Entries Tagged as ‘HBO’

January 19, 2010

The Avon Barksdale Story out on DVD in March

Wow. I didn’t even know about this, but apparently there’s a movie  about druglord Avon Barksdale of the Wire. The movie will hit the stores in March. I’m not too sure about the quality of the movie though, have a look and share your thoughts.

July 1, 2009

Omar of The Wire – Michael K. Williams – The Philantropist

Michael K. Williams, or better known as Omar Little among the Wire fans, is keeping busy with a new project in life after the Wire. He plays Dax of the new eight part drama The Philantripist. The show also stars Neve Campbell and James Purefoy (from HBO Rome fame). The story revolves around a billionaire [...]

April 6, 2009

The Wire – Where are they now?

The Telegraph has an interesting article on the Wire cast and what they are up to now that the show has finished. Last time i spotted my personal favourite “McNulty” was in Frank Millers 300.

March 30, 2009

The Wire Fever hits the UK

With the announcement that BBC2 is going to air all five seasons of The Wire, everyone is quick to jump on the bandwagon and tell their praise. The show is scheduled for 1120pm, and will be on every night for the next 12 weeks. MSN reports on the Wire The Telegraph Emma Hartley Blog The [...]

March 21, 2009

Top Ten The Wire Substitutes

If you’re in need of the wire rehab after finishing the five series, here’s a quick fix for you. Head over to Blu-Ray Film and get some counseling through their the wire top ten list of movies and series to take you through the cold turkey.

March 16, 2009

Interview with Ed Burns at Lovefilm

Love film has a published an interview with the Wire author Ed Burns. LF: How far were any of the characters or cases in The Wire based on real people and situations? EB: None of them were based on real people and real situations. I knew that world intimately and I did a lot of [...]

November 13, 2008

The Wire Bet Poker Promo

Love this ad, really cool feel to it. Haven’t seen anything like this in the UK yet, but perhaps will do now that the wire is getting bigger over here also. Enjoy below. Have you seen any other ” the Wire ” ads for other brands?

November 11, 2008

Who the f*ck is George Pelecanos, and what’s he doing on the Wire?

Little known to the wider audience perhaps, George Pelecanos is a DC based writer who also became producer of the show. I’m yet to read any of his own novels, but according to the latest issue of Stop Smiling, his style seem quite similar to that of David Simon and Edward Burns; the gritty reality [...]

November 8, 2008

Anwan Glover aka Slim Charles – Life before and after the Wire

What happened to Slim Charles from the Wire? I know. I’ve spent this morning listening to live recordings of Anwan Glovers go-go band The Backyard Band and it’s pretty damn good. I got the CD from the latest issue of Stop Smiling which has a nice lengthy feature on the Big G. Apparently just like [...]

September 11, 2008

Generation Kill – First Impression

Haven’t written anything in ages, or at least since the wire season 5 ended. Look forward to the DVD box but anyways, what I wanted to write was just a short first impression note on another show by David Simon and Ed Burns, Generation Kill.  I’ve only watched the very first episode and just like [...]

June 11, 2008

The Wire Lost Episodes – Marlo vs Omar

Here’s the second part of Pete Handelman’s brilliant homage to the Wire, great stuff        

May 26, 2008

The Wire – White Chocolate Episode

This is the most fun fan homage to The Wire I’ve seen yet and telling by the ratings on youtube I’m not the only one to think so. Thanks to creator Pete Handelman who posted a link in the comments. Loved you’re Bunk and Omar characters ! Look forward to episode 2