Week of « Prev | Next »
1-20 of 65 items « Prev | Next »
‘Abstract: The Art of Design’ Review: All The Season 1 Episodes, Ranked
2 hours ago
“Abstract: The Art of Design” is not necessarily a show we’d recommend for binge-viewing. The new Netflix series, streaming now following its Sundance 2017 premiere, is far from bad. Executive produced by Morgan Neville, the documentarians assembled to capture the spotlighted subjects have done a masterful job, by and large, of highlighting the unique sort of artistry at work here. However, episode by episode, every installment strikes such a similar tone and mood that to truly appreciate the difference in aethestics and disciplines on display, you’ll want to space them out.
You might also favor certain installments over others, whether it be because of subject matter or the execution itself. We reviewed the first two installments last month, finding it to be a fascinating approach to the importance of design we might otherwise take for granted. But now that we’ve been able to see all eight episodes, we have our favorites. »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘Time: The Kalief Browder Story’ Trailer: Jay Z’s Docuseries Profiles a Falsely Imprisoned Young Boy
3 hours ago
In May 2010, 16-year old Kalief Browder was arrested while walking home for allegedly stealing a backpack. Falsely charged, he was imprisoned for three years without conviction, spending two of those years in solitary confinement. After the charges were dropped and he was release from Rikers Island, Browder took his own life.
Now in a six-part docuseries titled “Time: The Kalief Browder Story,” his story will be shared with the world, as well as expose the problems in the criminal justice system. Produced by Jay Z and Weinstein Television, the series will include first-person accounts, archival footage, and cinematic recreations of key moments from his life. It also includes interviews from his family members, social reformers and politicians like Governor Andrew Cuomo and Van Jones, who will dive deep into the tragic truth of racial inequality.
Read More: Jay Z’s Documentary ‘Time’ Trailer: Six-Part Series Details the Life and Legacy »
- Liz Calvario
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2: ‘Wall-e’ Director Andrew Stanton to Helm Two Episodes
5 hours ago
“Stranger Things” will have a very special guest behind the camera in season 2. According to EW, Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, director of hits like “Wall-e,” “Finding Dory” and “Finding Nemo,” will helm two episodes of the Netflix original sci-fi/horror series.
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Plot Revealed: New Townies, Villains, and Twists!
Executive producer Shawn Levy told EW that it was Stanton — a fan of the series— who reached out wanting to be part of the show. “Andrew called me out of the blue and said, ‘I love it. I would be honored to be part of it,'” Levy said. Stanton will direct episodes 5 and 6 of the upcoming season.
Another director who will be joining the world of Hawkins and the Upside Down is Rebecca Thomas (“Electrick Children”), who will tackle episode 7. The show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, will direct episodes 1, 2, 8 and 9, and Levy will do 3 and »
- Yoselin Acevedo
‘The Walking Dead’s’ Most Shocking Death Isn’t Who You Think
5 hours ago
At this point in time, “The Walking Dead” has become known for killing off fan favorites ruthlessly, keeping its audience on edge at all times. Your favorite character could die any episode. After all, only a select few can get away with escaping via a trash bin. And even the lucky ones still aren’t free from wrath of Lucille.
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for “The Walking Dead.”]
“The Walking Dead” lives in a precarious world of interpersonal drama and flesh-eating zombies. So you never know whether a relationship’s about to kick off between two post-apocalyptic survivors or abruptly end by being eaten alive.
Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ Midseason Trailer: Rick and the Gang Prepare to Take Down Negan
TVShow Time, a TV Tracking App specialized in TV with large fandoms surrounding it, dug deep into their 1.6 million “Walking Dead” fans to analyze all the reactions to the deaths in the series. Millions of votes were »
- Maya Reddy
‘The Collection’ Review: Amazon’s Sumptuous Fashion Drama Over-Accessorizes With Intrigue and Mansplaining
7 hours ago
“Fashion has the power to transform us. It’s not so much about who you are but who you want to be. Even those who hate fashion make a statement with what they wear, if only to say to the world, ‘I don’t give a damn.’”
Such are the wise words by fashion house owner Paul Sabine (Richard Coyle). If only Amazon‘s “The Collection” actually heeded them.
Set in Paris 1947, the atelier Paul Sabine House is tasked by a wealthy and powerful investor with restoring Paris as the haute couture capital of the world. The wartime German occupation of the city, however, has cast a long shadow, and our Parisians are having a hard time shaking off that oppression, the rationing mindset and past decisions.
Read More: Studio Ghibli’s Miyazaki — No, the Other One — On Inheriting His Father’s Legacy with ‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’
The »
- Hanh Nguyen
Grammy Award Producers: No ‘Carpool Karaoke’ But More Comedy as James Corden Takes Over as Host
8 hours ago
Expect a slightly different kind of Grammy telecast this year, as James Corden takes over as host after five years of LL Cool J.
