Thompson on Hollywood

'Mad Men' Episode 4 Review and Recap: Joan Opens Door to 'Mystery Date'--Dream or Dud?

Television

In Sunday's all-new "Mad Men" episode, anticipation and fear reigned. As did two of Alfred Hitchcock's favorite fixations: Murders and mothers. Spoilers ahead!

By Beth Hanna
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April 9, 2012 4:56 AM
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Mike Wallace Obits (Video)

News

When someone like Mike Wallace dies, you feel the loss. That's because the CBS "60 Minutes" newsman, who died at 93 after a long illness, fearlessly practiced a level of rigorous stand-up journalism that rarely exists anymore.

By Anne Thompson
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April 8, 2012 11:58 AM
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Best Stories of the Week: 'Titanic' Returns, TV Slate Gets Competitive, Cannes Update, Fernandez Joins Indiewire

Features

This week at TOH, Indiewire made an excellent new hire, the spring TV lineup is dividing our attention, Kate and Leo are back in 3D, and more!

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April 7, 2012 1:43 PM
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'Girls' Q & A with Dunham & Apatow: Hilarious and Sexually Frank Comedy Series is 'Lena's Show'

Television

Lena Dunham unveiled the first three episodes of her new HBO series "Girls" (April 15) at SXSW. Safe to say, it played as well for the guys in the room as the women. "It's Lena's show," declared executive producer Judd Apatow during the follow-up Q &A. "If she fucks it up it's her fault. Every choice is hers."

By Anne Thompson
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April 6, 2012 12:42 PM
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Trying to Load Sony and Amazon Instant Video App for My PlayStation 3

News

As soon as Amazon and Sony Computer Entertainment announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app for PlayStation 3, which means that as an Amazon Prime member I can not only upload to watch on my TV some 120,000 movies and TV shows, but 17,000 movies and TV shows on the PlayStation Network as well.

By Anne Thompson
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April 4, 2012 10:09 PM
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President Obama to Screen 'To Kill A Mockingbird" at White House, Will Intro Anniversary Screening on USA UPDATED

Television

"To Kill A Mockingbird" will air April 7 on USA, in partnership with AFI and Universal and part of the studio's 100th anniversary. Digitally remastered and fully restored, the screening of "To Kill A Mockingbird" will be introduced by President Obama...

By Anne Thompson & Sophia Savage
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April 4, 2012 3:19 PM
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HBO Launches 'Cast a Large Shadow' Tumblr for 'Game of Thrones'

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GoT Fanatics Alert! HBO launched the "Cast a Large Shadow" Tumblr today for "Game of Thrones," marking the first-ever Tumblr blog for any HBO show.

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April 4, 2012 1:52 PM
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Peabody Awards Go To HBO's "Game of Thrones" and "Treme," Showtime's "Homeland"

News

The 71st Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Peabodys are the oldest awards in broadcasting, and considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media.

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April 4, 2012 1:29 PM
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'The Killing' Season Two Premiere 'Reflections' is About Secrets; Early Reviews

Television

AMC's "The Killing" Season Two, which follows the trajectory of the acclaimed Danish series, is up against horrific competition on Sunday nights. In the season premiere, executive producer Veena Sud and director Agnieszka Holland throw us right back into the maelstrom where we were left hanging at the end of controversial Season One.

By Anne Thompson
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April 3, 2012 4:29 PM
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Trailer Watch: Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' Punches America in the Face

Video

Keith Olbermann anyone? Actually, Jeff Daniels' news anchor, at the start of Aaron Sorkin's new HBO series "The Newsroom" (June 24), is an upstanding objective news anchor without political bias until he completely loses it--under video grilling that goes viral. Like Peter Finch in Sidney Lumet's 1976 "Network," he's mad as hell and he isn't going to take it anymore. Daniels ("The Squid and the Whale") is a terrific actor; I first met him at the start of his career, playing Debra Winger's husband Flap, on the set of "Terms of Endearment" in 1982.