Young Pope

The Fate Of A 'keanu' Kitten And Jonathan Banks' Burns

... was the high level of young people that got involved. And I don’t know that meme trends are reflective of young people’s interest, but if it is, then I’m very excited that they may also become our audience.". * TNT's upcoming drama Will is a strangely modern punk-rock take on the life of William Shakespeare which comes from frequent Baz Luhrmann collaborator Craig Pearce. It is set during the early years of Shakespeare's London writing career, a period that even Shakespeare biographers know little about, giving the writers the opportunities for at least some liberties. "It’s a brilliant thing that it is the lost years, because so little is known about this most famous person. He’s the most famous person in the world that no one really knows anything about except for a few facts, and then, beyond that, there’s a lot of ...

So, Was That A Real Kangaroo On The Young Pope

... City, and we’re not even talking about Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) himself. Surveying a massive room full of gifts presented to him by notable world leaders and dignitaries, the pope diverts his attention from cigarette lighters and other assorted treasures and walks toward a large metal cage upon hearing muffled grunts. Peeling off the cage’s tarp, he discovers that the gift, presented by the Australian foreign minister, is none other than a bona fide kangaroo. Crickey! “You can come out, sweetie,” the pope says to the sizable 'roo, as his half-terrified, half-amused papal posse looks on. “We’ll set him free in the gardens.” The unnamed marsupial, it seems, will not be going to the Bioparco di Roma as originally planned, and is instead roaming freely as the Vatican’s new unofficial mascot. Photo: HBO. The short scene surely provides a nice moment of comic relief, but we also wondered: Was showrunner Paolo Sorrentino actually ...

Young Pope,' Mandel's 'comedy Gala

... the gala is slated to include performances from Jay Pharoah, Iliza Shlesinger, Russell Peters, JB Smoove, Alonzo Bodden, Jo Koy, Matt Donaher, Ryan Hamilton, Gina Brillon and Tom Papa. The Young Pope. HBO, 9 ET/PT. The best thing to be said about The Young Pope, this gorgeous, strange and strangely inert series from Oscar-winner Paolo Sorrentino starring Jude Law as the first American Pope, is that it’s unlike anything else on TV. And that includes how this 10-episode show will air on HBO, which is running it twice a week, Sundays and Mondays at 9 ET/PT. In this second outing, we meet the Vatican’s marketing director, who is in for a shock — as are the people waiting in St. Peter’s Square for the Pope’s first public address. Oh, and the Pope gets a pet kangaroo, a twist that, like the show itself, is absurd without being entertaining. NBC, 10 ET/PT. This time-travel adventure returns from its winter break with an unwilling Lucy still traveling with Flynn, who has taken her to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. That ...

Without Game Of Thrones, Hbo Will Rely On The Young Pope And Murderous Moms

... said. New comedy Crashing, premiering Feb. 19, stars Pete Holmes as a struggle stand-up comedian trying to make it. In April, the network will air The Defiant Ones, a four-part documentary from Allen Hughes about Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre and how they transformed the music business. "The day I met Dre and saw and heard what he does, he couldn't shake me with a stick," said Iovine, who talked about how much the industry has changed since he started out four decades ago. Now, the music companies are focused on hit singles, not albums: "People just want hits and quick. And what comes after 'quick' and 'hit' is 'disposable.'". Iovine is now at Apple Music, where "we're trying to create an entire cultural experience," which includes audio and video. In addition to these new shows, HBO will bring back Real Time with Bill Maher on Jan. 20, the night of the presidential inauguration, ...

Decoding ‘the Young Pope’ With The Films Of Paolo Sorrentino

... parlay his newfound brand-name credibility into a fully transnational production. Directly named after a Talking Heads song and starring Sean Penn, This Must Be the Place (2011) represented the director’s attempt at a true North American breakthrough, with a good portion of its story (if not its shooting locations) set in the United States. It should be said, off the top, that This Must Be the Place is a thoroughly and completely ridiculous movie, beginning with the casting of Penn as Cheyenne, a retired rock star in agonized self-exile (alternate title: The Old Mope). Padding around forlornly beneath a Phil Spector–level jet-black fright wig, Penn’s most formidable actor-of-his-generation gifts desert him (he gave better existential pantomime for Terrence Malick the same year in The Tree of Life). If Sorrentino’s strategy had been to juxtapose Penn’s walking-sight-gag status against a realistically depicted ...

Hbo’s The Young Pope Stars Jude Law As A Smirky Pontiff. It’s Sly, Sinister, And A Whole Lot Of Fun

... self-absorption with a silken smile and steely-eyed gaze that are as welcoming as they are sinister. ( MTV’s Inkoo Kang appropriately calls Law’s particular brand of smirk a “leonine curl of the lips.”). It wouldn’t be surprising to find out Jude Law was created in a laboratory exactly for this role. Some of the show’s best moments come when the Young Pope catches someone’s eye at the very moment they become an admirer and gently asks them not to stare too long at his chiseled jawline, thanks to the equally amused and threatening way Law sells these beats. So, yes, The Young Pope can be a confectionary treat. But it becomes clear by the end of the first episode — and alarmingly so in the second — that this show’s also got a bitter, pitch-black center. 3) The Young Pope’s obsession with power might be familiar in more ways than one. There are moments when Pius will say something that sounds like actual heresy — like, say, that he doesn’t know if he actually believes in God — and attempt to pass it off as an offhand quip when the believer on the ...

