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‘The Deuce’ Season 3 Trailer Brings the HBO Show into the 80s!! Check It Out!!

HBO has released the first teaser trailer for The Deuce Season 3, which will mark the conclusion of the original drama series from The Wire creator David Simon. The show’s goal from the very beginning was to track how gentrification and local politics transformed Times Square in New York City from a seedy haven for crime into a commercialized tourist attraction, all through the lens … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’ Season 3 Trailer Brings the HBO Show into the 80s!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Deuce’: HBO Series Gets Final Season Premiere Date and Images!! Check It Out!!

HBO has released a batch of first look images for the third and final season of its James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal-headlined porn industry drama The Deuce along with a premiere date announcement of September 9th; take a look here: The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 1970s through … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’: HBO Series Gets Final Season Premiere Date and Images!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘The Plot Against America’: HBO Orders Fascism Drama From David Simon!!!

While David Simon’s drama series The Deuce was just renewed for a third and final season, the talented The Wire creator is already setting up another project at the pay cable network. Per THR, HBO has made a production commitment to Simon’s adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Plot Against America, which will be a six-episode miniseries. This is expected to be Simon’s next … Continue reading ‘The Plot Against America’: HBO Orders Fascism Drama From David Simon!!!

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HBO Hires Intimacy Coordinator to Oversee All Sex Scenes!!!

The times they are a-changin’, and lo and behold HBO is ahead of the curve when it comes to making sex scenes safer and more comfortable for the actors. The pay cable network has earned a reputation over the years for, well, graphic nudity. Shows like True Blood and Rome could get away with R-rated sex scenes, which would allow them to further stand out … Continue reading HBO Hires Intimacy Coordinator to Oversee All Sex Scenes!!!

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‘The Deuce’: HBO Renews the Acclaimed Show for a Third and Final Season!!!

Two episodes into its sophomore run, The Deuce Season 3 is already a go—but with a caveat. HBO announced today that it has renewed the hour long drama series for a third and final season, bringing the complex, engaging chronicle of the birth of the porn industry to a close. The show hails from The Wire alums David Simon and George Pelecanos, and Season 1 … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’: HBO Renews the Acclaimed Show for a Third and Final Season!!!

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‘The Deuce’ Season 2: New Trailer Reveals Some Wild Late 70s-Style!! Check It Out!!

The Deuce is looking like what Vinyl was always meant to be — a complex and multi-layered portrayal of an entertainment industry that came alive in the 1970s, one that shows the excitement and the tragedy of it all. To be clear, The Deuce has always been this (that is to say, great), but visually it’s moving into the era that Vinyl also portrayed (however … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’ Season 2: New Trailer Reveals Some Wild Late 70s-Style!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Deuce’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals the HBO Series’ Five-Year Time Jump!!! Check It Out!!

HBO has released the first The Deuce Season 2 trailer, offering a look at the significantly changed world of this David Simon series. While the show’s focus is on how Times Square evolved during the 1970s with the advent of the porn industry, the show’s first season took place between 1971 and 1972, when porn was just getting off the ground. Season 2, however, jumps … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals the HBO Series’ Five-Year Time Jump!!! Check It Out!!

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HBO Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Deuce’ Season 2!!

HBO has revealed Season 2 of praised porn industry drama series The Deuce will premiere September 9 at 9 PM on the premium cable network. James Franco stars as twin characters Vincent Martino and Frankie Martino in the series, created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, which chronicles the birth of the modern pornography business in New York City in the early 1970s. Franco also … Continue reading HBO Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Deuce’ Season 2!!

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‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and in keeping with this year’s incredibly fluid race, the love was spread to a variety of films and performers. The Shape of Water came away with the most nominations with seven in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor. But it was followed close behind by Steven Spielberg‘s timely The Post and the … Continue reading ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

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James Franco Set to Direct & Star in Shel Silverstein Biopic ‘A Boy Named Shel’!!!

Amongst all the rampant horror and idiocy of 2017, James Franco has been having the best 12 months of his career thus far. The Disaster Artist, about the making of Tommy Wisseau‘s notorious The Room, is his best movie as a director by a country mile and features one of his best performances to date. On TV, his directing and double-duty performance in The Deuce … Continue reading James Franco Set to Direct & Star in Shel Silverstein Biopic ‘A Boy Named Shel’!!!

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‘The Deuce’ Renewed by HBO for Season 2!!

HBO has renewed drama series “The Deuce” for a second season. Created by David Simon and George Pelacanos, “The Deuce” premiered Sept. 10 on the premium service. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the series tells the story of the rise of the porn industry in New York in the 1970s. “We are thrilled to continue our creative collaboration with master storytellers David Simon and … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’ Renewed by HBO for Season 2!!

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New ‘The Deuce’ Trailer Teases Corruption, Porn, and Low Standards for New HBO Series!! Check It Out!!!

HBO unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming drama series The Deuce right before last night’s eventful episode of Game of Thrones. The new show hails from executive producers and creators David Simon and George Pelecanos, the brains behind one of the best TV shows of all time, The Wire. Their new venture takes place in early 1970s Times Square, covering the legalization and subsequent … Continue reading New ‘The Deuce’ Trailer Teases Corruption, Porn, and Low Standards for New HBO Series!! Check It Out!!!

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‘The Deuce’: New Trailer Reveals the Complex Rise of New York’s Porn Industry!!! Check It Out!!

I’ve been cautiously optimistic about The Deuce since it was announced. As most of you already know, it comes from David Simon, one of the main creative forces behind The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Treme, The Corner, and Generation Kill. I’m listing out his full oeuvre here because I love all of these works (yes, even some of the more difficult passages of Treme — but … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’: New Trailer Reveals the Complex Rise of New York’s Porn Industry!!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Deuce’: First Trailer for David Simon’s Porn Series Hits the Streets of 1970s New York City!! Check It Out!!

HBO has released a brief The Deuce trailer. The new series from David Simon (The Wire) stars James Franco as both Vincent Martino, a struggling bartender, and Frankie Martino, his ne’er-do-well brother. The Martinos were key players in Times Square who became involved with the mob by providing fronts for the sex industry’s early days. It’s hard to get a grasp on all of the players from this brief teaser, … Continue reading ‘The Deuce’: First Trailer for David Simon’s Porn Series Hits the Streets of 1970s New York City!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Leftovers’ Season 3 Lands Prime ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Date for 2017!!!

HBO has finally announced when the third and final season of The Leftovers premieres, and it’s some seriously hot property. Show creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta announced in a video today that The Leftovers Season 3 will premiere in April 2017, after the show took 2016 off to write and shoot its swan song. You may recall that April is usually when the almighty … Continue reading ‘The Leftovers’ Season 3 Lands Prime ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Date for 2017!!!

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