California
The family of Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office and Cablevision Systems, said he died of natural causes.
Television
In Screen Gab No. 146, we attempt to explain why ‘Industry’ is still gaining steam in its third season, chat with the showrunner of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and more.
Alex Gibney’s two-part HBO documentary is a triple profile of “Sopranos” creator David Chase, star James Gandolfini and their mutual creation, Tony Soprano.
Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Ren Faire,’ premiering Sunday on HBO, depicts the mercurial king of the Texas Renaissance Festival and the fight to succeed him.
Hollywood Inc.
With a diverse slate of projects, including HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ and Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth,’ Team Downey President Amanda Burrell is always looking for the next thing.
Entertainment & Arts
In Screen Gab. No. 126, a plea from our editor to keep one of the best dramas on TV going, the directors of ‘Food, Inc. 2’ on the danger of ultra-processed foods and more.
Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, the creators of HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer,’ discuss how they adapted Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Awards
In our Emmy-season premiere, we sit down with Maya Erskine, star of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ and Viet Thanh Nguyen and Don McKellar from HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer.’
Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts stride the corridors of power in a series that, while evocative of other autocracies, could benefit from more boldness.