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Articles tagged "hbo"Short Ends and LeaderHBO: The Movieby Chris Barsanti[29.May.08] :. Michael Patrick King takes about two or three season finales' worth of tears and OMG jawdroppers and whacks them together into a big, sloppy, gooey sundae of a film that is, for better or for worse, just like the show … only longer.  TV ReviewRecountby Cynthia Fuchs[23.May.08] :. Recount doesn't quite argue that the system remains infinitely gameable for those who know it, those in power who wish to remain in power. NewsHBO’s ‘Recount’ tries to make sense of 2000 presidential electionby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][22.May.08] :. Laura Dern recalls the night of Nov. 7, 2000, as a sleepless one. “I thought I was going to bed that night, that infamous night, and stayed up all night, as most of us did, and by the morning... NewsCan HBO’s new entertainment chief pull it out of its slump?by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][11.Apr.08] :. We’re used to HBO making news, but in recent weeks, most of the buzz has revolved around who would get the channel’s most visible job - president of the network’s entertainment... NewsHas HBO become edgy PBS?by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][27.Mar.08] :. It’s a new day at HBO, and right now nobody is more aware of that than Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth. The Bloodworth-Thomasons were the go-to couple for CBS in the early 1990s, producing...  NewsShunning resolution, shock and tears, ‘The Wire’ stays loose to the endby David Hiltbrand [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Mar.08] :. The epitaph to “The Wire,” HBO’s blistering five-season chronicle of urban decay, was delivered by Cheese (rapper Method Man) in what amounted to his last words as he brandished a... A fond farewell to HBO’s ‘The Wire’by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][7.Mar.08] :. When “The Wire” began five seasons and a lifetime of innocence ago, it opened with a scenario that said everything about the beautiful, piercingly honest pain we were in for. A homicide... Down to ‘The Wire’: Sunday’s the finale for the acclaimed seriesby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][6.Mar.08] :. When I say that HBO’s “The Wire” comes to an end on Sunday night, I mean it. If your screen goes black in the middle of a scene, do not sit there cursing the darkness. Call the... The hazards of Duke: Susan Sarandon plays famed heiress in HBO movieby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][7.Feb.08] :. When Susan Sarandon brought her dog, Penny, along to a round of interviews at HBO last month, it seemed only fitting. After all, the very petite blonde, who’s going on 3, did have a couple of... A patient Gabriel Bryne gets the `Treatment’ from HBOby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][28.Jan.08] :. NEW YORK—It takes a special kind of person to sit, day after day, listening to other people’s problems. It may take a special kind of viewer, too, to pass the test HBO will be... HBO series is down to ‘The Wire’by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][7.Jan.08] :. When thoughts of the writers’ strike and the havoc it has wreaked start to bum us out, it’s encouraging to know that we still have “The Wire.” For at least a little while... ‘Sopranos’ rocks at the Emmysby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. At the end of the Emmys Sunday night, after “The Sopranos” won for best drama and the cast and crew were swarming on stage, you half expected a guy in a Members Only jacket to cross the... A stop-and-chat with the ‘King of Curmudgeons’by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][9.Sep.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Going 12 rounds with Mike Tyson? No sweat. Fighting Rosie O’Donnell for the last slice of chocolate mousse? Piece of cake. Approaching Larry David at a cocktail party? Now,... New HBO series is all about sex… and a couple that isn’t having itby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][9.Sep.07] :. It seems impossible to talk about HBO’s “Tell Me You Love Me” without talking about the sex, which is graphic, even by HBO standards, and yet seems not so much pornographic as it... ‘As You Like It,’ premiering Tuesday on HBOby David Bianculli [New York Daily News (MCT)][20.Aug.07] :. In directing a new version of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Kenneth Branagh fosters a giddy sort of freedom in his actors. Branagh’s adaptation (premiering Tuesday... Kenneth Branagh takes Shakespeare to Japan for HBOby Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][14.Aug.07] :. Irish actor Kenneth Branagh just cannot leave well enough alone. Not only is he an actor of note (he’s been dubbed the heir apparent to Laurence Olivier), he’s also a director. And... ‘Deadwood’ creator back with HBO’s ‘John From Cincinnati’by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][10.Aug.07] :. HBO’s “John From Cincinnati” ends its first, and possibly last, season on Sunday night, and the only thing that’s clear is that David Milch is a loyal guy. Milch writes... With ‘Sopranos’ out of the picture, HBO’s family needs new bloodby Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][1.Aug.07] :. LOS ANGELES - HBO, the Rolls Royce of television, is experiencing engine trouble. In the past four months, it has lost its most powerful drivers, both in front of the camera and behind it. The pay... The Sopranos: Series Finaleby Marisa Carroll[19.Jun.07] :. A priest once explained to Carmela, "God understands that we all live in the middle of tensions." David Chase understands that too. HBO’s ‘Conchords’ mixes mirth and musicby Mike Duffy [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][15.Jun.07] :. “Flight