The Newsroom (tv program)

Still jonesing for 'West Wing'? Try Danish import 'Borgen'

2013-05-17 10:30:00

Thrusting an intelligent idealist into a leadership position is a time-honored method of chronicling the corruptive nature�of power, particularly the political variety. (Please see�"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") In recent years, television writers have...

Critic's picks: It's fun to be stuck in 'The Middle'

2013-05-16 10:31:00

"The Middle" -- Too long have the hilarious and down-rent relatable Hecks lived in the shadow of their upscale-yet-seeming-unemployed neighbors on"Modern Family." Patricia Heaton's Frankie and Neil Flynn's Mike remind us on a weekly basis that fatigue and...

'The Newsroom,' 'Parenthood' among TV Academy Honors recipients

2013-05-02 07:02:00

HBO's "The Newsroom" and NBC's "Parenthood" are among the productions being honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as programs that have "used the power of television to create social change" and exemplify "television with a conscience."...

Amazon pilots (Part 3): The comedies

2013-04-28 14:19:00

In two previous posts, I discussed the Amazon pilots, a slate of proposed series by the cyberspace bookseller turned virtual moving-picture studio, now streaming online for viewer comment and ratings. (Thousands have already chimed in.) The first post was...

Goldberg: The wisdom of Dan Quayle

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for the Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right." In case you forgot (or never knew), let me fill you in on what Quayle was right about. There once was a popular sitcom...

SAG Awards give 'Downton Abbey' cast a proper welcome

2013-01-28 06:00:00

If it came as something of a surprise to audiences that PBS period drama "Downton Abbey" won the Screen Actors Guild Award for ensemble in a drama series, it was positively a shock to the cast of the British period piece. Only Michelle Dockery and a...

'Argo,' 'Silver Linings' win American Cinema Editors Award

2013-02-16 22:10:00

�William Goldenberg won the American Cinema Editors 63rd ACE Eddie Award for best edited dramatic feature film Saturday evening for the Oscar frontrunner "Argo." Ben Affleck's drama about the rescue of six Americans hiding in Tehran during the...

SAG Awards 2013: The complete winners and nominees list

2013-01-27 21:16:00

Ben Affleck's "Argo," a drama about the Iranian hostage crisis, won the highest acting honor Sunday night at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The CIA thriller, which won best ensemble cast, also won the directing honor at the Golden Globe Awards two...

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...

Paris Haute Couture week draws Kevin Costner, Princess Charlene

2013-01-21 11:43:00

PARIS --Planes couldn't land, cars couldn't move and pedestrians had to slosh their way through slush, but not everyone minded the snow in Paris for the start of haute couture week on Sunday. At Atelier Versace, Kevin Costner said, "It's given Paris a...

Golden Globes 2013: Follow the awards live on Twitter

2013-01-13 14:30:00

When Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes last year, he noted that "the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars but without all that esteem." He then went on to say that the Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton: "A bit...

Golden Globes 2013: 'Homeland' wins for best TV drama

2013-01-13 17:46:00

Showtime’s “Homeland” has won the Golden Globe award for best television drama series for the second year in a row. It triumphed over a field that included “Breaking Bad” (AMC), “The Newsroom” (HBO), “...

Premieres: Sunday, July 14 on HBO Why we're watching: The first season took an interesting look at real-life news stories.

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Jeff Daniels as anchor Will McAvoy on the HBO series, "The Newsroom."

2013-04-15 11:51:40

"The Newsroom" star Olivia Munn shows her introspective side.

2013-03-12 19:29:54