“There will be more comedy,” said executive producer Ken Ehrlich, who has worked on the show for nearly 40 years. “We’ve carved out some blocks for him.”
Don’t expect to see Corden re-create some of his signature “The Late Late Show” musical bits like “Carpool Karaoke” or “Drop the Mic,” however.
“Hosts have learned in the past, to try and implement their own show on to bigger award shows is a mistake,” said “Late Late Show” executive producer Ben Winston, who’s also working on the Grammys. “Therefore it won’t be that.”
But Ehrlich said Corden and Winston are planning a twist on the “Carpool” idea that will fit the Grammy Awards and satisfy fans.
Read More: Stephen Colbert Named Host of the 2017 Primetime »
- Michael Schneider
‘Castlevania’ TV Series in Development at Netflix
9 hours ago
This week, Netflix made of slew of announcements regarding their new and returning shows. Among the original series that are on its 2017 slate is a miniseries based on the Konami video game “Castlevania.”
The streaming service didn’t reveal any specific details, but according to Polygon and Imbd, Warren Ellis, known for writing “Iron Man 3” and “Red,” wrote the first season.
Producing the series is “Dredd” producer Adi Shankar, who wrote on Facebook, “I’m producing a super violent ‘Castlevania’ miniseries with my homies Fred Seibert and Kevin Klonde. It’s going to be dark, satirical, and after a decade of propaganda it will flip the vampire sub-genre on its head.”
Additionally, animator Michael Hirsh, whose studio Wow Unlimited Media is producing the series with Netflix, told the Globe and Mail that “Castlevania” is targeted towards a younger audience and his studio hopes to create “platforms that focus on youth. »
- Liz Calvario
‘The Son’ Exclusive: Pierce Brosnan Is Ready for War in New Teaser for the AMC Drama — Watch
10 hours ago
Father. Rancher. Oilman. Killer. The story of Eli McCullough and his quest to build a dynasty is sure to be a bloody one as shown by the brand new trailer to AMC’s “The Son.”
Read More: AMC Releases First Trailer for ‘The Son’
“Their fortune is forged in blood,” boasts the trailer to the epic Western series. Set in the Texas frontier, the action-heavy trailer depicts Pierce Brosnan as Eli McCullough, the patriarch of the McCullough dynasty (which was forged in the aforementioned blood), and his journey from innocent man to hardened killer, in his quest for power. As revealed by the many explosions, gunfire, and one possible scalping (can’t have a western with at least One scalping), the 10-episode hour-long drama aims to deliver on that tagline.
Starring alongside Brosnan are Jacob Lofland (“Justified), Henry Garrett (“Beauty and the Beast”), Paola Nunez, Carlos Bardem, Zahn McClarnon (“Fargo”), Jess Weixler, »
- Juan Diaz
‘The White Princess’ Trailer: A New Generation of Women Battle for the English Throne in Starz’s Historical Drama Series
11 hours ago
Starz has announced that its original limited series “The White Princess,” a follow-up to the miniseries “The White Queen,” will premiere on Sunday, April 16. Set in 15th century England, the series is based on the novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory, part of “The Cousins’ War” book series. It is written by “The White Queen” writer Emma Frost.
Read More: Starz Plans Sequel to Philippa Gregory Historical Drama ‘The White Queen’
Described as “the feminist answer to ‘Game of Thrones,’” by Harper’s Bazaar, “The White Princess” takes place three days after the conclusion of “The White Queen,” as a new generation ascends to the throne. The historical drama is told from the perspective of the women waging the ongoing battle for the English throne: Lizzie (Jodie Comer), Lady Margaret Beaufort (Michelle Fairley) and Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville (Essie Davis).
“‘The White Princess’ represents the kind of obsessable »
- Graham Winfrey
Ricky Gervais Doesn’t Mind Bad Reviews — As Long As He Gets Creative Control
12 hours ago
The only part of the filmmaking process that Ricky Gervais dreads is the promotional tour.
“I don’t think it’s good for anyone,” he recently told IndieWire. “We’re begging you to be nice about the movie ’cause every little [bit of promotion] helps, but it’s nothing about the film anymore.”
Fortunately, working with Netflix (which he has done for the past few years) has given Gervais a break from “those five-day, 10-hour junkets in the hotel, where every journalist gets five minutes and wants to kill themselves afterward. Do you know what I mean?”
