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22nd MTV Movie Awards — No Flash in the Pan, But It Went by in a Flash

“The Wolf of Wall Street” apparently didn’t howl quite loud enough to wrest the top golden popcorn trophies from the claws of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards Sunday at the Nokia Theatre, where "Catching…

With One Season Left, the ‘Mad Men’ Cast Share Their Favorite Moments From the Ground-Breaking Series About Madison Ave.

Think back to 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…

Judd Apatow — One of Hollywood’s Most Successful Creators of Comedy — Says His Primary Motivation Is a TV Series He Did that Was Canceled After One Season

Nearly every television producer working today has a sad story about the one that got away – the passion project that made it to air but after usually a very short period of time was axed, justifiably or not, by…

Costume Designers on Top TV and Film Productions Get a Chance to Shine

It was another big night for TV darlings “House of Cards,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “Downton Abbey” as their respective costume designers, Tom Broecker, Ellen Mirojnick and Caroline McCall took the top prizes at the 16th Costume Designers Guild Awards….

On the Scene at aTVfest: A Digital Media Experience — The Secrets Behind ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ ‘ CeeLo Green’s The Good Life’ … and So Much More

It turned out to be the calm before Winter Storm Pax threatened Atlanta, but instead of calm, there were three days and nights of excitement as the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) presented its second aTVfest: A Digital…

Writers Guild Awards Honor ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Veep’ — We Have the Full List of Winners

Four months after its record-breaking series finale, the accolades for “Breaking Bad” keep rolling in. The latest came Saturday night when the AMC drama took the award for best drama series at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards, which honor outstanding…

‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Piles Up More Hardware, as DGA Honors Achievements in TV and Film

“Breaking Bad” continued its streak of racking up hardware after wrapping up its five-season run, when show creator Vince Gilligan picked up the honor of outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic series at the 66th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards….

Critics Choice Movie Awards Help Firm Up Handicapping for the Oscars

The quirks of this year’s awards season calendar, with the 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards coming just four days after the Golden Globes and on the eve of the Academy Awards nominations announcement, served to cement the favorites and…

The Golden Globes, Airing This Sunday, Are Usually More Adventuresome Picking Their Winners Than the Emmys. Let’s See Whether That Holds Up This Year. Here Are Hillary’s Picks

When it comes to handing out hardware to television shows and talent, Golden Globes voters have a long history of being ahead of the curve in recognizing quality new programming on the small screen. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press…

Why Sports Is Must-See TV — Especially in the Digital Era

February 2014 will be a massive month for sports on television — with Super Bowl XLVIII slated for Feb. 2 on Fox and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, opening five days later with wall-to-wall coverage running through…