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John Singleton drops out of Tupac biopic; Carl Franklin will replace

Though we’re awaiting the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton and the eagerly anticipated Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck, one movie about both a rap legend and a posthumous artist is still struggling in development, the biopic on Tupac Shakur. John Singleton (Boyz in the Hood, 2 Fast 2 Furious) was reportedly on board to …

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Homeland, Ep. 4.07, “Redux” is only a hallucination

There was a moment during this episode where I questioned whether or not I could continue watching this show. It came at the end, when we were treated to a surprise appearance by Damian Lewis. That’s right, Brody was briefly back, and though I knew better, it still seemed conceivable that he was actually there and not a figment of Carrie’s imagination. She had already thought the guy in the hospital had been Quinn, but it still seemed plausible that Homeland would bring Brody back because it didn’t know what else to do and for the headlines on Monday morning (it’s getting those anyway, of course).

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Homeland, Ep. 3.07: “Gerontion” – The Mandy Patinkin Show

Homeland, Season 3: Episode 7 – “Gerontion” Written by Chip Johannessen Directed be Carl Franklin Airs Sunday nights at 9 on Showtime Having passed over the halfway point of the season and looking at the state of Homeland last week, “Gerontion” is a great look at what an individual episode of this series can do when it …

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The Newsroom, Ep 2.04: “Unintended Consequences” shows the repercussions of Will’s antagonistic behaviour, while delving into Maggie’s story

One of the more intriguing aspects of The Newsroom’s second season premiere was the physical transformation of Maggie Jordan. The change, along with hints of a traumatic event, promised to pull the character out of the romantic triangle subplot she was mired in for most of the first season, and add some more dimensions in the process. This week’s episode dives into what led to the change, in a promising episode that also saw the team face their own inability to communicate well, correcting many of the downsides of last week’s episode.

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‘Bless Me, Ultima’ a low-key coming-of-age story that should’ve been longer

Bless Me, Ultima Directed by Carl Franklin Written by Carl Franklin USA, 2013 Bless Me, Ultima seems designed for high-school English teachers desperate to spruce up their lesson plans near the end of a school year or semester. By itself, the film is sincere and earnest to a fault, and charming if too episodic and …

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