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		<title>THE COLLISION: Episode 43 &#8211; Television, Race, Diversity, and Auteur Showrunners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Goldberg</dc:creator>
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This week on The Collision, we are joined by Allison Keene and Charles Judson.  Our conversation is sparked by a Mad Men spec script from actress Erika Anderson, which brings African-American characters into Matthew Weiner's critically acclaimed show.  From there, our conversation expands to explore diversity in popular TV series, if showrunners should feel obligated to diversify their casts, the difficulty in writing minority characters, and much more.  As always, we finish up with our recommendations.

Click here to listen to the new episode of The Collision, click here for the previous episode ("Violence and Evil Dead"), click here to add the podcast to your RSS, and click here to find us on iTunes. To keep up to date with The Collision, you can follow us on Twitter at @MattGoldberg, @AdamChitwood, and @DrClawMD (Dave Trumbore). Hit the jump to check out the trailers for this week’s recommendations.



Allison's Recommendation: Summer Heights High

Charles' Recommendation: Eve's Bayou

Adam's Recommendation: Do the Right Thing

Dave's Recommendation: Men of Honor

Matt's Recommendation: Talk to Me

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		<title>Christopher Abbott Leaves GIRLS, Possibly over Creative Differences with Lena Dunham</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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After a very strange season of ups and downs for both the characters and viewers, Girls' second season ended on an upbeat note for (almost) all involved.  However, with Christopher Abbott, who plays the suddenly-rich-thanks-to-an-app Charlie, leaving the show just as filming on season three begins, that puts one of the finale's major storylines in a quandary.  Though Abbott's official statement is that he is leaving to pursue work on other projects, the rumor is that he and the polarizing HBO show's creator, Lena Dunham, fought over creative differences.  Hit the jump for the specifics, and what it could mean for the third season (Note: Season Two spoilers).

In the second season finale, Charlie and Marnie (Allison Williams) finally got back together for good, both professing their love and looking to settle down.  Still, even though Dunham has never liked having her characters be too happy, so while there were probably some more bumps in the road planned for the two, Charlie's full departure wasn't likely one of them.  But with the idea of the break-up well and truly done with those two, how might Dunham write Abbott off?  Killing him off, maybe?  (Though a mourning Marnie would be, as some have noted, insufferable).

According to EW, Abbott's rep has said he is,
"... grateful for the experience of collaborating with Lena, Judd [Apatow], and the entire Girls cast and crew, but right now he’s working on numerous other projects and has decided not to return to the show.”"
But the New York Post (take a deep breath) claims a source ...]]></description>
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		<title>GIRLS Recap: &#8220;On All Fours,&#8221; Plus A Sneak Peek At The Season Finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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Oh my.  I'm not sure what to do with this season of Girls.  It's been all over the place -- from a strong, legitimately funny start to some strange, meditative episodes (Hannah and her affair with the doctor, Jessa's trip back home), to the odd and boring ("On All Fours").  This season has become less of a commentary on girls, these or otherwise, and more of a ritualistic humiliation that has zapped one character off of the map completely (please come back, Jessa, please!)  As for this week, the best I can do with "On All Fours" is that it seemed to be about returning to your base instincts and coming to terms with who you really are.  Or something.  Hit the jump for why "I've been known to dabble in the Macintosh arts."

There were a few lessons learned this week, mostly that as hard as you might try to change yourself to fit an idealized version of yourself, your real nature will always come through.  Marnie is not a singer, she writes terribly cliched lyrics and her instincts to be corny will always outshine her desire to be cool.  Charlie, who has legitimately become cool (and successful) can't help but still be drawn to her (though in the promo for next week it looks like Marnie mentions something about casual sex.  I can't imagine it's honestly all that casual for Charlie, but we'll see).  That's who Charlie is -- he identifies as Marnie's protector, and he's always the most attracted ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Affleck Wins Directors Guild Award for ARGO; Rian Johnson and Lena Dunham Win TV Awards for BREAKING BAD and GIRLS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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The freight train that is Argo kept on trucking last night.  Though the film’s Best Picture Oscar chances were all but dashed when Ben Affleck was snubbed for Best Director (it’s incredibly rare for a movie to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination), the film picked up the top awards at two major guilds—the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild.  Now two becomes three, as the Directors Guild Awards were held last night and Argo pulled off the hat trick by landing Affleck the Best Director DGA trophy.

