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WATCH: Edie Falco Talks 'Nurse Jackie' And Her High School Perm

Posted 05.24.2012

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"Sopranos" star Edie Falco made an appearance on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" to talk about her fourth season of "Nurse Jackie"...only to be surpris...

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Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, and Tony Soprano

Michael Takiff | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Tony Soprano, Romney Private Equity, Private Equity, Republican Party, The Sopranos, Bain Capital, Politics News

We know Mitt Romney believes in one thing: making money. We also know that he made tons of it -- not all his fortune, but not a trivial portion of it, either -- by immoral means.

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Why Ben Kingsley Thinks 'The Dictator' Will End His 'Serious' Career

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.15.2012

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It's rare, but every so often, I get that sudden moment of extreme self-consciousness while doing an interview: "I'm really just sitting here chatting...

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Titanic Miniseries, Ahoy: The Most Famous Small Screen Ships

The Huffington Post | HuffPost TV Staff | Posted 05.15.2012

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Celine Dion's timeless "Titanic" theme song told us that the heart will go on (and on), but she never mentioned anything about the tributes to that il...

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Favorite Songs From Memorable TV Moments

Posted 04.11.2012

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Of course, viewers' love of a TV show stems from the stories and characters; but there's no denying the important role music plays in a scene. "Gre...

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Mad Men (Finally) Returns: Worth the Wait?

William Bradley | Posted 05.27.2012

Fortunately, Woodstock is still a long ways off. And the Summer of Love is, too (along with San Francisco), though it's just over a year away in the Mad Men universe. But the rumblings of change -- in this case racial change and generational change -- are getting much louder.

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You'll Never Guess Which State Is One Of The Best At Fighting Corruption

Reuters | Posted 05.18.2012

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* States doing poor job fighting corruption * Only five states receive "B" grade, none get "A" * Ailing newspapers' watc...

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Steve Schirripa's Two Shows Each Have Something In Common With 'The Sopranos'

Posted 03.08.2012

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Steve Schirripa is most widely remembered as the reasonable, amiable mobster Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri on "The Sopranos." Since the lights went out on...

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Steve Schirripa Talks Shocking 'Sopranos' Finale: Is Tony Alive?

Posted 03.05.2012

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It may have been five years, but the shocking series finale of HBO's signature drama "The Sopranos" is still fresh on our minds. What happened to Tony...

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James Gandolfini Is 'Still In Love' With Edie Falco

Vanity Fair | Posted 05.01.2012

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"I'm still in love with Edie," says James Gandolfini of Edie Falco, the woman who played his television wife, Carmela, for six seasons on "The Soprano...

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Why Americans Love 'The Godfather'

Tom Santopietro | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Book News, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Italian American, The Sopranos Italian American, Italian American Pop Culture, The Godfather Italian American, The Sopranos, The Godfather, Books News

Yes, audiences respond to the familial, albeit murderous, warmth on display, but forty years on, what rings truer than ever is the realization that Coppola delivered - brilliantly - a disquisition on the madness, glory, and failure of the American dream.

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'Sopranos' Henchman Talks Playing The Boss

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Jancelewicz | Posted 02.17.2012

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Last time we saw Steven Van Zandt on TV, he was Silvio Dante, one of Tony Soprano's top henchmen on "The Sopranos." But now, on the Netflix series "Li...

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An Interview With Terence Winter: Executive Producer and Creator of HBO's Boardwalk Empire (Part 2 -- On Writing for TV)

Susan Dormady Eisenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Brooklyn Rules, The Sopranos, Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire Season 2, Terence Winter, TV Canada, TV News

In Part Two of our phone interview, Winter speaks about his unexpected admission to New York University; his decision to follow his heart and become a writer; his special regard for three mentor-colleagues -- Martin Scorsese, Frank Renzulli, and David Chase; and his 2007 film, Brooklyn Rules.

