Loyalty and quality of work mean nothing to corporations when weighed against maintaining their profit and power, and HBO proved this true once again by suspending their deal with "The Wire" creator David Simon. The news broke via Simon himself, who shared it on Twitter and noted (with video evidence) that when he received the news, he was doing the "write thing" — walking a picket line with his fellow Writers Guild of America (WGA) members.
In case you doubted whether these two events were connected, Simon clarified in a subsequent tweet that the suspension was a "Strike response and not unexpected." Simon is outspoken about his beliefs and (liberal) politics, so his supporting the strike with such fervor is no surprise.
Simon is best known for "The Wire" (which ran from 2002 to 2008) but he's remained one of the most prolific creators of TV at HBO since. His subsequent work includes...
In case you doubted whether these two events were connected, Simon clarified in a subsequent tweet that the suspension was a "Strike response and not unexpected." Simon is outspoken about his beliefs and (liberal) politics, so his supporting the strike with such fervor is no surprise.
Simon is best known for "The Wire" (which ran from 2002 to 2008) but he's remained one of the most prolific creators of TV at HBO since. His subsequent work includes...
- 5/8/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Ask a certain crowd of people what the defining MTV show of their childhood was, and it’s not Trl, or Real World or Jersey Shore. It’s Daria. Though Ms. Morgendorffer had been seen on Beavis and Butt-Head before, the March 3, 1997, premiere of Daria proved that the two shows couldn’t be more different. Let’s take a fond trip back to Lawndale for a closer look at the best animated misanthrope of the ‘90s.
1. B&B-h creator Mike Judge had no involvement in Daria …
Judge agreed to release the character, but that’s where his involvement with the show ended.
1. B&B-h creator Mike Judge had no involvement in Daria …
Judge agreed to release the character, but that’s where his involvement with the show ended.
- 3/3/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ewan McGregor showcased his directorial debut with the premiere of American Pastoral at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. The movie, based on the novel by Phil Roth, is a somewhat tragic tale of a family torn asunder after the young daughter gets involved with radical leftist groups in the midst of the Vietnam War. Though clearly a powerful novel by Roth, the interesting social commentary that laces it never shines through in the more staid adaptation by McGregor. There are moments of powerful emotion, but the first-time director plays it safe—too safe—and delivered a mostly uninteresting product.
The story begins at a fifty plus class high school reunion where former student David Strathairn wonders whatever happened to the most popular kid in his class—“Swede” Levov. He’s quickly informed by the man’s brother that the former prom King has just died and that his story is a sad one.
The story begins at a fifty plus class high school reunion where former student David Strathairn wonders whatever happened to the most popular kid in his class—“Swede” Levov. He’s quickly informed by the man’s brother that the former prom King has just died and that his story is a sad one.
- 9/16/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
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