largely adoring crowd 'I demand the right not to be bummed.'

"I had the immediate thought that this was unlikely to be broadcast at 8 Pm on a Sunday, with "Songs of Praise" still ringing in some ears, but nonetheless chipped in that I suspected he was worried that he might like it.

My Family star Gabriel Thomson has revealed details of his character's coming out storyline which will air this week. The 23-year-old actor, who portrays Michael Harper in the long-running sitcom, will shock his parents Ben (Robert Lindsay) and Susan (Zoe Wanamaker) in the episode. Speaking to What's On TV, he explained of the plot: "It's a drunken confession! Michael comes home drunk and Ben's up and going on about how similar they are and Michael's decided now is the time to tell him we're not that similar and here's why! "The fun of the episode is Ben's reaction. He doesn't react how you'd expect him to! He's incredibly understanding. Susan is a bit more confused by the situation (more)...

Hello, you Yanks, Canucks, Aussies, Brazilians and other readers from around the world! You’ll be glad to hear that the volcanic ash which grounded all the planes here in the UK has had no effect on cyberspace, and I’ve managed to wing another edition of Tim Macavoy's Brit Bits over the Atlantic for your reading pleasure.

Thanks for all your comments on the first column, and keep them coming as I want to know what you want to hear about.

To clear up a few things – Yorkshire is great, Will Young does not use a vocoder, although he was inhaling Sulfur Hexafluoride, and no, Gay in the UK has not come to an end. Indeed I hope by now you will have noticed the new episode, full of all the things we’ve been busy enjoying.

Coming up this week we have a Shameless update, a character in My Family comes out,...

The cast of My Family. Back row second from right

is actor Gabriel Thomson - who plays son Michael Harper

Full disclosure: I have never seen nor heard of the long-running BBC1 sitcom My Family. But according to the London Daily Mail the popular series is about to start its tenth season and a new writing staff has decided to make the show more "edgy and relevant." To that end, they've decided to make a main cast family member queer. Youngest son Michael Harper, who viewers have seen grow up on the show will announce to his parents Ben and Susan that he's gay.

According to the Daily Mail, this is a major plot twist that no one would have seen coming. In fact, as he matured on the show, the character Michael was something of a womanizer. 

Michael, back in his womanizing days

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My Family's Michael Harper is to come out as gay in the sitcom's next series, a report has claimed. Michael - played by 23-year-old Gabriel Thomson - will reveal the truth about his sexuality to parents Ben (Robert Lindsay) and Susan (Zoe Wanamaker) when the show's tenth run begins later this year, according to the Daily Mail. Sources say that the twist was thought up by a team of new writers who have been brought in to make the BBC programme 'more edgy and relevant'. One insider said: "We were (more)...

13 Hrs is a Feature Productions film that will release in the United Kingdom January 26, 2010. The film is supernatural in form as a mysterious dark secret threatens to "wipe out the entire [Moore] family." Tense and setting a thrilling atmosphere the trailer will give fans a dramatic hint as to what to expect from the film. This Eyeline Entertainment film is still a ways off from being released in N. America, but for now a full synopsis and trailer can be found for horror fans below. Some good stunts take place in the one and a half minute trailer below. Digg it!

A synopsis for 13 Hrs below:

"Sarah Tyler returns to her troubled family home in the isolated countryside, for a much put-off visit. As a storm rages on, Sarah, her family and friends shore up for the night, cut off from the outside world. But something comes out of the driving rain and darkness.

Considering how generally well regarded Dog Soldiers is, it's no surprise a new flick from the UK, 13 Hrs, is marketing itself as being "from the producers of" that film. Even so, based on 13 Hrs' synopsis and cast & crew, it looks potentially good enough to stand on its own merits.

A production of Eyeline Entertainment, 13 Hrs was directed by Jonathan Glendening from a script by Adam Phillips and stars Isabella Calthorpe, Gemma Atkinson, Joshua Bowman, Gabriel Thomson, Tom Felton, Peter Gadiot, Antony De Liseo, Simon MacCorkindale, Cornelius Clarke, John Lynch, and Sue Scadding. Click on the below image to visit Eyeline Entertainment's official site, where a promo teaser also awaits.

Synopsis

A full moon hangs in the night sky, and lightning streaks across dark storm clouds. Sarah Tyler (Calthorpe) returns to her troubled family home in the isolated countryside for a much put-off visit. As the storm rages on, Sarah, her family,...

War movies that go outside the traditional lines of the genre don’t happen enough. Saving Private Ryan may have an epic running time, but the entire feature is generic war-movie action, even if executed superbly. Even Apocalypse Now and Platoon have very generic war film structures. Enemy at the Gates, however, strays boldly from war film conventions by daring to be less about a war and more about an enrapturing game of cat and mouse. When boiled down to its core, the film is actually a spy vs. spy film juxtaposed over a war setting. By playing with the genre tropes, Enemy at the Gates tells a riveting tale about two snipers in the ultimate game of chess.

Enemy at the Gates starts like a war movie should with an incredible sweeping battle sequence which sets up Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) as sniper extraordinaire. The tactics employed by the...

My Family star Gabriel Thomson has been cautioned for possession of a Class A drug. The 21-year-old, who plays Michael Harper in the BBC sitcom, was arrested on Sunday after police were called to an "altercation" at a house in Battersea, South London. A woman staying at the Kingsley Road address is believed to have contacted officers to complain that cash was missing from her handbag. Police later found both cannabis and cocaine at the property, (more)...