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Review: 'The Sweeney' Is Cliché After Cliché To The Point Of Parody

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 3, 2013 11:22 AM
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"We’re The Sweeney, and you’ve just been nicked," barks Ray Winstone (plus or minus a few expletives) about three separate times during U.K. actioner "The Sweeney," and it’s the biggest tip-off that this is based on an established property. "The Sweeney" never made it stateside, though the television series ran for four seasons in the '70s; a cop show that broke new ground in depicting the British boys in blue as both fallible and heroically corrupt and on the take as they smashed heads to keep citizens safe from violent crime.
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More: Review, Ray Winstone, The Sweeney, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Nick Love, Damian Lewis

Watch: Exclusive Clip From 'The Sweeney' Introduced By Ray Winstone

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 26, 2013 10:58 AM
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News
While on this side of the ocean "The Sweeney" may not be a familiar title, in the UK it's something of a touchstone. The British crime series only ran for four seasons during the 1970s, but it was enough to make a tremendous creative and cultural impact, serving as inspiration for recent show "Life On Mars." And while "The Sweeney" spawned two films in 1977 and 1978, it has been refreshed for a new generation, bringing cops Jack Regan and John Carter back into action.
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More: Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, The Sweeney, Nick Love, Damian Lewis

Obviously: 'Homeland' Renewed For A Third Season

  • By Rodrigo Perez
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  • October 22, 2012 8:20 PM
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Television
It’s one of the President of the United States’ favorite shows, it just swept the Primetime Emmys (the coveted Best Drama Award, plus Best Actor and Best Actress) and the second-season premiere boasted its highest ratings to date until last night's episode broke them (1.75 million). So yes, it’s safe to say Showtime’s “Homeland” is very much the darling of the cable network who has, in the eyes of some, struggled to compete with HBO at least in terms of similar acclaim, awards and must-watch shows.
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More: Homeland, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin

Elizabeth Banks Asks 'What's The Matter With Margie?' With Alan Ball, 'The Angriest Man In Brooklyn' Finds A Few Friends & More

  • By Simon Dang
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  • May 18, 2012 10:50 AM
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News
Even though he scripted "American Beauty" for Sam Mendes before his two successful television shows "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood," Alan Ball has only returned to the silver screen for little-seen directorial debut "Towelhead." Last year, though, brought news that Emmy and Oscar winning writer-director (hello EGOT?) was lining up a return with a dark comedy for Paramount.
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More: Alan Ball, Elizabeth Banks, Damian Lewis, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Freida Pinto, Cillian Murphy, Mila Kunis, Robin Williams, Vera Farmiga, The Angriest Man In Brooklyn

Lesley Manville, Damian Lewis & Stellan Skarsgard Round Out Cast For Carlo Carlei's 'Romeo And Juliet'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • February 2, 2012 1:17 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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Last year's Best Actress nominee Lesley Manville (for "Another Year"), "Homeland" star Damian Lewis and everyone's favorite character actor Stellan Skarsgard have rounded out the cast for Carlo Carlei's latest adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo And Juliet."
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More: Lesley Manville, Damian Lewis, Stellan Skarsgård, Romeo & Juliet

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