‘Looking’: HBO scouts new talent, new points of view
Cable giant HBO is more willing than most media entities to look beyond Hollywood and television production companies for fresh ideas. It was Lena Dunham’s remarkable 2010 indie film debut “Tiny...
View Article‘Broadway Backwards’: gender-bending benefit
It was fun last night to see a few dozen Broadway performers tackle songs they wouldn’t ordinarily have a chance to sing. “Broadway Backwards,” now in its ninth year, is a benefit for Broadway...
View ArticleHBO Video releases first season of ‘Looking’
No one ever mistook episodes of “I Love Lucy” or even “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” as slices of real life, but HBO has been criticized for distorting urban life in its half hour comedy dramas, starting...
View ArticleSecond season of ‘Looking’ gets early digital release
HBO has been loosening up its rigid distribution and release patterns in recent months. What was originally a cable-only service was just made available for streaming via Apple devices with the new HBO...
View Article‘Mindhunter’: another reason to stay home
Film director David Fincher more or less launched the streaming series revolution with “House of Cards” – and the idea of making a whole season of shows available at once — and he’s back with a...
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