#‘The Comey Rule’ Teaser: See Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels as Former FBI Director James Comey

#‘The Comey Rule’ Teaser: See Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels as Former FBI Director James Comey

“#‘The Comey Rule’ Teaser: See Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels as Former FBI Director James Comey” Writer/director Billy Ray (Shattered Glass, Richard Jewell) is accustomed to repurposing real-life events into compelling entertainment. He’s hoping to do the same thing with The Comey Rule, an adaptation of former FBI director James Comey’s book…

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#‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writers Developing Showtime Drama About the Mafia

#‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writers Developing Showtime Drama About the Mafia

“#‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writers Developing Showtime Drama About the Mafia” More than a decade after HBO’s acclaimed mob drama The Sopranos went off the air, Showtime is developing an hour-long drama series of its own about the mafia – and this new show comes from a former Sopranos writer. Terence Winter, who…

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#Trailer Round-Up: ‘Cats and Dogs’, ‘Fatal Affair’, ‘Father Soldier Son’, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’, ‘I Used to Go Here’, ‘Random Acts of Violence’, and More

#Trailer Round-Up: ‘Cats and Dogs’, ‘Fatal Affair’, ‘Father Soldier Son’, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’, ‘I Used to Go Here’, ‘Random Acts of Violence’, and More

“#Trailer Round-Up: ‘Cats and Dogs’, ‘Fatal Affair’, ‘Father Soldier Son’, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’, ‘I Used to Go Here’, ‘Random Acts of Violence’, and More” Hello again, friend of a friend. It’s time for a trailer round-up! This is an infrequent column where we cobble together various trailers from TV shows and movies that aren’t…

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#Jim Carrey’s ‘Kidding’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Showtime

#Jim Carrey’s ‘Kidding’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Showtime

“#Jim Carrey’s ‘Kidding’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Showtime” The latest TV cancelation is no joke, despite the show’s title. Showtime has canceled Dave Holstein‘s dark comedy Kidding after two seasons at the network, four months after the Jim Carrey-starring series ended its eight-episode second season. Showtime has decided not to renew Kidding for a third season, according to The…

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#Books That Deserve Another Shot On TV

#Books That Deserve Another Shot On TV

“#Books That Deserve Another Shot On TV” Possibly more than we realize, many TV shows are based on books. Often the same books get readapted over and over again as new TV shows — think of how many TV series Sherlock Holmes alone spawned. It’s a good thing because far too often the TV adaptation…

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#Martin Scorsese Directing a Documentary About New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen for Showtime

#Martin Scorsese Directing a Documentary About New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen for Showtime

“#Martin Scorsese Directing a Documentary About New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen for Showtime” While we’ll have to wait a while before we see Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, a different new Scorsese movie is headed our way much sooner. Scorsese will direct a documentary for Showtime about David Johansen, lead singer of the…

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