Tag: City on a Hill

  • What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    Hear that? It’s the weekend calling your name. Or, it’s dragons. The long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, which follows the Targaryen family and takes place a whopping 200 years before Game of Thrones, is hitting HBO. Idris Elba comes face-to-face with a bloodthirsty lion in the survival action film Beast.…

  • ‘City On A Hill’ Review: Season Three Continues To Explore The Complexities of The Boston Miracle

    ‘City On A Hill’ Review: Season Three Continues To Explore The Complexities of The Boston Miracle

    For a show that is produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, showrun by the great Tom Fontana (“Oz”), and stars Kevin Bacon, it often feels like Showtime’s “City on a Hill” exists in a vacuum. Can a TV show actually be considered ‘prestige’ if few watch it, there’s almost no discourse around it, and…

  • Aldis Hodge Will Play Hawkman In ‘Black Adam’

    Aldis Hodge Will Play Hawkman In ‘Black Adam’

    Followingstandout dramatic turns in “Clemency,” Showtime‘s“City On A Hill,” and most recently, the critically acclaimed“One Night In Miami” from director Regina King, actor AldisHodge is about to try something different and take flight in the superherogenre. Today, Warner Bros. cast the actor as Hawkman in their upcoming “BlackAdam” film, news of which Hodge confirmed on…

  • Kevin Bacon Doesn’t Think He’s a Movie Star — and He’s a Better Actor For It

    Kevin Bacon Doesn’t Think He’s a Movie Star — and He’s a Better Actor For It

    Living inside a dark, violent world will take a toll on anyone, even when it’s just one part of your life — or a part, among many.“I was having really bad dreams on ‘The Following,’” Kevin Bacon said, remembering his three-season stint leading the Fox serial killer drama. “Part of that was the fact that…

  • ‘City on a Hill’ Trailer: Kevin Bacon Goes Corrupt in 1990s Boston

    ‘City on a Hill’ Trailer: Kevin Bacon Goes Corrupt in 1990s Boston

    Has anyone ever considered making a crime drama set in Boston? Could be a good idea! I jest, of course – there are an innumerable amount of crime stories set in Bean Town, and now here comes another: City on a Hill. The Showtime series follows a corrupt FBI agent (Kevin Bacon) who has to…