Infographic: Why We Love and Hate Alan Ball Characters

By Katie King at 2:30 PM on June 9, 2012

Alan Ball has created complex characters in shows like Six Feet Under and True Blood and in movies like American Beauty. His creations leave you cringing, but sometimes rooting for the people that also evoke disgust.  read more

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True Blood Co-Exec to Replace Alan Ball

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 12:02 PM on May 23, 2012

True Blood showrunner Alan Ball will step down at the end of the upcoming fifth season, and in his place, Mark Hudis will step up. According to Deadline, co-executive producer Hudis will claim Ball’s spot for season six—if the show is renewed....  read more

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Quentin Tarantino Suing Alan Ball for Having Really Loud Birds

By Nathan Spicer at 2:04 PM on March 11, 2011

CinemaBlend reports that Quentin Tarantino, writer and director of such classics as Pulp Fiction, is suing Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alan Ball, writer of American Beauty, because of “blood-curdling screams” emanating from an “exotic bird menagerie.”...  read more

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True Blood Creator Alan Ball to Produce Yet Another HBO Show

By Lindsay Eanet at 5:00 PM on July 12, 2010

Whether it’s an ill-fated family of undertakers, homicidal suburbanites or the literal undead, writer/producer Alan Ball is never one to shy away from mortality....  read more

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True Blood: The Complete First Season

By Jonah Flicker at 3:00 PM on May 19, 2009

Was Alan Ball’s latest HBO project, True Blood...  read more

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Despite rocky start, HBO picks up True Blood for season two

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 3:08 PM on September 25, 2008

Does HBO know something we don't know? Despite mixed reviews and a small viewer base so far, the network has already picked up True Blood for a second season, sticking with the hard-knuckled publicity campaign it has already orchestrated for the series....  read more

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Towelhead

By Robert Davis at 5:58 PM on September 11, 2008

Screenwriter Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) is no stranger to...  read more

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Despite controversy, Warner Bros. sticks with Towelhead

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 4:07 PM on August 27, 2008

When a small movie called Nothing is Private debuted at the Toronto Film Festival last year, it didn't exactly come quietly. For one thing, the man behind it was Alan Ball, the writer of American Beauty and creator of Six Feet Under, who made a name for himself with subversive dramas unafraid of the darker aspects of American life. And its subject, a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl who must sift through ethnic and sexual tension in early-’90s Houston, left even seasoned festival audiences a little squeamish. ...  read more

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Sundance 2008: Towelhead interview

By Culture Clubbers at 9:27 AM on April 2, 2008

Click above to watch an exclusive interview with Summer Bishil and Peter Macdissi, stars of Towelhead, the debut film from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball....  read more

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