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‘King Rex’: Henry Winkler To Play A Texas Gangster In New HBO True Crime Series

May 6, 2022 1:43 pm

It's lovely to see former "Happy Days" star and Emmy-winner Henry Winkler in a full-blown renaissance period, just thriving as an outstanding comedic character actor on shows like "Arrested Development" and Bi...

‘On The Count Of Three’ Trailer: It’s a Great Day To Be Alive For Christopher Abbott & Jerrod Carmichael

Valerie Thompson

April 27, 2022 9:36 am

News, Trailers

How far would you go for a friend? “On the Count of Three” explores the supposed final day of two friends intent on ending their lives. The film marks a major milestone for its star Jerrod Carmichael; the come...

‘Barry’ Season 3 Review: Bill Hader’s Brilliant Hitman Series Remains The Sharpest Comedy On TV

Brian Tallerico

April 18, 2022 10:18 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning “Barry” continues to be such a deceptively smart show about the human condition, while also being one of television’s funniest half hours. And the ...

‘Barry’ Season Three Trailer: Bill Hader Returns As The Emmy-Winning Conflicted Ex-Hitman This April

Ned Booth

March 16, 2022 2:00 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Bill Hader and Alec Berg have struck television gold with "Barry." Since the pair's co-created the series for HBO, it's nabbed thirty Emmy nominations over its first two seasons and six wins, including an Outs...

‘French Dispatch’ Trailer: Wes Anderson Crafts An Eclectic Loveletter To Journalists & Short Storytellers

Rodrigo Perez

February 12, 2020 9:01 am

News, Trailers

The exquisitely and extremely curated life of filmmaker Wes Anderson has always resembled a mosaic of high-browed great taste, be it music, sartorial style, costumes, food, fashionable friends, literary discri...

2019 Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Emmys Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

May 3, 2019 9:20 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

With Henry Winkler winning last year for "Barry" it wouldn't surprise us if the other Emmy favorite, "Mrs. Maisel's" Tony Shalhoub, took it home this year. That being said, Winkler could certainly repeat and bo...

Billy Crystal & John Goodman Return To ‘Monsters, Inc.’ Franchise With New Disney+ Streaming Series

Charles Barfield

April 9, 2019 2:40 pm

News, Television

While the new series from Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios seem to be getting all the headlines, Disney’s upcoming streaming service will have plenty of other choices for those that aren’t superhero or “Star Wars” ...

‘Barry’: Trauma, Lies & Inherent Darkness Make For A Terrific Season 2 [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

April 3, 2019 2:16 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

There's not that many films in the hitman's-existential-crisis-comedy subgenre— "Grosse Point Blank," "Analyze This," "Matador," "In Bruges," even "Pulp Fiction" has some shades of it— but the very specific cri...

‘Barry’ Season 2 Trailer: Bill Hader’s Hitman, Wannabe Actor Returns

Rodrigo Perez

January 27, 2019 9:36 pm

News, Television, Trailers

I’ll admit, I was definitely not convinced of or by HBO’s “Barry” at all at first. Another comedy about a hitman his moral conundrum or his emotional point of view ala “Gross Pointe Blank,” “Analyze This” and m...

Emmy Award-Winner Henry Winkler Joins The Cast Of Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’

Charles Barfield

January 10, 2019 4:12 pm

News

The Fonz is coming to the Wes Anderson universe. And we couldn’t be happier. Henry Winkler, who many were worried would peak after the breakout success of his iconic character from “Happy Days,” has become o...

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