One episode before the end and we're reminded of just how far Boardwalk Empire has come. Here's Michael's review...
This review contains spoilers
5.7 Friendless Child
Perhaps the clearest sign of how far we’ve come with Boardwalk Empire is that I actually felt bad for Mickey Doyle when he finally ran his mouth just a little bit too far. Of course, it might just be that he’d managed to excise that irritating little half-giggle from his personal repertoire but it’s possibly more the case that I’ve spent five seasons in his company and I’d come to like the fellow, even if only through a grudging respect for his ability to stay alive for so long in the face of so many opportunities to die.
That even Mickey bought the farm shows just how dangerous this present season is and specifically, how lethal the ambition of Luciano,...
This review contains spoilers
5.7 Friendless Child
Perhaps the clearest sign of how far we’ve come with Boardwalk Empire is that I actually felt bad for Mickey Doyle when he finally ran his mouth just a little bit too far. Of course, it might just be that he’d managed to excise that irritating little half-giggle from his personal repertoire but it’s possibly more the case that I’ve spent five seasons in his company and I’d come to like the fellow, even if only through a grudging respect for his ability to stay alive for so long in the face of so many opportunities to die.
That even Mickey bought the farm shows just how dangerous this present season is and specifically, how lethal the ambition of Luciano,...
- 10/21/2014
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
A review of tonight's "Boardwalk Empire" coming up just as soon as I rob Peter to pay Paul... "Year in, year out: different dogs, same bone." -Nucky By shifting the final season into 1931, Terence Winter and company have brought us into a year where Al Capone isn't just a mob boss, but a celebrity, and when Lansky, Luciano and Siegel are making moves that will turn them into organized crime legends in their own right. The series could conceivably do a major pivot at the end and do a serialized version of "The Untouchables," with Stephen Graham and Jim True-Frost (Prez!) standing in for De Niro(*) and Costner, and/or focus heavily on the schemes of the not-so-young triumvirate of New York wiseguys. But the show has always been about Nucky's story, right or wrong, and "The Good Listener" plays interestingly off of the ways that this show's main character...
- 9/15/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Recently, HBO served up this new, 2nd, sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 2 of season 5, and it appears to be quite interesting as Nucky seems to be having trouble proving he's qualified for his latest endeavor, and more. The episode is entitled, "The Good Listener." In the new,2nd episode , Nucky will end up, visiting to the now-retired Johnny Torrio, who agrees to broker a meeting with the new “Boss of Bosses,” Salvatore Maranzano. In Chicago, Eli and Van Alden is going to get tasked by Mike D’Angelo, Al Capone’s new right-hand man, to get back the money that was lost during a federal raid by Eliot Ness. Fresh out of law school, Willie Thompson will land a new job interview. Rebuffed by a group of would-be financiers, Nucky will dine with Tonino Sandrelli before sending a message to Lansky and Luciano. In...
- 9/13/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Last night, HBO released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 2 of season 5, and it appears to be quite intriguing as Nucky attempts to engage in a new liquor business endeavor, and more. The episode is titled, "The Good Listener.” In the new,2nd episode, Nucky will be back from a dangerous encounter in Cuba, and is going to pay a visit to the now-retired Johnny Torrio, who agrees to set up a meeting with the new “Boss of Bosses,” Salvatore Maranzano. In Chicago, Eli and Van Alden are going to end up, getting tasked by Mike D’Angelo, Al Capone’s new right-hand man, to get back money lost during a federal raid by Eliot Ness. Willie Thompson will land a new job interview. Nucky will dine with Tonino Sandrelli before sending a message to Lansky and Luciano. The episode was written by Terence Winter...
- 9/8/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Recently, HBO released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 2 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "The Good Listener," and it sounds quite interesting as Nucky shows back up on the scene after getting caught up in a dangerous Cuba encounter, and more. In the new, 2nd episode press release: Back from Cuba after a dangerous encounter, Nucky is going to pay a visit to the now-retired Johnny Torrio (Greg Antonacci), who agrees to broker a meeting with the new “Boss of Bosses,” Salvatore Maranzano (Giampiero Judica). In Chicago, Eli (Shea Whigham) and Van Alden (Michael Shannon) is going to get tasked by Mike D’Angelo (Louis Cancelmi), Al Capone’s (Stephen Graham) new right-hand man, to recoup money lost during a federal raid by Eliot Ness (Jim True-Frost). Fresh out of law school, Willie Thompson (Ben Rosenfield) will have a job interview. Rebuffed by a group of would-be financiers,...
