The Death of Stalin

Russia's political upheaval rewritten as dark farce.

"...skullduggery that led to the 2003 Iraq invasion, and HBO sitcom Veep, a merry farce of the executive branch...."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Breaion King arrest doc heads up the Oscar short list

"...That dash-cam footage creates the backbone of this 30-minute HBO-backed documentary, but Davis' real intent is a broader portrait..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

David Simon Turns on ATX Television

The Wire creator confirmed, plus Queen Sugar team

"...the police procedural forever. Yet it's his run at HBO – The Wire, The Corner, Show Me a Hero,..."

Feb. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Final Year

Behind the scenes with the Obama foreign policy team

"...shown, and at a terse, TV-friendly 90 minutes this HBO production has little time to really get into the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories of 2017

“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers”

"...9) Brown Girls’ Development Deal With HBO..."

Dec. 28, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Disaster Artist

The making of one of the most inept films ever made

"...Leather Bar.) to well-crafted episodes in television series like HBO’s The Deuce to a handful of hit-and-miss shorts, he..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

LBJ

Harrelson dons prosthetics for this complicated biopic

"...Like the Tony Award-winning production (subsequently filmed as an HBO movie), it spends much of its time focused on..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dawnna Dukes' Charges Dropped

13 felonies gone, two misdemeanors resolved

"...“Because the HBO did not enforce the House rule requiring travel to..."

Oct. 24, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Brad's Status

Ben Stiller shines in this character study

"...penning 2000’s Chuck & Buck, as well as creating HBO’s criminally underrated Enlightened, gentles things up with this bittersweet..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Tower

Roland the Gunslinger hits the big screen

"...would have been far better served as a multi-season HBO or Netflix series not unlike George R.R. Martin’s Game..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Sick

The rom-com is dead! Long live the rom-com!

"...marriageable age who always seem to be “in the neighborhood” whenever Kumail comes to family dinner. His parents want..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beatriz at Dinner

Classes clash over chow

"...mixture of mood well familiar to fans of White’s HBO show Enlightened. I can’t imagine that tonal complexity working..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What Is Colin McIntyre Building In That Shipping Container?

So it’s a sort of … lung? And it’s … resonant?

"...Productions, in addition to having scored Greg Barker’s recent HBO documentary, Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma. Among – as is..."

Feb. 28, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...from post-production on the much-anticipated season 7 of the HBO show, set to air this summer (my guess? July)...."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...him. Documentarian Nancy Buirski made The Loving Story for HBO, and they were interested in turning it into a..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Getting Faded With High Maintenance

HBO takes another hit of the popular Vimeo series

"...of loosely connected character portraits makes its move to HBO Friday, Sept. 16, with a six-episode run. Each finds..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Captain Fantastic

Viggo Mortensen and family go off the grid

"...Ross, who plays the egomaniacal tech-king Gavin Belson on HBO’s Silicon Valley, keeps it together fairly well until the..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...and media. Apollo 13, The Alamo, and the superlative HBO series From the Earth to the Moon are all..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

People Places Things

Indie relationship comedy starring Jemaine Clement is slight but sweet

"...comic talent most famous stateside as one half of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords duo – carries the film..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Film Flam

Austinites get Emmy nominations and David Gordon Green's new project

"...Judge scored a nom for his trenchant and hilarious HBO show Silicon Valley for Outstanding Comedy Series (along with..."

July 20, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Race Is On

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore takes TV comedy news to a surprising new place

"...from the political and entertainment realms – much like HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, though without Maher's bullheaded..."

April 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW Film Conference Adds Christine Vachon, Ryan Gosling

Also added: Amy Schumer, Sally Field, Henry Rollins

"...was nominated for an Emmy in 2011 for their HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. Vachon has also produced works by..."

Feb. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Notes on Regarding Susan Sontag

Doc opens up about Sontag's loves and career path

"...The documentary Regarding Susan Sontag, which premieres tonight on HBO, opens for public inspection the doors Sontag kept closed..."

Dec. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dave Grohl Screens Sonic Highways at Studio 6A

Local episode of HBO series airs tonight

"...6A, where the Foo Fighters taped performances for the HBO series, Dave Grohl called out a lookalike in the..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Vulcan (Video) Mind Meld

Staking out the store’s new North Loop location

"...ferried back and forth to us every single blessed HBO and Showtime dramaturgy since Dream On first defined cable..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Heavy 'Heart'

HBO adaptation makes the case for rage

"...gay culture, much less laid bare in a prestige HBO project. The Fire Island of the film's opening scenes..."

May 23, 2014 Screens Post by Brandon Watson

All About Ann

HBO spreads the legend of Ann Richards in new doc

"...of the Lone Star State, which debuts tonight on HBO. Filmmakers Keith Patterson and Phillip Schopper have created a..."

April 28, 2014 Screens Post by Amy Smith

Moontower 2014, Day 2: Dennis Miller

Whatever his politics, the man's still a comedy treasure

"...the memory of his weekly alternative talk show on HBO burns brightly in our evanescent memory banks. “Now I..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...Thank the old gods that HBO’s Game of Thrones returns on Sunday. The end of..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Episode Guide

Breaking down SXSW Film's newest programming track

"...keynote speaker Lena Dunham premiered the pilot of her HBO series, Girls. Pierson said it "was a perfect storm..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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