There is one major precedent that everyone keeps pointing towards with regards to Argo: 1995’s Apollo 13.  That film won the PGA, DGA, and SAG awards, only to find Ron Howard left out of the Best Director Oscar nominations and it ultimately lost Best Picture to Braveheart.  Is Argo in the same boat as Apollo 13 or can it pull off the win?  Furthermore, who wins Best Director at the Oscars?  Hit the jump for more, along with the full list of DGA winners that includes Looper’s Rian Johnson for his work on Breaking Bad and Girls’ Lena Dunham.

Though Lincoln still remains the most-nominated Best Picture contender, it’s hard to justify not calling Argo our current Best Picture frontrunner.  I’m not convinced that the race is over just yet, but one thing’s for sure: this has been an incredibly nutty awards season.  The question now becomes, who wins Best Director?  It's pretty wide open, but it's hard to see the ...]]></description>
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		<title>GIRLS Recap: &#8220;Bad Friend&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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Did anyone count the seconds Shoshanna and Jessa turned up on screen in this episode of Girls?  More than twenty, but less than a full minute, surely.  The problem with any episode that focuses entirely on Hannah is that Hannah is, by far, the least likable of the foursome.  In small doses she can be fine -- the cold open was a thing of beauty to anyone who works in, or pays close attention to, media.  Hannah, looking to do some kind of Woody Allen-esque "I just want to talk about how awkward I am" piece, or maybe some kind of long-form old-school journalism is told, "have a threesome with strangers you meet off of Craiglist.  Or go on a cocaine binge.  Just an idea."  Hit the jump to see how that played out, as well as why you should "look at the doll and describe her!"

I didn't actually expect Hannah to follow the advice of her editor in consuming drugs (so flippantly) for an article, but times are tough I guess. If she wanted to know about how sudden drug use affects someone, she should have talked to Shoshanna about her night on crack (because that was an amazing time).  But the biggest surprise (or not) was that most of "Bad Friend" felt forced and almost sitcom-esque, and, overall, too unbalanced.

Where was any other character this week?  What happened to Adam?  Does Hannah feel anything about her break-up with Sandy?  Did neither Jessa nor Shoshanna really deserve any more than ...]]></description>
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		<title>HBO Renews GIRLS For a Third Season, Also Orders Pilot From Duplass Brothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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In a move that surprises no one, HBO has renewed its highly discussed, popular and divisive series Girls for a third season with an expanded episode count, totaling twelve.  The series was already brought back early this year (returning in January after premiering last spring in April with the sharp political comedy Veep), and HBO seems eager to ride the zeitgeist wave and bring even more of the series as fast as it can.

Elsewhere, the premium cable channel has ordered a half-hour pilot from Jay and Mark Duplass who are set to write, direct and produce (though not star or appear in) the series called Togetherness.  Togetherness will focus on two couples living under one roof, working through their relationships and pursuing their dreams.  Hit the jump for more.


HBO, known primarily for its great dramatic content, seems to be putting more of an emphasis on comedic programming moving forward.  In addition to the renewal ofGirls, Veep and Enlightened as well as the Duplass brothers' pilot, they've also optioned an untitled pilot about a group of gay friends in San Francisco, as well as a series from Girls writer Bruce Eric Kaplan called People in New Jersey.  Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais' Office writer partner and co-star of The Ricky Gervais Show on HBO, will also be getting his own comedy series, Hello Ladies.

Mark Duplass is probably best known as his portrayal of normal(-ish) guy Pete on FX's fantasy football(-ish) series The League, but he and his brother have also worked on several other projects together, including Jeff, Who Lives At Home as well as a recent appearance on Fox's The Mindy Project.  Togetherness will be their first TV writing project.



