Spike Lee Filming ‘Levees’ Sequel
Spike Lee begins production today on an update to his Emmy-winning HBO documentary “When the Levees Broke,” about the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Premiering in the...
View ArticleNew Orleans Is Still Alive with HBO’s New ‘Treme’
*The Hurricane Katrina victims of New Orleans were forced to become immigrants within their own country. People all over the world, but more importantly the U.S., have nearly forgotten about our...
View ArticleVideo: HBO’s New Series, ‘Treme,’ is Critically Acclaimed
Albert Lambreaux and Wendell Pierce star in HBO's 'Treme' *While most of you were in the twilight zone watching those new millennium minstrel shows on VH1, HBO was unveiling another classic in their...
View ArticleHBO Orders Season 2 of ‘Treme’
Wendell Pierce in HBO's "Treme" *There will be no second line funeral procession for HBO’s “Treme.” Within 48 hours of its series premiere on Sunday, the cable network has announced it has picked up...
View Article‘The Wire’ creator comments on arrest of Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson
Executive producer David Simon of "Treme" speaks during the HBO portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on Jan. 14, 2010 in Pasadena, Calif. *The creator of...
View ArticleCritics Love Them Some ‘Treme’
*In the wake of Sunday’s season finale of HBO’s “Treme,” the show and one of its characters have been given extraordinary props by two separate media outlets. Below, The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘Treme’ Will End with Abbreviated Fourth Season
*Co-creator David Simon will get his wish to finish his New Orleans-based series “Treme” in four seasons… well, 3.5 seasons. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] During a screening for the show’s...
View Article‘Treme’s’ Clarke Peters Joins Untitled AMC Project
Actor Clarke Peters attends the “Red Hook Summer” premiere at the DGA Theater on August 6, 2012 in New York City *With HBO’s “Treme” currently airing its final season, co-star Clarke Peters has been...
View ArticleDavid Simon: ‘Can’t Look an African American Parent in the Eye’
*David Simon, writer-creator of HBO’s “The Wire” and “Treme,” says he “can’t look an African-American parent in the eye” following Saturday’s not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial....
View ArticleReport: ‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon to Direct HBO’s Six-Hour MLK Miniseries
*Word has it that David Simon, the creator of HBO’s “The Wire” and “Treme,” will spearhead the cable network’s six-hour miniseries adaptation of America: In the King Years, based on the celebrated book...
View ArticleLow Income Housing Focus of David Simon’s New HBO Series ‘Show Me a Hero’
*After spending the last couple of months locking in a director and lead cast, HBO has officially greenlighted for production “Show Me A Hero,” a six-hour miniseries from “The Wire” co-creator David...
View Article‘The Wire’ Stars Weigh in on Baltimore; Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson Calls for Prayer
*As protests turned ugly Monday in Baltimore, several cast members and the creator of HBO’s “The Wire” – which was set in and filmed around the city – are speaking out about the unrest following the...
View ArticleInspiration for ‘The Wire’ Dies; Is 50 Cent’s Cat Drinking Vodka in Instagram...
*The man who inspired the classic HBO series “The Wire” has died. TMZ reports that Melvin Williams died Thursday in Maryland. He was 73. During his life, Williams was known as a powerful drug dealer in...
View Article‘The Wire’ EP David Simon, A Former Journalist, Blames Trump For Stoking...
*Before he became the creator, executive producer and head writer of HBO’s Maryland-set series “The Wire,” David Simon was a reporter for the Baltimore Sun. On Thursday, he took to Twitter with his...
View Article‘The Wire’ Stars Weigh in on Baltimore; Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson Calls for Prayer
Felicia Pearson attends ‘Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus’ world premiere during the 2014 American Black Film Festival at Metropolitan Pavilion on June 22, 2014 in New York City *As protests turned ugly Monday...
View ArticleInspiration for ‘The Wire’ Dies; Is 50 Cent’s Cat Drinking Vodka in Instagram...
*The man who inspired the classic HBO series “The Wire” has died. TMZ reports that Melvin Williams died Thursday in Maryland. He was 73. During his life, Williams was known as a powerful drug dealer in...
View ArticleCreator of ‘The Wire’ Pleads for Leniency for Man Charged in Michael K....
Michael K. Williams / Getty *David Simon, co-creator of “The Wire,” wants a Manhattan judge to show leniency to the drug dealer who sold actor Michael K. Williams a fatal dose of heroin laced with...
View Article‘The Wire’ Stars Weigh in on Baltimore; Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson Calls for Prayer
Felicia Pearson attends ‘Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus’ world premiere during the 2014 American Black Film Festival at Metropolitan Pavilion on June 22, 2014 in New York City *As protests turned ugly Monday...
View ArticleInspiration for ‘The Wire’ Dies; Is 50 Cent’s Cat Drinking Vodka in Instagram...
*The man who inspired the classic HBO series “The Wire” has died. TMZ reports that Melvin Williams died Thursday in Maryland. He was 73. During his life, Williams was known as a powerful drug dealer in...
View Article‘The Wire’ EP David Simon, A Former Journalist, Blames Trump For Stoking...
David Simon *Before he became the creator, executive producer and head writer of HBO’s Maryland-set series “The Wire,” David Simon was a reporter for the Baltimore Sun. On Thursday, he took to Twitter...
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