Granville Adams, who portrayed Zahir Arif in HBO’s Oz, died after a battle with cancer. He was 58. The news was confirmed on Sunday by multiple friends including Oz‘s showrunner/executive producer Tom Fontana, and costars Kirk Acevedo and Harold Perrineau. “I lost my brotha today after a long battle with cancer,” Acevedo shared via Twitter.
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Filmmaker Ry Russo-Young has built a successful career in Hollywood, directing The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) and Before I Fall (2017), among other titles. Those two films were fictional tales adapted from novels, but for real-life drama she need look no further than her own childhood. At age 9 Russo-Young became the object
Michael K. Williams, who died Monday at 54, rose from Madonna background dancer to in-demand actor who was nominated for five Emmy Awards. To see a gallery featuring some of his most famous scene-stealing roles, click on the photo above — a shot of Williams’ signature Omar Little character from HBO’s The Wire. Immediately identifiable
When production designer John P. Goldsmith was approached for HBO’s reboot of Perry Mason, he was compelled by the opportunity to dive into the world of 1930s Los Angeles. “Architecturally, what was happening then with modernism was so interesting, with Neutra, and Schindler and Frank Lloyd Wright, and these people that were there making amazing
“So America is no longer the world’s policeman, we’re the world’s student loan officer,” said Bill Maher tonight of Joe Biden’s pledge to “hunt you down and make you pay” the perpetrators of yesterday’s horrific attack outside Kabul Airport. “I’ll tell you, America not so good at wining wars, but the getting the fuck out
Bill Maher took on the most valuable company in the world on Friday. He used his “New Rules” segment on Real Time to decry Apple’s announcement that it would soon scan users’ phones for child pornography. Maher said repeatedly that he was against pedophilia, but also against invasions of privacy. He called Apple’s move a
HBO’s The White Lotus‘ Season 1 finale did not disappoint in terms of viewership. The six-part limited series wrapped its freshman run Sunday night with 1.9 million viewers across all platforms, up 59% from the previous week, and 3.5x the audience for its July 11 premiere, according to HBO. Currently ranking #1 among all series
EXCLUSIVE: Dagmara Domińczyk (Succession) and Don Harvey (The Deuce) are set as series regulars in We Own This City, HBO’s upcoming limited series from The Wire’s executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos. Also cast in recurring/guest star roles are Delaney Williams (Law & Order: SVU), David Corenswet (The Politician), Ian Duff (The Republic of
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 1 finale of HBO’s The White Lotus. “Now, we are starting down a very dark road,” Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) says in tonight’s episode of The White Lotus, “and you’d better be sure you really want to go there.” While the wealthy man-child’s comments are directed
Three finalists for HBO’s fifth annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries short film competition have been announced, and include filmmakers Jess X. Snow (Little Sky), Jesse Gi (Neh), and Urvashi Pathania (Unmothered). HBO said the three films exemplify this year’s competition theme of “Taking the Lead.” The film competition showcases cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander
John Oliver continued to take shots at Biden’s failed promises on this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight. Though the United States has moved most of their troops out of Afghanistan well ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline Biden set, thousands of Afghan translators who aided American troops during the war have yet to be
Bill Simmons, co-creator of ESPN’s documentary strand 30 for 30, is turning his attention to music documentaries for his latest project. Music Box is a 30-for-30-style strand for HBO that encompasses a number of movies about bands, artists and rappers. It kicks off tonight with Woodstock 99: Peace, Love & Rage, a film about the
EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Alexis Valdés have been tapped for roles opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in The White House Plumbers, HBO’s five-part limited series that revisits one of the biggest political scandals in American history, Watergate. The series, now in production, hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich. Created
What’s the old adage, buy low and sell high? With principal LeBron James set to open Warner Bros.’ Space Jam: A New Legacy this weekend, Bloomberg has confirmed a report that James and longtime business partner Maverick Carter are exploring a sale of their SpringHill Entertainment. The news was first reported by The Information. Conversations
John Lithgow offered new insights into the Dexter revival and his return to the series this morning, after scoring his 13th Emmy nomination. The two-time Oscar nominee signed on to a revival of the Showtime drama in June, as we told you first. He only was called to set for one day—”in fact, one afternoon.” But when
EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay’s HBO L.A. Lakers drama series is rounding out its cast. Mike Epps (The Upshaws), Carina Conti (The Last Tycoon), Max E. Williams (Dreamland) and Mariama Diallo (Random Acts of Flyness) will recur in the series based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the
Discovery CEO David Zaslav said WarnerMedia’s content machine plus his company’s global reach will more than secure the merged ops a place at the Netflix and Disney+ winners table. At a media conference Tuesday, he gave multiple shout-outs to Casey Bloys, HBO’s hit The Mare of Easttown, CNN/Jeff Zucker, theatrical releases and an advertising-light streaming
Bill Maher is taking on people who plan to still wear masks and socially distance in California after June 15. The host of HBO’s Real Time, who was forced to cancel a couple of shows after testing positive for Covid last month, said, “California, we’re back baby, June 15, maybe we can stop this silly
UPDATE, with video Bill Maher took his weekly aim at coddled college students tonight, this time cherry-picking a couple campuses that have amusement park-style water slides to back up his assertion that colleges “are giant luxury daycare centers.” On HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher, the host slammed students for, as one report suggests, studying
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Bernstein, a director and exec producer of HBO’s The Outsider, is heading to 19th Century London after boarding the premium cable network’s drama The Nevers. Bernstein has joined the show as an executive producer and director. It comes after the finale of part one of the first season of the series, which has
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver began his show by lamenting the current state of Republican politics in the country. Oliver pointed out several GOP candidates across the country (e.g. Andrew Giuliani, Larry Krasner) with crude personalities and highlighted the latest efforts by the Republican party to dismantle Roe v. Wade. The British-American host railed
The American Federation of Musicians has filed an unfair labor practices charge against HBO, claiming that musicians on The Gilded Age, its 10-part miniseries filming in New York, were fired after they asked to be represented by the union. The charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. After a meeting this morning with
Warning: This interview contains spoilers about tonight’s Part One Finale for HBO’s The Nevers, “True”. After watching the first 26 minutes of tonight’s The Nevers, viewers were probably asking “What show is this?!”. The series 6th episode, which is the last for this year, kicks off roughly a century from our present day in the future,
John Oliver kicked off Last Week Tonight by sounding off on the current state of affairs between Israel and Palestine. The host was noticeably irritated by the diction of the Israeli government and certain American outlets who described Israel’s human rights violations as “evictions” and “property disputes.” Oliver considered them especially misleading. “It’s like running
Bill Maher detested this year’s Oscars, from the films — especially Best Picture — to last Sunday’s low-rated telecast that he said “dared you to be entertained.” “It used to get Super Bowl numbers,” said the host of Real Time With Bill Maher Friday. It’s like the winner who thanks everyone, says ‘Go to bed kids’ —
Between 2004 and 2011, HBO’s Entourage earned big ratings and numerous awards, including six Emmys and a Golden Globe. But in the wake of #MeToo, the comedy about the Hollywood boys club is being viewed in a different light. On Tuesday, the show’s creator, Doug Ellin, spoke with Yahoo Entertainment and bemoaned the situation, which he
Given his indulgence of guests like Kellyanne Conway and Megyn Kelly this season, the start of Bill Maher’s show-ending “New Rule” on tonight’s Real Time might have had some viewers worried. “Three months into his presidency, it’s time to admit Joe Biden has been a huge disappointment,” Maher intoned, straight-faced. After a beat, he finished
The Knick creators, executive producers and showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler are returning to the HBO fold with a rich three-year overall deal. Under the pact, said to be in the eight-figure range, the duo have been tapped as writers, executive producers and showrunners for Season 2 of HBO’s drama series Perry Mason starring
“The Oscars need to change their name to the Debbies — as in Debbie Downer. Because judging by this year’s Best Picture nominees, you couldn’t have a worse time at the movies if there was an active shooter in the theater,” fumed Bill Maher Friday. HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher hit all the week’s
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Robin Thede’s sketch comedy series, will return to HBO for season 2. Set to premiere on Friday, April 23 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max, A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s sophomore season will feature six episodes filled with new sketches from returning cast members Thede, Gabrielle Dennis