News, information and premiere dates for HBO’s original films.
Straight from an official press release comes word that Barry Levinson’s latest has been acquired as an HBO Films presentation. Here are the bullet points describing SURVIVOR, which was acquired following the film’s successful launch at the 2021 Toronto International …
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If you’re here for the movie about Aunt Becky and that chick from Desperate Housewives (Loughlin & Huffman), you came to the wrong place. Who knew education was so rife for scandals and scams? Oh wait, I pay student loans… …
Straight from a WarnerMedia press release comes details about the latest HBO Films presentation. HBO Films’ BAD EDUCATION, Starring Hugh Jackman And Allison Janney Debuts April 25, Exclusively On HBO Directed by Cory Finley and Written by Mike Makowsky; Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex …
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, must come to an end. In the finale, we see Catherine tormented …
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 empire, while Catherine wants to maintain and cultivate the empire presently in …
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 ruling Russia. Part II picks up two years after the ousting (and evident …
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 her head. This is a woman who had her own husband overthrown, …
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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 July 26, 2017, Deadline reported that Kari Antholis, who’s president of Miniseries …
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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 grumble now out of the way let us look at the details, …
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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 lot older than that set, it does not seem to depict the …
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 to be a four-part miniseries. Below are some details regarding the work …
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“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 cocksuckers that wait.” And wait we did all these years since the …
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 with HBO Films: NATIVE SON. It debuted 04.06.2019 and is a film …
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 when he takes a new arrival Beecher (Theothus Carter), who is being courted by gang …
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. In 2019, joining 2018’s PATERNO, FAHRENHEIT 451 and THE TALE; 2017’s THE …
