‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 Brings More Chaos to a Cruel, Crazy World
It was a big night for Hulu Wednesday as the streamer dropped the first two episodes of Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” its acclaimed drama series based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling 1985 dystopian novel of the same name. The small screen adaptation, which initially premiered a year ago, captured the zeitgeist of divisional politics and discrimination against women. It also vaulted Hulu into the top-tier of awards recipients...
‘Mad Men’ Cast Reflects on Humble Beginnings and Mysterious Endings at PaleyFest
Think back to the 2007, when AMC was a cable channel known for playing old movies. And then along came “Mad Men,” the 1960s era drama series that ushered in a whole new age of original programming for the basic cabler–and became a show that was quickly embraced by critics and viewers and lauded with dozens of awards. Memories of that time were front and center as the cast of “Mad Men” took the stage at the Dolby...
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards Encompass Mad Women, Star Wars and the Bling Ring
Although it is their male counterparts who get title billing, it was the women of “Mad Men” who took center stage at the Women in Film 2013 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills on June 12, which also marked the landmark occasion of WIF’s 40th anniversary. Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Jessica Paré and Kiernan Shipka were honored with the Lucy Award for Excellence in Television, which since...
Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad Share Critics’ Choice Love, Tatiana Maslany Becomes a Drama Queen
Critics are a notoriously picky lot, and members of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association are certainly no exception. That’s why it was such a surprise — and a testament to the quality of television programming over the past season — that there were not one, not two, but three ties in highly contested categories whose winners were revealed at the 3rd annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards held June 10 at...
Mad Men Premiere: Dapper Don Draper & Co. Celebrate Season 5
“Would you like a Manhattan?” That was the question that greeted guests at the afterparty for the much awaited premiere of AMC’ s four-time Emmy award-winning drama “Mad Men,” whose previous season finale aired in October 2010. “Mad Men,” you’ve been dearly missed. Held at Hollywood’s Blvd. 3, the indoor/outdoor space was decorated to evoke the streets of New York City, complete with...
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