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HBO's Treme: Season 2, and the music even better
Z on TVLast season in previewing HBO's "Treme," I said that in 30 years of writing about television, I had never heard music used as organically, wisely and powerfully as it was in the New Orleans-based series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. I also... -
HBO's Treme: Music coming to Kennedy Center
Z on TVHere's a great reason to book a night in DC in June -- a concert of the music from the HBO series "Treme" at the Kennedy Center. And Wendell Pierce, aka Antoine Batiste, narrates this touring project of music, history and culture. Few people know the... -
HBO confirms: 'Treme' renewed for third season
Z on TVHBO has picked up "Treme," the New Orleans drama from David Simon and Eric Overmyer, for a third season.Deadline Hollywood first reported the renewal without confirmation Friday. Read it here. HBO confirmed the pickup in an email response to the Sun... -
Hey, MTV: Thanks for dissing Baltimore on 'Skins'
Z on TVIn just two weeks, MTV's teens series "Skins" has become one of TV's most compelling dramas.Unfortunately for the producers and MTV executives, that's only the case off-screen, where "Skins" is playing like a car wreck impossible to look away from.Fearful... -
David Simon asks Bourdain to write for Treme, sounds like
Dining@LargePatricia Talorico, the food writer for the Wilmington Post, has just revealed this juicy bit. Anthony Bourdain told her in an interview that he will be contributing to David Simon's current HBO show Treme. UPDATE: The Times-Picayne and other outlets......Tags: Anthony Bourdain
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'Treme': Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters and company portray life after Katrina
Zap2ItDuring his time on "The Wire," Wendell Pierce often regaled the Baltimore cast and crew with stories of his hometown of New Orleans -- the food, the music, the culture. If only they could see it for themselves. That was before Hurricane Katrina. The city...Tags: Cultural Development, Documentary (genre), Mardi Gras, Arts and Culture, Melissa Leo
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Melissa Leo goes from big win to Big Easy as 'Treme' returns
Zap2ItThe most famous image of Melissa Leo is at the Academy Awards, letting the F-bomb drop while accepting her Oscar in a gown that defined old Hollywood. A far more typical image of the actress is of her on a recent blustery day. She's in well-worn jeans, a...Tags: Crimes, The Fighter (movie), Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Ani Difranco
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Music in 'Treme' takes you to another place
Last season in previewing HBO's "Treme," I said that in 30 years of writing about television, I had never heard music used as organically, wisely and powerfully as it was in the New Orleans-based series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. I also...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Music Theater, Music Industry, Drama (genre), Television Industry
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Bernstein's mixed debut
The thrust of Gregg Bernstein's campaign against longtime incumbent Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy was that her office was badly managed and too often produced incompetent performances in the courtroom. In that context, his pledge to...Tags: Crimes, Witnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System
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Writer David Simon, creator of 'The Wire' and 'Homicide,' wins 2010 MacArthur 'genius' award
Baltimorean David Simon, whose groundbreaking television series "The Wire" examined the institutions of his hometown with a passionate and unsparing eye, today won a 2010 MacArthur "genius" award.
The 50-year-old Simon is one of only a few people ever to...Tags: Movies, Genres, Science and Technology, Fiction, The Wire (tv program)
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Peter Hermann: Downgrading rape cases historic problem
A competitor in a contested state's attorney's race called the Baltimore Police Department's rape unit a "gimmick."
Officials suggested a hotline in which victims of sexual assault could dial "RAPE" and speak to a detective 24 hours a day.
Outraged...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, George W. Bush, Police Investigations
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A city ready for its close-up
Those with the luxury of premium cable came face to face in 2002 with a side of Baltimore that city leaders would have shuddered to display even on public access channels. Taking advantage of HBO's patience with complex plots and permissiveness with...Tags: The Wire (tv program), HBO (tv network), Entertainment, Inner Harbor, Television
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