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TV Review – HBO’s The Undoing

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Martin Carr reviews HBO’s The Undoing… This slick and stylish psychological thriller adapted for the screen by David E. Kelley is supremely engaging. High society living, private prep school fund raisers and understated opulence define this Manhattan based murder mystery. Based on the bestselling novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz it introduces Grace Fraser and Jonathan […]

Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal re-team for HBO’s The Son from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy

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Jake Gyllenhaal will be re-teaming with his Prisoners and Enemy director Denis Villeneuve for The Son, an HBO limited series adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. The Son is “a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.” It focuses on Sonny Lofthus, “an escaped convict: an opioid […]

Money to Burn: When Hollywood Spending Gets Silly

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Tom Jolliffe on when spending in Hollywood gets out of hand… Money is great isn’t it? It makes the world go round, and since the birth of the studio system in Hollywood, a lot of money has been thrown into creating movies. Even making films deemed lower budget can be deemed a costly exercise. Actors […]

HBO releases trailer and poster for Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant drama series The Undoing

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HBO has released a new trailer for its upcoming limited series drama The Undoing. Starring Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) and Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal), the show follows Kidma’s Grace and her family after a tragic death leads to dark secrets getting revealed. Check out the trailer below, along with the official key art… […]

Watchmen: Damon Lindelof says it would be a “betrayal” to return for a second season after Emmy win

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During the recent 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, Damon Lindelof’s DC adaptation Watchmen took home the most awards with eleven, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress (Regina King), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series (Yahya-Abdul Mateen II). Now, in a backstage interview with Deadline, Lindelof has reiterated […]

HBO releases new trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are

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HBO has released a new trailer trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s (Call Me By Your Name) upcoming drama series We Are Who We Are ahead of its premiere this September. Watch the trailer below… The HBO Original series follows the story of two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy and features […]

Chernobyl creators to craft new horror series The Baby for HBO

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The producers behind HBO’s award-winning hit series Chernobyl are looking to scare viewers all over again with a brand new series. HBO announced that they’ve granted a series order to The Baby, a comic horror series from Siân Robins-Grace (Sex Education) and Lucy Gaymer (Gangs of London). In the press release, The Baby is described […]

HBO renews Perry Mason for second season

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No longer a “limited series,” Perry Mason will return for a second season as HBO has confirmed today that the Matthew Rhys-led reboot is coming back for another round of mysteries. “It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind Perry Mason,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. […]