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After securing its own original series earlier this month, things seem to be changing for Netflix. Showtime recently announced changes to its Netflix deal that excludes new show episodes from being available on Netflix streaming shortly after they air. Now, Starz has followed suit, declining to add their content to Netflix streaming the day after they air. As networks start to see Netflix as a Read more
Well, this certainly isn't anything like the musical version of Camelot. Starz has just revealed the trailer for its upcoming spin on the story of Arthur, which is definitely darker than what you may expect. Debuting April 1, the series boasts an impressive lineup of stars led by the Twilight saga's Jamie Campbell Bower as the young king. Also appearing: Joseph Fiennes as Merlin and Eva Green as Read more
Peter Sarsgaard will portray the Father of Bluegrass onscreen — The Wrap Premiere dates for Gossip Girl, VD, and more CW shows! — Give Me My Remote Party Down gets the ax — Televisionary Rob Lowe's developing a reality series set in Washington DC — TV Squad Brothers and Sisters loses Emily VanCamp — Ausiello Files Meet the new Big Brother cast — People The Kardashian girls will Read more
If seeing the crotchety Gael Greene once a week as a judge on Top Chef Masters is already enough for you, then brace yourself: she may soon be the subject of a television series on cable network Starz. The premium channel is developing Greene's book, Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess, into an hourlong series. The polarizing memoir covers not only Greene's 40 years as the Read more
What does an Oscar-winning movie look like when translated onto the small screen, with an entirely different cast and set of stories? That's the question Crash will have to answer when it premieres on Starz next month. The 2006 Best Picture's producers (including Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco) are on board for the 13-episode series, which features nine new characters with intersecting lives as Read more
We recently heard the news that Starz is turning the 2006 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash into a television series. Much of the movie's original creative team — including the director Paul Haggis and his co-writer Bobby Moresco — is reassembling for the project, which is encouraging, though I still wonder what shape it will take. According to Don Cheadle, who will produce the series, "This Read more
Hollywood Reporter has news that Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) is in talks to direct the Hobbit films that Peter Jackson will produce. The FCC is fining ABC $1.4 million for nudity in an NYPD Blue episode that aired more than four years ago, Zap2it reports. According to ComingSoon, five more actors (Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff and Jason Read more
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HBO's new series Game of Thrones premieres tonight, bringing with it a new angle on medieval times. Based on the novels of the same name, the fantasy series follows the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and the wars among them and within each noble family for control of the throne. Lord of the Rings' Sean Bean stars as key player Eddard Stark. It's a good time to get your Dark Ages-set TV Read more
Earlier this month, Facebook announced a partnership with Warner Bros. that allow members to stream select full-length movies through each movie's official Facebook fan page for just $3. At the time, only one title was made available — The Dark Knight — but now, Warner Bros. is releasing five more titles for your movie-watching pleasure. Starting at 10 p.m. PST, Harry Potter and the Read more