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		<title>GIRLS Recap: &#8220;I Get Ideas&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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Already the critics who lauded the first season of Girls for being the defining series of the Millennial generation (funny how none of those critics actually are Millennials, hmm) started to turn their backs on the series last week, saying that the broader humor wasn't better.  I disagree, and "I Get Ideas" is a great example of how more standard humorous exchanges, with beats for jokes and speedily-delivered one-liners that may not reflect the cadence at which people speak in real life, is still representative of the situation's reality while still being enjoyable to watch.  Now that the characters (except for Marnie) aren't spending all of their time complaining about not having money, they're just having conversations.  With that as the core, the dialogue has really elevated into its own art, and "I Get Ideas" had an incredible amount of great quotes (such as anything/everything Jessa and Shoshanna say).  Hit the jump for more on why "I'm not, personally, attracted to you, but that's only because I know you."



I want to address the Hannah-Sandy relationship first because it was interesting for those who knew about the complaints Lena Dunham received during after the first season of the show regarding how white-washed it was.  I remember forums filling up with people saying "seriously? not even one person of color in the entire show ever at all?  How can New York City be so white?!"  It was a valid criticism, and while Dunham kept saying she didn't see color, it felt a ...]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Golden Globe Winners Announced; ARGO Takes Best Picture (Drama), Best Director; LES MISERABLES Wins Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The 2013 Golden Globes have just wrapped up.  I only watched the last hour of the ceremony because the Globes no longer have their awards season power due to voting schedule changes.  Reading tweets and Facebook posts, it seems like it was a fairly entertaining show (keep an eye out for Jodie Foster's acceptance speech for her Lifetime Achievement Award).  As for the winners, they were very "Globes" in that they were more populist choices that are unlikely to have much bearing on the Oscars.  Argo may have had a good night at the Globes by winning Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, but I still think Lincoln is the picture to beat when it comes to the Academy Awards, especially since Ben Affleck was snubbed for the Best Director Oscar nomination.

Hit the jump for the full list of winners.



[Winners are highlighted in red]

BEST MOTION PICTURE (Drama)

	Argo
	Django Unchained
	Life of Pi
	Lincoln
	Zero Dark Thirty

BEST MOTION PICTURE (Comedy or Musical)

	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
	Les Miserables
	Moonrise Kingdom
	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
	Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR

	Ben Affleck – Argo
	Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
	Ang Lee – Life of Pi
	Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
	Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (Drama)

	Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
	Richard Gere – Arbitrage
	John Hawkes – The Sessions
	Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
	Denzel Washington – Flight

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (Drama)

	Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
	Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
	Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
	Naomi Watts – The Impossible
	Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (Comedy or Musical)

	Jack ...]]></description>
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		<title>GIRLS Season Two Premiere Recap: &#8220;It&#8217;s About Time&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Keene</dc:creator>
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"I watched Girls, but I didn't really have an opinion of it" - said no one ever.  Last year the show started off shaky and turned some viewers off, but got progressively better as the reality of what the series is -- and not what the divisive hype claimed it was -- became clear.  Girls is really a fine show.  Series creator and star Lena Dunham is not "the voice of the generation" (which was a satirically uttered line that HBO turned into a sincere tagline), but she has moments where she gets it really right.  So maybe getting the most out of the show means accepting it as an ironic embrace of White Girl Problems, without being dismissive of its truths.  Hit the jump to find out where all of the girls are now, and why things are already so much better than before.

I should maybe start by saying, in full disclosure, that I hated most of the first season.  But tuning out the buzz helped, and I thought last year that things ended pretty well, all things considered.  Hannah (Lena Dunham) remains the most irritating character of all of the whiney leads, and so naturally gets the most screen time.  (Sidebar: speaking of screen time and management, we went almost the full half hour in "It's About Time" without seeing or hearing anything about Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and her husband Thomas-John (Chris O'Dowd) that she married out of the blue to end last season).

"It's About Time" was also much funnier than much of ...]]></description>
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		<title>First Trailer for GIRLS Season 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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The first trailer for the second season of HBO’s comedy series Girls has arrived, and it’s pretty great.  The first season of the Judd Apatow-produced series was met with a surprisingly polarized response, but creator/writer/producer/star Lena Dunham took it all in stride and is back with a vengeance.  Some of the season one criticisms were valid, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t find this season two trailer incredibly funny.  The events of the season one finale look to be reverberating throughout the show’s second season, as we see Hannah (Dunham) taking advantage of her single life, Jessa (Jemima Kirke) getting to know her new husband (Chris O’Dowd), and the unendingly creepy/affable Adam (Adam Driver) going full stalker on Hannah.  Oh yeah, and Jorma Taccone’s back.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer.  Season two of Girls, which will also feature Donald Glover, Andrew Rannells, Rita Wilson, Patrick Wilson, and Colin Quinn, premieres on HBO on January 13th.



