REVIEW. The 'old' Nicky Greenwall is back on e.tv in more ways than one with her new movie magazine show, The Big Picture.

The "old" Nicky Greenwall is back on e.tv in terms of style and delivery in her new movie magazine show The Big Picture which comes across as taking a lot of its cues from her erstwhile entertainment magazine show The Showbiz Report which she started in 2005 and ended in 2012.

Viewers will instantly be able to relate to the presentation style, voice and pacing of Nicky Greenwall in her new show which is the familiar Nicky Greenwall as viewers will remember her from The Showbiz Report, but who now - as a mother of two - is building out and focusing a whole half hour show just around movies.

The Big Picture is the next show from Greenwall Productions for e.tv, following The Ten, Behind the Name, The Close-Up and her black backdrop studio talk show, ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall which will be back for another season on e.tv in 2014.

Splicing in iconic film leaders iconography from the movies' celluloid era as breakers between inserts, together with a throwback film noir opening theme, and clever silent movie end credit title cards, Nicky Greenwall - who now frames herself in black-and white in the show - guides viewers with voice-overs through the week's film news and releases.

Covered in The Big Picture is movie trailers and snippets, red carpet appearances and a countdown of what is showing at the South African box office.

Feeling somewhat forced is the end insert in which Nicky Greenwall takes a look at upcoming films on television by playing those trailers with trivia voice-overs.

In reality this bit only covers movies which will be shown on e.tv, in the way the similar too-quickly-cancelled M-Net Movies Show only covered movies on M-Net's DStv movie channels.

Nicky Greenwall is once again presenter and executive producer, and The Big Picture compares well to what film critic Barry Ronge successfully did with his movie magazine shows Screenplay for SABC3 and Cinemagic for M-Net.

Strangely e.tv started and slotted The Big Picture in on the e.tv schedule to start on Tuesday, although the new show will instantly be taking a break and be gone from the e.tv line-up next Tuesday, 26 November, when it gets pre-empted for soccer coverage.

Why e.tv channel bosses didn't just postpone The Big Picture to start on 3 December isn't clear.

The Big Picture coming to e.tv from October, as Nicky Greenwall reworks The Showbiz Report to now just focus on movies.

Nicky Greenwall, pregnant with her second child, is reheating her first solo TV venture, the longrunning The Showbiz Report on e.tv in a new guise entitled The Big Picture which will start on e.tv on Monday 7 October at 20:30.

As TV with Thinus reported last month, Nicky Greenwall's celeb studio talker ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall produced by Greenwall Productions has been renewed for a third season set to start in January 2014 on e.tv. The new season is, as reported, being done from a new studio in Woodstock, Cape Town.

As TV with Thinus reported last month, Nicky Greenwall's celebrity profile show The Close-Up will start its third season on e.tv on 8 July at 20:30 on e.tv, and is also produced by Greenwall Productions.

TV with Thinus broke the news in May 2012 that The Showbiz Report on e.tv was over. e.tv apparently lied in May 2012 when the free-to-air commercial channel said that The Showbiz Report will be back. 

A few months later in August 2012 Nicky Greenwall revealed in an episode of The Close-Up about herself revealed why she decided to end The Showbiz Report.

The Big Picture which will start in October will be a lot like The Showbiz Report but will have its emphasis on movies and the film industry. The Big Picture will profile movie stars, directors and celebrities from the world of films, look at upcoming big screen releases and bring viewers general movie news and updates.

There's been no official announcement from e.tv about The Big Picture.

ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall on e.tv renewed for a 3rd season, will start in January 2014.

ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall on e.tv has been renewed for a 3rd season of the primetime celeb talker.

"The details for the 3rd season of ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall are not confirmed as yet," e.tv tells me.

Although the broadcaster doesn't have the details, I can tell that the weekly chat show with South African stars will however be back in January 2014.

Meanwhile South African viewers can prepare for another season of the celebrity profile show The Close-Up which will start on e.tv on 8 July and which is also being produced by Greenwall Productions.

With a recent studio move which took place earlier this month, Greenwall Productions and Nicky Greenwall is also prepping another new TV show.