Gervais says “do you know what I mean?” a lot when you talk to him. He wants to be sure he’s communicating his points clearly. Which is interesting, given that what matters the most to him these days is making sure that whatever he does, he has complete control over it. “That’s all I care about, »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘The Missing’ Review: Season 2 Reverses the Classic Kidnapping Narrative to Compelling New Ends
12 hours ago
Dramas focusing on a kidnapping — especially of young children — typically follow a simple trajectory: The family is introduced. The child is taken. The family is torn apart. A detective saves the day (or, at least, finds answers), and a happy ending or haunting lesson is imparted to the audience.
Typically, there’s a guessing game involved, as a number of suspicious supporting characters pop up throughout the story, and the audience is invited to solve the mystery. Their reward is being right or being surprised, but what typically elevates some kidnapping dramas above the rest is what elevates any drama: formal elements — directing, writing, acting — that build upon an audience’s immediate empathy for the taken child and the tormented family.
Read More: ‘The Missing’ Star David Morrissey on His ‘The Walking Dead’ Legacy and Those ‘Doctor Who’ Rumors
When “The Missing” debuted on Starz in November 2014, its differentiating formal »
- Ben Travers
‘American Idol’ Reboot at NBC? Here’s Why Fox Wasn’t Interested in Bringing It Back So Soon
23 hours ago
NBC’s decision to kick the tires on “American Idol,” less than a year after the show was originally retired, comes after Fox balked at the idea of bringing it back this fast.
Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman confirmed to IndieWire last month that the network has held preliminary conversations with “Idol” producer FremantleMedia about reviving the franchise.
“[Fremantle] came to us and asked if we should resurrect the show and bring it back to television as is,” Newman said. “To us, that didn’t make sense. We didn’t call it the ‘last’ season as a marketing ploy. That’s what we perceived it as. Our credibility with the audience is important. We felt bringing it back quickly, particularly in the same form didn’t make sense.”
According to insiders, any discussions between FremantleMedia and NBC are still in the supremely early stage. Also, it appears that “Idol” creator Simon Fuller, »
- Michael Schneider
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Plot Revealed: New Townies, Villains, and Twists
9 February 2017 4:57 PM, PST
The Halloween launch of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 2 is just 263 days away. (Sigh.) And according to show co-creator Matt Duffer, when we join the show it’s Halloween 1984 in Hawkins, Indiana, a year after the first installment. Will (Noah Schnapp) has rejoined his friends after being rescued from the Upside Down — but his new life is far from normal.
Read More: The Gang Is Back for Another Adventure in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Super Bowl Teaser Trailer
“He seems to be seeing images from the Upside Down — the question is whether they’re real or not,” Duffer told EW. “So it seems like he’s having some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder.”
This season, Will’s mom, Joyce (Winona Ryder), has a love interest. She’s started dating an old high school classmate, Bob (Sean Astin), in an attempt to provide a more stable life for Will and his brother, »
- Yoselin Acevedo
‘The Walking Dead’ Midseason Trailer: Rick and the Gang Prepare to Take Down Negan
9 February 2017 4:43 PM, PST
AMC has released a brand new trailer from season 7 of its original series “The Walking Dead” ahead of Sunday’s midseason premiere. Watch the clip below.
During the first half of season 7, which premiered October 23, Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) forced Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the gang to fall under his command and live under his rules. The second half of the season will follow Rick as he and the group rise up and prepare to take down Negan.
Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ Producers Softened Gratuitous Violence After Negative Audience Reaction
But defeating him will prove to be no easy task, as Rick and his group need to go beyond Alexandria. They will need the men from the Kingdom and the Hilltop Colony in order to destroy their enemy. Ricky will also need to convince Ezekiel (Khary Payton) and Gregory (Xander Berkeley), who do not want bloodshed, that an all-out war is imminent and necessary. »
- Yoselin Acevedo
‘Legion’ Production Secrets: See What Makes the Set of Clockworks Totally Mental — Watch
9 February 2017 3:24 PM, PST
Coming off the heels of a phenomenal series premiere, FX has released three new videos giving fans a glimpse of “Legion’s” incredible sets, as well as showcasing what is in store for the rest of the season. The clip, which you can watch below, presents fans an opportunity to see many different aspects of the behind-the-scenes process, from the cinematography to the lighting to the color scheme, as well as allowing many members of the cast and crew to gush about just how gorgeous the show’s design is.
“Just leave reality behind,” says actress Katie Aselton (“The League”). “There is nothing here which resembles that world.”
Read More: ‘Legion’ Premiere: The 9 Moments That Make It a Masterpiece
The video speaks about just how important the sets are to the show, creating a unique and immersive environment, as well as establishing symbolic imagery. Most of the credit goes to »
- Michael Gonzalez
‘Patriot’ Trailer: An Unlikely Hero Is Tasked With Preventing Iran From Going Nuclear in Amazon’s New Dark Comedy
9 February 2017 12:29 PM, PST
The future of the world is at stake and its in the hands of the least likely person. Amazon has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming dark comedy series “Patriot,” starring Michael Dorman.
