Category: HBO Films

Sad to see that this mini-series was not longer. I’m sure there was more than enough historical material to go on but all good things, as they say,

  The penultimate episode of Catherine the Great pulls viewers deeper into the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Grigory Potemkin. Grigory longs for adventure and expanding the Russian

The first episode of Catherine the Great opted not to depict the turbulent seat exchanges of the monarchy and thrust the audience right into Catherine’s first year of

As with any female monarch, especially those who ruled in the past, Catherine of Russia is no simpering wench. She doesn’t have doe eyes and hearts floating around

With the Emmys approaching, let’s look back at the best show that HBO has aired this year IMHO; Chernobyl – a show that quickly became a legend. On

This will be good, but I wish HBO could define the terminology between a ‘miniseries’ and a ‘limited series’ because this work has been called both. With my

First, EUPHORIA comes along and gives us a good strong dose of what the latest teen scene is all about for some. But to me, and granted I’m a

We’ve known for a while now that Helen Mirren was to take on the persona of Catherine The Great of Russia. She does so in what sets up

“What an amazing fuckin’ thing is these moving pictures.” That is a quote from me, not Al Swearengen. Another quote would be, “Good things indeed come to those

We’ve always told you that an HBO Films presentation was content not to be missed and that holds true for the latest movie made exclusively for HBO subscribers

Back in November 2018 we announced that HBO favorite David Simon was working towards another miniseries. Surely, by now, we don’t have to list his cinematic contributions to

HBO Films: O.G. follows Louis (Jeffrey Wright), once the head of a prominent prison gang, in the final weeks of his 24-year sentence. His impending release is upended

Though they also surface at other times during the year you can count on every April & May new HBO Films and/or HBO Miniseries drop to the schedule.

This writer is almost without words because I loved every single frame of film that made up HBO’s DEADWOOD. Even though there was talk over the years it

Twice a year the Television Critics Association (TCA) offers panels for networks to pitch their wares and a number of them take the opportunity, including HBO, to do