If You Liked Suicide Squad, You’ll Love The Young Pope

... relevance when you consider the tremendous success of the movie. Leto’s attempts at getting into the twisted mind of the Joker were more laughable than frightening —but the movie earned almost $750 million, so who’s laughing now. As much as high-minded critics might not want to admit it, Suicide Squad was perhaps the most important film of 2016. We found ourselves (or at least I did) obsessed with the movie not in spite of its badness, but in celebration of it. Its success demonstrated that not only will people perennially love superhero camp, but that we’re more interested in villains than we are heroes. If you liked Suicide Squad for its absurd portrayal of villainy in all forms, you’ll love The Young Pope. Artfully-crafted with (hey, just like Suicide Squad ). a soundtrack chock full of modern hits, the show takes its wacky premise so deeply seriously, fans of fantasy and science-fiction are sure to fall in love. In io 9's free-form meditation on  Suicide Squad: the Extended Cut, Hudson Hongo writes, “We didn’t ask for this, but we didn’t really not ask for this either, so here we are. Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut is the movie ...

The Young Pope' Recap

... Daft Punk, he argues that he can make a much bigger impact by becoming an "Invisible Pope" – never photographed or filmed, seen only in shadow and silhouette. Sofia had thus far seen her considerable expertise and charm fall on deaf ears; at one point, Belardo actually just got up and left the disastrous meeting. ("To get a gun, I imagine," jokes his exasperated nemesis Cardinal Voiello.) Now, however, she perks up. This "reverse hyperbole" is something she can sell. At least she thinks it is, until she actually watches it in action. Tossing Voiello's lovely and optimistic script for the address out the window, Pius takes to the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, backlit like a supervillain whose identity has yet to be revealed. Instead of offering a message of hope and love and optimism, he rants like a madman. "You have forgotten God!" ...

The Young Pope,’ ‘twin Peaks’ And More ‘star Wars

... Hofheimer on "24: Legacy." (Ray Mickshaw / FOX). Can Fox’s iconic “24” survive a 25 th hour. That’s one of the most intriguing questions facing viewers at the start of the new year when Fox reboots “24” with “24: Legacy,” which puts a whole new spin on the premise of a thriller playing out in real time. The “24” brand has been off the air since the 2014 finale of the limited series “24: Live Another Day.”. Back is the explosive opening title, the “events unfold in real time” introduction, the on-screen running clock and the breakneck pace. Not back is Kiefer Sutherland, the heart and soul of the series with his portrayal of Jack Bauer, the world-weary spy who had to save the world several times from enemy forces. (Sutherland is now trying to run the country as a lower-level Cabinet member who is unexpectedly promoted to president of the United States in ABC’s “Designated Survivor,” which is in the midst of its first season.). This version of “24”, which debuts Feb. 5 following the Super Bowl, stars Corey Hawkins, best known for ...

So, How, Exactly, Is The Pope Chosen? A Young Pope Primer

... have been ordained to the "presbyterate" (a.k.a. priesthood) for at least five years, and have a degree in theology that is approved by the Vatican. At 47, our young pope technically could have been even younger. Idea for season two. Who elects the pope. The College of Cardinals. This is the fancy name for all the cardinals of the Catholic church. They range in age, but only cardinals under 80 years old are eligible to vote for the pope. Currently, there are 227 cardinals, but because a lot of them have been around since the era of Mussolini, only 120 could vote if a papal election were held today. For the past 700 years, the pope has been a cardinal, so it’s very likely that one of these bros is going to be your next papa. Where and when does the electing take place. Here is where the process gets a bit Skull and Bones. After the death or resignation of a pope, the College of Cardinals descends upon the Vatican to participate in what’s called a papal conclave. This is a secret meeting held in the ...

Hbo’s New Lineup Features An Old Ponzi Scheme And A Young Pope

... comedians like Sarah Silverman and Artie Lange, playing themselves. Apatow described, “On Larry Sanders, a lot of times celebrities were making fun of their own personas. This is different. We really did improvisations with these people.” The show premieres in February on Sundays alongside Girls, giving Apatow an HBO comedy block on Sunday nights. The Defiant Ones documentary will feature the story of how Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine created an empire that affected not only the music industry, but basically all of pop culture, featuring appearances by music icons like Tom Petty, Snoop Dogg, and Bruce Springsteen. Dre was not on the panel, but Iovine turned out to be an absolute font of one-liners, tapping back into his long history in rock music. “I got fired from Foghat,” went one story. “I was an idiot… I fell asleep in the studio and had my girlfriend come visit. Then I ran into Patti Smith, and she said she wanted me to produce her album. I said, ‘I just got fired from Foghat! She said, ‘I don’t give a shit, I don’t even like Foghat!’”. Only a tad more somber was the panel for The Young Pope , which premieres tomorrow. Star Jude Law admitted that starring in the ...