In his half-century on Earth, Mike, or Mister Mike Myers Sir (to us little guys), has been enormously successful in his many comedy roles. In 1989, he gained real success on Saturday Night Live, playing various characters including the über cool German host of 'Sprockets', Dieter and my favourite rocker, Wayne Campbell - whose life as a slacker and small-time TV presenter was explored a few years later in the movies Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, released in 1992 and 1993 respectively.

They were both brilliant movies, with some very quotable lines from both Wayne and his sidekick Garth, played by fellow SNL comedian Dana Carvey:

"Excellent!"

"It's like people only do things because they get paid and that's just really sad."

"A gun rack? ...a gun rack? Shyaa! Right! I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack."

"Schwing" - used whenever an attractive woman passes.

"No Stairway, denied!"

"Okay, well we'll take these home, run through them with a fine tooth comb, cross the T's and dot the...<gulp>...lower case  J's."

Honey Horne: "I'm gonna be frank." Garth: "Okay, can I still be Garth?"

Then there were the wildly shagadelic Austin Powers movies, in which Mister Mike Myers Sir played multiple characters. There was Austin Powers - obviously, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and the very odd Dutchman, known as Goldmember and with rumours of a fourth movie, who knows who else we'll see him play. Austin Powers is again, highly quotable:

"Evacuation comple...comp...comp...evacuation com..."

"Do I make you randy baby?"

"Doctor Evil, I didn't spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called Mr. thank you very much."

"Who does Number Two work for?"

"Nice to mole you."

Austin: "Hey, there you are!" Stranger: "Do I know you?" Austin: "No but that's where you are, you're there!"

In 2001, a year before Austin Powers in Goldmember was released, the Shrek franchise begun with Mister Mike Myers Sir playing the title character. Despite it being targeted primarily at young children, it was clever enough to keep parents and other adults entertained as well. To give a quick example, when Shrek and his sidekick Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, reach Lord Farquaad's castle, haha!, they are encouraged by a choir of dolls to "Keep your feet off the grass/ Shine your shoes, wash your... face."

Of course, Mister Mike Myers Sir was kept busy appearing in plenty of other comedy work in between these movies, that I haven't had time to mention. Check out his catalogue here.

Click here for a brilliant collection of Wayne's World quotes in video form.

Same goes for Austin Powers - just click here.

And finally, here is a quick snippet of Mike on SNL as Dieter, host of Sprockets.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Did anyone see anything last weekend? I went to see The Great Gatsby, and I've got to say I came away feeling a bit disappointed. As I said in my initial post, I haven't read the book so I wasn't sure what to expect from the plot; apart from what I'd seen in the trailer.
And to be honest, I just didn't feel there was much to the plot;  boy meets girl, boy loses girl, girl marries someone else, boy wants girl back. The difference here however was the wealth and glamour. I loved the glitz of it all; it was so clearly Luhrmann's style, which you either love or hate, and I personally thought the music (though not a massive Jay Z fan myself) fit perfectly to the mood and scene of the film. That's just my two cents worth, and it seems the critics are divided on it as well. I wonder if it'll beat off competition to win the Palme d'Or this week at Cannes 2013...?

Anyway, onto the movie releases this weekend, starting with the UK.

The Hangover Part III

The Wolfpack is back! Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis return for the final time as Alan faces a crisis and needs his friends to help... What could go wrong?!
Opens in the UK on the 24th May.

Epic

A teenager finds herself transported to a magical forest where evil forces are battling the good. This family animation features the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell and Beyonce Knowles.
Opened on 22nd May in the UK and on the 24th in the US.

Onto the US releases.

Opening on 24th May Stateside is a film that featured in last week's releases; Fast & Furious 6

Before Midnight

Julie Delphy and Ethan Hawke return to their love story as Celine and Jesse, following on from Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. Delphy and Hawke initially stated that they were simply in the process of writing the third part of the story in August/September 2012, but they were actually filming the project that is released in the US on the 24th May.

I'm a huge fan of the Fast and Furious franchise, which regular LocateTV Blog readers may have already realised (see Parody Trailer blog). I love all the movies, even Tokyo Drift, so it's safe to say that it would take a lot for one of these films to disappoint me... Before you jump to conclusions #6 didn't disappointment per se, but it wasn't what I expected.

The opening scenes are of Dom Torreto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), racing to the hospital where Mia (Jordana Brewster) is about to give birth. They are in Spain along with Elena, who you may remember from the Fast Five. Although relatively 'free' living in Spain, there is a strong recurring theme that it is not their home; their family is incomplete. The fact that Brian and Dom discuss this is a bit of a giveaway.

