Tag: HBO

Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie: Everything To Know So Far Including The Release Date And More

The list of Stephen King short stories and novels (and everything in between) that have been adapted onscreen could fill the space of an abridged dictionary. Several more onscreen projects are in the works, too. There are not quite that many Salem’s Lot adaptations, but damn, there are a few. In 1979, Tobe Hooper directed […]

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Former Root Staff Writer Cord Jefferson Wins Oscar For ‘American Fiction’

Photo: John Shearer (Getty Images) Cord Jefferson, former staff writer for The Root, saw his commitment to writing Black content culminate with the ultimate award Sunday night, as he accepted an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his 2023 film “American Fiction.” Oscars 2024: The Outstanding Black Performances Nominated This Year at the 96th Academy […]

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Oh, Interesting: Cedric the Entertainer Speaks on Katt Williams Going Public With Joke Stealing Accusations

Katt Williams had his moment to air out all his grievances on his now infamous “Club Shay Shay” appearance. Now, some of the people he attacked are responding to his claims. Kevin Hart had a positive, generous reply, and it seems Cedric the Entertainer is also taking the high road. Katt accused the “Barbershop” star […]

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Cedric the Entertainer Calls out Katt Williams For Going Public With Joke Stealing Accusations

Katt Williams had his moment to air out all his grievances on his now infamous “Club Shay Shay” appearance. Now, some of the people he attacked are responding to his claims. Kevin Hart had a positive, generous reply, and it seems Cedric the Entertainer is also taking the high road. Katt accused the “Barbershop” star […]

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This ‘Euphoria’ Star Wants Zendaya Back Just As Bad As You Do: ‘I Haven’t Paid My Rent in Six Months’

For fans of HBO’s drama “Euphoria” it’s been an exceptionally long wait for Season 3 to hit screens. Part of that is due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that shut down Hollywood for much of 2023, but it’s also become the nature of the show. There’s typically been a year-long break between seasons. Unfortunately, […]

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‘Hacks’ Season 3: All The Details You Need To Know For The New Season (Update For March 2024)

Jean Smart is a darkly (and gloriously wryly) comedic force to be reckoned with, and Hacks celebrates those abilities like no other show has before. Smart portrays a veteran comedian, Deborah Vance, whose relevance had seen better days at the start of this series, and Hannah Einbinder has broken out as Ava, the other half […]

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The ‘Hacks’ Season 3 Teaser Makes A Great Show Even Better By Adding Christina Hendricks As A Gay Republican

Here’s the thing: you should be watching Hacks. It’s one of the best things on Max. But if Jean Smart wielding a chainsaw didn’t convince you to give the show a shot, maybe Christiana Hendricks — a.k.a. Joan from Mad Men — playing a “gay Republican oil heiress” who makes out with Hannah Einbinder will […]

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When Does The ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Premiere On Max?

There hasn’t been much news about HBO’s Harry Potter series since it was first announced last year. But this morning, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO (and public enemy number one among Looney Tunes fans) David Zaslav offered an update on the reboot, which unfortunately involves J.K. Rowling. “We’ve not been shy about our excitement around Harry […]

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You’ll Have To Wait A Few Extra Days To Watch ‘Last Week Tonight’ On YouTube From Now On

You’ll have to find something new to watch during your lunch break on Mondays. Beginning with this past Sunday’s season 11 premiere, HBO isn’t posting full-length Last Week Tonight segments on YouTube until Thursday. “I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to […]

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Larry David Has A Trick For Getting Out Of Selfies That’s Straight Out Of A ‘Curb’ Episode

Because Curb Your Enthusiasm is practically biographical, you probably won’t be surprised to know that Larry David hates being asked to take a selfie to the point where he’s developed a trick to get out of them. While most people would just say, “Hey, no thanks,” David revealed to Conan O’Brien how he found a […]

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Maisie Williams Revealed Why She Nearly Skipped Out On Her ‘Game Of Thrones’ Audition

Maisie Williams’ run on Game of Thrones included the coolest move in the entire Battle of Winterfell. Granted, that was a low bar to meet because much of that episode was barely freaking visible, but Arya ruled. It’s hard to envision anyone else in that role, but Williams almost didn’t go there, which would have […]

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It Sounds Like ‘Succession’s Brian Cox Nearly As Intimidating To Work With As Logan Roy, According To Several Co-Stars

As family patriarch Logan Roy, esteemed Scottish actor Brian Cox was a terrifying and imposing presence on Succession. Everyone feared him from his children to the President of the United States, and apparently, that was the case in real life. Fresh off her Emmy win for her Season 4 performance as Shiv Roy, Sarah Snook […]

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What Time Does ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 12, Episode 2 Come Out?

