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HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ has me fully invested in the war for Gotham City’s underworld

HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ has me fully invested in the war for Gotham City’s underworld

I do not remember the first time I had heard about The Penguin nor did I really know at first that this new HBO show was a continuation of the 2022 Batman movie The Batman until after starting it, but I was just coming off…

8 balls, afro puffs, and rock n’ roll music: you’ve gotta have brass balls to be at the top

8 balls, afro puffs, and rock n’ roll music: you’ve gotta have brass balls to be at the top

I have loved Bobby Cannavale for so long and I am pumped to see him take a lead that is so badass and rock n’ roll—perfect for his demeanor—in this new HBO series Vinyl directed by Martin Scorsese. Cannavale plays the head rec exec of…

<i>Getting On</i>‘s 3rd and final season debuts November 8th on HBO

Getting On‘s 3rd and final season debuts November 8th on HBO

It’s not just because Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, Laurie Metcalf and Co. consistently brought tears to my eyes in the first two seasons of Getting On that the HBO show has become one of my longstanding favorites; there’s a plethora of reasons why Will Scheffer…

What we know about Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s new HBO rock drama VINYL

What we know about Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s new HBO rock drama VINYL

A while back I wrote about how I love the idea of a NYC-set television show somehow evoking the grimiest and most rock n’ roll era that OH! Perfect! Is produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese, a beautiful combination that is sure to spark some…

HBO Scorsese-Jagger production about the 1970s music biz in New York is going to be badass

HBO Scorsese-Jagger production about the 1970s music biz in New York is going to be badass

I moved to New York City on the notion that this city was raw: it was a place for young aspiring artists of all talents to retreat to and live out their dreams (or some shit). But as one year passed by before my eyes,…

<i>Togetherness</i> will still your heart, eventually

Togetherness will still your heart, eventually

It always goes with new shows that either our schedules are way too jam-packed to actually watch everything on TV (NOT ENOUGH HOURS!), or we simply overlook the newbies because we’re too busy worrying about our all-time favs. But believe me when I say that…

Frances McDormand and Jane Anderson work to adapt HBO miniseries <i>Olive Kitteridge</i> directed by Lisa Cholodenko

Frances McDormand and Jane Anderson work to adapt HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge directed by Lisa Cholodenko

In the latest HBO miniseries venture Frances McDormand and director Lisa Cholodenko along with screenwriter Jane Anderson collaborate to adapt Pulitzer prize-winning novel Olive Kitteridge, a miniseries movie starting tonight 11/2 at 9PM ith the first two parts “Pharmacy” and “Incoming Tide”, concluding tomorrow night 11/3 at the…

HBO’s <i>Project Greenlight</i> is back: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck want your 3 minute shorts

HBO’s Project Greenlight is back: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck want your 3 minute shorts

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are at it again with their HBO docuseries Project Greenlight that showcases the production of a bunch of filmmakng newbs directing their own Hollywood movie with the help of the two. And I mean seriously guys, is there anyone you’d…

<i>The Normal Heart</i> review: the outbreak of AIDS in NYC as the Broadway play comes back in HBO’s more than brilliant film adaptation

The Normal Heart review: the outbreak of AIDS in NYC as the Broadway play comes back in HBO’s more than brilliant film adaptation

“Is it true of the normal heart;/for the error bred in the bone/ Of each woman and each man/ Craves what it cannot have,/ not universal love/ But to be loved alone.” – from W.H. Auden’s“September 1, 1939″ In the latest HBO TV movie venture of…

<i>Veep</i> season 3 has us excited: “Some New Beginnings” review

Veep season 3 has us excited: “Some New Beginnings” review

“A good campaign manager always has to think one phone ahead” There is a rumor of a rumor that the President of the United States will NOT be running for re-election. Meaning: YES, Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is now a potential candidate. And thanks to…