Now entering its third season, the Starz series Black Sails has made a name—and an army of fans—thanks to its visually stunning portrayal of 18th-century pirates in the West Indies. And there’s perhaps no pirate more compelling than James Flint, a captain played by the dashing Toby Stephens. Here, the actor—who also ... More

London Spy is less Spectre than it is unexpected. In the new drama—imported from the U.K. by BBC America and premiering January 21—it’s more so the private life of the titular secret agent Alex (played by Wolf Hall’s Edward Holcroft) and not his on-the-clock adventures that drives the drama. Indeed, it’s a ... More

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

“I love taking pictures of food,” says Michael Chernow, the man behind restaurants including The Meatball Shop and Seamore’s. “Whenever an awesome dish comes onto the table, I immediately pull out my phone.” Chernow is only one of millions of foodstagrammers who have grown accustomed to the snap, crop, filter phenomenon. ... More