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'American Utopia': David Byrne's Coming To My House, Via HBO

American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee, captures a filmed performance of David Byrne's acclaimed Broadway production. David Lee/HBO hide caption

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'American Utopia': David Byrne's Coming To My House, Via HBO

David Byrne and Spike Lee. Two artists with very defined, very distinct, and yet very different, sensibilities — but when you put them together, it works. The theatrical concert film David Byrne's American Utopia, now streaming on HBO Max, is a career-spanning celebration of Byrne's music, both with Talking Heads and his solo work. Director Spike Lee shoots the stage of Broadway's Hudson Theater from a host of angles to capture the exuberant, rollicking — yet rigorously choreographed energy — of Byrne and his fellow barefoot, silver-gray-suited performers.

'American Utopia': David Byrne's Coming To My House, Via HBO

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Channing Dungey Named Chairman Of Warner Bros. Television Group

Channing Dungey was named the next chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. She previously served in executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is seen here at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption

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Channing Dungey Named Chairman Of Warner Bros. Television Group

Dungey previously held executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is set to take over in early 2021 replacing Peter Roth, who ran the television division for two decades.

Is 'The Good Lord Bird' A White Savior Story, or Something Different?

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Is 'The Good Lord Bird' A White Savior Story, or Something Different?

Ethan Hawke plays the abolitionist John Brown in the new series The Good Lord Bird, which traces the events leading up to the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry. Told from the point of view of a fictional Black teenager nicknamed "Onion," the series has plenty of drama. But it's also a dark comedy about following a leader who's extremely passionate and wildly unpredictable.

Is 'The Good Lord Bird' A White Savior Story, or Something Different?

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With 'Deaf U,' Nyle DiMarco Strives To Show 'There Is No One Right Way To Be Deaf'

Nyle DiMarco attends the premiere of "A Quiet Place Part II" at Lincoln Center on March 8, 2020 in New York. In his new Netflix series Deaf U, DiMarco turns the camera on students at Gallaudet University. Angela Weiss /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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With 'Deaf U,' Nyle DiMarco Strives To Show 'There Is No One Right Way To Be Deaf'

The model and activist, who himself is deaf, says his new Netflix reality show offers "an entrance into our world, which is so rich in culture and so layered and diverse."

With 'Deaf U,' Nyle DiMarco Strives To Show 'There Is No One Right Way To Be Deaf'

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Creepy Kids, A Dark Mansion And '80s Fashion: 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor'

What's creepier: The kid (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) or the high-waisted jeans on the au pair (Victoria Pedretti)? The Haunting of Bly Manor makes a case for both. Eike Schroter/Netflix hide caption

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Creepy Kids, A Dark Mansion And '80s Fashion: 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor'

The follow-up to Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House series may not be as spooky, but it does manage to wrap up its story in a more satisfying manner.

Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

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Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

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Hawke plays the 19th-century abolitionist in the new Showtime series, The Good Lord Bird. He explains why early success isn't always a blessing, and describes the anxiety he's faced later in life.

Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

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Hysterical And Historical 'Comedy Store' Takes You Inside The LA Stand-Up Scene

Showtime's series, The Comedy Store, is more than just a history of the Sunset Strip club; it's also a history of modern comedy. Showtime hide caption

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Hysterical And Historical 'Comedy Store' Takes You Inside The LA Stand-Up Scene

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Showtime's five-part documentary about the famed Los Angeles club contains plenty of laughs. But it also says a lot about fame, about the drive to succeed, competition and friendship.

Hysterical And Historical 'Comedy Store' Takes You Inside The LA Stand-Up Scene

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A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria

Olasupo Shashore, an author and historian and former attorney general in Lagos State, produced and narrated the new Netflix documentary series Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria. He's shown above in Lagos, Nigeria. Quramo Productions hide caption

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A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria

Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.

'The Legend Of Korra' Is Fire (And Air And Earth And Water)

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'The Legend Of Korra' Is Fire (And Air And Earth And Water)

The Legend of Korra is a sequel to the hugely popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It takes place 70 years later, in a darker, more industrialized world where bending the elements is commonplace. Korra is now the Avatar, and she's everything her predecessor Aang wasn't. She's a confident, headstrong teenage girl much more comfortable with combat than with the spiritual aspect of her role.

'The Legend Of Korra' Is Fire (And Air And Earth And Water)

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Bowen Yang on 'SNL' and Diversity

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Bowen Yang on 'SNL' and Diversity

Sam chats with comedian Bowen Yang about becoming the first Chinese American cast member on Saturday Night Live, what it was like to do the show during a pandemic, and why Adele Dazeem is the number one moment in the history of culture. Watch Sam's extended interview with Bowen here: https://youtu.be/1KMRAhxeDpA

Bowen Yang on 'SNL' and Diversity

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