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An Interview With Terence Winter: Executive Producer, Writer, and Creator of HBO's Boardwalk Empire (Part 1)

Susan Dormady Eisenberg | Posted 04.08.2012

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Boardwalk's second season ended this past December 11 with a closing shot that electrified the fans, but Winter and his creative team had already been in their writers' room since September, devising plot lines for season three.

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The Storyteller & Paradise Lost: Conversations With Todd Snider and Great American Taxi's Vince Herman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2012

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Donald Duck Joins 'The Sopranos'

Posted 12.28.2011

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Edie Falco is now winning Emmys for "Nurse Jackie," but to some, she'll always be best known for her work on "The Sopranos." Looks like you can count ...

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To Recap or Not to Recap, That Is the Question

Kris LoPresto | Posted 02.14.2012

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Lost was a show that required a weekly recap to go over all the hints and clues. Flashforward six years later to the present day and the Internet has a recap for nearly every single show on TV. How did this happen?

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Mom Worried About the Mean Girls at Montessori Preschool

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.08.2012

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This year, one of my daughter's friends told her she doesn't have straight hair and shouldn't play with them. Then she started ignoring my daughter. I know that my child feels hurt and I'm concerned about her. Signed, Worried Mom

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Moline Loves Paul Simon, Plus Chatting With Bill Wyman, American Idol's James Durbin and Mastodon's Brann Dailor

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.17.2012

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Although it seems that Paul Simon has been on the road frequently over the last few years, his latest tour seems much more date-packed as he heralds his latest and one of the best albums of his career, So Beautiful Or So What.

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The Double-Standard for Movie Actresses

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Glenn Close, Family Leave Act, Bridesmaids, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Diane Keaton, Michelle Williams, Helen Mirren, Kristen Wiig, Elizabeth Olsen, Something's Gotta Give, Edie Falco, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Marshall Fine Commentary, Cameron Diaz, Avatar, Natalie Portman, Damages, The Sopranos, Women in Film, Anne Hathaway, Anna Faris, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Marshall Fine, What's Your Number?, It's Complicated, Meryl Streep, Annette Bening, Julia Roberts, Nurse Jackie, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Lauren Ambrose, Drew Barrymore, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Entertainment News

In September, I wrote about the transition of the generations between actors and how we're at a moment where we can see it happening.

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Adding Character to Your Story

Jen Grisanti | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Dexter, Breaking Bad, Character, Entertainment, The Sopranos, Books, Writing, Storytelling, Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Protagonist, Villains, Character Development, William Rabkin, Los Angeles News

A strong character can make all the difference in the world in a good story. How do you add depth to your character and your story? What makes the viewer feel the plight of your character?

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5 TV Shows That Should Not Make It to the Big Screen

Kris LoPresto | Posted 11.20.2011

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The idea of making a film that already has a major built-in fan base is often too alluring for Hollywood to pass up. In other words: ka-ching! Ahead, five television shows that could be turned into movies but really shouldn't bother.

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James Gandolfini's Big, Dead Place

Posted 11.02.2011

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Having bossed the crime underground of New Jersey, James Gandolfini is, believe it or not, headed to perhaps an even crazier secret world. The form...

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Maybe Nice Guys Can Finish First

Michael Sigman | Posted 10.08.2011

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Feeling downhearted that ruthless Republicans are stomping all over our "reasonable," passion-deprived President and his fellow over-compromising Dems...

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Why The BBC Should Welcome Sky Atlantic's Spending Power

Andy Welch | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: The Sopranos, Kate Winslet, Game of Thrones, Mildred Pierce, Bbc, The Wire, Treme, Uktv, Boardwalk Empire, Nurse Jackie, Uktvdrama, Six Feet Under, Uktvdocumentary, UK Entertainment News

Another day, another press release announcing a new series heading to Sky Atlantic. Last month the channel announced they were taking cult favourite Nurse Jackie off BBC Four's hands. It's the latest in a longish list of acquisitions from other channels, Sky's wallet proving too big for the rest of the UK terrestrial broadcasters to compete with. And I say let Sky have them.

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