True Detective is rapidly becoming one of my favorite new shows. As the above clip shows, it is setting the bar when it comes to being creepy/disturbing without the need for any supernatural elements – just working within the development of character and events surrounding a particularly strange murder investigation (or maybe the strange investigation […]
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Teaser: True Detective 1.02–Family Man!
True Detective (HBO, Sundays, 10/9C) has turned out to be a deeply creepy series about two detectives working a horrifying murder in 1995 and having their brains picked about a similar murder seventeen years later. It features some of the best work in the careers of Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. Follow the jump to […]
Creepy Clip: True Detective!
If you saw last night’s premiere of the stunning, creepy True Detective (HBO, Sundays, 10/9C), relive one of the episode’s creepiest, most haunting moments, after the jump (language warning: may be NSFW). If not, ‘ware spoilers! And check out an encore presentation of the premiere on Wednesday (10/9C). Plus, look for new, exclusive content at […]
Outstanding Trailer: Game of Thrones: Season Four!
Tonight, during the Golden Globe Awards, HBO released their first trailer for the fourth season of Game of Thrones. It’s a rare instance where ‘more of the same’ is a Good Thing. Good epic fantasy is hard to find so I’m eager to see exactly who Tyrion Lannister admonishes, ‘If you’re looking for justice, you’ve […]
Six By Sondheim: Everyone Likes Neurotics!
In HBO’s Six By Sondheim (tonight, 9/8C) the renowned composer and lyricist gives away the secret of his success in the opening few moments. ‘I like neurotics,’ he says – meaning that everyone has problems and can relate to characters who have problems. The hard part, he implies, is writing those characters – and that’s […]
Video: Meet HBO’s True Detective’s Detectives!
HBO’s True Detective, premiering on Sunday, January 12, 2014 (10/9C), features Louisiana detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) and the investigation of a bizarre murder from 1995 to the reopening of the case in 2012. The series also stars Michelle Monaghan as Hart’s wife, Maggie, and features Alexandra Daddario is as […]
HBO Documentary Films Profiles Legendary Composer-Lyricist Stephen Sondheim!
Stephen Sondheim is the genius behind such Broadway musicals as Sweeny Todd and Sunday in the Park with George. His works have performed onstage by the likes of Ethel Merman, Bernadette Peters, Many Patinkin and Audra McDonald. On Monday, December 9th, HBO will present an extensive profile of Sondheim structured around six of his most […]
Videos: HBO’s Getting On–The Light and Dark of Extended Care!
HBO’s new series Getting On deals with those who provide extended care for female patients who are, as the series title suggests, getting on. The series regulars include Laurie Metcalfe (Rosanne, The Big Bang Theory), Niecy Nash (Reno 911!, The Soul Man), Alex Borstein (Family Guy, Mad TV) and Mel Rodriguez (Running Wilde, Community). Follow […]
Touching Trailer: The Battle of amfAR–A Tale of Two Women and the First AIDS Research Foundation!
HBO’s The Battle of amAR documents the true story of how two very different women – Elizabeth Taylor and research scientist Dr. Mathilde Krim – joined forces to create the first AIDS research foundation, amfAR spurred on by the fact that the disease had become a worldwide pandemic in part because of ignorance, indifference and […]
HBO Documentary Films Explore The Black Market Organ Trade!
When you think ‘black market organ trade’ you think of someone waking up in an ice-filled bathtub missing a kidney – a la Elmore Leonard’s novel Raylan – or worse. That’s not always the case in real life, where donating a kidney can be done to raise cash for a new start, or to help […]
Deep and Dark Trailer: True Detective!
HBO has released a second trailer for its bleak new mystery series, True Detective, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Check it out after the jump. True Detective premieres in January, 2014.