Oct 08, 2008 -
- Julie Taymor, director of Across the Universe and Titus, will bring Shakespeare's The Tempest to the big screen with an interesting cast: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand and Alfred Molina, among others. — Hollywood Reporter
- Jason Priestley will direct an episode of 90210, and Shannen Doherty is in talks to return as Brenda. — Entertainment Weekly
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Mar 18, 2008 -
The Riches, FX's series about a family trying to steal and swindle their way to the American dream, begins its second season tonight. The show was able to complete just seven episodes before the writers' strike shut down production, but as star Eddie Izzard said in a recent chat with reporters, that just meant this season will have a tighter, quicker pace. He and co-star Minnie Driver had quite a lot to say about the series; here are highlights from the conversation:
- On having just seven episodes this season because of the strike:
Izzard: "The writers were obviously aware of this beforehand, and so we built a sort of cliffhanger halfway through the season.
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Mar 11, 2008 -
The Riches, FX's drama about a family of Irish travelers trying to swindle their way to the American Dream, returns a week from tonight for its second season — and things aren't looking so good for the Riches Malloys. The first season was spent building their lies and getting their ritzy new community to believe them; now, it appears that their precarious dream life is about to collapse.
Maybe that's not giving enough credit to Doug Rich/Wayne Malloy (Eddie Izzard), the first-class con man who's always been able to get his family out of any jam up till now.
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Mar 03, 2008 -
March is that kind of in-between month that's still chilly enough to require some cozy movie nights, but also shows the promise of warm Spring and bouncing down the sidewalk, listening to good music. My March must-haves allow for all kinds of weather. To check out what I'm reading, watching and listening to this month, press "Start."
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Jan 04, 2008 -
Ever wanted to be a professional con artist? Let Doug Rich teach you how. On the first-season DVD for FX's The Riches, which comes out on Tuesday, several of the bonus features show Doug (Eddie Izzard) teaching his kids how to con.
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Apr 27, 2007 -
Every Friday, I round up the week's best, funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in television for your amusement.
- You've seen Jim as Dwight. Now watch Dwight as Jim:
- On this week's "House," Wilson's ex-wife described Wilson as "carefully calibrating his level of protectiveness for your individual needs."
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Apr 25, 2007 -
Well, the 37 of you who said "Drive" would be off the air within five episodes were right: Fox slammed the brakes on the show today, according to Variety. None of the four episodes that aired got good ratings, but this week's situation was particularly dire: The show finished fourth in its time slot, with the fewest viewers yet.
I didn't think the first episode was that bad, but it also didn't compel me to watch again.
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Apr 09, 2007 -
Often, a TV show will have parts I absolutely love but won't quite hold up as a whole. "The Riches," though, is the rare show that's the opposite: It's lacking in the details, but over its first four episodes, I've found it well worth watching.
When I'm in the mood to nitpick, I can harp on a number of things about the show: Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver sound so fake as Southerners; the part of the story about the travelers' camp where they used to live, which I thought would be fascinating, has become the most boring piece of the show; and I simply cannot believe that the original Doug and Cherien Rich have not been found dead yet by curious relatives or friends.
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Apr 03, 2007 -
From "The Shield" — which starts its sixth season tonight — to "The Riches" and "Nip/Tuck," FX has become known for edgy dramas unlike anything else on TV. Which of the network's shows is your favorite?
Photos courtesy of FX
Which FX Show is Your Favorite?
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Apr 02, 2007 -
Now, I know TV shows named after their main characters have been around forever: "Newhart," "Seinfeld," even "Caroline in the City." But right now, there's this whole crop of pseudo double meaning titles out there that I just cannot sanction.
I suppose it all started with "The Wedding Bells."
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