Drama (genre)

Winter TCA: Elisabeth Moss takes break from ad world to find a missing girl in 'Top of the Lake'

2013-01-05 15:00:00

This story has been updated. See below. One day, Elisabeth Moss (as Peggy) is giving her notice to Don Draper; the next, she’s in an unheated shed in the outskirts of Queenstown, New Zealand, rehearsing for a Jane Campion mystery. “It...

Runway news: Such eye-catchers

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Designer merry go round Stefano Pilati was out at Yves Saint Laurent and in at Ermenegildo Zegna. Versus, Azzaro and Vionnet lost their designers, and Jil Sander was back in at Jil Sander, after Raf Simons left that label for Dior. Nicolas Ghesqui�re...

Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing

2012-11-23 21:51:00

Fervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?” “Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who...

How Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence found the 'Silver Linings'

2012-11-22 09:35:00

When Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence met for the first time before shooting the new David O. Russell movie "Silver Linings Playbook," they didn't opt for a conventional encounter. There was no leisurely table read of the script, no tell-me-your-...

What's the most underappreciated movie of 2012? [Poll]

2012-12-19 13:27:00

This time of year brings many thoughts: What gifts to buy the little ones, which charity to send that much-needed contribution to, which Hindu god to blame for once again cursing the New York Jets. It also makes us think of all the great movies this...

Producers Guild unveils nominees for TV and digital series awards

2012-11-28 11:47:00

The Producers Guild of America announced Wednesday the television series and specials and digital series nominated for the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards -- and there are some new faces and switch-ups. In the drama category,� "Breaking Bad" will...

SAG Awards 2013: TV nominations favor cable dramas, network comedies

2012-12-12 13:56:00

Cable dramas and network comedies dominated the nominees for the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. In the drama category, cable favorites such as "Homeland," "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad" and "Boardwalk Empire" picked up multiple nominations, while...

PASSINGS: Jack Hanlon dies at 96; former child star

2012-12-18 00:00:00

Jack Hanlon, 96, a former child actor who had roles in the 1926 silent film "The General" and in two 1927 "Our Gang" comedies, died Thursday at an assisted living center in Las Vegas, family members said. "He was in good physical shape until two...

'Iron Man 3' among films giving North Carolina a boost

2012-12-21 14:05:00

'Iron Man 3' gave North Carolina's film industry a big lift in 2012. The upcoming release from Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel Studios filmed throughout North Carolina, helping to�� produce a record level of production activity in the state this year. The...

Showrunner Glen Mazzara to leave AMC's 'The Walking Dead'

2012-12-21 10:53:00

Just in time for the holidays, AMC has quite a surprise for fans of “The Walking Dead.” The megahit zombie series has been picked up for a fourth season, but will continue without showrunner Glen Mazzara at the helm. In a statement Friday...

Patrick Stewart: ‘Next Generation,’ ‘X-Men’ and Hollywood history

2012-12-26 07:23:31

‘Walking Dead’: Season 4 official, no Glen Mazzara

2012-12-21 11:33:23

Nick Nolte appears in a scene from the HBO series "Luck." HBO canceled the horse racing series, a drama set at a California racetrack, after a third horse died during the production of the series.

2013-01-02 16:15:23

Dane, best known for playing Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, is married to actress Rebecca Gayheart and the couple have two daughters, Billie Beatrice and Georgia Geraldine.

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Fereshta Kazemi, left, visits the set of "Kocha-e-Ma" (Our Street), a drama series she will soon star in with Brishna Bahar, an Afghan actress, at right.

2012-12-28 11:20:53