Attention everyone but Wil Wheaton: there’s a new episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm this Sunday. The second episode of season 12 of Larry David‘s HBO comedy is titled “The Lawn Jockey.” It follows Larry, who’s still in Atlanta following last week’s premiere, as he “finds himself stuck at a rental home with a questionable lawn […]

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‘True Detective’ Isn’t Going To Try And Compete With The Super Bowl, Dropping Its Next Episode Two Days Early Instead

On Sunday viewers on the East Coast have a big decision to make: Do they watch the 49ers duke it out against the Chiefs, plus those commercials, plus Usher, plus a gazillion Taylor Swift cutaways? Or do they take an hour or so break around 9 and watch Jodie Foster in the new season of […]

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The Evolution of Issa Rae

AWKWARD Black Girl | “The Stop Sign” [S. 1, Ep. 1] The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl was a comedy web series that began in 2011 on Youtube about a Black girl who went by “J.”The show follows J who awkwardly navigates the corporate world, relationships, and all of life’s uncomfortable moments. In 2016, it […]

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Issa Rae Has Something to Say About All These Black Shows Getting Cancelled

Issa Rae arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2024.Photo: MICHAEL TRAN/AFP (Getty Images) Nearly a week after it was announced that her popular HBO show “Rap Sh!t” wouldn’t be returning for a third season, Issa Rae is speaking out about the […]

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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 12: Everything We Know Ahead Of The New Season (Update For January 2024)

After delighting HBO viewers with his awkward presence for almost two decades, Larry David‘s time on Curb Your Enthusiasm is finally coming to an end. The comedian ended months of speculation by officially confirming that Season 12 will be the last season of the sitcom starring a supposedly exaggerated version of himself. “As Curb comes […]

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If The Third Season Of ‘Big Little Lies’ Does Happen, It Might Be Thanks To Nicole Kidman’s Teenage Daughter

There wasn’t even supposed to be a second round of Big Little Lies. The original season, which bowed in 2017, was supposed to be a one-off, much like The White Lotus was a few years later. Then they came back for more. But will they do so again, for a third time? Last week HBO […]

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From Ye’s ‘Vultures’ to ‘True Detective,’ AI infiltrates pop culture

More than a year after it first broke through to the mainstream with ChatGPT, generative AI remains a controversial technology among many artists — just see all the attention around Nightshade and its peers, tools designed to help artists resist AI companies scraping and training image and video generation models on their work. But that […]

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The Evolution of Colman Domingo

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 06: (L-R) Colman Domingo, Oprah Winfrey and Blitz Bazawule attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros.’ “The Color Purple” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 06, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Eric Charbonneau (Getty Images) “The Color Purple” is another can’t miss addition to his acting resume. […]

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The Best Sopranos Merch, From Bada Bing Mugs to Pie-O-My Paintings

When The Sopranos premiered in 1999, few could have predicted that it would become the most beloved and studied TV show ever made (I’m unbiased, obviously). But 25 years later—oof, madone!—it still reigns as the irreproachable boss of serial television. Today, not only do people still obsessively watch and rewatch HBO’s iconic ensemble-cast mafia show […]

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Mark Ruffalo’s Latest HBO Series ‘Task’ Could Feature A ‘Mare Of Easttown’ Crossover…? (Probably Not)

The Philadelphia Extended Universe features a lot of great shows, like It’s Always Sunny, Abbott Elementary, and every M. Night Shyamalan project ever. And Mark Ruffalo is heading to the city of Brotherly Love in his upcoming series Task. Ruffalo will star as a “complicated” good guy FBI agent in the upcoming series Task from […]

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‘Euphoria’ Season 3: Everything To Know Including The Release Date, Cast, Trailer, & More Info

The last new episode of HBO‘s Euphoria aired in February 2022, back when Max was still HBO Max. What a time to be alive. Since then, much of the cast — including Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and Hunter Schafer — has gone to become acclaimed movie stars (Zendaya, who has a big year ahead of […]

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When Does ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 2 Come Out?

HBO’s True Detective: Night Country might make you feel even chillier that you already do during these ongoing arctic blasts. Still, it’s almost guaranteed that Jodie Foster (Chief Liz Danvers) and Kali Reis’ (Trooper Evangeline Navarro) hardened investigators are even more over this sh*t than you are. Foster, for her part, insisted that she loved […]

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