Boardwalk Empire, Season 3, Episode 4: “Blue Bell Boy” Written by David Stenn Directed by Kari Skogland Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on HBO Another episode without Michael Shannon and that disappointed me. I love the way he keeps his features granite still, signifying extreme emotional stress, like when Nelson Van Alden’s wife makes a …
Boardwalk Empire Review, Season 3, Episode 2, “Spaghetti and Coffee” Directed by Howard Korder Written by Alik Sakharov Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on HBO I knew this episode of Boardwalk Empire was in trouble before it even started and that was because of the length of the recap. We’re only two episodes into the …
Boardwalk Empire Review, Season 3, Episode 1, “Resolution” Directed by Tim Van Patten Written by Terence Winter Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on HBO If we were all asking ourselves how Season 3’s premiere would top the dark and bloody finale to Season 2, it took about thirty seconds for the answer to be handed …
30 Rock, Season 6, Episode 8, “Leap Day” Written by Luke Del Tredici Directed by Steve Buscemi Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC After a dismal Valentine’s Day episode that made it look like it might finally be time to write 30 Rock off, they follow up the deliriously sublime “The Tuxedo Begins” with …
Steve Buscemi proved to be a great host on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Buscemi, who first hosted the NBC sketch-comedy show in 1998, took on such topics as “The Miley Cyrus Show,” which portrayed the teen star as a stoner, “Coach Bert,” which centered on a college basketball coach who is being …
Boardwalk Empire, Season 2, Episode 8, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard” Written by Terence Winter Directed by Tim Van Patten Airs Sunday at 9pm ET on HBO Recovering from an assassination attempt, King of the Atlantic City boardwalk, Nucky Thomson, takes stock. His common-law wife Margaret wants him to treat his lucky escape as an …