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VIDEO: HBO Shares BARRY Season 2 Official Trailer
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 22, 2019


Get a first look at the season 2 premiere of Barry, including Emmy Award winners Bill Hader and Henry Winkler.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for the Coen Brothers' THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 5, 2018


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen. Each chapter tells a distinct story about the American West.

Nominated for 13 Emmy Awards Including Outstanding Comedy Series, BARRY Arrives on DVD Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2018


Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Trainwreck) “gives a master-class in acting” (Indiewire), earning five Emmy® nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, for the critically acclaimed dark comedy series Barry?: The Complete First Season, which arrives on DVD October 2. Hailed as “the best new comedy on television” (NPR), the complete first season DVD includes all eight “…smart, entertaining and funny” (TV Guide) episodes and comes with three insightful special features delving deeper into the world of Barry.

Nominated for 13 Emmy Awards Including Outstanding Comedy Series, BARRY Arrives on DVD 10/2
by Tori Hartshorn - Sep 17, 2018


Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Trainwreck) “gives a master-class in acting” (Indiewire), earning five Emmy® nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, for the critically acclaimed dark comedy series Barry?: The Complete First Season, which arrives on DVD October 2. Hailed as “the best new comedy on television” (NPR), the complete first season DVD includes all eight “…smart, entertaining and funny” (TV Guide) episodes and comes with three insightful special features delving deeper into the world of Barry.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen's THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 12, 2018


Netflix has released the trailer for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a film from Joel and Ethan Coen, launching in select theaters and on Netflix on November 16, 2018.

HBO Comedy Series BARRY: Season 1 Available for Digital Download 6/18
by Macon Prickett - Jun 4, 2018


Three-time Emmy®-nominee Bill Hader (SNL) “gives a master-class in acting” (Indiewire) in the critically acclaimed dark comedy series, Barry: Season 1, available for Digital Download on June 18th. Hailed as “the best new comedy on television” (NPR), cast regulars also include Henry Winkler (Royal Pains), Stephen Root (True Blood), Sarah Goldberg (Hindsight), Glenn Fleshler (True Detective), and Anthony Carrigan (Gotham).

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On LIFE OF THE PARTY
by Tori Hartshorn - May 11, 2018


New Line Cinema's comedy 'Life of the Party' stars Melissa McCarthy under the direction of Ben Falcone. When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college...landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna-now Dee Rock-embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

VIDEO: Melissa McCarthy Shares Her College Checklist in this New LIFE OF THE PARTY Trailer
by Macon Prickett - Apr 19, 2018


As the competition heated up in round two, college students in our Top 25 Universities across America voted, cheered, and posted a multitude of photos showing their school's incredible spirit, along with their excitement for Warner Bros. Pictures' and New Line Cinema's LIFE OF THE PARTY Premiere Promotion. Now, the tally is in and we have a winner:

HBO Debuts Comedy Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2018


HBO comedy series BARRY will debut SUNDAY, MARCH 25 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). BARRY is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor.

WATCH: Bill Hader Shares His Impressions Of Harry Styles, Seth Rogan & More On ELLEN
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 12, 2018


WATCH: Bill Hader Shares His Impressions Of Harry Styles, Seth Rogan & More On ELLEN

HBO Partners with The Onion to Kick Off New HBO Original Comedy Series BARRY with Premiere Events in Three U.S. Cities
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 1, 2018


HBO Partners with The Onion to Kick Off New HBO Original Comedy Series BARRY with Premiere Events in Three U.S. Cities

HBO Partners with The Onion To Kick Off New HBO Original Comedy Series BARRY
by Macon Prickett - Mar 1, 2018


To kick off the new HBO original comedy series BARRY to audiences across the country, HBO has partnered with The Onion and The A.V. CLUB for three premiere events across the country: PORTLAND, OR (3/22), SAN DIEGO, CA (3/27) and CHICAGO, IL (3/29).

New Comedy Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader Debuts 3/25 On HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 26, 2018


Barry is a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. While on a job in LA, he follows his “mark” into an acting class and is instantly drawn to the group of students. Barry wants to start a new life in this community of eager hopefuls, but his criminal past won't let him walk away. Can he find a way to balance the two worlds?

SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Features And Opening Night Film A QUIET PLACE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2018


The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the features lineup and opening night film for the 25th edition of the Film Festival, running March 9-18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. The acclaimed program draws thousands of fans, filmmakers, press, and industry leaders every year to immerse themselves in the most innovative, smart and entertaining new films of the year.

HBO Debuts Comedy Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader, 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 9, 2018


HBO comedy series BARRY will debut SUNDAY, MARCH 25 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). BARRY is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor.

Bill Hader to Star in New Comedy Series BARRY, Debuting on HBO in 2018
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2017


The comedy series BARRY, starring Bill Hader, will begin production on its eight-episode season in Los Angeles this spring

New Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader Begins Production, 2018 HBO Debut
by Julie Musbach - Jan 14, 2017


The comedy series BARRY, starring Bill Hader, will begin production on its eight-episode season in Los Angeles this spring, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming. Hader (“Saturday Night Live”) and Alec Berg (HBO's “Silicon Valley”) serve as co-creators, executive producers and writers on the show, which is slated for 2018 debut on the network.

Filming Underway for New Comedy LIFE OF THE PARTY, Starring Melissa McCarthy
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 7, 2016


Principal photography is underway on New Line Cinema's comedy LIFE OF THE PARTY, starring award-winning actor Melissa McCarthy under the direction of Ben Falcone. McCarthy and Falcone co-wrote the screenplay and will produce through their production company On the Day Productions.

HBO's ALL THE WAY, Starring Bryan Cranston, Hits Blu-ray Today
by TV News Desk - Sep 6, 2016


HBO Home Entertainment celebrates today's (September 6th) DVD with Digital HD and Blu-ray with Digital HD release of the critically acclaimed ALL THE WAY.

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