Read more HBO stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1824/hbo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73216/by-the-people-has-access-little-else.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics agree the HBO's By the People , a record of the Obama campaign produced by Edward Norton, offers behind-the-scenes access but no real scoops. But what some see as a heartwarming tale of triumph, others find fawning. A sampling: The naivete of the filmmakers shows through for Hank Stuever . "Gradually,...http://www.newser.com/story/73216/by-the-people-has-access-little-else.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71269/juno-s-ellen-page-to-write-comedy-for-hbo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEllen Page is expanding her horizons: the Juno and Whip It star will write and produce Stitch N’ Bitch , a new comedy for HBO. Page is collaborating with Arrested Development ’s Alia Shawkat and Sean Tillman, also known as the musician Har Mar Superstar. The comedy centers on two hipster...http://www.newser.com/story/71269/juno-s-ellen-page-to-write-comedy-for-hbo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 16:49:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70921/pathetic-seinfeld-reunion-invades-curb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic," which he explains is...http://www.newser.com/story/70921/pathetic-seinfeld-reunion-invades-curb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 15:01:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69748/midwest-diva-aims-to-be-next-britney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe’s a size 16, loves plastic-jewel-encrusted sweaters, lives with her parents, and marries gay couples in her spare time—but Leslie Hall, a white rapper from Iowa, sees herself as a peer of “Britney, Rihanna, Beyoncé, we’re all doing the same thing,” she tells CNN. Hall became a self-proclaimed “ce-Web-rity”...http://www.newser.com/story/69748/midwest-diva-aims-to-be-next-britney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 11:34:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69657/sissy-spacek-joins-big-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSissy Spacek will join the cast of HBO’s Big Love , the LA Times reports. Spacek will be a regular cast member on the show’s upcoming fourth season, playing a DC lobbyist. Her first appearance comes in the third episode. Spacek raises the cast’s profile considerably: she won a best-actress Oscar...http://www.newser.com/story/69657/sissy-spacek-joins-big-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 12:41:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68024/time-warner-enlists-networks-for-internet-tv-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner has signed up at least a dozen networks for a new Internet TV service, and plans to test the service in select markets soon, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. Onboard are CBS, HBO, Syfy, AMC, and Time Warner’s own TNT and TBS, among others. Time Warner is promising...http://www.newser.com/story/68024/time-warner-enlists-networks-for-internet-tv-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 10:54:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67997/true-blood-kills-with-metaphors-and-uh-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are gushing about HBO's hit True Blood , which manages to marry kinky vampire sex to social commentary, writes Gina Bellafante in the New York Times . The barrier-busting series touches on gay marriage, racial profiling, capitalism run amok, and right-wing religious extremism. In the current season, a crazed Christian cult...http://www.newser.com/story/67997/true-blood-kills-with-metaphors-and-uh-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 8:11:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67598/paquin-i-take-off-my-bra-for-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSassy Anna Paquin has absolutely no trouble stripping down for scenes in HBO's steamy series Tru Blood , she tells Nylon in a let-it-all-hang-out interview. "I'm sorry, maybe there are women who keep their bras on while they have sex. I don't happen to be one of them," quips Paquin, who...http://www.newser.com/story/67598/paquin-i-take-off-my-bra-for-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 4:00:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66191/true-blood-stars-paquin-moyer-engaged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrue Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are engaged, People reports. The two have been open about their 6-month relationship and how it affects their onscreen romance. Says Paquin, 27: “If you're already with that person, then you're not having to sort of get over the 'Wow, I'm naked...http://www.newser.com/story/66191/true-blood-stars-paquin-moyer-engaged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 16:23:10 CDT