Matthew Weiner
Why Hollywood Can’t Finish a Janis Joplin Biopic
Hollywood Tries (Just a Little Bit Harder) But Can’t Make a Janis Joplin Film Jim Morrison got one. Jimi Hendrix, too. And Kurt Cobain. And now, with Back to Black, Amy Winehouse is getting one as well. But there is one member of the so-called 27 Club — artists who share the same tragically young […]
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Robert Morse, Two-Time Tony Winner and ‘Mad Men’ Star, Dies at 90
Robert Morse, the Tony Award-winning star of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying who impressed a new legion of fans as the eccentric head of the Sterling Cooper ad agency on Mad Men, died Wednesday. He was 90. “My good pal Bobby Morse has passed away at age 90,” writer-producer Larry Karaszewski tweeted. […]
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Marti Noxon: How the TV Industry Can Better Protect Writers From the Next Toxic Showrunner (Guest Column)
As Matthew Weiner plots a dramedy for FX, Marti Noxon — who backed Kater Gordon's claims that the 'Mad Men' creator sexually harassed her — offers nine suggestions to avoid workplace abuse.
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Critic’s Notebook: Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’ Tackles #MeToo in the Most Off-putting Way Possible
The most recent episode of Matthew Weiner's anthology series implicitly addressed the #MeToo movement — specifically, the aftermath of accusations — and the results weren't pretty.
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‘The Romanoffs’ Satirizes the Desperation of White Privilege in Decline
The first three episodes of 'The Romanoffs' — the only ones available so far to critics and journalists — share the theme of a white, privileged class clinging to a grand imagined past as the world changes.
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‘The Romanoffs’: TV Review
'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner returns to TV with 'The Romanoffs,' a star-studded Amazon anthology series full of wild creative ambition and messy missteps.
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Julia Roberts, Matthew Weiner, Neil Gaiman Headline Amazon’s London TV Showcase
'Homecoming,' 'The Romanoffs' and 'Good Omens' were among the titles given all-star presentations at Amazon's London showcase as studio boss Jennifer Salke and her European execs marked their first major European event.
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Matthew Weiner on Sexual Misconduct Allegation: “I Don’t Remember Saying That”
Matthew Weiner is once again denying the sexual harassment allegation levied against him in November.
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‘The Romanoffs’: Noah Wyle Among Additions to Matthew Weiner Amazon Anthology
'The Romanoffs' is 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner's first series since wrapping the AMC drama.
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Separate Art From the Artist? THR Critics Debate Hollywood’s Harassment Impact
As the list of Hollywood power players accused of sexual misconduct grows longer, three THR critics discuss the challenges of thinking and writing about art in this new age of accountability.
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Matthew Weiner Tells Jenji Kohan Sexual Harassment Claim Against Him “Is Not True”
The 'Mad Men' creator dismissed Kater Gordon’s claim but admitted he was a “demanding boss” on the drama: “I guess if I could do it over again, I would do it differently.”
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