The actor recalls confronting David Simon about the narrative shift, though he now admits that “he knew what he was doing, and eventually I’d see the big picture.”
“I’ve watched a couple of the limited series on HBO, and they’re good shows, but they’re not cutting new paths,” Ed Burns said. “They are whodunits or these rich women bickering among themselves in a town.”
“I can’t and won’t ask female cast/crew to forgo civil liberties to film there,” Simon said.”
“The Wire” was the first of many exceptional performances from the late Michael K. Williams on HBO.
Morgan hit back at Simon: “Aaron [Sorkin’s] a better writer and a great guy. Be more like Aaron.”
HBO’s Philip Roth adaptation barrels effectively toward a dramatic conclusion that paints a bleak picture of the fight against hate.
In a gorgeous if understated first episode, a revised dystopian past is a little too close for comfort in David Simon’s HBO miniseries.
Based on the prescient novel by Philip Roth, the six-part HBO series comes from executive producers and longtime collaborators David Simon and Ed Burns.
Based on the prescient novel by Philip Roth, the six-part series comes from executive producers and longtime collaborators David Simon and Ed Burns.
Kazan rarely speaks about how the experiences of her grandfather, Elia Kazan, influence her artistic choices.
Simon worked with Franco on three seasons of HBO’s acclaimed drama “The Deuce,” which just wrapped its run this month.
David Simon and George Pellecanos’ latest little-seen HBO masterpiece came to a close Monday night, the show itself a magnificent relic of TV’s yesteryear.
