Six Feet Under

Review: A Red Orchid Theatre’s “Mistakes Were Made”

source: chicagotheaterblog.com

Craig Wright, Emmy-nominated writer of the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, has created in Mistakes Were Made an entertaining and intelligently witty play, even as Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon is alone on stage throughout most of the play; his time spent engaging in frantic phone conver...

Published Tue, Sep 22

Can 'True Blood' overcome Emmy curse against vampires?

source: The Envelope

Oscar-winning scripter Alan Ball ("American Beauty") adapted a bestselling series of books by Charlaine Harris to create the show. The last time Ball handled a series for HBO, the result was "Six Feet Under," which ran for five seasons and was a ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Jackson County man makes big screen debut

source: Jackson County Floridan

 FL He has been in smaller, independent films, as well as an episode of the HBO series “Six Feet Under”; the reality show “Dismissed”; a few commercials and on stage in theater productions. Wesley was the first to audition when he was called up with ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Take it from Buffy, Sookie and Bella: Love hurts when your main ...

source: The State

 SC In 2008, “Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball dials it up a notch and turns the book into a thrilling — and sexy — hit for HBO. Season two premieres tonight. Bella Swan: Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel, “Twilight,” gains a cult following that quickly ...

Published Sat, Jun 13

McDuffie Presents Two Screenwriting Workshops for Teens and Adults

source: UNM Today

 NM McDuffie has written for HBO, Showtime, Warner Brothers and the producers of “ER,” “Capote” and “Six Feet Under.” The first class, Saturday June 20-Sunday, June 21, is for mature writers who wish to develop their work into dynamic and powerful ...

Published Fri, Jun 12

Remote Controlled : For couch potatoes, June signals debut of new ...

source: Arizona Daily Star

 AZ True Blood" (9 pm next Sunday on HBO) — Sex. Violence. Vampires. "True Blood" packs plenty of all three in the Season 2 premiere of producer Alan Ball's best work since "Six Feet Under." The show is based on the Charlaine Harris book series about ...

Published Sat, Jun 6

Japanese Film Departures, 2009's Foreign Language Oscar Winner ...

source: Huffington Post

 NY Also, there's a fascination with the profession of undertaking--judging from the popularity of the HBO show Six Feet Under here. Each culture is concerned in their own way with respecting and addressing the dead. But ironically, learning about those ...

Published Wed, Jun 3

Alan Ball talks about what to expect in True Blood Season 2

source: The Cinema Post

E! Online  UK He also mentions Six Feet Under, and how he treats the characters of True Blood with the same respect and care that he did for his legendary series that also aired on HBO: “The challenges for me are to remain very true to the spirit of Charlaine's ...

Published Tue, Jun 2