Elsewhere on planet Earth: Hobbs (The Rock) is in Russia with his new kick-ass sidekick Riley where they are investigating how a Russian Military convo managed to blow up. Naturally this was no simple explosion and the only possible way these criminal masterminds can be caught is with the help of a certain group of street racers. A very likely tale.

A few scenes later, we jump to the clip from the trailer where Hobbs is asking for Dom's help. Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is alive, which we knew from the additional scene in Fast Five. On this note, I'm quite disappointed that Eva Mendes didn't reprise her role as Monica Fuentes. Just plain rude.

Tej, Roman, Han and Gisele reunite with Dom and Brian in London; together they aid Hobbs to bring down the mysterious Owen Shaw and save Letty in the process. Queue the ridiculous, laugh out loud action sequences! Dominic Toretto is a cat with 9 lives. Only he can fling himself in the air over a bridge, catch Letty, then land on a car windscreen/bonnet. You think that is unrealistic? It gets a lot worse!

The outlandish scenes are amusing - I guarantee you will laugh, it is entertaining - yet it adds nothing. Fast Five took the movie to a whole another level (Fast and Furious aka #4 is my favourite though) and remained consistent with the racing theme. It's just a shame that with this movie Justin Lin didn't stick to what he knows best.

Summary: it is a great and very entertaining action flick, but don't expect it to be a step above the rest. Make sure you stay behind for the additional scene!

The nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards have been announced, ahead of the ceremony on Monday 10th June. Due to be hosted by comedian Retta, HBO and FX shows received the most nominations.
Check out a shortened list of nods below; are your favourites up for any award?

BEST DRAMA

The Americans - FX
Breaking Bad - AMC
Downton Abbey - PBS
Game of Thrones - HBO
The Good Wife - CBS
Homeland - Showtime

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (AMC)
Damian Lewis - Homeland (Showtime)
Andrew Lincoln - The Walking Dead (AMC)
Timothy Olyphant - Justified (FX)
Matthew Rhys - The American (FX)
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Claire Danes - Homeland (Showtime)
Vera Farmiga - Bates Motel (A&E)
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (CBS)
Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black (BBC America)
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men (AMC)
Keri Russell- The Americans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jonathan Banks - Breaking Bad (AMC)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones (HBO)
Michael Cudlitz - Southland (TNT)
Noah Emmerich - The Americans (FX)
Walton Goggins - Justified (FX)
Corey Stoll - House of Cards (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jennifer Carpenter - Dexter (Showtime)
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones (HBO)
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad (AMC)
Regina King - Southland (TNT)
Monica Potter - Parenthood (NBC)
Abigail Spencer - Rectify (Sundance)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

The Big Bang Theory - CBS
Louie - FX
The Middle - ABC
New Girl - FOX
Parks and Recreation - NBC
Veep - HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Don Cheadle - House of Lies (Showtime)
Louis C.K. - Louis (FX)
Jake Johnson - New Girl (FOX)
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Adam Scott - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Jeremy Sisto - Suburgatory (ABC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Max Greenfield - New Girl (FOX)
Simon Helberg - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Alex Karpovsky - Girls (HBO)
Adam Pally - Happy Endings (ABC)
Chris Pratt - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Danny Pudi - Community (NBC)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Laura Dern - Enlightened (HBO)
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl (FOX)
Lena Dunham - Girls (HBO)
Sutton Foster - Bunheads (ABC Family)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep (HBO)
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Carly Chaikin - Suburgatory (ABC)
Kaley Cuoco - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Sarah Hyland - Modern Family (ABC)
Melissa Rauch - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Eden Sher - The Middle (ABC)
Casey Wilson - Happy Endings (ABC)

The full listing of nominations can be found on the Critics' Choice site.

It's been two years since we saw them running through Bangkok trying to figure out what happened the night before. So let's refresh our memory and look back at how the Wolfpack has recovered from their previous hangovers in the first two films of the franchise.

Yes, The Hangover 3 will be the grand finale of the Wolfpack's drunken adventures and we cannot wait! With the budget of $100 million and the familiar faces of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong the final part promises to be huge. I am definitely going to see it this weekend! Are you?

Arnold Schwarzenegger did a neat job of introducing the festival...

Each night this week (20th - 25th May), live comedy performances will be broadcast, featuring big names like Sarah Silverman, David Mitchell, Ricky Gervais and Rainn Wilson.

YouTube stars Rhett & Link and The Gregory Brothers will also join in the fun.

The festival of comedy kicked off last night in a live stream, which you can catch here (contains strong language).

YouTube might not be the first place most people would look to for a comedy show, but there is a surprising amount of talent coming through this medium and making it in the mainstream (Danisnotonfire now hosts a Radio 1 show with AmazingPhil), with big names taking part in sketches. A couple of my favourites include P Diddy "exclusively" appearing in Downton Abbey and Daniel Radcliffe giving viewers a guide on how to be successful (like him):

Catch all the action from the festival here.