- 9/7/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
When the new, final season of Boardwalk Empire starts Sunday, the Roaring Twenties will be over. The Depression will will have set in, and the end of Prohibition will be just a couple of years away. That, however, doesn’t mean that the aftermath of the series’ fourth season won’t linger, even as the show settles into 1931.
In its past four seasons, Boardwalk Empire has proved that it is interested in the entirety of the sprawling gangster culture of the 1920s, not just Nucky Thompson’s bootlegging business. By moving the action to 1931, the show will most certainly contend with the changing crime landscape.
In its past four seasons, Boardwalk Empire has proved that it is interested in the entirety of the sprawling gangster culture of the 1920s, not just Nucky Thompson’s bootlegging business. By moving the action to 1931, the show will most certainly contend with the changing crime landscape.
- 9/5/2014
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW - Inside TV
It's always an incredible night to see stars honor their fellow performers at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and tonight was no exception (January 18).
The 20th Annual event was full of wonderful moments as many talented actors and ensembles took home the coveted statues awarded to them for their tremendous roles on the big and small screens.
The biggest award of the night went home to the cast of "American Hustle," taking home the Actor for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
Other notable trophies went home to Cate Blanchett for Best Actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine," and Matthew McConaughey for Best Actor for his work in "Dallas Buyers Club."
Check out the full list of 2014 SAG Award nominees below:
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt.
The 20th Annual event was full of wonderful moments as many talented actors and ensembles took home the coveted statues awarded to them for their tremendous roles on the big and small screens.
The biggest award of the night went home to the cast of "American Hustle," taking home the Actor for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
Other notable trophies went home to Cate Blanchett for Best Actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine," and Matthew McConaughey for Best Actor for his work in "Dallas Buyers Club."
Check out the full list of 2014 SAG Award nominees below:
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt.
- 1/19/2014
- GossipCenter
It's always an incredible night to see stars award their fellow performers at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and tonight was no exception (January 18).
The evening was full of wonderful moments as many talented actors and ensembles took home the coveted statues awarded to them for their tremendous roles on the big and small screens.
The biggest award of the night went home to the cast of "American Hustle," taking home the Actor for Best Picture.
Other notable trophies went home to Cate Blanchett for Best Actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine," and Matthew McConaughey for Best Actor for his work in "Dallas Buyers Club."
Check out the full list of 2014 SAG Award nominees below:
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt.
The evening was full of wonderful moments as many talented actors and ensembles took home the coveted statues awarded to them for their tremendous roles on the big and small screens.
The biggest award of the night went home to the cast of "American Hustle," taking home the Actor for Best Picture.
Other notable trophies went home to Cate Blanchett for Best Actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine," and Matthew McConaughey for Best Actor for his work in "Dallas Buyers Club."
Check out the full list of 2014 SAG Award nominees below:
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt.
- 1/19/2014
- GossipCenter
The award season is now in full swing. This morning, SAG-aftra announced the nominees for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Nominations and wins at these awards often add to one’s Oscar hopes, so it’s always interesting to see which projects are getting the most attention.
One neat personal note here is that, since I’ve been a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild for 7 years, I get to cast my votes on all of these. Looking forward to that.
And the nominees are…
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – “Captain Phillips” (Columbia Pictures)
Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – “Dallas Buyers Club” (Focus Features)
Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler...
One neat personal note here is that, since I’ve been a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild for 7 years, I get to cast my votes on all of these. Looking forward to that.
And the nominees are…
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – “Captain Phillips” (Columbia Pictures)
Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – “Dallas Buyers Club” (Focus Features)
Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler...
- 12/11/2013
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
We’re getting pretty close to the end of this season of Boardwalk Empire and, true to form, things are really starting to heat up. Everything that has been slowly building over the course of the season is now coming to a head: Nucky’s business dealings in Florida, Chalky’s feud with Dr. Narcisse, the fallout from Willie Thompson’s brief stint at college, and the team up between Capone and Van Alden in Chicago. The only subplot that wasn’t touched this episode was Gillian Darmody’s, and let’s be frank: it was not missed.
In fact, if you look at the quality of this season from episode to episode, it is generally the Gillian-free episodes that have been the strongest. That’s not to say that nothing interesting will happen with her subplot, but it sure hasn’t happened yet. She is not a sympathetic character,...
In fact, if you look at the quality of this season from episode to episode, it is generally the Gillian-free episodes that have been the strongest. That’s not to say that nothing interesting will happen with her subplot, but it sure hasn’t happened yet. She is not a sympathetic character,...
