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On April 20, 2011, celebrated photojournalist Tim Hetherington was killed in the city of Misrata, covering the Libyan civil war. A new HBO documentary, “Which Way is the Frontline From Here?” opens with footage of this day, the last chilling moments of the...
LOS ANGELES — The late Nora Ephron left an indelible mark on Hollywood with her timeless tales like “Sleepless in Seattle,” which made us laugh, cry, and want to meet a stranger at the top of the Empire State Building. The film starred Tom Hanks and Meg...
At a press screening last night for “Vice,” the new HBO investigative journalism series billed by the network as “news from the edge” and produced by the media conglomerate of the same name (non-ironically referred to as “the Time Warner of the streets” by a...
The best show on television right now is something you probably haven’t been watching, and soon enough might not have the chance to. HBO’s “Enlightened” – about a woman who moves back in with her mother and reenters her former corporate environment after a...
Agnieszka Holland’s “Burning Bush” (“Hořící Keř”) could prove one of the most politically charged miniseries of the year. It depicts the fallout of Jan Palach’s self-martyring protest of the demoralization of the Czech people caused by the Soviet occupation...
HBO shows are getting plenty of product promotions for next season. “Girls” inspired a Deborah Lippmann nail polish set, and “Game of Thrones,” the show adapted from the books by George R. R. Martin, will get its own line of beers, reports...
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO is dropping its plans to make a film on Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News Channel.The network had optioned film rights to work by media writer Gabriel Sherman, who is writing a book on Fox News. But HBO said Thursday that it's not going...
James Franco might not like Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” but a slightly more influential New Yorker does: Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We love the show for inspiring people to move to New York City and become the ‘voice of a generation,’ as Hannah would say,” the...
1. Zooey Deschanel will play Loretta Lynn in a Broadway-bound production of “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” [Play by Play]2. Bill Maher will produce and Fareed Zakaria will consult on a new HBO show from VICE. [AV Club]3. Jimi Hendrix’s estate opposes a planned...
One of the most ambitious and sophisticated drama series attempted by HBO has fallen at the first hurdle: The pay-cabler has rejected the pilot for “The Corrections” and canceled the projected series based on Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed 2001 novel.Instead,...
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February 09, 2013