While the Omar Little character in the Wire was a massive success that got actor Michael K. Williams a massive fan following, his latest movie isn’t as lucky. Read the full review
Entries Tagged as ‘The Wire’
August 19, 2010
Idris Elba of the Wire take on Morgan Freeman role
British actor Idris Elba, famed for his brilliant role as drug Kingpin Stringer bell, is to play a psyhochologist in an upcoming movie – Cross. The Freeman connection is that Morgan Freeman played the titular role of dr Cross in two previous films of the murder mystery series.
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.
September 7, 2009
The Wire Unleashed in Aussie Land
The Aussies have got bitten by the Wire bug, badly. Season 1 has just started on Australian ABC2 and is getting some fans. You definitely need to check out the video review on the link below as the characters presenting the show is absolutely hilarious. Thanks to our aussie friends of f*ckingfanclub.com for the tip.
August 24, 2009
Namond of The Wire aka Julito McCullum to NYC Fringe Festival
A year after the Wire actor Julito McCullum who played the hopper Namond is moving on to new exciting opportunities. His next stop is in NYC at the Staten Island Fringe Festival. “It’s sort of like ‘The Wire.’ We’re touching on topics and subjects that people are afraid to speak about,” says McCullum, who moved [...]
August 21, 2009
Watching the Wire with Subtitles is Criminal
The wire writer George Pelecanos says that watching the wire using subtitles is criminal – you’ll miss a big bit of the experience. “We wrote it so audiences would have to work at it!” he said in an interview with The Independent. “We were not going to compromise in making it immediately accessible for everyone. [...]
July 14, 2009
Marlo of the Wire in Real World Gun Battle
When the real world catches up with fiction. Apparently a teen was killed during a gun battle at Jamie Hector’s, who plays gangster Marlo Stanfield, baby shower in New York. A massive 50 bullets were fired outside th party. Read the full Story at smh.com.au. Thanks for the heads up from my friends at Entourage [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
