Do the Lamberts need more troubles? Fans of Jonathan Franzen's novel The Corrections got excited that the tome would be adapted by HBO last year, delighting to the tantalizing casting news trickling out every now and then. But now the cable network has decided "it's passing on the pricey adaptation." more ›

There is smart criticism, and there is Andrea Peyser at the NY Post. Last night Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow's show Girls finally premiered on HBO, after months of hype-filled praise. And the show does live up to the hype, finally giving real, albeit privileged, "girls" a spotlight on the small screen. But Peyser is not a fan—in her latest vitriolic rant, Peyser calls the show "Sex And The City for ugly people," and the show's creator and star, Lena Dunham, "a fat chick." Some of her more disgusting quotes are below: more ›

The Lena Dunham-created, Judd Apatow-produced, highly anticipated HBO show Girls will premiere this coming Sunday, April 15th. We've seen the first three episodes, and can tell you it lives up to the intense amount of hype it's already been getting for months. more ›

On April 15th, Lena Dunham's show Girls (which is executive produced by Judd Apatow) will premiere on HBO, finally giving young women an accurate television mirror upon which to gaze, and it's about damn time. Where Candace Bushnell created an army of Manolo-wearing Carrie Bradshaw wannabes with Sex And The City, Dunham has written for an audience that already exists. She is "the voice of a generation... or a voice, of a generation," as her character Hannah declares in the first episode of the show. more ›

On April 15th, Lena Dunham's show Girls (which is executive produced by Judd Apatow) will premiere on HBO, finally giving young women an accurate television mirror upon which to gaze, and it's about damn time. Where Candace Bushnell created an army of Manolo-wearing Carrie Bradshaw wannabes with Sex And The City, Dunham has written for an audience that already exists. She is "the voice of a generation... or a voice, of a generation," as her character Hannah declares in the first episode of the show. more ›

Despite its cinematic genius and our own attempts to broach the matter with its stars, no one has really spoken publicly about Tiptoes, a 2003 film in which Gary Oldman ("In the role of a lifetime") plays a dwarf and brother to Matthew McConaughey. But in an interview with Times Magazine, former Brooklynite Peter Dinklage, who inexplicably plays Gary Oldman's friend and not his character, is asked about the movie: “Oh, that movie. That was something.” more ›

Vanity Fair is publishing "The First-Ever Oral History of The Sopranos" in its upcoming issue, and one of the topics is the HBO's series' legendarily abrupt finale, which earned mixed reviews at first but is now considered as being groundbreakingly anticlimactic. James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano himself, says, "When I first saw the ending, I said, ‘What the f--k?’. I mean, after all I went through, all this death, and then it’s over like that?" more ›

Lena Dunham (along with co-executive producer Judd Apatow) will bring Girls to HBO this April, and in what is finally, hopefully, a post-Carrie Bradshaw New York City, we're already counting down the days. Even if we haven't been sent a screener and have only seen teasers. Here's why: more ›

It's a bit early to announce definitively, but director Stephen Daldry, fresh off of making us cry our faces off with the Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close trailer, is trying really hard to get HBO to sign on for a miniseries-style adaptation of Michael Chabon's modern-day classic. more ›

HBO's next foray into the "ladies in New York City" genre comes from Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham, the mumblecore queen who will star in the show Girls, which focuses on the twenty-something set in the big city. Alex Blagg gave some hopeful commentary this morning, saying, "Girls might have a reverse-Sex & the City effect on NYC, where everyone who moves there acts cool and funny and real." more ›

Casting for HBO's upcoming TV adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections is well underway: Dianne Weist and Chris Cooper are on board to play the central Lambert parents, and now, Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor has signed on for his first regular TV gig to play middle child Chip. We no longer care who gets cast as the other two Lambert children—the only question now is, will we get to see McGregor's junk? more ›

It's been an exciting few months for "cultured" people who like things like Jonathan Franzen, Noah Baumbach, and premium cable. We first started hearing the rumblings of an HBO adaptation of Franzen's 2001 novel The Corrections back in September, when Brooklyn indie darling Noah Baumbach threw his hat into the director's ring. Then, at this month's New Yorker fest, Franzen took a break from name-dropping Oprah to confirm the deal, adding that the adaptation would be a full four-year series. And now, the casting rumors are upon us! more ›

