The very public and scandalous divorce of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow — including custody battles, allegations of sexual abuse and the filmmaker’s secret relationship with his adopted daughter — are the focus of the new HBO docuseries Allen v. Farrow, streaming now on HBO Max. Through archival footage, the …
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“How do you sleep at night?” a prospective roommate asks Harper (Myha’la Herrold), the heroine of HBO‘s new, London-based drama Industry, about her work on the trading floor of an international bank. “That level of self-interest is just toxic, isn’t it?” “That’s kind of reductive,” argues Harper, who once wrote …
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At 4 A.M. on June 24th, Jonathan Majors woke with a stomach flu. So, he did what any of us would do: Dragged himself out of bed, headed outside in the predawn light, got situated on the basketball court of a nearby park, threw up, and worked out for an …
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This piece originally ran as part of 2020 Sundance Film Festival coverage. Even if you didn’t know Drew Dixon’s name, you definitely knew the fruits of her labor. The daughter of Washington, D.C., mayor Sharon Pratt and a Stanford alumna, she was an unabashed music fan. Dixon especially loved hip-hop, …
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The sprawling tale of Lila and Lenù continues through the fraught years of adolescence in the new trailer for Season Two of My Brilliant Friend, based on the second book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, The Story of a New Name. The show will return March 16th on HBO. The …
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Regina King plays an cop-turned-masked hero trying to take down a ruthless militia in the new trailer for HBO’s upcoming adaptation of the famed graphic novel, Watchmen, set to premiere October 20th. The new trailer opens with King’s character, Angela Abar, receiving a not-so-subtle critique from Laurie Blake (Jean Smart), …
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Nathan Fielder has signed a one-year overall deal with HBO. The comedian and former star of acclaimed series Nathan for You will write, direct and star in an as-yet-untitled comedy pilot for the network, Variety reports. As part of the deal, Fielder will also executive produce the upcoming How To…With …
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The race—and pressure—is on for Beto O’Rourke in the new trailer for HBO‘s Running With Beto. The documentary goes behind-the-scenes with the then-hopeful senatorial candidate as he attempts to unseat Ted Cruz. The documentary will debut on May 28th. Filmmaker David Modigliani embedded with O’Rourke’s grassroots campaign for a year …
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The news landed like a grenade while the Jacksons were touring overseas. An upcoming documentary was said to include new allegations that their late brother, pop icon Michael Jackson, had sexually abused two young boys. The reaction from eldest brother Jackie was simple: “Here we go again.” The family is …
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With the returning flowers come returning series: Both Bill Hader‘s Barry and Starz’s everything-and-the-kitchen-sink fantasy American Gods return for their sophomore runs; Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti are consolidating even more power as Billions goes for Round Four; and Gina Rodriguez gets ready for her final season as the not-so-virginal-anymore …
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