Tag: The Idol
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Did Sam Levinson Rip Off Another Director’s Aesthetic for ‘Euphoria’?
Writer-director Sam Levinson just can’t seem to evade controversy. The creator of The Idol and Euphoria made headlines earlier this year thanks to a viral Rolling Stone article detailing the behind-the-scenes chaos of The Idol‘s production, effectively making it one of the most talked about shows of the year before it even aired. In addition…
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Rebel Wilson Action Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Snapped Up by Signature Entertainment for U.K., Ireland (Exclusive)
Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to action comedy “Bride Hard,” starring Rebel Wilson (The Pitch Perfect franchise).In the film, badass secret agent Sam is tasked with one of her hardest missions to date – being maid of honor for her childhood best friend. Out of her comfort zone, and with fellow bridesmaids…
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After A Messy Production And Awful Reviews, HBO Has Canceled The Idol
Despite some reports otherwise, season 1 of “The Idol” was completed with only five episodes — and now, that’s all the show will ever have. Variety reports that HBO has canceled the series, waiting not even two months after its July 2 finale. Co-created by Sam Levinson (who previously struck gold for HBO with “Euphoria“),…
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‘The Idol’ Canceled at HBO After One Season
The World Class Sinner is heading to an early grave. “The Idol,” Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s controversial HBO drama, has been canceled after just one season, IndieWire has confirmed.“The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” an HBO spokesperson said in a…
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‘Kuso’ Is Pure Cinematic Jazz That Just So Happens to Include Full Frontal Nudity and Talking Boils
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.The…
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The Most Notorious Vanity Projects Ever Made, from ‘Glitter’ to ‘Battlefield Earth’
When HBO’s “The Idol” premiered to a resounding “ugh, really?” from the general public last month, there was a specific label people were quick to apply to the series: vanity project. Who the show was a vanity project for depended on which creator was being complained about at the time. But haters of the instantly…
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Does ‘The Idol’ Set Up a Season 2?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The IdolHBO’s deeply divisive The Idol just wrapped up its freshman and possibly, only run. The series has become the most controversial show of the summer since it was first announced. Created by Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim, the show revolves around an aspiring…
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Sam Levinson Is Trying (but Failing) to Be This Director
To great notoriety, The Idol on HBO ended before it even got started. The series, created by troubled show co-runner Sam Levinson, ended prematurely due to a story overhaul, but audiences and critics had already grown weary of the show’s tiring and gratuitous depictions of sexuality, notably regarding female characters. Clouding over the fraught creative…
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This Character Deserved So Much Better in ‘The Idol’
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Idol finale.From its overreliance on its completely uncharismatic main character to its absence of plot to its uncalled for sex scenes, it is no secret by now that HBO’s The Idol is ridden with problems. And considering its troublesome production and the complete creative overhaul that saw…
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‘The Idol’ Was Never as Shocking as It Could’ve Been
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Idol finale.Near the end of May, when the Cannes Film Festival was in full swing, Sam Levinson’s The Idol made its premiere. After his previous show, Euphoria, had come to a scattered close with many baffling creative decisions dragging it down, there was a general sense of…