New on Blu-ray: VEEP - THE COMPLETE SERIES (2012-2019)

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Product Description: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the Vice President of the United States in this hilarious HBO comedy series. Each episode follows her whirlwind day-to-day existence as she puts out political fires, juggles public and private demands and defends the interests of the chief executive--with whom she shares a uniquely dysfunctional relationship.

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DVD & Blu-ray: VEEP - The Final Season

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Product Description: Former vice president and onetime president Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is back in the campaign trail in the seventh and final season of the acclaimed HBO comedy series. As Selina woos uber-wealthy donors while navigating threats from primary challengers, including aide-turned Congressman Jonah Ryan (Timothy C. Simons), her band of misfits is also back - save for Mike (Matt Walsh), who's been banished from Selina's orbit and now covers the Presidential campaign, having been replaced by ongoing nemesis in the press, reporter Leon West (Brian Huskey). Meanwhile, Amy (Anna Chlumsky) is figuring out how she feels about her pregnancy vis-a-vis Dan (Reid Scott), who seems unwillingly to give up his playboy ways for fatherhood. And rounding out the team are ever-faithful bagman Gary (Tony Hale), cantankerous Ben (Kevin Dunn), numbers-obsessed Kent (Gary Cole) and new staffer Richard (Sam Richardson).

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2019 Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List

It was business as usual with a few surprises as the Primtime Emmy Awards winners were announced on Sunday. "Game of Thrones" dominated the evening with 12 wins, including the big one for Best Drama Series, while another HBO show, the miniseries "Chernobyl" also won big, scoring 10 trophies, including the big three: writing, directing and limited series.

A big surprise was Amazon's "Fleabag", which took home four wins: best comedy series, lead actress in a comedy series and writing in a comedy series (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), and directing (Harry Bradbeer). Also, "Ozark" received some love on Sunday night, with Julia Garner winning supporting actress in a drama against four "Game of Thrones" stars, and Jason Bateman taking home the directing award.

Big snubs include the final season of "Veep", which was completely shut out of Sunday's awards, and Ava DuVernay's Netflix limited series "When They See Us", which only took home two awards, for lead actor Jharrel Jerome and casting, out of a total of 16 nominations.

The overall results for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, including the Creative Arts Emmys, are as follows: 34 wins for HBO, 27 for Netflix, 15 for Amazon, 8 for National Geographic, 7 for NBC, and 5 each for CNN and FX.

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VEEP Season 7 Trailer, Featurette, Images and Poster

The seventh and final season of Armando Iannucci's political satire comedy series "Veep" has premiered on March 31, 2019 on HBO. The last seven episodes of the show find Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) back in the presidential race, wooing uber-wealthy donors while navigating threats from primary challengers, including aide-turned-congressman Jonah Ryan (Timothy Simons). The cast also includes Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland and Clea DuVall.

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New Trailers: FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, STRAY, DIANE, THE SOUVENIR and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The sports dramedy "Fighting With My Family" inspired by the early years of WWE superstar Paige. The film is executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, who also makes an appearance as himself. The cast also includes Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey and Vince Vaughn.
• The indie thriller "Stray" starring Karen Fukuhara ("Suicide Squad").
• The indie drama "Diane" starring Mary Kay Place and Jake Lacy. The film won Best Narrative Feature, Screenplay and Cinematography at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
• The semi-autobiographical British drama "The Souvenir" from indie filmmaker Joanna Hogg ("Unrelated", "Exhibition"). Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the film stars Tilda Swinton and her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne.
• The HBO documentary "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley" from Oscar and Emmy winning documentarian Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room", "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief").
• The seventh and final season of the comedy series "Veep" starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners: Full Winners List

Following the Producers Guild, the Screen Actors Guild also announced the winners of their 24th annual awards. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" nabbed three major wins for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor (Frances McDormand), Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Sam Rockwell) and the big one, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture. Gary Oldman took home a much-deserved trophy for his role as Winston Churchill, and Allison Janney won for her supporting turn in "I, Tonya".

In the television categories, the winners include "Big Little Lies", "This is Us", and "Veep".

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Emmys 2017: The Complete Winners List

The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced its winners on Sunday night during a ceremony hosted by Stephen Colbert at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Top honors were bestowed upon Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" for best drama series, HBO's "Veep" for comedy series and "Big Little Lies" for limited series. NBC's "Saturday Night Live" picked up nods for Variety Sketch Series, directing and supporting actors (Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin) as a result of a politically charged season aimed mostly at Donald Trump, proving once again that awards shows are more inclined to reward politics rather than quality. Meanwhile, "The Leftovers" was snubbed for its amazing final season. End Of Rant.

In the acting categories, Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd scored wins for "The Handmaid's Tale", Sterling K. Brown for "This is Us", and in the limited series category Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgard and Laura Dern took home awards for "Big Little Lies". Julia Louis-Dreyfus nabbed a record-breaking sixth consecutive trophy for "Veep".

