On the big screen, film critic turned filmmaker Rod Lurie has explored a Valerie Plame-like scandal ("Nothing But the Truth"), the case of a homeless man who claims to be a former famous boxer ("Resurrecting the Champ") and the issues surrounding the nomination of the first female Vice President ("T...
Read More »Rob Lowe recently had a hilarious visual punchline of a role in HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" as Dr. Jack Startz, a plastic surgeon whose face was pulled tauter than Katherine Helmond's when getting her futuristic beauty treatment in "Brazil."
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Read More »The Fred Armisen/Carrie Brownstein sketch series "Portlandia" has become IFC's flagship show in its move from a focus on independent film to one on alt comedy. Obviously, the network wants to keep it around, which it's proved by announcing today that "Portlandia" has been renewed for not just anothe...
Read More »While "The Walking Dead" lurches on ably without the participation of Frank Darabont, the "Shawshank Redemption" director's intriguing new TV drama continues to take shape over at TNT. Set in '40s and '50s L.A., "Lost Angels" is based on John Buntin's book "L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of Am...
Read More »We now have an exact day and time for the OWN network broadcast premiere date for Bill Duke's and D. Channsin Berry's documentary, Dark Girls.
Read More »VH1's hit Hollywood Exes returns for a second season with a new Hollywood ex joining the party.
Read More »DirecTV's first foray into scripted television seems to have been a success -- the satellite service today announced a renewal for "Rogue," its original cop drama starring Thandie Newton as undercover detective Grace Travis, who tries to find out the truth about her son's murder while getting entang...
Read More »While her "Sun Don't Shine" director Amy Seimetz can currently be seen in AMC's "The Killing" and HBO's "Family Tree," Kate Lyn Sheil will soon be seen in television project of her own.
Read More »As if you're not all already excited about the upcoming 3rd season of the series, BBC One has released a full synopsis for the first episode which sets things up, and kick off the 4-episode season, next month (for those in the UK), and in September (for those in the USA).
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