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‘Sharp Objects’ Trailer: The Director Of ‘Big Little Lies’ & Amy Adams Lead HBO’s Anticipated Drama

April 22, 2018 9:25 pm

As Hollywood rushes to produce stories that show women can do anything, the excellent crime novels of Gillian Flynn show that women can do truly anything, including some really dark and twisted stuff. As smart ...

Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley and Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies

Jean-Marc Vallée Won’t Be Directing ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2

Kevin Jagernauth

November 28, 2017 12:59 pm

News, Television

“…this is the perfect ending. There is no way; there’s no reason to make a season two. That was meant to be a one-time deal, and it’s finishing in a way where it’s for the audience to imagine what can happen. I...

2017 Best Directing For A Limited Series or TV Movie Emmy Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

July 27, 2017 5:17 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Like David E. Kelley in the Writing category Jean-Marc Vallée should be rewarded for the breadth of his work directing every episode of "Big Little Lies." If not, Ryan Murphy's "And the Winner Is..." from "Feud...

Emmy Contender: ‘Big Little Lies’ Has To Keep Momentum Alive In Crazy Competitive Year

Gregory Ellwood

April 11, 2017 3:39 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

It started off slowly, but along the way, “Big Little Lies" became a buzzworthy show that fans still cannot stop talking about and entertainment writers simply won’t stop praising. In fact, you'd think it w...

Director Jean-Marc Vallée Rules Out ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2

Kevin Jagernauth

April 3, 2017 9:07 am

News, Television

**Spoilers ahead** Last night, HBO's "Big Little Lies" wrapped up with a helluva finale that packed a big emotional punch, coupled with the page-turning thrills, and perfectly calibrated melodrama that have ...

‘Big Little Lies’ Is A Wickedly Twisty, High Gloss Soap Opera [TV Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

February 13, 2017 11:10 am

News, Reviews, Television

While the cancelled-too-soon “Togetherness” showed us the warm dysfunction of middle-class, middle-age life in Eagle Rock, California, HBO turns the tables, taking viewers up the coast to Monterey for “Big Litt...

Amy Adams Will No Longer Get Behind The Mic Of Janis Joplin Biopic

Kevin Jagernauth

January 17, 2017 3:45 pm

News

For quite some time, Hollywood has been hungry for a Janis Joplin biopic starring Amy Adams. Fernando Meirelles ("City Of God," "The Constant Gardener") and Lee Daniels ("Precious," "The Butler") were attached ...

Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman & Shailene Woodley Are Viciously Competitive In New Trailer For HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 1, 2016 2:10 pm

Television, Trailers

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A cast like Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley, directed entirely by Jean-Marc Vallée (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Wild,” “Demolition“), might make you think they're all gearing up som...

Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman & Shailene Woodley Tell ‘Big Little Lies’ In First Trailer For HBO Series

Kevin Jagernauth

October 16, 2016 1:14 pm

Television, Trailers

As we discussed earlier this week, the lines between TV and cinema are now fully blurred, and that's only a good thing. It has raised the bar for both mediums, and where it once would've been unusual for a film...

Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Frivolous And Bland ‘Demolition’

Kevin Jagernauth

April 4, 2016 5:22 pm

Reviews

Review: Jake Gyllenhaal's Frivolous And Bland 'Demolition'

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