Archive for the ‘big love’ Category

The Los Angeles Times’ Envelope kicked off its Emmy screening series Wednesday with a screening and discussion of HBO’s “Big Love” at Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinemas. In attendance were creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer and actors Bill Paxton (Bill Henrickson), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Barb Henrickson), Chloë Sevigny (Nicki Henrickson) and Ginnifer Goodwin (Margene Henrickson). It [...]

The Envelope will present its first ever Q&A/screening series for the Emmys, moderated by LA Times journalists. The shows chosen for the event by The Envelope and LA Times editors include Mad Men, Big Love, Damages, Breaking Bad, Battlestar Galactica and House. Each event will take place at the ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles, CA. [...]

The Golden Globe Awards have officially been scrapped and replaced by a press conference announcing the winners. Snubbed performers and filmmakers can take comfort in the fact that come Golden Globe night, the nominees will be at home too. Steve Carell (Dan in Real Life) As the obnoxious Michael Scott, Steve Carell is nominated in [...]

They’re sneaky and snarky. They scheme and slay. TV is full of bad guys (and girls), from those who make being bad look like fun to those who make us clutch the pillow to our chests. It takes some excellent writing and an excellent performance to make a bad guy who is a worthy opponent [...]

Don’t let the patriarchal overtones of HBO’s polygamist drama fool you. It’s the women who rule the roost in Big Love. Sure, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) has three wives, but he only appears to be in charge of his family and life. Whether it’s his compound past forcing him to deal with his crazy family [...]