Tag: Breaking Bad
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‘Westworld’ Review: Episode 7 Struggles to Introduce the Human Element of a Robotic War
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Westworld” Season 3, Episode 7, “Passed Pawn.”]Aaron Paul is staring directly into the camera. Tears are filling his eyes. But he isn’t talking to the viewer. Not really. He’s not really talking to anyone. The former “Breaking Bad” star is straining to convey the pain his “Westworld”…
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Dean Norris Knew It Was the Right Time to Bring Hank Schrader Into ‘Better Call Saul’
[Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 5 and “Breaking Bad.”]Dean Norris knew that Hank Schrader’s appearance on the latest episode of “Better Call Saul” would be a crowd-pleaser, but that doesn’t mean the return of everyone’s favorite New Mexico DEA agent was a needless cameo.Norris, who portrayed Hank in all…
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‘El Camino’ Behind the Scenes Featurette: Inside the ‘Breaking Bad’ Reunion With Bryan Cranston
AMC has been playing a marathon of Breaking Bad in preparation for the on-air debut of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie this Sunday, but nothing hits that nostalgia harder than Bryan Cranston in a bald cap, warmly talking about reuniting with his longtime co-star Aaron Paul. Netflix has released a new El Camino featurette…
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‘Better Call Saul’ Renewed for Final Season — Cast Teases How They’ll ‘Stick the Landing’
“Better Call Saul” will last exactly one episode longer than its predecessor. Showrunner and executive producer Peter Gould announced from the TCA stage that AMC had ordered a sixth and final season of the critical favorite. The 13-episode Season 6 will put “Better Call Saul’s” episode total at 63, whereas “Breaking Bad” ran for 62…
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With ‘The Irishman,’ Netflix Looks to Catch Up on Studio Oscar Tally
Netflix keeps getting news that helps it bolster the case that spending $175 million on “The Irishman,” its 209 minute-long Martin Scorsese-helmed mob epic, wasn’t an erroneous decision.Last Tuesday, Netflix announced that 26.4 million accounts globally streamed “The Irishman” (Nov. 1 theatrical release; Nov. 27 Netflix release), over the first 7 days on the platform.Twenty-six…
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‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ Broke 6.5 Million Viewers on Its Opening Weekend
As reported by Deadline, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” drew an average-minute audience rating of 6.5 million in its first three days, which totals out to around 8.2 million U.S. viewers over its opening weekend. While Netflix is traditionally tight-lipped about its viewership numbers and what they mean, this certainly has to be seen…
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‘Jackie Brown’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor Robert Forster Has Died at 78
Robert Forster has been kicking around Hollywood since the late 1960s. But it wouldn’t be until after decades of ups and downs later that his career would get the respect it deserved after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown in 1997. Since then, Forster has brought his chiseled chin to an eclectic array of film.…
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Watch: Aaron Paul Recaps ‘Breaking Bad’ in 2.5 Minutes Ahead of ‘El Camino’
Happy El Camino Eve, folks! Vince Gilligan’s full-length return to the world of Breaking Bad drops on Netflix October 11, which means it is officially too late to re-watch the show in its entirety unless you’ve got the kind of meth that slows down time. (Note: Please do not take the time-slowing meth. Or the…
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‘Breaking Bad’ Pop-Up Experience Coming to Los Angeles Starting Next Week
Six years after its series finale, the world has Breaking Bad on the brain again with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie set to premiere on Netflix this Friday. But now Los Angeles residents will be able to immerse themselves in the world of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in a new Breaking Bad pop-up…