Breakups Abound in Season 3 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Netflix released the official trailer for the third season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and we can’t possibly wait to be reunited with our favorite mole person and her entourage. Still confused by the outside world yet just as bubbly and positive, Kimmy decides to go to college after finishing her GED. We don’t know what she will be studying, but we’re sure she will be learning a lot.
New on HBO: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
In 1951, at the age of 31, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks died at Johns Hopkins Hospital of a particularly aggressive cervical cancer. Unbeknownst to her husband or her heirs, prior to her death, a biopsy of her tumor cells was harvested and transported to a lab, where they were kept alive and growing. The cells, the first to live outside a human body, were named HeLa — at a time when there was no established practice regarding consent for cell donation,
Silhouettes Say it All in Dramatic Feud Title Sequence
When Feud: Bette and Joan creator Ryan Murphy envisioned a retro opening for his FX series about Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange), he reached out to Emmy-winning main title director Kyle Cooper with a simple mandate: take inspiration from mid-century graphic designer Saul Bass. "Ryan wanted this to be like the kind of thing Saul Bass did for Anatomy of a Murder in 1959, so that was our creative brief,"
Orange is the New Black Season 5 Teaser
The new season of Orange Is The New Black is picking up right where we left off, and if you watched season 4, you know that it’s a wild moment for the women of Litchfield Penitentiary.
The newly released teaser brings us back to Daya (Dascha Polanco) holding a gun at the terrible prison guard Humphrey (Michael Torpey), with all the women going absolutely nuts and adding to the chaos.
The Leftovers Production Designer on Season 3’s Mind-Bending Finish
"It's really hard to create Gary Busey as a blow-up doll," says production designer John Paino, and he should know. For HBO's third and final season of The Leftovers (debuting April 16), Paino oversaw the creation of a 35-foot inflated figure of the toothy celebrity, a major attraction for the Texas spiritual mecca-turned-tourist trap known as Jarden. "The blow-up doll is about this mix of a pop culture sensibility with the beginnings perhaps of some spiritual movement,"
Mr. Robot‘s Cinematographer on Season Three’s Wild Ride
Sam Esmail’s critically-acclaimed drama Mr. Robot follows vigilante hacker Elliot (played by Rami Malek) as he wrestles with his personal demons while navigating the murky waters of good versus evil in the corporate world. We chat to director of photography Tod Campbell about creating a ground-breaking aesthetic for the show, how Malek’s arresting eyes influenced the cinematography and the ‘wild ride’ we can expect from season three.
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The Weirdest/Best Sketches From Louis C.K.’s SNL Episode
You knew that Louis C.K. wouldn't be afraid to go dark, or weird, during his hosting gig of SNL. While he may have eschewed the glitzy promo for the show, he certainly brought it where it matters most—into several supremely weird, dark, and very funny sketches.
Arguably the darkest sketch was "Birthday Clown," which had a childen's birthday party clown (Bobby Moynihan) show up for a job to perform at little Ernie's birthday,
Louis C.K. Isn’t Interested in Doing a Splashy SNL Promo
SNL has been having a field day lately with catchy, two-person promos for their upcoming hosts. Whether it's Kate McKinnon and host Chris Hemsworth trying to recreate Dirty Dancing, Ryan Gosling and Aidy Bryant weiling on their pecs or Vanessa Bayer and Lin-Manuel Miranda discussing Miranda's inability to get Hamilton tickets, the promos have been a hoot.
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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Kaitlin Olson on her new Show The Mick
The comedic chops Kaitlin Olson has been consistently displaying over 12 seasons as Dee in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have earned her a well-deserved starring role in Fox’s sitcom The Mick. She plays Mickey, an irresponsible hustler who suddenly finds herself guardian to her obscenely wealthy, estranged sister’s children. We chat to Olson about getting out of her comfort zone, working with kids and her newfound lust for power.
Westworld Season 2 Will Shift Perspective and Play With Time (Again)
When Westworld ended its premiere season, park creator Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) had been killed and the robot revolution had begun. Lead by the sentient “host” Maeve (Thandie Newton), Westworld’s finale was a riveting coup that left us expecting that season two would pick up right where we left off, with the hosts now tasked with figuring out what to do with their hard fought freedom (and the surviving humans still in the park).