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		<title>New Clips from NOBODY WALKS and TAI CHI ZERO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Trumbore</dc:creator>
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A couple new clips to share with you this evening:

	Stephen Fung's Tai Chi Zero, a mash-up of steam-punk and kung-fu, stars Yuan Xiaochao, Angelababy, Tony Leung, Ka Fai and Shu Qi.  Tai Chi Zero opens stateside in limited release on October 19th.  Check out the trailer if you missed it earlier.
	Co-written by Lena Dunham (Girls) and director Ry Russo-Young (You Won't Miss Me) comes Nobody Walks, starring John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Jane Levy and Rosemarie DeWitt. Nobody Walks also opens October 19th.

Hit the jump to check out the clips. 

Check out the new clip from Tai Chi Zero and head over to Yahoo! to watch in HD.  There's very little kung-fu to be seen here, but fans of steam-punk are about to lose your minds.  Also, is this where Lionsgate got their credit sequence from?:

Here's the synopsis and poster for Tai Chi Zero:
In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, and uses a powerful form of Tai Chi in all aspects of their life. Yang has arrived to try and learn it, only to find that it’s forbidden for the villagers to teach their secret style to an outsider. But when a mysterious man comes to town with a frightening steam-powered machine and plans to build a railroad through a village, the villagers realize they may have no choice but to put their faith in Yang, who has a secret power of his own. With action directed by the legendary Sammo Hung (Ip Man 1 &#38; 2), Tai Chi 0 is a full-on steampunk kung-fu throw down that will knock you out of your ...]]></description>
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		<title>Olivia Thirlby Talks NOBODY WALKS, What Drew Her to Lena Dunham&#8217;s Script, the Film&#8217;s Themes of Sexual Energy and Expression and Its Moral Gray Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Roberts</dc:creator>
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Olivia Thirlby plays a young New York artist who comes to Los Angeles to complete her experimental film in Nobody Walks.  Soon after her arrival, personal connections begin to veer away from professional terrain and everyone is forced to confront the new landscape that emerges in her wake.  The ensemble drama, which opens in theaters on October 19th, also stars John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt.

During my roundtable interview with Thirlby, she discussed her character, what drew her to the script by Lena Dunham and director Ry Russo-Young, how sexual energy and sexual expression are big themes of the film, and why one of the film’s strengths is that it doesn’t offer the audience any clear cut notions on who’s right or who’s wrong.  Thirlby, who shot Nobody Walks immediately after the action-packed Dredd 3D, also revealed how her appearance changed for the role of Martine, why she enjoyed playing a bad-ass in Dredd, and why she’s a big fan of Girls.  Hit the jump to read more.

Question:  What drew you to this project and how did you get involved?

Olivia Thirlby:  I knew Lena and Ry before reading the script, and I had been hearing about this project that they had been collaborating on for a couple of years, so I knew of it.  Then, when I read it, I was totally blown away.  I thought that the ensemble nature of this drama was fascinating.  All the characters were really dimensional and well developed.  I appreciate a film that doesn’t tell ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Trailer and Images for Judd Apatow&#8217;s THIS IS 40 Starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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A new trailer and images for director Judd Apatow's new film This Is 40 have been released.  The film follows Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's characters from Knocked Up as they approach middle age.  The laughs aren't as big here as they were in the first trailer, but I'm encouraged by the promise of a really sweet and candid story about family.  Rudd and Mann can walk the line between comedy and drama like few others, and Apatow has been trying to nail that James L. Brooks balance with his previous directorial features to varying degrees of success.  There's a clear emotional throughline with This Is 40 that I think could be the key, and the pairing of Albert Brooks and Rudd as father and son is an inspired move that I'm eager to see play out.

Hit the jump to watch the new trailer and see the images.  The film also stars Albert Brooks, Megan Fox, Chris O'Dowd, Lena Dunham, Ryan Lee, Charlene Yi, Robert Smigel, Wyatt Russell, Melissa McCarthy and Jason Segel.  This Is 40 opens on December 21st.