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Emmys 2017: Full List of Nominations

The nominations for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards have been announced. While "Game of Thrones" was ineligible this year due to a late summer start for the new season, HBO still scored big with another genre series, the highly acclaimed "Westworld", which tied surprisingly with "Saturday Night Live", each claiming no less than 22 nominations. SNL is the big surprise here, and some would say not entirely a welcome one, but they have had a surge in popularity lately due to their roasting of Donald Trump.

Other shows nominated include some of the usual suspects like "House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Modern Family" and "Veep", but also newcomers like "The Crown", "Stranger Things", "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Atlanta". In the limited series category, HBO is in with "Big Little Lies" (16 nods) and "Night Of" (13 nods), FX has two anthology shows, "Fargo" (16 nods) and "Feud: Bette and Joan" (19 nods), while National Geographic pulled a surprise of their own as their new show "Genius", which could be described as Emmy-bait, scored 9 nominations.

As a fan of "The Leftovers" and its contribution to the history of television, I can say I'm pretty pissed that this awesome show was once again snubbed at the Emmys, especially as the third and final season was as close to perfection as any show can hope to be. The Emmys are no different than any other awards institution, leaning towards easy choices that are explicitly constructed to nab nominations and awards, and/or political choices, while original shows that subvert expectations and cliches are avoided like the plague. And "The Leftovers" is not the only one, but one of many important series to be snubbed by the Emmys in recent years.

The Emmy Awards will announce its winners from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles during a ceremony hosted by Stephen Colbert, which will air live on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. PT. on CBS.

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VEEP Season 6 Trailers, Featurette, Images and Poster

HBO's comedy series "Veep" returns for a sixth season. Julia Louis-Dreyfus reprises the role of Selina Meyer, who we now find adjusting to life after her short-lived Presidency. Created by Armando Iannucci ("I'm Alan Partridge"), the show also stars Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simmons, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Sam Richardson, Kevin Dunn and Gary Cole.

"Veep" season six premiered on April 16th. The next episode titled "Library" will air on April 23rd.

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New on DVD and Blu-ray: April 11, 2017

The new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of April 11, 2017 include the Oscar nominated biopics "Lion" and "Hidden Figures", the sci-fi adventure film "Monster Trucks", the crime comedy "War on Everyone", the horror film "The Bye Bye Man", the western "Brimstone" and the Foreign Film Oscar nominee "Toni Erdmann". James Franco fans might be interested in the Blu-ray release of the 2006 film "Tristan + Isolde".

We also have three new series released this week on home video, HBO's "Silicon Valley" (Season 3) and "Veep" (Season 5), and National Geographic's intriguing miniseries "Mars".

There are also a decent number of oldies-but-goldies, mostly released as remastered Blu-ray editions. Among them, the most notable are the Criterion Collection's "The Young Girls of Rochefort" and "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", the horror films "Dark Waters", "House: Two Stories", and the collections featuring films in the "Phantasm" series and the "Dead or Alive" trilogy.

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2017 Directors Guild Winners Announced (Complete List)

I suppose it's no longer a surprise that "La La Land" won top honors at the Directors Guild Awards, as the film has already won most of the major awards this season and the path to a landslide Oscar win is now pretty clear. Other DGA winners include Garth Davis for "Lion" in the Best First Feature category, and Miguel Sapochnik, who won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series for his work on the "Game of Thrones" episode "Battle of the Bastards".

Read the Complete List of DGA Winners after the jump.

2016 Emmy Awards Complete Winners List

The winners of the 86th annual Emmy Awards have been announced, and for the most part, everyone was happy with how the show went down. Apart from the complete snubbing of "Fargo" Season 2, pretty much everyone who deserved it, got it.

The big winner is "The People v. O.J. Simpson" with a total of 7 Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Sarah Paulson). The miniseries only lost the Directing for a Limited Series award to Susanna Biers for her work on "The Night Manager"

"Game of Thrones" also cleaned up with 5 wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, Writing and Directing. HBO had and equally great night in the comedy category where "Veep" won Outstanding Comedy Series and Lead Actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

Other winnning shows includes "Transparent", "Mr. Robot", "Orphan Black", "Master of None", "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride", "Baskets", "Bloodline", "American Crime" and "Downton Abbey".

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DVD & Blu-ray: VEEP Season 4 (HBO)

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Product Description: Following the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the onetime VP and now-President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her four-time Emmy-winning role), VEEP, the 2015 Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series, created by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Armando Iannucci, takes a sharp, satirical look at the insular world of Washington politics. While Selina has ascended to the highest office in the land, she must still run for election, and over the course of this season's 10 episodes, Selina and her staff grapple with how to make her seem "presidential", while also deciding who will make the best running mate.

