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Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Tommy Wiseau’s The Neighbors

The man who made arguably the best bad movie of the 21st century has finally returned with a TV series. But does it disappoint in the right way?

March 25, 2015

TV Writer Chris Goodwin (Lucas Bros. Moving Co.) Talks Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s Empire

The mixture of nighttime soap, family drama and gangster saga attracted ever-increasing audiences, and Fox's new year hit may get even better.

March 23, 2015

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Ray McKinnon’s Rectify

A piece of storytelling in the great Southern tradition, actor-writer McKinnon's show brilliantly captures the rhythms of life.

September 9, 2014

Novelist Kyra Davis on True Blood’s Lascivious Legacy

As HBO's sexy, silly supernatural show prepares to air its final episode, erotic novelist Davis examines its irresistible appeal.

August 23, 2014

Anna Martemucci (Hollidaysburg) Talks Noah Hawley’s Fargo

When I was six years old and living in Fargo, North Dakota, my dad’s colleague Donna, (a beautiful Vietnamese woman...

July 10, 2014

Novelist Kyra Davis Talks the Women of Game of Thrones

I write women’s fiction and erotic suspense novels for a living and am fortunate enough to be able to make a living at it.

June 28, 2014

Azazel Jacobs (Doll & Em) Talks Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men

Like Jim Jarmusch’s perfect Dead Man, which tells the whole story in its title, Mad Men gives it away in its title sequence...

June 6, 2014

Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones has me rethinking my career. And it all began with what happened to poor Ned Stark...

May 23, 2014

Brandon Colvin (Sabbatical) Talks Azazel Jacobs’ Doll & Em

Before I had a chance to watch Doll & Em (I held off in order to binge later), dozens of tweets about it populated my Twitter feed.

May 8, 2014