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Dominic West - From 'The Wire' to 'The Hour' and beyond
The Baltimore SunThere is certainly no shortage of outstanding leading men working in American TV drama these days. Jon Hamm, Damian Lewis and Michael C. Hall to name a few. But it would be hard to find any whose proven range is greater than that of Dominic West, star of...Tags: Rachel Weisz, Music, Mel Gibson, Richard Burton, Homeland (tv program)
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Bunk of 'The Wire' sticks up for Times-Picayune
The Baltimore SunDavid Simon did it. And now Bunk is doing it too -- protesting drastic cuts at New Orleans Times-Picayune. Wendell Pierce, who played Bunk on "The Wire," has joined a number of big names from New Orleans to tell the newspaper's parent company that they...Tags: David Simon, The Wire (tv program), Wynton Marsalis, Treme (tv program), Newspaper and Magazine
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'The Wire' update: Here are some cast members doing some very good work
The Baltimore SunWith Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's guilty plea Monday to conspiracy to sell heroin, it seems like a good time to catch up with what some of the other cast members of the Baltimore-based series are doing. And two of the finest actors in the series, Dominic...Tags: CBS Corp., PBS (tv network), Felicia Pearson, Television, Drama (genre)
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'The Wire' has ended, but its talent is still being tapped
With Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's guilty plea last week to conspiracy to sell heroin, one question being asked by fans of "The Wire" is how other cast members of the Baltimore-based series are doing.
The answer: Several are doing just fine professionally....Tags: The Big C (tv program), Showtime (tv network), Michelle Obama, HBO (tv network), CBS Corp.
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Attorney General Holder orders more episodes of 'The Wire'
The Obama administration has some very pressing matters on its hands: Three overseas wars, an economy struggling to recover and a massive budget shortfall.
So, what are administration officials spending their time doing? Why, ordering more episodes of...Tags: David Simon, The Wire (tv program), Eric Holder, Movies, Sonja Sohn
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Wire and Treme actor opens grocery in New Orleans
He played a hardnosed detective on HBO's The Wire, a trombonist on Treme and soon Wendell Pierce will be a grocery store owner.
The actor who has a made a career starring in David Simon's popular television series plans to open Sterling Farms grocery...Tags: David Simon, The New York Times, Celebrities, Personal Income, HBO (tv network)
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Music in 'Treme' takes you to another place
Last season in previewing HBO's "Treme," I said that in 30 years of writing about television, I had never heard music used as organically, wisely and powerfully as it was in the New Orleans-based series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. I also...Tags: Music, HBO (tv network), Jon Seda, Bars and Clubs, Dirty Dozen Brass Band (music group)
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DVDs coming out May 21
The News & ObserverPicks of the Week 'Parker' (R, 118 minutes, Sony): Parker, the antihero of Taylor Hackford's serviceable action thriller, is an odd duck. Partly, it's the quaint code of ethics espoused by this gentleman thief (Jason Statham), who shoots a guy in...Tags: Emmy Rossum, Jason Statham, Hugh Jackman, Demerol (drug), Theft
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NBC primetime schedule 2013-14
Channel Guide MagazineNBC has put out its lineup of primetime shows for the upcoming 2013-14 season, including returning series, and eight new dramas and six new comedies. NBC hopes its schedule this upcoming year will be bolstered by its coverage of the Winter Games in... -
NBC's 2013-14 schedule banks on new shows, past stars
RedEyeHoping to change it prime time fortunes, NBC announced a bold new schedule Sunday filled with new shows and familiar stars. The network plans to introduce 17 new series during the season, including six new comedies, eight new dramas and three new reality...Tags: Spencer Grammer, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Pierre Morel, Criminals, Lance Gross
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Oscars 2013: The Onion issues apology to Quvenzhane Wallis
It was the Oscar night tweet heard 'round the world: While 9-year-old lead actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis was enjoying her first Academy Award celebration, satirical website the Onion was disparaging the "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star with a...
Tags: Argo (movie), Academy Awards, Onions, Entertainment Events, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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Oscars 2013: Do we love women or hate them? The show couldn't decide
The tonal dissonance of 85th Academy Awards had much to do with its treatment of women. Even as Seth MacFarlane's humor inflamed feminists, many of the musical numbers celebrated the strength and power of female performers and pride of place was saved for...
Tags: Argo (movie), Ceremonies, Music, Academy Awards, Amy Poehler
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