1600 Penn (NBC)

30 Rock (NBC)

666 Park Avenue (ABC)

90210 (The CW)

Animal Practice (NBC)

Ben & Kate (Fox)

Body of Proof (ABC)

CSI: NY (CBS)

Cult (The CW)

Deception (NBC)

Do No Harm (NBC)

Don’t Trust the B– in Apt. 23 (ABC)

Emily Owens, M.D. (The CW)

Family Tools (ABC)

Fringe (Fox)

Go On (NBC)

Golden Boy (CBS)

Guys with Kids (NBC)

Happy Endings (ABC)

How to Live with Your Parents (ABC)

Last Resort (ABC)

Made in Jersey (CBS)

Malibu Country (ABC)

Partners (CBS)

Private Practice (ABC)

Red Widow (ABC)

Rules of Engagement (CBS)

Smash (NBC)

The Job (CBS)

The Mob Doctor (Fox)

The New Normal (NBC)

The Office (NBC)

Touch (Fox)

Up All Night (NBC)

Vegas (CBS)

Whitney (NBC)

Zero Hour (ABC)

Keep an eye on our Season Finales Calendar. The list below will help you not to miss any of the season finales next week as some of the series will not be returning in the fall:

Sunday, May 19

The Cleveland Show, 7pm, Fox

When Freight Train invites Cleveland to the Lowrider Convention, Dr. Fist suggests the unexpected behavior may be the result of dementia; Junior discovers he is good at pole-dancing.

The Simpsons, 8pm, Fox
When Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win the lottery, Carl takes off to Iceland with all the money; Marge mistakenly signs up for a website for married people looking for extramarital relationships.

Family Guy, 9pm, Fox
Stewie's time machine malfunctions when he and Brian use it to travel to Las Vegas for a Bette Midler concert; the Griffins get invited to join the country club.

Monday, May 20

Rules of Engagement, 8.30pm, CBS
Brenda goes into labor on the day of Adam and Jennifer's wedding; Audrey has a big surprise for Jeff. Don't miss this last ever episode!

Mike & Molly, 9.30, CBS
The couple reveal some important news to each other as a tornado threatens Chicago, and Mike tries to reunite Peggy and Patrick after they decide to end their relationship.

Hawaii Five-0, 10pm, CBS 
Kono is blamed for a murder she did not commit; McGarrett's visit to Wo Fat leads to a shocking discovery.

Bates Motel, 10pm, A&E
Romero decides to take action; Norman brings Emma to the dance; Norman gets a ride home from Miss Watson.

Rectify, 10pm, Sundance
The town's anger reaches a boiling point; Foulkes pressures the D.A. for a retrial; Daniel confronts his future.

Tuesday, May 21

Dancing With the Stars, 8pm, ABC

Grimm, 10pm, NBC
Nick investigates a series of rage-fueled assaults; Nick learns that Capt. Renard's brother is in town; Stefania and Frau Pech battle each other using their alliances with Adalind.

Wednesday, May 22

The Middle, 8pm, ABC
Tension builds as Frankie tries to plan a graduation party for uncooperative Axl; Sue tries to get her driver's license for a sixth time; Brick must assemble a slide show highlighting the past four years of school.

Criminal Minds, 9pm, CBS
The Replicator goes after a member of the BAU team; during an investigation into a series of drug-related deaths in Manhattan, Hotch learns that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.

Law & Order: SVU, 9pm, NBC
The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park; Detective Benson finds herself in mortal danger.

Modern Family, 10pm, ABC
After Phil's mother dies, everyone flies down to Florida; Gloria is faced with an outstanding arrest warrant; Jay runs into someone from his past.

Nashville, 10pm, ABC
Juliette finds a letter from her mother; Deacon confronts Rayna about a secret; Brad Paisley performs with Rayna and Deacon; Gunnar tries to win Scarlett's heart back.

Sunday, May 26

Smash, 9pm, NBC
A group of artists attempt to produce a musical based on Marilyn Monroe's life on Broadway. Last episode of the series!

Here at LocateTV, we'll be putting together a mini-guide each week to let you know what's being released in cinemas near you.

Let's start with the UK.

Fast & Furious 6

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster return to take down a mercenary organisation. Expect more extreme car chases, close calls and a cliffhanger or two; as Vin Diesel has already said there's plans for movies 7, 8 and 9!

F&F6 opens today in the UK, and on 24th May Stateside.