Unpacking The Walking Dead‘s Tense Season 7 Finale
The Walking Dead ’s season finale took viewers on a wild ride as the cable juggernaut wrapped up yet another whirlwind season filled with deception, death and Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) backbends. (Spoiler alerts)
One of the episode’s biggest moments was one that fans were more or less waiting for—the death of Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green, the upcoming star of Star Trek: Discovery). Sasha had been brooding to avenge Abraham’s (Michael Cudlitz) murder,
Fran Drescher on Creating The Nanny and her Mission to Eliminate Cancer
This month, we have been celebrating "reel women" whose drive, talent, and creative vision have shaped the landscape of film and television and inspired generations of artists who follow. We had a chance to sit down with one of the women who paved her own way in Hollywood, created a sitcom classic, and brought to life one of the most iconic television roles of all time. In the tradition of Lucille Ball and Mary Tyler Moore,
Get Your First Look at Game of Thrones Season 7 in New Promo
Now this is what we call a promo. HBO has just released their new promo for Game of Thrones season 7, entitled "Long Walk." It features the three most powerful players left on the board—Jon Snow (Kit Harington) walking through what might be Winterfell's Great Hall, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) walking through an as-of-yet unidentified setting, and Cersei Lannister (Lena Heady) walking through the Red Keep, all ostenibly moving towards to their "rightful"
Celebrating Reel Women: TV Shows with Female Showrunners
More and more, television is where you can find incredibly compelling and lively stories that have the ambition and audacity of feature films. From relatable characters figuring out how to balance life and love to suspenseful thrillers that leave you wanting more, our golden age of television has given us more choices than ever before. Have you ever spent an entire Saturday (or weekend) in front of a screen, binge-watching a gripping show? Yeah, us too.
Which Robot was the First to Have Free Will in Westworld?
After a long production schedule and some delays, once Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy Nolan's Westworld’s premiered on HBO, millions of us were more or less immediately hooked. The story of synthetic androids (called “Hosts”) who entertain the rich guests at the Western-themed amusement park known as Westworld struck a nerve. Unlike Michael Crichton's original, in this Westworld, the humans were the villains. The guests paid top dollar in order to live out their dreams and fantasies,
Ewan McGregor Sees Double in First Trailer for Fargo Season 3
We’ve been waiting for a glimpse of Fargo Season 3 ever since we got a load of this season’s sensational cast. The marquee addition was Ewan McGregor, who will be playing twin brothers Ray and Emimitt Stussy (each with different accents and having lead very different lives). Then there’s Scoot McNairy, playing a sketchy pal of Ray’s. Finally, we were super pumped about the inclusion of David Thewlis, playing the dentally challenged villain V.
Celebrating Reel Women: Women in Focus
Meet the women who are calling the shots behind the scenes. We’re talking about the influential women who have produced some of the most entertaining movies and television shows to have ever hit the big and small screens. Sure, you may know about famous actresses who have made the leap to producers such as Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore, but what about all the movers and shakers who are responsible for some of your favorite titles that you haven't heard of?
Music Supervisor Frankie Pine on Nashville‘s Original Sound
Award-winning Music Supervisor Frankie Pine knows how to orchestrate powerful sounds to accompany action and drama — her extensive credits for film and television include Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, Aaron Sorkin’s series Newsroom, and the Academy Award-winning movie, Traffic, for which she nabbed a Grammy nomination. Pine oversaw music for Dead Man Walking,
Season 7 of Game of Thrones Will Feature Biggest Dragons Yet
Watching Dany’s dragons grow up has been one of the most heartwarming aspects of Game of Thrones. Really, they’re the only children who seem to have had it pretty good. Okay, well not that good—being chained up in a dungeon isn’t exactly ace parenting. But, we’ve watched them go from adorable babies in season one to touchy, tetchy adolescents through season four. By the ninth episode of season five,
New American Gods Trailer Brings Neil Gaiman’s Iconic Novel to Life
Author Neil Gaiman is a legitimate living legend. He’s left a huge mark in the realms of short fiction, novels, comic books and graphic novels, with legitimate masterpieces to his name. His The Sandman series, for instance, is one of the great comic book series of the last 40-years, becoming just one of five graphic novels to make Entertainment Weekly’s “100 best reads from 1983 to 2008.” It ranked at 46.
