Former Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West is demanding a retraction and apology from HBO and Adam McKay over his portrayal in the new series, Winning Time, ESPN reports. A letter sent by his lawyers refers to the depiction of West in the show (he’s played by …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Prequel Series 'House of the Dragon' Sets Summer Premiere Date
House of the Dragon, HBO’s much-anticipated prequel series to their hit Game of Thrones, has set the premiere date for its first season: Sunday, August 21. The new show is based onGeorge R.R. Martin’s 2018 bookFire and Blood, a companion to theA Song of Ice and Fireseries that inspiredGame of …
Read More »'Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss' Trailer Shows Late Rapper in Limelight and Talking Struggles
Late Chicago rapper Juice WRLD is the subject of new documentary Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss, which arrives via HBO and HBO Max as part of its Music Box Series on Dec. 16. In the new trailer, Juice WRLD asks an exuberant crowd to make some noise, crowd surfs at …
Read More »Storied Voguing Teams Vie for Ballroom Dominance in New 'Legendary' Trailer
Teams from some of the most celebrated underground ballroom houses of all time square off in the new trailer for the upcoming competition series, Legendary, premiering May 27th on HBO Max. The new trailer is packed with tantalizing highlights from the series, which pits eight houses against each other over …
Read More »Robert Durst Murder Trial Begins in Los Angeles
Two decades after the murder of Susan Berman, her friend and former employer Robert Durst is going on trial for the crime. For years, Durst — a real estate heir and the subject of the 2015 HBO docuseries The Jinx — had denied any involvement with Berman’s 2000 murder, but …
Read More »'The Deuce' Finale Recap: Giving Up the Ghosts
The Deuce has come to an end with its series finale, the aptly-titled “Finish It.” A review of the episode, and overall thoughts on the series, coming up just as soon as I study taxidermy… When the end credits rolled on last week’s “That’s a Wrap,” it seemed like a …
Read More »Brian Cox: The 'Succession' Star on the Art of Playing Bastards
It is a truth universally recognized that Succession, the darkly funny HBO drama about a media-dynasty family eating their own, was a slow starter. And the early feint of introducing the series’ most recognizable face in the form of Brian Cox, supporting actor extraordinaire, only to have him lapse into …
Read More »