The one-hour show follows intelligence officer John Tavner (Dorman), an unlucky hero who, in order to prevent Iran from going nuclear, must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous “non-official cover” – that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.
Read More: Nicolas Winding Refn to Develop Crime Series ‘Too Old To Die Young’ For Amazon
The sneak peek begins with Tavner in the men’s bathroom persuading another man to give him his urine so he can pass his test and “go places American aren’t supposed to be in.” The clip continues by introducing the main character, who likes to record folk music because it helps him with his feelings, his father, »
- Liz Calvario
‘Underground’ Season 2 Trailer and New Photos: Harriet Tubman Sacrifices Everything for Freedom
9 February 2017 10:02 AM, PST
War is inevitable in Season 2 of Wgn America’s hit series “Underground.”
The critically acclaimed drama returns this March to continue telling the harrowing story of the struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war. Ahead of its release, the official Season 2 trailer has been released, along with several new photos, which feature each side fighting to have their own justice.
“We make ourselves free by the choices we make,” says a character off-screen in the sneak peek below.
Read More: ’Underground’ Season 2 New Photos: Harriet Tubman and the Rest of the Cast ‘Rise Up’ for Freedom
The 10-episode second season picks up in the aftermath of the Macon 7’s daring attempt to stage the greatest escape in history. With the help of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her famous Underground Railroad, the group of American heroes continue their journey to freedom.
Season 2 features new and returning cast, »
- Liz Calvario
‘Dear White People’ Director on Alt-Right Backlash to Netflix Show: ‘I Reject Any Notion of ‘Causing a Divide’’
9 February 2017 9:19 AM, PST
On Wednesday, Netflix released the first teaser trailer for Justin Simien’s series “Dear White People.” Unfortunately, the 30-second clip received backlash from Twitter users who accused the streaming service of being “anti-white” and created the hashtag #BoycottNetflix. Upon reading the negative comments online, Simien spoke out in a series of tweets aiming to shut down the internet trolls.
“We live in a world of cognitive dissonance. Post-facts is possible because we are terrified we’ll die if we are wrong, even when we know it,” began Simien. “I think what pisses people off is seeing a woman of color refer to white people en masse. Something she’d not dare be allowed in decades past.”
We live in a world of cognitive dissonance. Post-facts is possible because we are terrified we'll die if we are wrong, even when we know it
— Justin Simien (@JSim07) February 9, 2017
“Equality feels like oppression »
- Liz Calvario
Louie Anderson Dove into His Emmy-Winning ‘Baskets’ Role After a Reality Show Taught Him How to Backflip
9 February 2017 8:49 AM, PST
A conversation with Louie Anderson is never rushed. Like a swimmer taking leisurely strokes in a pond, the comedian covers ground but may meander at times, such is the enjoyment of being in his element.
IndieWire’s first interview with Anderson in January took enough unexpected turns that a secondary phone call was required to finish the talk. As a stand-up comedian and storyteller at heart, discussing his Emmy-winning role of Christine Baskets on FX’s bittersweet comedy “Baskets” sent Anderson off into contemplative explorations about the character, his own mother who inspired his portrayal and how his life has changed in the past few years.
Read More: An Ode to ‘Baskets’ Breakout Martha Kelly Via a Revealing, Honest and Transcendent Chat
“I’ve lost a lot of siblings. That changes you completely and makes you think differently. And age, getting older,” Anderson told IndieWire. “This role helped with being a nicer person, »
- Hanh Nguyen
‘Legion’ Premiere: The 9 Moments That Make It a Masterpiece
8 February 2017 8:30 PM, PST
In terms of plot, the “Legion” premiere isn’t hard to summarize. David Haller (Dan Stevens) is committed to a mental institution after trying to kill himself. There, he falls in love with Syd Barrett (Rachel Keller), a woman who believes David’s “sickness” is what makes him special. But David might not actually be sick. He may have telekinetic and telepathic powers, and when Syd is allowed to leave and he isn’t, David uses those powers to get back to her.
Of course, the presentation of the plot — the story driving “Legion” — is much more complex. David is a damaged, untrusting young man seeking a connection to reality that his mind refuses to provide. Syd represents that connection and may be looking for a forbidden connection herself. The couple, joined by a group of similarly alienated individuals, rebel against their oppressors to find happiness within and among themselves… »
- Ben Travers
1-20 of 65 items « Prev | Next »