Friday, Aug. 23, 2019

With his characteristic bravado, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson believed in "Power" so much that he predicted the series would become a massive hit to cast members even before the first episode aired five years ago.

Since then, Jackson has joyfully watched as his words have come to fruition....

Saturday, May. 25, 2019

The Starz drama "Vida" returns for its second season on Sunday with an even deeper exploration of an issue facing many U.S. Latino communities: gentrification.

The show follows Emma and Lyn, played Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera respectively, who have inherited from their late mother an...

Friday, Jun. 29, 2018

When Oprah Winfrey saluted unheralded #MeToo crusaders at the Golden Globes last January, she chose a rape victim from 1940s Alabama to drive home her point.

"Recy Taylor, a name I know, and I think you should know, too," Winfrey said, sketching the outlines of the African-American woman'...

Thursday, Jun. 7, 2018

Outlander executive producers/writers Matthew B. Roberts and Toni Graphia are grateful for the inherent nature of the Starz series, noting that it serves to keep season after season creatively invigorating.

“With cookie-cutter shows where things are basically the same season...

Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018

"Howards End," the upcoming four-part miniseries adapted from E.M. Forster's 1910 novel, isn't Kenneth Lonergan's first foray into television. That would be the animated Nickelodeon kids show "Doug."

Before Lonergan was one of the most acclaimed playwrights and filmmakers of his...

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018

You're on the couch. It's been a long day. The remote control is in your hand. What can you watch?

There's that new CNN documentary series on the pope. Or maybe you're more in the mood for some sinners in "Girls Incarcerated" on Netflix? There are cute critters on Hulu's "March of the...

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018

California's expanded Film & TV Tax Credit Program 2.0 includes a provision called the Career Readiness Initiative that helps students from all walks of life gain access to production-related careers. It requires each project in the tax credit program to offer hands-on opportunities ranging...

Thursday, Jun. 30, 2016

Film and TV studio Lionsgate is buying cable channel operator Starz in a deal worth $4.4 billion.

Lionsgate is the company behind "The Hunger Games" movies and the "Orange Is The New Black" TV series. Englewood, Colorado-based Starz runs its namesake cable channel, as well as Starz Encore...

Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2016

This installment of The Road To Emmy offers directorial and DP points of view on The Dresser (Starz), reflections from a director/consulting producer on Black Sails (Starz), and DP and production designer takes on Narcos (Netflix).

The Dresser...

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016

It's the world's oldest profession. It's very popular with amateurs. With or without money changing hands, sex reigns as a transaction that stimulates no end of longing, curiosity and obsession.

No wonder "The Girlfriend Experience" should seduce viewers with this business of...

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