The last time HBO signed up for a show from executive producer Terence Winter that had Martin Scorsese affiliated they ended up with Boardwalk Empire, so why wouldn't the premium cable network want to try again? Especially if Mick Jagger is involved! The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that talks are getting serious for a new hourlong drama from the trio, set in 1977 New York, following the adventures of a coke-addled record executive. more ›

Great American Stoner Novelist Jonathan Franzen confirmed yesterday that he is indeed adapting his 2001 National Book Award-winner The Corrections into an HBO series. He told a packed session at the New Yorker Festival that the story of the complicated lives of the Lambert family would be a full four-year television series. He also confirmed that indie filmmaker Noah Baumbach is involved with the project, ostensibly as director. Watch Franzen discuss the show with New Yorker editor David Remnick below: more ›

The eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm came to a close last night, as Larry's neurosis-spewing tenure in New York wound down in spectacularly inappropriate fashion. David finds himself facing down none other than beloved actor and Parkinson's advocate Michael J. Fox (who was diagnosed with the disease in 1991), and since no cow is too sacred for David, the disease is ripe for the mocking. David draws a Hitler mustache on Fox's father-in-law on the cover of a magazine ("I just like to see what people look like with Hitler mustaches!"), which spurs Fox to retaliate with a suspiciously carbonated bottle of soda... more ›

Last fall we got our hands on a draft for Aaron Sorkin's latest television show, set inside the world of a 24-hour-news network, and got very excited. As fans of Sorkin's work (especially SportsNight and The West Wing) this new, still untitled show, seemed like the perfect outlet for the writer's voice in every way that Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was not. So today when word finally broke that HBO had picked up the show, we breathed a deep sigh of relief. more ›

This NYC-based season of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been taking advantage of the Big Apple's standbys (subways! the High Line!) and last night, the HBO comedy featured Mister Softee. Of course, Larry David has experienced a childhood trauma that haunts him whenever he hears Mister Softee's infectious theme. Here's the curse-heavy video (spoiler, obvs, for those who haven't seen it): more ›

Rumors are swirling that Brooklyn-indie film favorite Noah Baumbach is adapting Brooklyn-lit poster boy Jonathan Franzen's widely read The Corrections for HBO, which could cause white people everywhere to spontaneously combust with joy. more ›

Even casual observers of Curb Your Enthusiasm can tell that Larry David belongs in New York. He's a neurotic, crotchety Jew with a persona entirely out of step with sunny LA, and while that's part of what makes it funny, it's finally time for Curb to come to its spiritual home. more ›

If it's not one thing, it's another! First not-guilty cop Kenneth Moreno loses his job after being accused of rape (when all he did was spoon with a half-naked drunk woman in her bed), now they're on his case for the heroin they found in his locker. Can't an exonerated "rape cop" catch a break? You may recall that when the allegations against Moreno and his partner Franklin Mata surfaced, investigators found some horse in the locker, for which Moreno still has to answer—that is, if the DA decides to prosecute. Of course, Moreno's lawyer has a very simple explanation for all this. more ›

HBO is moving ahead with making a movie about infamous Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff—and the cable network wants Robert De Niro as the "$65 billion" man. According to Deadline, HBO just optioned the book, "The Wizard Of Lies: Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust," by NY Times reporter Diana Henriques and is in talks with De Niro. more ›

You've got to hand it to the casting directors at HBO—they sure do know how to target an audience. Behold this amazing gem of a Craigslist ad—"looking for featured Hipsters!" (capitalization theirs)—that the network posted for its Brian Greenberg/ Kid Cudi vehicle about pretty young things just trying to make it in the big city, How To Make It America. more ›

HBO starts production of its latest political movie, Game Change, on Wednesday and the first picture of its star, Julianne Moore, dressed up in Sarah Palin drag was released today. Gone is Moore's famous red tresses, replaced with Palin's brown hair (and famous updo). What do we think, does she pull it off? more ›