An HBO documentary shows how a horrifying spectacle was achieved with a few poorly trained men and some AK-47s
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 18, 2009
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Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 31, 2009
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HBO's popular vampire dramedy ends in a glorious explosion of gore and goofiness
By Heather Havrilesky
September 14, 2009
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Male escorts on the truth -- and fiction -- behind the HBO show
By Tracy Clark-Flory
August 8, 2009
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"Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough
By Heather Havrilesky
August 3, 2009
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Fallen heroes forge new lives, from the well-endowed has-been of "Hung" to the angsty star of "The Philanthropist"
By Heather Havrilesky
June 28, 2009
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The polite vampires of HBO's "True
Blood" rise from the dead for a second season of blood lust and moral ambiguity.
By Heather Havrilesky
June 14, 2009
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Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 31, 2009
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Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 10, 2009
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The 1975 cult documentary inspires this new HBO film, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as batty aristocrats living in eccentric squalor.
By Joy Press
April 16, 2009
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Mind games forever! HBO's drama series "In Treatment" returns with rich storytelling and brilliant performances, while Starz's "Head Case" resurrects Dr. Elizabeth Goode, self-involved therapist to the stars!
By Heather Havrilesky
April 5, 2009
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The star of "In Treatment" talks about the role of a therapist, the challenge of being a good listener and why everyone needs a good chair.
By Sarah Hepola
April 2, 2009
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Watching the detectives: Some new sleuths make waves, from "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" to "The Unusuals." Plus: With "Life on Mars" canceled, will Sam get back to where he once belonged?
By Heather Havrilesky
March 29, 2009
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America's favorite polygamist drama ends its third season with a cosmic revelation, startling violence and an ultra-creepy kiss.
By Laura Miller
March 23, 2009
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HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV?
By Heather Havrilesky
February 22, 2009
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Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger.
By Mark Schone
February 16, 2009
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By Chris Albrecht
February 2, 2009
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An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations
about him emerge.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 29, 2009
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The scrappy rockers of HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" are back, while A&E also tries its hand at comedy with Patrick Swayze in "The Beast."
By Heather Havrilesky
January 25, 2009
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In its third season, "Big Love" abandons its
sugarcoated take on plural marriage for a far darker picture.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 14, 2009
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Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 28, 2008
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The Iraqi president does his best Darth Vader imitation in HBO's miniseries "House of Saddam."
By Heather Havrilesky
December 5, 2008
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The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries.
By Heather Havrilesky
November 24, 2008
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This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is.
November 20, 2008
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In HBO's imported Australian hit "Summer Heights High," comedian Chris Lilley tackles high school in all of its absurd, disturbing glory.
By Heather Havrilesky
November 7, 2008