- 11/11/2013
- by Jeremy Clymer
- We Got This Covered
“All you have to do is nod and you get to hold on to what matters,” Agent Knox tells Eli Thompson in this week’s episode of Boardwalk Empire. The scene ends before we can see whether or not Eli gives Agent Knox the nod he’s looking for, but either way it seems likely that it’s the beginning of the end for at least one of the three Thompsons.
After a few slow-moving episodes in a row, this week’s episode, “The Old Ship of Zion,” is an explosion of forward momentum. It’s a welcome reminder of just how good Boardwalk Empire can be. Yes, it can be supremely frustrating to sit through all the build-up as the disparate subplots slowly gather steam, but once things get going there are few shows on TV that are as thrilling. There are more nooses being tightened in this episode...
After a few slow-moving episodes in a row, this week’s episode, “The Old Ship of Zion,” is an explosion of forward momentum. It’s a welcome reminder of just how good Boardwalk Empire can be. Yes, it can be supremely frustrating to sit through all the build-up as the disparate subplots slowly gather steam, but once things get going there are few shows on TV that are as thrilling. There are more nooses being tightened in this episode...
- 10/28/2013
- by Jeremy Clymer
- We Got This Covered
Review Michael Noble 22 Oct 2013 - 12:00
This week's Boardwalk Empire examines ideas of identity, reinvention and the threat of the future. Here's Michael's review...
This review contains spoilers.
4.7 William Wilson
Literary references are extremely difficult for television (and film) writers to get right. Too often, they appear as mere ornament; an unearned epigrammatic flourish that has, at best, a tangential relationship to the matter at hand and seems to have been included only to borrow some kind of profundity (Criminal Minds, I’m looking at you). Done right, it can add depth to the material and provide a handy channel along which additional thematic riches may be found.
The best of the crop do it well. Breaking Bad synthesised Whitman and Shelley, The Wire tapped Fitzgerald and Dickens while The Sopranos dined out on Tolstoy and Flaubert. Two weeks ago, Boardwalk Empire gave us Goethe. Tonight, we go Poe.
William Wilson,...
This week's Boardwalk Empire examines ideas of identity, reinvention and the threat of the future. Here's Michael's review...
This review contains spoilers.
4.7 William Wilson
Literary references are extremely difficult for television (and film) writers to get right. Too often, they appear as mere ornament; an unearned epigrammatic flourish that has, at best, a tangential relationship to the matter at hand and seems to have been included only to borrow some kind of profundity (Criminal Minds, I’m looking at you). Done right, it can add depth to the material and provide a handy channel along which additional thematic riches may be found.
The best of the crop do it well. Breaking Bad synthesised Whitman and Shelley, The Wire tapped Fitzgerald and Dickens while The Sopranos dined out on Tolstoy and Flaubert. Two weeks ago, Boardwalk Empire gave us Goethe. Tonight, we go Poe.
William Wilson,...
- 10/22/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Well, the promise of two weeks ago that this season of Boardwalk Empire was starting to gain momentum is fading fast. With this week’s episode, we are given yet another hour of setup with no payoff. Instead, we have to cross our fingers and hope that the payoff to come will have been worth the wait.
This week’s episode is titled “William Wilson,” which is lifted from an Edgar Allen Poe short story of the same name. The story itself is brought up in a scene that culminates in William (“Willie”) Thompson storming out of class and dropping out of school. The parallels between William Wilson and William Thompson aren’t exactly subtle. “William Wilson” is about a boy in school who encounters his own doppelganger. This other boy shares his name, appearance, and even birth date. Wilson becomes progressively more enraged by his doppelganger until he eventually murders him.
This week’s episode is titled “William Wilson,” which is lifted from an Edgar Allen Poe short story of the same name. The story itself is brought up in a scene that culminates in William (“Willie”) Thompson storming out of class and dropping out of school. The parallels between William Wilson and William Thompson aren’t exactly subtle. “William Wilson” is about a boy in school who encounters his own doppelganger. This other boy shares his name, appearance, and even birth date. Wilson becomes progressively more enraged by his doppelganger until he eventually murders him.
- 10/21/2013
- by Jeremy Clymer
- We Got This Covered
A quick review of tonight's "Boardwalk Empire" coming up just as soon as I require protection against Apaches... "Erlkonig" presents us with four characters being held prisoner in one way or another without any of them being formally arrested or charged. Willie Thompson winds up in the closest thing to traditional confinement when he's brought in for questioning about the poisoning of his classmate, and Eddie gets taken to the 1920s equivalent of a black site(*) to endure a lengthy interrogation by Agent Knox. But Van Alden is more or less a prisoner of the Capone brothers, forced to do whatever...
