After last season’s controversial ending which saw one of the shows major characters bite the dust – there’s plenty of expectation to see how Boardwalk Empire continues after losing actor Michael Pitt. Nonetheless the show is an engrossing depiction of Atlantic City in the early 1920s, and the rise of the mob through illegal liquor distribution from which corrupt city officials profit. The duplicitous Nucky Thompson ( Steve Buscemi ) will be […]
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Michael Shannon Talks MAN OF STEEL and BOARDWALK EMPIRE
If you’re a fan of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, then you’d recognize Michael Shannon who made a big impression last season playing prohibition enforcer Agent Nelson Van Alden. His character believed he was doing God’s work; relentlessly hunting down the burgeoning mob element – though at some point he veered off the path of righteousness and onto the road to destruction. Season 2 of this ‘Sopranos’ style mob […]
BOARDWALK EMPIRE – Season Two Preview
HBO has unveiled their first look at the next season of Boardwalk Empire after making a big impression worldwide and winning Steve Buscemi a Golden Globe for his multi-layered performance as Nucky Thompson, the charismatic and corrupt treasurer of Atlantic City during the time of Prohibition. On Set Season 1 The show had the benefit of Martin Scorsese helming the first episode, and […]
Boardwalk Empire – FX Featurette
HBO’s original series Boardwalk Empire began with Martin Scorsese directing the first episode which proved so popular it was renewed for a second season. From the producers and writers of The Sopranos, it masterfully captured the time period of Prohibition and the emergence of the mob which made for a thought provoking hour of TV. […]
Golden Globes 2011 – Nominations
Thanks to The Hollywood Foreign Press, here’s the complete list of nominations for the upcoming 2011 Golden Globe Awards. As for films The Social Network, The Fighter and Black Swan are high on the list as is The Kings Speech starring Colin Firth. Interestingly Johnny Depp got dual nominations in the same category so that […]
HBO Crime Drama gets Second Season after Scorsese’s Impressive Debut
Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese has made an illustrious start to his ventures on cable TV with the airing of the new series Boardwalk Empire. Set in the roaring twenties it takes place just after the announcement of prohibition and the eventual strangle hold the criminal element would have distributing alcohol and the rise […]