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‘Four Hours At The Capitol’ Is A Harrowing Historical Document About The January 6th Insurrection [Review]

October 19, 2021 1:08 pm

A harrowing, if not exactly unexpected, image emerges near the end of Jamie Roberts’ documentary “Four Hours at the Capitol.” Egged on by Trump’s Big Lie, a Capitol Police Officer trying to push back the ever-...

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 11 Trailer: Larry David Hates People, But Loves Mankind

Edward Davis

October 13, 2021 1:15 pm

News, Television, Trailers

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" has been going for ten seasons with season eleven on the way. As Larry David would say, that's pretty, pretty, pretty good. Or, he might say, as he does in the new season eleven officia...

Cary Fukunaga Says TV Adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Unmade ‘Napoleon’ “Is Happening” With Scripts Already Written

Charles Barfield

October 11, 2021 12:24 pm

News, Television

After the massive success of “True Detective” and the acclaim of “Beasts of No Nation,” it appeared that Cary Fukunaga was all set to take on his biggest challenge yet, a project that would adapt Stanley Kubri...

‘House Of The Dragon’ Series Teaser Trailer: First Footage Teases Return To A Different Era Of Westeros

Christopher Marc

October 5, 2021 8:57 am

News, Television, Trailers

“Game of Thrones” was a massive hit for HBO, and the dense fantasy series based on the novels of author George R.R. Martin continues with multiple spinoffs, including the next big series, the “House of The Dra...

Michael Imperioli Reflects On Returning For ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’ & The Film’s Big Reveal [Spoilers]

Christopher Marc

October 4, 2021 1:01 pm

News

*Warning spoilers ahead for "The Many Saints of Newark."* HBO's "The Sopranos" is considered by many, as one of the key forerunners of the new age of Prestige Television, PeakTV as it were. Yet, with the ne...

‘Succession’ Season Three: Well-Crafted Characters Are The Beating-Heart & Creatives Ooze Confidence [Review]

Brian Tallerico

October 4, 2021 11:03 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

HBO’s “Succession” finally returns this month, over a year after it won the Emmy for Best Drama (along with Writing, Directing, and Best Actor). Concerns that the pandemic-delayed shooting would impact the sho...

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David Chase Says He Was “Barely Talking” To James Gandolfini By The End Of ‘The Sopranos’ Run

Christopher Marc

October 1, 2021 11:35 am

News

After many years in the works, today sees “The Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark” hitting both theaters and HBO Max. The film is intended to work as a stand-alone gangster film but also gives f...

‘Insecure’ Final Season Trailer: Issa Rae’s Award-Winning Series Comes To An End Later This Fall

Charles Barfield

September 29, 2021 1:31 pm

News, Television, Trailers

While HBO doesn’t have the monopoly it once did on prestige TV series, with recent competition from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple, and other streaming services, that doesn’t mean the premium network doesn’t con...

‘Nuclear Family’: Ry Russo-Young Revisits Painful Family Traumas To Reckon With Her Past [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 28, 2021 2:04 pm

News, Reviews, Television

Given the many personalities in all our families and the way we often all perceive past traumatic events differently, making a probing documentary about your own family sh*t could end up either highly damaging...

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 11 Teaser: The World Has Changed Over The Past Year But Larry David Hasn’t

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2021 1:18 pm

News, Television, Trailers

It’s hard to find a TV series that still generates as much excitement after a decade as “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Most series begin to sputter out well before Season 11, but the HBO comedy series is seemingly mo...

‘The Last Of Us’ First Look Image: Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey Star In The Highly Anticipated HBO Series

Charles Barfield

September 27, 2021 10:59 am

News, Television

Films and TV series inspired by video game franchises have a bit of a checkered history, to put it mildly. Mostly, this comes from the issue of adapting a video game, which puts the viewer into an active role ...

‘Succession’: Creator Jesse Armstrong Doesn’t Feel Pressured To “Amp It Up” In Season 3 [TCA]

Gregory Ellwood

September 23, 2021 10:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

A little under a year after it was originally expected to return, "Succession" is back for its third season. The 2020 Emmy winner for Best Drama wrangled COVID and the fight over the Roy family legacy will fin...

Cary Fukunaga Nic Pizzolatto True Detective

Cary Fukunaga Talks ‘True Detective’ “Struggle”: Nic Pizzolatto “Positioned Himself As My Boss”

Charles Barfield

September 22, 2021 12:06 pm

News, Television

If you have followed the history of the “True Detective” series on HBO, you know that the show is creatively overseen by writer Nic Pizzolatto. The acclaimed writer has been an integral part of all three seaso...

HBO Max Debuts First Look Footage of ‘Peacemaker,’ ‘Sex & The City’ Revival & More In New Teaser

Charles Barfield

September 20, 2021 2:05 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Are you guys Maxing? I’m not sure if that’s actually a term used by WarnerMedia, but if the studio would like to borrow it for upcoming HBO Max marketing, go for it! But if you aren’t Maxing, perhaps a new siz...

‘Succession’ Season 3 Trailer: The Embittered Roy Family Is Back To Trading Vicious Barbs This October

Jake Sweltz

September 17, 2021 11:08 am

News, Television, Trailers

Despite its still-lofty standing in the current TV landscape, HBO isn’t what it used to be. Streaming giants like Netflix, Apple TV+, and Disney+ have emerged to challenge its cultural preeminence, plus web-b...

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