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Maher on Foley and Sotloff: 'It Was Their Choice'

On his Friday show, HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher argued that Americans were overreacting to the threat of ISIS, and that the murders journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff did not show ISIS was a threat to the US

Maher on Foley and Sotloff: 'It Was Their Choice'

BIG: Showtime, CBS Likely to Break From Bundled Cable

Deadline reports that CEO Les Moonves announced to investors Wednesday the “strong possibility” that both Showtime and CBS will soon be available to consumers through Internet streaming and outside of a bundled cable package. Moonves’ trial balloon comes just days

BIG: Showtime, CBS Likely to Break From Bundled Cable

Maher: Americans Hate the Word 'Liberal'

On Charlie Rose’s Tuesday show, HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher lamented the connotations that come with the word “liberal” while explaining his own politics to Rose. Maher said he often upsets liberals, but described his as progressive and having

Maher: Americans Hate the Word 'Liberal'

Summer Movie Wrap-Up: The Winners and Losers

Summer is over. With the release of “A Walk Among the Tombstones” and “Maze Runner,” the Fall movie season will officially begin in about 10 days. While we wait, this seems like a good time to look back and, in

Summer Movie Wrap-Up: The Winners and Losers

Game Changer: TiVo Mega Allows You to Own The Cloud

Twenty-five years ago, maybe longer, my dad decided to convert his massive music collection from vinyl to CD. He’s still working on it but the technological leap from then to now boggles the mind. When he started, a desktop computer

Game Changer: TiVo Mega Allows You to Own The Cloud

Bummer of the summer: HBO's "The Leftovers"

Aficionados of horror fiction must occasionally deal with the inherent flaw of the genre: a horror film or book can succeed so well at being frightening, disturbing, or repulsive that it fails as entertainment.  The audience response is, “Wow, that

NBC Casts Brian Williams' Daughter as 'Peter Pan'

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has picked its Peter Pan: high-flying “Girls” star Allison Williams. The network announced Wednesday that Williams will play the boy who refused to grow up in NBC’s new staging of “Peter Pan Live!” The live

NBC Casts Brian Williams' Daughter as 'Peter Pan'

Children Swear Allegiance to Islamic State's Caliphate

HBO’s VICE News has released a chilling trailer for its new documentary “From ISIS to the Islamic State: Inside the Caliphate,” showing young children pledging their allegiance to the ISIS leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Caliphate. VICE News journalist and filmmaker Medyan Dairieh had unprecedented

Children Swear Allegiance to Islamic State's Caliphate

'Lucy' Review: Bloated Concept, Uninspired Action

“Lucy” reminds me a lot of “Brainstorm” (1983) and “Dreamscape” (1984), two films from my high school days that reran endlessly on HBO. Both tried to paper over unwieldy concepts by throwing bucketfuls of cutting-edge special effects at a dull

'Lucy' Review: Bloated Concept, Uninspired Action

Ted Cruz is much more entertaining than 'True Blood'

Breaking news: a fading television show lumbering through its final season makes a desperate bid for attention by creating a “controversy.”  Such was the plan when the silly, but once-upon-a-time entertaining, HBO vampire show “True Blood” unleashed its writers’ inner

Comic-Con Courts Buzzy TV Panels

That buzz you hear is the sound of Geek Nation preparing for this month’s San Diego Comic-Con. The annual event, a crush of superhero news and sci-fi rumblings, kicks off July 24 with a bevy of film and TV previews.

Comic-Con Courts Buzzy TV Panels

Sarah Palin Drives Stake Through Heart of 'True Blood' Producers

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin rejected overtures from True Blood‘s producers for a cameo role on the conservative-bashing vampire show. Her instincts proved to be correct after Sunday’s HBO episode in which Republican women were once again demeaned when one

Sarah Palin Drives Stake Through Heart of 'True Blood' Producers

War On Women HBO-Style: 'Republi-c*nt'

Warning: Offensive Language… — — On Sunday’s night’s episode of “True Blood,” the fangs literally came out for Republicans in general and Republican women specifically. “Oh my god,” one of the show’s lead characters exclaims, “I’m a Republi-cunt.”  Breitbart TV

War On Women HBO-Style: 'Republi-c*nt'

Maher: GOP Strategy Is to Hurt Opponents [Language Warning]

On Friday, HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher declared the Republican Party’s political strategy is to intentionally harm people who don’t vote Republican. In an interview with North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Maher said, “they

Maher: GOP Strategy Is to Hurt Opponents [Language Warning]

I'm Done with HBO's 'Leftovers'

Like a junkie, I’m always looking for the next TV high — the sweet addiction that comes from losing yourself in 15 straight episodes of “24,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Sopranos,” “The Shield” over a weekend. Damon Lindelof is one of

I'm Done with HBO's 'Leftovers'

Complete List of 2014 Emmy Nominations

Complete list of Emmy Nominations:  Outstanding Drama SeriesBreaking BadDownton AbbeyGame of ThronesHouse of CardsMad MenTrue DetectiveOutstanding Comedy Series The Big Bang TheoryLouieModern FamilyOrange is the New BlackSilicon ValleyVeepOutstanding MiniseriesAmerican Horror Story: CovenBonnie & ClydeFargoLutherTremeThe White QueenOutstanding TV MovieKilling KennedyMuhammad Ali’s Greatest

Complete List of 2014 Emmy Nominations

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’ – Please Tell Me It Gets Better Some reviewers who have seen the first three episodes in advance claim that creator Damon Lindelof (“Lost”) and Tom Perotta’s “The Leftovers” gets better and really comes together in the

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Bill Maher: 'My Advice to Hillary – Just Go Away'

On Friday’s edition of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher offered some advice to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who over the past two weeks has been on a tour promoting her latest memoir, “Hard Choices.” Maher warned that

Bill Maher: 'My Advice to Hillary – Just Go Away'