HBO weekend at the BFI

26 March 2010 Rob Buckley BFI events, Events, US TV 2 Comments

The BFI has finally announced some of the details of its HBO weekend next month:

It’s Not TV, It’s HBO
Sat 24 Apr 16:00 NFT1
Rare opportunity to get an unprecedented insight into the world of HBO.

Larry David in Conversation
Sun 25 Apr 18:30 NFT1
One of the biggest names in US comedy joins us to discuss his incredible career to date.

Making it in the States: British actors and directors on American TV
Sun 25 Apr 16:20 NFT1
Special guests join us to discuss the invasion of US TV by British talent.

The Pacific (parts 1 & 2)
 Sun 25 Apr 20:45 NFT1
Wonderful opprtunity to sample the new series from the creators of Band of Brothers on the big screen.

Treme (Episode 1: Do You Know What it Means)
Sat 24 Apr 20:45 NFT1
European premiere of the latest project by the creator of The Wire.

You Don’t Know Jack + Q&A with Barry Levinson
Sun 25 Apr 13:00 NFT1
Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson presents his new feature-length drama, starring Al Pacino.

All of this is a little “must see” for me at least, although I’ve seen part one of The Pacific and only found it okay. Anyone else going?

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    I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.

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