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Catching Up With... Danny McBride
Not many actors had a better 2008 than Danny McBride... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesHBO picks up black-comedy series Hung
To be fair, HBO has always tended toward informative names for its series: Entourage, The Sopranos, Sex and the City. But in the case of the network's new black comedy Hung (about an embattled basketball coach who is, um, naturally gifted elsewhere), the double-entendre seems perhaps a little extreme.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsScreen Actors Guild Awards go (mostly) to season favorites
A low-key event by design, the Screen Actors Guild Awards benefit from a narrow scope—it is for actors, by actors—and an intimacy that allows each winner to thank the crowd in a way that seems at least partly sincere. The annual ceremony, held last night and aired live on both TNT and TBS, had the added benefit of unspoken drama always only a whisper away, even if none of the winners were exactly a surprise.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFlight of the Conchords to debut new song every week
You know what time it is? It's business time.That time when Flight of the Conchords announce that fans will be able to purchase songs from season two of the HBO comedy only a day after each episode premieres.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBarack Obama inauguration events to air on HBO for free
HBO already has a stake in Barack Obama as a cultural icon, and it seems the network’s faith in his enduring popularity has few limits. The network has snagged rights to air an inauguration special touted as a top-shelf event with musical performers and special appearances—and has agreed to make it available for free to any viewer with a cable or satellite subscription.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFunny or Die premieres second season of Flight of the Conchords
Good news for Flight of the Conchords fans: The first episode of the second season of the hit comedy, helmed by New Zealand musician/funnymen Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, has premiered a month early on Funny or Die.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Wire: The Complete Series
My only real complaint about HBO’s full-series box set... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsHBO announces Sam Kinison biopic
HBO helped launch late comedian Sam Kinison's career (he appeared on a Young Comedians special in 1984), and so it's only fitting that it would be the studio to air his new biopic, Brother Sam. The film will be directed by Tom Shadyac, and Kinison will be portrayed by Dan Fogler.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHBO nabs Ed Norton-produced Barack Obama doc
With a sensational ending now in tow, Edward Norton’s Class 5 Films has sold television rights for its unfinished Obama documentary to HBO for “low seven figures,” according to Variety.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsCurb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 gets likelier
As we reported in July, HBO's longest running show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, will start production on its seventh season this December. Although no air date for the premiere has been listed, and the show still needs some executive producers for the 10 episode arc, Variety is reporting that all is well with the show.... read more
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