- 10/7/2013
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
During every season of Boardwalk Empire, we always start off with at least one question. How will all of these story lines converge by the end of the season? This isn’t a story of one family or neighborhood, but the story of many gangster families from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Chicago. Election tampering in Boardwalk‘s frosh season brought everyone together. Then a civil war, spearheaded by Jimmy Darmody, took us through the end of season 2 – Rip Jimmy. In season 3, Nucky’s ambitions and problems Rosetti started a war across state lines.
Boardwalk Empire Season 4 is going back to the law as the driving factor in uniting the myriad of Boardwalk story arcs. However, instead of Agent Van Alden, who now goes by George Mueller, we have Warren Knox of the Bureau of Investigation. Knox is about more than just taking down Nucky Thompson. He’s out to prove a nationwide,...
Boardwalk Empire Season 4 is going back to the law as the driving factor in uniting the myriad of Boardwalk story arcs. However, instead of Agent Van Alden, who now goes by George Mueller, we have Warren Knox of the Bureau of Investigation. Knox is about more than just taking down Nucky Thompson. He’s out to prove a nationwide,...
- 10/6/2013
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Review Michael Noble 24 Sep 2013 - 12:01
Honesty and disguise are the subtexts of this week's Boardwalk Empire. Here's Michael's review of Acres Of Diamonds...
This review contains spoilers.
4.3 Acres Of Diamonds
The recent death of James Gandolfini and the current hyper-popularity of Breaking Bad has generated an awful lot of chatter about the so-called ‘age of the anti-hero’. Examples abound of the compelling villain, but there’s a correlated minor tradition of the softly-spoken assassin. You know the type, excessively polite, well mannered, nice. The kind of guy you’d have over for Sunday dinner. Think Gus Fring or The Greek from The Wire. Consider Game of Thrones’ Lord Varys and ponder Hannibal Lecter, the ne plus ultra of affable psycho. Boardwalk Empire, a show of ambitious scope, now has two of the blighters and it was a real treat to bring them together so soon.
The Meeting of the...
Honesty and disguise are the subtexts of this week's Boardwalk Empire. Here's Michael's review of Acres Of Diamonds...
This review contains spoilers.
4.3 Acres Of Diamonds
The recent death of James Gandolfini and the current hyper-popularity of Breaking Bad has generated an awful lot of chatter about the so-called ‘age of the anti-hero’. Examples abound of the compelling villain, but there’s a correlated minor tradition of the softly-spoken assassin. You know the type, excessively polite, well mannered, nice. The kind of guy you’d have over for Sunday dinner. Think Gus Fring or The Greek from The Wire. Consider Game of Thrones’ Lord Varys and ponder Hannibal Lecter, the ne plus ultra of affable psycho. Boardwalk Empire, a show of ambitious scope, now has two of the blighters and it was a real treat to bring them together so soon.
The Meeting of the...
- 9/24/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Michael Noble 10 Sep 2013 - 14:44
Boardwalk Empire's fourth season gets off to a confident, painterly start. Here's Michael's review of New York Sour...
This review contains spoilers.
4.1 New York Sour
I've commented before about the informal tetralogy of TV shows that between them have charted the long American twentieth century. From Deadwood to The Wire, via Mad Men and, of course, Boardwalk Empire, we have a succession of investigations into America at, very roughly, forty year intervals. Mad Men, the only non-hbo show on the list, focuses on one central character, although the rest of the cast are interesting enough. Deadwood and The Wire offer broader tapestries of life in a particular territory. Boardwalk, which is often marketed as an example of the first type, is now clearly of the second, having expanded its scope considerably. Steve Buscemi is still the man at the top of the bill...
Boardwalk Empire's fourth season gets off to a confident, painterly start. Here's Michael's review of New York Sour...
This review contains spoilers.
4.1 New York Sour
I've commented before about the informal tetralogy of TV shows that between them have charted the long American twentieth century. From Deadwood to The Wire, via Mad Men and, of course, Boardwalk Empire, we have a succession of investigations into America at, very roughly, forty year intervals. Mad Men, the only non-hbo show on the list, focuses on one central character, although the rest of the cast are interesting enough. Deadwood and The Wire offer broader tapestries of life in a particular territory. Boardwalk, which is often marketed as an example of the first type, is now clearly of the second, having expanded its scope considerably. Steve Buscemi is still the man at the top of the bill...
- 9/10/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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