Our Homeland Coverage

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  Indiewire 

  Gideon Raff on How the 'Open Wound' of Israeli POWs Led to 'Homeland'

  Gideon Raff grew up in Israel but studied film in Los Angeles, a stay that was intended to be for two years but turned into nine after he got a job as Doug Liman’s assistant on "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." He made two features in the US -- 2007's "The Killing Floor" and...

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  Thompson on Hollywood 

  Peabody Awards Go To HBO's "Game of Thrones" and "Treme," Showtime's "Homeland"

  The 71st Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Peabodys are the oldest awards in broadcasting, and considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media.

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  Press Play 

  How HOMELAND validates the war on terror

  Pop culture serves to entertain, and reinforce cultural norms. Television shows have always done this; studying them, and their attitudes towards authority reveals a lot about America. One of the most well-received shows of the season is Showtime’s "Homeland." The series features a fine pedigree ...

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  Caryn James 

  Don Cheadle In House of Lies On Showtime Free Weekend

  Showtime’s best series don’t have much room for the warm and fuzzies – that’s one thing I like about them, from The Borgias and Homeland (both returning for second seasons, The Borgias sooner and Homeland later) to dark comedies like Shameless, which begins its second se...

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  Press Play 

  GREY MATTERS: HOMELAND and the art of playing crazy

  As a certified crazy person, I’m here to tell you that either vampires burn in daylight or they don’t. I’ll accept no wiggle room on this. Anything less and you’ll quickly lose my suspension of disbelief. To get what I’m babbling about, this way, please. I’m talking about "Homeland," which is, by th...

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