Click over to Yahoo! to watch in HD, and click here to watch Apatow participate in a Q&#38;A today at 10:30am PST.

Here’s a synopsis for This Is 40:

Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People) brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see firsthand how they are dealing with their current state of life.

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		<title>First Trailer and Poster from NOBODY WALKS Starring John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby and Rosemarie DeWitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Trumbore</dc:creator>
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The first trailer and poster have gone online for Nobody Walks, a drama starring John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt and Olivia Thirlby.  From director Ry Russo-Young (You Won't Miss Me), who co-wrote the picture with Lena Dunham (Girls), Nobody Walks centers on Martine (Thirlby), a young New York artist who moves to LA and stays with a local family while completing her art film.  What first appears as an idyllic and happy family soon begins to unravel after Martine's arrival.  The trailer does a nice job at building tension and interest while separating itself from similar fare by what looks to be wide-ranging performances from the principal actors.  Hit the jump to check out the first trailer and poster for Nobody Walks.

Here's the synopsis for Nobody Walks, followed by the first trailer and poster for the film:
Martine, a 23-year-old artist from New York, arrives in Los Angeles to stay in the pool house of a family living in the hip and hilly community of Silver Lake. Peter, the father, has agreed to help Martine complete sound design on her art film as a favor to his wife. Martine innocently enters the seemingly idyllic life of this open-minded family with two kids and a relaxed Southern California vibe. Like a bolt of lightning, her arrival sparks a surge of energy that awakens suppressed impulses in everyone and forces them to confront their own fears and desires.

Exquisitely orchestrated by Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Mescreened at the 2009 Festival) and cowritten by Lena ...]]></description>
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		<title>HBO’s GIRLS and ENLIGHTENED Return in January 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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HBO has announced that the second seasons of the original comedy series Girls and Enlightened will debut in January of 2013.  The first seasons of Girls and Enlightened began airing in April and October, respectively, but the network now has a hole to fill in January after the unexpected cancellation of Luck.  I’ve yet to catch Enlightened, but I was a big fan of Lena Dunham’s Girls.  At once raw, hilarious, candid, and sweet, Girls proved to be one of the most entertaining offerings of the 2011-2012 TV season.

For those keeping score at home, next up on HBO’s original programming docket after True Blood and The Newsroom wrap up their current seasons is Boardwalk Empire and Treme, which both premiere in September.  Hit the jump to read the full press release.

Here’s the press release:
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2012 – HBO has confirmed the second-season debuts of the acclaimed series ENLIGHTENED and GIRLS, with both shows scheduled to kick off ten-episode second seasons in Jan. 2013.

ENLIGHTENED tells the story of an ambitious executive at a global conglomerate, who returns to her fractured life after a humiliating public breakdown, determined to lead a more enlightened existence.  But her newfound noble intentions only ratchet up the drama, wreaking unexpected havoc on those around her. Laura Dern stars in the series, which she executive produces along with Mike White, who also co-stars, writes and directs. The show concluded its first season in Dec. 2011, with Dern receiving a 2012 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an ...]]></description>
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		<title>HBO Renews VEEP and GIRLS for Second Seasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Anderton</dc:creator>
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Let's hear it for the ladies! HBO's freshman comedy series Veep, from In the Loop writer and director Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Girls, written, directed by and starring Lena Dunham, have only aired a handful of episodes between them, but EW reports each of the series has just been renewed for a second season. Both hit completely different comedic styles and tones, but they have each found their own audiences and seem to have quality writing, directing and performances among them.