The Great Gatsby

Baz Luhrmann's hotly anticipated take on the F. Scott Fitzgerald opened in the UK yesterday, and looks set to draw the crowds in over the weekend (myself included!) Having opened Cannes 2013, Gatsby has received mixed reviews so far, but all seem to praise Leonardo DiCaprio as the main man (and Leo can do no wrong in my eyes!)

Gatsby is showing in screens across the UK and the US.

The Liability

A teenager agrees to do a day's driving for his mother's gangster boyfriend, and discovers a world of trafficking, revenge and targets in this thriller starring Tim Roth and Talulah Riley.

Opens today in the UK.

And opening in the US this weekend:

The Expatriate

Former CIA agent Aaron Eckhart learns that his previous employers want to eliminate all records of his existence.

Opens today in the US.

The English Teacher

When a former star pupil returns home after failing as a playwright, a popular teacher is determined that he will not give up on his dream, and invites him to produce his play at her high school. Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano and Greg Kinnear star.

Opens today in the US.

Black Rock

A camping trip takes a nightmarish turn when three women encounter a group of violent war veterans. Horror starring Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell.

And of course the amazing Iron Man 3 is still showing in screens worldwide and Star Trek Into Darkness continues to draw people into theatres.

What will you be watching this weekend? I'm hoping The Great Gatsby lives up to all the hype!

Going through endless TV listings every day and finding out a lot of useful information about what's on TV at the moment, I was surprised to come across so many cooking shows. Cooking competitions, eating contests, tips from chefs, Indian, French, Jewish, Mexican, All-Over-American. There are shows for literally every taste!

I personally love programs like MasterChef that never fail to inspire me to cook something fancy.

MasterChef US is about to restart for a new season on FOX on Wednesday, May 22nd and on the 10th May it's been announced that it will be renewed for two more seasons. Well done Gordon Ramsay!

Take a first look at season 4. It will be bigger than ever with money burning, breast milk cooking and looking for food in the wild!

To make sure not to miss the season premiere you just need to add it to your picks!

Will you be watching Masterchef? Do you have another favourite cooking show? Who's your favourite chef?

Brosnan has been in four of the Bond movies so to mark the occasion, which in no way just so happened to be a pure coincidence, I visited my local motor museum to check out the 007 James Bond exhibition featuring the cars and other vehicles from the films' history.

Here are '007' of my favourites vehicles aka the ones I could take photos of easily!

Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger

The Phantom III was used by Goldfinger to smuggle gold. Not conspicuous at all.

Key facts:
- 7.3 L capacity
- 12 cyclinders
- 180bhp
- Maximum speed 92mph
- Concealed writing table and picnic hamper (the essentials! )

Aston Martin V8 Volante from The Living Daylights

While being pursued by police in Bratislava, Bond used his Aston Martin and its nifty gadgets to avoid capture, whilst driving on snow and ice. In the film, a Vantage as well as the Volante pictured, were used.

Key facts:
- 5L capacity
- 8 cyclinders
- 300bhp
- Maximum speed 146mph
- Retractable outrigger system, twin heat-seeking missile launchers, rear jet engine booster, ice tyres

Parahawk from The World is Not Enough

A snowmobile with that little extra something, Parahawks are lightweight vehicles with a parachute. In The World is Not Enough, Bond is chased by four Parahawks.

Key facts:
- 912cc capacity
- 4 cyclinders
- 81bhp
- Maximum speed 30mph
- Mounted machine guns

Bombardier MX Z-Rev Ski-Doo from Die Another Day

A vehicle that speeds across the ice fast, Bond uses a Bombardier to get to the Ice Palace.

Key facts:

- 800cc capacity
- 2 cyclinders
- 200bhp
- Maximum speed 60mph

Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace

The Aston takes a bit of a knocking in this film, as Bond is being chased across mountain roads, tunnels and a marble quarry of all places. Note how the door is missing.

Key facts:

- 6L capacity
- 12 cyclinders
- 370bhp
- Maximum speed 191mph

Jaguar XKR Convertible from Die Another Day

The paint on this Jag cost almost £2,000 per litre. It's blended with pure gold. Talk about an expensive paint job!

Key facts:

- 4L capacity
- 8 cyclinders
- 370bhp
- Maximum speed 155mph
- Rear mounted Gatling Gun, door mounted missiles, mortars in boot, rockets in fascia grille, hydraulic battery ram system, thermal imaging system

Lotus Espirit 'Wet Nellie' from The Spy Who Loved Me

A car that converts into a submarine. As you do.

Key facts:

- 2L capacity
- 4 cyclinders
- 140bhp
- Maximum speed 130mph
- Surface to air missile, front-firing torpedoes, cement sprayer, rear-mounted jet, mine launcher, bulletproof assembly periscope, amphibious conversation unit