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Shocking Scientology
The church of Scientology was skewered recently in the recent HBO documentary “Going Clear.” If you don’t subscribe to HBO, you’ve missed a lot of very good documentary reportage, including […]
Treme S4 E3: Those Bells Are Tolling For Us All
In season four of the HBO series Treme the narrative force of this post-Katrina epic is dwindling along with the fortunes of its characters. Death and failure weave through the […]
Treme S4 E2: Death’s Grip On New Orleans, Wendell Pierce on Violence in New Orleans
HBO’s New Orleans-based drama Treme is down to its final three episodes. The action is picking up dramatically as story lines resolve with Shakesperian suddenness and finality. Those of us […]
Treme at Buffa’s: If You Can’t Make It Here, You’d Better Not Leave (S4 E1)
A New Orleans tradition was renewed Sunday night when people gathered in the back room at Buffa’s to watch the HBO drama Treme and hear one of the featured artists […]
HBO’s Treme Finishes Shooting Final Season
It was a raw and misty late afternoon in February during Mardi Gras. Spotlights illuminated the gloaming Marigny shadows with a surreal, almost funereal light. David Simon and Eric Overmyer […]
Treme Returns Tonight For Season Three
The third season of Treme starts as in so many episodes, with Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce) in a cab, debating the details with a driver and volleying for a pass, or […]
A First Look at Treme’s Third Season
There’s no new video online yet, but last night’s “My Darlin’ New Orleans” fundraiser hosted by HBO’s Treme showed a scene from the upcoming season. The story has moved forward […]
Does Everything “Treme” Need Explication?
So it seems. Earlier in the week, The Times-Picayune‘s Dave Walker reported that the producers had worked out storylines for the characters that would ideally take four seasons to bring […]
HBO Stands Behind Treme
During the shooting of the season finale, HBO renewed Treme for a third season. On Sunday, Dave Walker announced in The Times-Picayune that HBO has given David Simon and Eric […]
Treme Down Under
One of the questions we’ve always asked about Treme is how it plays outside New Orleans. Season two is just starting in Australia: how does it play out of the […]
