Triangle: Remembering the Fire
One hundred years ago this week, 146 people were killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragedy compounded because it was the result of preventable neglect and safety violations. An...
View Article‘My Girl’ Grows Up — Anna Chlumksy in a New DC Satire
Slate's Jessica Grose has a terrific interview with the wonderful Anna Chlumsky, child star of the 1991 classic "My Girl." Chlumsky took time away from acting to finish school and work as an editor...
View ArticleThe Loving Story
Tonight HBO premieres a new documentary about one of the most important marriages in American history. And their name was Loving. They should have been able to have the quiet life they hoped for....
View ArticleSarah Palin and the Battle of the Trailers
The new HBO movie from the people behind the sharp political drama "Recount" is about the McCain-Palin campaign. It stars Ed Harris, Woody Harrelson, and Julianne Moore. The movie has not been on the...
View ArticlePeter Dinklage of “Game of Thrones”— by Dan Kois
My friend Dan Kois has a terrific profile of one of my favorite actors, Peter Dinklage, in the New York Times, who plays Tyrion in HBO's Game of ThronesRead the full post here »
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The Real Story: Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway
HBO's new movie "Hemingway and Gellhorn," premiering this week, stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman and is directed by Philip Kaufman ("The Right Stuff," "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"). Today...
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One of Aaron Sorkin’s Best Scenes
Tonight is the premiere of the new HBO series "The Newsroom," written by Aaron Sorkin, Oscar-winning scripter of "Charlie Wilson's War," "The Social Network," "A Few Good Men," and the television...
View ArticleChristopher Guest to Create a Series for HBO
I was delighted to hear that Christopher Guest, the writer-director behind the improvisational mockumentaries "Best in Show," "Waiting for Guffman," and "This is Spinal Tap," will be creating a new...
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A Game of Thrones Tribute: In Gingerbread!
Bravo to blogger Liquorsnapper for this magnificent re-creation of Winterfell! Read the full post here »
View ArticleGame of Thrones and the Red Wedding
Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! If you are a Game of Thrones fan, you already know the bad news. Those who know the books knew it was coming. In theory, fans understand that one of the elements that...
View Article“Casting By”— HBO Documentary About Casting Directors
Anyone who cares about movies should see "Casting By," a new documentary on HBO about casting directors. It is a rare opportunity to see early glimpses of some of the greatest actors live in their...
View ArticleComing on HBO: True Detective
Coming in January on HBO, starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey and looking fiercely cool: ...Read the full post here »
View ArticleMoms Mabley — A New Documentary on HBO
Whoopi Goldberg pays long overdue tribute to a pioneering figure in the history of comedy, Moms Mabley in a new documentary premiering on HBO tonight. In an era where stand-up comedy was almost...
View ArticleNew on HBO: Six by Sondheim
HBO's new documentary is "Six by Sondheim," the story of six songs from the remarkable lyricist of "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" and composer/lyricist of "A Little Night Music," "Sweeny Todd,"...
View ArticleTrailer: The Normal Heart
Larry Kramer's searing, Tony award-winning play "The Normal Heart" is coming to HBO with an all-star cast. ...Read the full post here »
View ArticleMusical Chairs on HBO
Try to find time to catch the touching "Musical Chairs" on HBO this month from director Susan Seidelman ("Desperately Seeking Susan"). EJ Bonilla, Leah Pipes, and Laverne Cox ("Orange Is The New...
View ArticleTonight on HBO: The Normal Heart (And More Movies About The Fight Against...
Larry Kramer's searing drama "The Normal Heart" was an anguished cry for attention, for help, for respect, for change in the earliest days of the AIDS crisis. It was inspired by Kramer's own experience...
View ArticleIs This the End of Television?
Last week both cable giant HBO and broadcast giant CBS made announcements that signal the end of television as we know it. Both responded to the clear message of the market and said that they would...
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HBO: Frances McDormand in Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Stout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a difficult woman experiencing and creating difficulties, is now a two-part miniseries on...Read the full post here »
View ArticleHBO Makes Samples of Programs Available Without a Cable Subscription
The new HBO Sampler feature allows consumers with an internet-connected Blu-ray device to watch full episodes of four different shows by simply loading their Blu-ray disc into the device and selecting...
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