of the Conchords” has a goofy cool beat you can really laugh to. Oh sure, you could also do a dizzy little dance to HBO’s new adventure in freshly twisted, musically... ‘Sopranos’ star says he doesn’t know if he’s deadby Denis Hamill [New York Daily News (MCT)][15.Jun.07] :. NEW YORK—“I have no idea what happened to Tony,” actor James Gandolfini said Thursday night, standing aboard The Highlander, the Forbes family yacht at Pier 60 on Manhattan’s... Even if you didn’t watch ‘The Sopranos,’ you knew about itby Eric Mink [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. Sunday night, in a stream of post-finale babble veering dangerously close to rant, my comparison of “The Sopranos” to the serialized fiction of Charles Dickens proved to be the last... ‘Sopranos’ defies demand for answersby Karen Heller [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. Permit this space a revisiting of “The Sopranos” finale, so far the entertainment event of the year, the series the artistic achievement of the decade, the one to best. The ending was... Sopranos follow-upby Jason Gross[12.Jun.07] :. Thanks for all the interesting comments on my Sopranos post from yesterday. I just wanted to add info about an interesting article I saw about the finale (and forgetting the numerous fits some... ‘Sopranos’ doesn’t end - it just stopsby David Bianculli [New York Daily News (MCT)][11.Jun.07] :. NEW YORK - After all the hype and expectations about Sunday night’s final episode of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” the mob drama series didn’t end with a bang. It didn’t... ‘The Sopranos’: Did the audience get whacked?by Jason Gross[11.Jun.07] :. Like millions of other pop culture fans, I watched the final episode of TV icon The Sopranos, breathlessly waiting for a big finale. And we all got it but not the one we were... ‘Sopranos’ set a new standard for portraying life in the underworldby Robert Trussell [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][10.Jun.07] :. And so it ends. No more weekly ride with Tony Soprano from the Lincoln Tunnel past smoke-belching factories to his McMansion in suburban New Jersey. No more Bada Bing Club. No more sit-downs. No... Mysterious surfer drama to take ‘Sopranos’ spotby Gail Shister [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][8.Jun.07] :. If you expect David Milch to concisely explain the premise of his inscrutable new HBO drama, we have three words for you: Not gonna happen. Maestro Milch, who could discourse metaphysically... At the center of ‘The Sopranos’ was its genuine humanityby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][7.Jun.07] :. There was a moment a few weeks back, when Tony Soprano was talking with his psychiatrist, complaining that bad things keep happening around him. “I’m a good guy,” he said.... How will ‘The Sopranos’ end?by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][4.Jun.07] :. How will it end? Badly. For the characters, that is. The series finale of “The Sopranos” will be a much-analyzed event. All signs point to a grim conclusion on June 10. Death,... PopMatters Pick TV ReviewThe Trials of Darryl Huntby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Apr.07] :. Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's extraordinary documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, which premieres on HBO tonight, traces the case that divided Winston-Salem for 20 years. The ratings rules of thumb are being ‘timeshifted’by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Apr.07] :. After three weeks, HBO’s “The Sopranos” is rocking. The stories have been twisted gems, filled with portent, mind games, hits and layers of tension. And ratings are down. Sort... Featured Article TV ReviewThe Sopranosby Marisa Carroll[25.Apr.07] :. The problem with the Soprano family, as Bobby chided Tony, is that they "always go too far." It's also a primary reason the show is so compelling. The Sopranos Is the Most Influential Television Drama Everby Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][23.Apr.07] :. No one-hour drama series has had a bigger impact on how stories are told on the small screen, or more influence on what kind of fare we've been offered by an ever-growing array of television networks. Missed Tony’s new episode? No you haven’tby Phil Rosenthal [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Apr.07] :. Based on all the hype for the return last Sunday of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” you would have thought a veritable mob of viewers would be camped out in front of their sets to see Tony,... Who knew? ‘The Sopranos’ isn’t the only surprise hitby Julia Keller [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][6.Apr.07] :. In the beginning, nobody gave a rat’s derriere about Tony Soprano. How about Carmela, Christopher, Paulie, Dr. Melfi? Fugettabout it. As a matter of fact, the executives at HBO who were... ‘Entourage’ returns with more wickedly funny laughsby Mike Duffy [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][6.Apr.07] :. Let the Hollywood good times roll. “Entourage” is back and ready to party. The occasion? It’s young dreamboat movie star Vince Chase’s birthday. And he’s celebrating... Exit ‘Sopranos’: HBO’s mob show starts a long goodbyeby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][3.Apr.07] :. “Is this it?” Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) asks her mobster husband as they’re awakened by a furious banging on their door in the opening minutes of Sunday’s “The... The Sopranosby G. Christopher Williams[1.Dec.06] :. There are enough of the sights and sounds of The Sopranos to feel immersed in its ambience as a show but there is not enough game here to feel immersed in a, well, game. |
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