Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...Courtney, Biggie and Tupac), which is currently airing on Showtime, and this weekend’s theatrical release of Whitney by Kevin..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Throwing a Few Back With Shit-faced Shakespeare

When it's time to perform Shit-faced Shakespeare, here's how an actor prepares

"...person got sauced was codified to ensure that at showtime the player hit the stage a "happy drunk."..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)

The return of Twin Peaks is cause for celebration

"...all the quality shows that dropped on premium (HBO, Showtime) and streaming sites (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu) as opposed to..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Post by Mark Fagan

ATX Television Festival: The Presidents of the State of TV

Network heads on how to make a breakout show

"...Bloys, FX president of original programming Nick Grad, and Showtime programming president Gary Levine. All five have been part..."

June 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Money Monster

George Clooney plays a cable-TV guru taken hostage by an irate viewer

"...especially in an effective cross-cutting between the ramp-up to showtime and Kyle’s infiltration of the set. While the Occupy..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2016 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and what that line’s going to be like

"...tickets are good for up to 30 minutes before showtime...."

March 7, 2016 Screens Post

SXSW Comedy Lineup Announced

Judd Apatow, Paul F. Tompkins, Upright Citizens Brigade all return

"...cable comedy biz last year with a pair of Showtime specials is back at it this year, with two..."

Feb. 24, 2016 SXSW Post by Chase Hoffberger

Telling Her Story

New web series explores trans identities

"...Seven years ago, Showtime left us all questioning, "Who killed Jenny Schecter?" In..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Manhattan Romance

New York-set indie rom-com just goes through the motions

"...Theresa (FitzGerald, one of the most wonderful components in Showtime’s Masters of Sex; alas, wasted here), a new-age hippie..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Q&A With Comedian Tig Notaro

Showtime documentary airs Friday

"...Does House Calls,” March 13.) Knock Knock debuts on Showtime on Friday, April 17...."

April 15, 2015 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...to the theatre no later than 30 minutes before showtime. SXXpress passes are available day of screening on the..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Eco: Remember the Dinosaurs

Green conference bridges gap between environmental movement and tech scene

"...of Living Dangerously, the new eight-part environmental documentary series from Showtime featuring such diverse Hollywood luminaries as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...little known stateside but for a supporting part on Showtime’s The Tudors? When given the chance to actually act,..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Set Your DVR for These Summer TV Premieres

6 newcomers worth checking out on the small screen

"...Schreiber: Ray Donovan Premieres June 30 at 8pm on Showtime..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Keep Calm and Party On

Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

"...arriving to the theatre at least 30 minutes before showtime. SXXpress passes are available March 8-16, 9am-4pm, on the..."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

The AggreGAYtor: September 4

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...GLAAD's Network Responsibility Index gives high marks to CW, Showtime and ABC Family. Despite housing the totally inclusive, intellectually..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

'86 Plots,' One Graphic Novel

Local comic creators need a Kickstart

"...bizarro cannibal cop title Chew is reportedly heading to Showtime, and MTV is rumored to be on the verge..."

Sept. 11, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

13 Assassins

The prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike takes a turn toward the truly epic with this classically styled samurai picture.

"...of Masters of Horror (“Imprint”) was so disturbing to Showtime execs they refused to air it, and whose 1999..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

TV Eye breaks down the nominees for Best Drama and Best Comedy

"...(ABC), The Office(NBC), 30 Rock (NBC), Glee(Fox), and Nurse Jackie(Showtime)...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye eyes the noms for outstanding writing

"...where or how to celebrate dramedies like Nurse Jackie (Showtime) or Weeds (Showtime) or genre fare like Eureka (Syfy)..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2010 Film Festival

Have fun … and don't forget to turn your clocks ahead for daylight saving time on Saturday night.

"...cost $10 and go on sale 15 minutes before showtime if seats are available; a Festival pass is $70...."

March 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

The games are finally over. Time to get back to regular programming.

"...Nurse Jackie (March 22, 9pm, Showtime): Worlds collide for Jackie (Edie Falco) as she enters..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

'Trinidad' Premieres on TV

PJ Raval and Jay Hodges' documentary will air on Showtime this June.

"...screened at last year's aGLIFF, premieres tomorrow night on Showtime. The doc, by PJ Raval and Jay Hodges, is..."

June 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Playing Through

Both pro wrestlers and their fans are looking for the same thing: acceptance

"..."It's the best drug in the world," Scott "Mr. Showtime" Summers tells me. "I've done everything, partywise. But getting..."

May 1, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

TV Eye

Inauguration Day might not count officially as a national holiday, but it certainly feels like a brand-new day

"...about a family of polygamists. United States of Tara (Showtime). If the supertalented Diablo Cody (Juno) wasn't one of..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Lake City

A heavy-handed melodrama that features a young, brooding antihero and Sissy Spacek as his emotionally paralyzed mom.

"...feels more like something you’d see late night on Showtime than in a movie theatre. The only thing saving..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Hard Back

You got grime in my hip-hop!

"...so alone, the rapper followed his debut with 2004's Showtime (XL, Matador), a sneering stack-o-sounds that winds and spins..."

July 18, 2008 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Children of Huang Shi

This would-be epic tells the story of George Hogg, an English adventurer who saved the lives of Chinese orphans during the Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s and Forties.

"...are enough to seduce every maid in England on Showtime series The Tudors, though he has a harder time..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

Eager for new content, the networks are dipping into premium cables coffers

"...are starting to migrate to broadcast TV, as in Showtime's Dexter coming to CBS and USA's Monk and Psych..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Resurrecting the Champ

Several morality plays vie for attention in this story about a workmanlike sportswriter who latches on to a tale told by a homeless alcoholic as his ticket out of palookaville.

"...Still, his depiction of a programming executive from the Showtime channel (Hatcher) as a unprincipled barracuda is extremely harsh...."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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