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Spike Lee's 'Bad 25' Presents a Moving Oral History of Michael Jackson's Monumental Album
There are few music albums that would call for or justify a documentary focused solely on their creation, and if asked to pick from Michael Jackson's body of work, "Thriller" would be the more obvious choice to receive such treatment. But Spike Lee's "Bad 25," which makes...
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5 Best Things to Watch on TV This Week: Spike Lee Does Michael Jackson, R. Kelly Does... Himself?
Sure, Sunday is incredibly overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Homeland," "The Walking Dead," "Boardwalk Empire," "The Good Wife," "Treme" and "Dexter," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy...
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'Last Report' Gets Canceled By ABC, Along With '666 Park Avenue'
ABC announced this afternoon that it would not be continuing with "Last Resort," its military drama about a rogue nuclear submarine created by Shawn Ryan ("The Shield"). Also getting the chop is "666 Park Avenue," David Wilcox's horror series about a demonic Upper East Side apartment building.
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Musical Drama 'Nashville' Gets a Full Season Pick-Up From ABC
While "Nashville" has gotten a little sluggish in its storytelling since its promising, lively start, it's still a solid show with a great leading turn by Connie Britton and dependably good musical numbers from composer and music producer T-Bone Burnett. So it's welcome n...
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Diablo Cody Sells Gen X Meets Millennial Comedy Script 'Alex + Amy' to ABC
"Juno" writer Diablo Cody, whose first foray into television "United States of Tara" ran for three seasons on Showtime, has a new small screen project in the works. Entertainment Weekly reports that Cody just sold a comedy pilot script to ABC.
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'The Crow' Director Alex Proyas Ventures Into TV With ABC Mutant Drama 'Evolve'
For his first venture into network TV, director Alex Proyas won't be straying far from the dark urban settings, sci-fi themes, post-apocalyptic shadings and overall gothiness he's explored in films such as "The Crow," "Dark City" and "I, Robot." As reported by Deadline, Proyas is attached to direct ...
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Martin Campbell Will Direct Hostage Drama 'Coup' for ABC
"Casino Royale" and "Green Lantern" director Martin Campbell actually first made his name in television, helming episode of '80s UK series like "The Professionals" and "Edge of Darkness." Lately it seems like he's been aiming to get back to t...
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TV Ratings: Winners ("NCIS," "Once Upon a Time") and Losers (The World Series, "Happy Endings")
The 2012-13 television season just finished up its fifth week, and for the first time this season NBC did not lead in the 18-49 demographic, and CBS didn't lead in viewers. Instead, Fox did -- but it was likely a World Series-influenced fluke, and one that could have been more impressive. ...
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The Beauty of Limitations: Indie Filmmakers Talk Learning to Work Within the TV System
Speaking at a panel moderated by Filmmaker Magazine's Scott Macaulay at the New York Television Festival's Development Day this past weekend, Jack Lechner, the executive producer of indies like "Blue Valentine" and "Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up with People Story&q...
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Shonda Rhimes' 'Scandal' Gets a Full-Season Order From ABC
"Scandal," Shonda Rhimes' cynical and soapily entertaining political drama about crisis management firm owner Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), her team, her involvement in D.C. dealings and, of course, her thwarted relationship wtih her secret ex-boyfriend the President o...
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