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VEEP Season 5 Trailer

HBO has released the first trailer for the fifth season of their comedy series "Veep". Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as President Selina Meyer who is struggling to stay in office following the election tie which ended the last season, while also dealing with a full-blown economic crisis. The cast also includes Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sufe Bradshaw and Sam Richardson.

"Veep" season 5 will premiere on April 24th.

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2016 WGA Winners Announced

The winners of this year's WGA awards have been announced. The Writers Guild of America chose "Spotlight" and "The Big Short" for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Two major films, however did not compete. "The Hateful Eight" and "Room" were deemed ineligible according to the WGA's rules. In the TV categories the top winners include "Mad Men", "Veep", "Mr. Robot", "Better Call Saul" and "Silicon Valley".

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2016 DGA Awards Winners Announced

The Directors Guild of America, one of the most important Oscars indicators, announced its winners last night. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won top honors for his work on "The Revenant", a second consecutive win for the director following last years's "Birdman".

It's been a pretty crazy awards season, so far, and quite difficult to predict. The confusing aspect of the Guild awards is that the PGA chose Adam McKay's "The Big Short" as the best film of the year, so that means the Oscar race could split up the Director and Picture awards. "The Big Short", however, never really felt like a huge contender for the Best Picture Oscar, until the PGA awards actually turned it into one. George Miller did seem to have a shot at the Director award, but it now looks like Inarritu jumped ahead of him in the race. I guess time will tell.

The Documentary direction award went to Matthew Heineman for "Cartel Land", and Alex Garland scored a First-Time Feature Film Director win for "Ex Machina". In the TV categories, the DGA winners include "Veep" and "Game of Thrones".

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2015 Emmy Awards Winners

The 67th Emmy Awards winners have been announced. HBO made a historic effort this year by sweeping through most of the major awards. The big winners were "Game of Thrones" for Best Drama, "Veep" for Best Comedy and "Olive Kitteridge" for Best Miniseries and most of the acting awards. Viola Davis won Best Actress for "How to Get Away With Murder" and Jon Hamm finally won for "Mad Men". In the supporting categories, the winners include Uzo Aduba for "Orange is the New Black" and Peter Dinklage for "Game of Thrones".

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DVD & Blu-Ray: VEEP - THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON

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Product Description: HBO premieres the third season of the Emmy®-nominated comedy series created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar® nominee for co-writing In the Loop) that takes a sharp, satirical look at the insular world of Washington politics. Following the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her Emmy®-winning role), Veep hilariously skewers everyday office politics, against the backdrop of the second highest office in the land. After the revelation at the end of Season 2 that the president will not run for reelection, Season 3 begins with Selina, eying a promotion, courting Iowa caucus voters at a signing for her new book, Some New Beginnings. Soon, Selina and her staff, back in D.C. for Mike’s (Matt Walsh) wedding, learn that Secretary of Defense Maddox is resigning – setting Selina up for a possible run in the presidential primaries against Maddox and her nemesis, war-vet Danny Chung. Over the course of this season’s 10 episodes, Selina and her staff will set up an exploratory campaign office in D.C. and travel to Silicon Valley (to raise money) and London (to meet with heads of state), while Amy (Anna Chlumsky) and Dan (Reid Scott) vie to be Selina’s campaign manager. As always, Veep will continue to show that in Washington, even the most banal decisions can have ripple effects, with unexpected and far-reaching consequences.

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TV Trailers: VEEP, MAD MEN, SILICON VALLEY, FARGO

Some new trailers and promos have been released for upcoming seasons of the following TV series :

• "Veep" (HBO) - starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale and Reid Scott. Season three begins on April 6th.
  
  
• "Mad Men" (AMC) - starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks and January Jones. Season seven premieres on April 13th.
  
  
• "Silicon Valley" (HBO) - created by Mike Judge ("Office Space") and starring Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Martin Starr and Kumail Nanjiani. The first season premieres on April 6th.
  
  
• "Fargo" (FX) - A 10-episode limited series based on Joel and Ethan Coen's classic movie. The series stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Tom Musgrave, Peter Breitmayer, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg and Allison Tolman. "Fargo" premieres on April 15th.
  
  

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2014 Writers Guild of America Award Winners

The Writers Guild of America Awards winners have been announced. In the film categories, the award for Best Original Screenplay went to Spike Jonze for "Her", Billy Ray won Best Adapted Screenplay for "Captain Phillips" and Best Documentary Screenplay was awarded to Sarah Polley for "Stories We Tell". As far as predictions for the Oscars go, the WGA have a high prediction factor and have accurately indicated Oscar winners in the past, but it should be taken into account that in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, the WGA ruled that "12 Years a Slave" wasn't eligible. Considering how "12 Years a Slave" is a strong contender at the Oscars, and it has been nominated for Adapted Screenplay, it's still the favorite to win. In television, the big winners were "Veep", "Breaking Bad" and "House of Cards".

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