It took six months to film War & Peace—the hit BBC production now airing stateside on Lifetime, The History Channel and A&E—but to hear James Norton tell it, perhaps the most time-consuming part of the production had nothing to do with filming at all.  “I spent a good amount of time ... More

Almost everything on the new Showtime series Billions, premiering this week, is impressive. Whether it’s the real estate where the series is shot—like an $82 million Hamptons spread that makes an appearance in the pilot—or the toys that the show’s hedge funders play with, there isn’t much that’s ... More

This year, the Golden Globes were full of viral moments, memorable fashion and controversial quips from host Ricky Gervais. The annual awards show is probably the most important day on the calendar for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the small group of journalists who have ... More

On the new USA network series Colony—created by Lost alum Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condal—Los Angeles has been invaded by a mysterious alien force and its residents have become prisoners. People are routinely disappeared and families have been torn apart. One family, the Bowmans, was separated from their son during the invasion, but ... More

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life might not be the most trustworthy primer on making it through one’s existence unscathed, but it’s certainly among the most amusing. The new Fox series, which premiered this week, follows Barrett—played by Jack Cutmore-Scott, who you recognize from Kingsmen: The Secret Service—as he More

In its upcoming second season, the Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle continues to focus on a (fictional—and very funny) philharmonic and the off-stage antics that go along with it. With the latest batch of episodes, however, things seem to be developing just as much off-stage as they are ... More

When Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, a 1930s pile about five miles from downtown Austin, shut down in 1999, it was slated to be demolished. But almost two decades later, the decommissioned building—which escaped destruction to become home to filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios—might be more significant than ever.  Sitting ... More

For a woman who just got married, actress Lisa Edelstein spends a lot of time thinking about divorce. But who can blame her, considering she stars on the smart, funny Bravo series A Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, which is beginning its second season on December 1. On Guide, Edelstein plays ... More

Lydia Hearst’s done time on catwalks around the world and has lent her name to any number of worthwhile philanthropic causes, but what truly excites the 31-year-old actress is blood. Well, fake blood at least. Hearst, who was recently honored as a Rising Star by the Napa Valley Film Festival, has a ... More

Not all superheroes wear costumes. This much became clear when Marvel’s Jessica Jones premiered on Netflix this week, bringing the comic-book heroine to life care of actress Krysten Ritter and an impressive ensemble. Together, they portray a very different (and somewhat twisted) side of life with superhuman powers.  Actress Susie Abromeit, who ... More