There's been a lot of buzz round Girls (both good and bad as the female sex tries to figure out whether they love or hate the depiction of their particular demographic) and Veep, while not as divisive, certainly brings the laughs (read my review of the series premiere right here). HBO now has a strong slate for their female audiences again for the first time since Sex and the City, so that's something to be happy about. Maybe people will stop complaining about all the nudity on Game of Thrones now? ]]></description>
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		<title>First Trailer for Judd Apatow’s THIS IS 40</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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The first trailer for Judd Apatow’s fourth directorial effort, This Is 40, has gone online.  The film is a semi-spinoff of Apatow’s Knocked Up, as it follows the lives of the characters played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.  The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a new classic, I was a big fan of Knocked Up, and while Funny People certainly had its issues, I enjoyed it for the most part.  That said, this trailer for This Is 40 shows huge promise.  We already know that Rudd and Mann have impeccable chemistry, but I love the idea of Apatow tackling the issues of aging and mid-adulthood through his dramedic eye.  We get a look at a couple of the bit parts from Jason Segel and Melissa McCarthy (to great comedic effect) and the end showcases Rudd's penchant for spot-on delivery.  It's safe to say that in a very crowded holiday release schedule, This Is 40 just jumped up towards the top of my most anticipated list.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer.  The film also stars Albert Brooks, Megan Fox, Chris O’Dowd, Lena Dunham, Ryan Lee, Charlene Yi, and Wyatt Russell.  This Is 40 opens on December 21st.

Click over to Apple to watch in HD.

Here’s a synopsis for This Is 40:
Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People) brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see firsthand how they are ...]]></description>
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		<title>GIRLS Series Premiere Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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Comedy television is an incredibly difficult avenue in which to find success.  We’re inundated with a multitude of comedy series every day, ranging from the quirky and offbeat to the rote and mundane.  Writer/director/actress Lena Dunham is trying her hand at the medium with HBO’s Girls, and what she’s created is a funny, touching, and realistic look at life as an ambitious yet ambivalent twentysomething in the big city.  Moreover, Girls fills the need for a smart female-centric series that paints women as strong yet fallible human beings who are entirely relatable and unbelievably funny.  Hit the jump to read my review of the series premiere of Girls.

Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham spearheads this new HBO comedy series as the show’s driving creative force.  She wrote and directed the pilot, of which she’s also the lead actress.  Dunham plays Hannah, a 24-year-old aspiring writer living in New York City, and we’re introduced to her in the opening scene. She’s having dinner with her parents when halfway through the meal, her mother and father decide to tell her that they’re cutting her off financially.  They remind her that they’ve been supporting her since she graduated from college two years ago, and she needs to start living a life free from their tether.

Hannah’s personality becomes crystal clear in how she reacts to the news at hand (disbelief with a touch of “how dare you!”), and we come to understand that she’s not really a bad person, she’s just very young.  She believes ...]]></description>
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		<title>Lena Dunham and Producer Judd Apatow Talk HBO Series GIRLS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Radish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Lena Dunham’s indie feature Tiny Furniture put her on the map, as an actress, writer and director. Now, HBO is adding executive producer (along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner) to her resume, for the new comedy series Girls, which premieres on April 15th. Following the lives of four very different young women in their 20s, in New York City, Hannah (Dunham), Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) are trying to figure life out. Even with all of the humiliations and triumphs, they’re still not sure what they want, from boys, from each other or from themselves, and things just aren’t getting any clearer.

During the HBO portion of the TCA Press Tour, co-executive producers Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow talked about how close these characters are to real life, what it’s like to produce a show for HBO, balancing this often awkward and embarrassing journey with some hope for the characters, and how, as the series progressing, all of the characters will be equally punished. Apatow also said that they would see if there’s an idea worth doing, before making a decision about Bridesmaids 2. Check out what they had to say after the jump:

Before reading the interview, here's the trailer for the show:

Question: Lena, how close did you get to this character, in real life? Was there a point where you were in New York and didn’t have money and didn’t know what you were going to do?

LENA DUNHAM: Really close. It’s closely based on ...]]></description>
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		<title>First Trailer for Film vs. Digital Doc SIDE BY SIDE Featuring Interviews with Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
A little over a week ago, a curious little documentary was announced called Side by Side. The project, spearheaded by Keanu Reeves, features interviews with a number of master filmmakers regarding the film vs. digital debate. Now the first trailer for the film has popped up and Side by Side is officially one of my most anticipated movies of 2012. The trailer showcases Reeves having candid conversations about the death of film (and the advent of 3D) with people like George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Steven Soderbergh. It looks incredibly intriguing, and I can’t wait to hear today’s foremost filmmakers weigh in on the future of moviemaking.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Side by Side will be released sometime this year.

Trailer courtesy of James on Screens (via The Playlist):


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