Tag: hedge fund
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On Showtime’s Billions, Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis Fight a Brutal Class War – Jan 15, 2016
On Showtime’s ‘Billions,’ Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis fight a brutal class war By Alyssa Rosenberg – Washington Post - January 15, 2016 “Billions†is rooted in an intriguing triangle. It follows crusading U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), who’s made his name going after Wall Street and has set his sights on hedge fund Bobby Axelrod (“Homeland 
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Billions Takes Cynical Look at Corruption on Both Sides of the Law – Jan 13, 2016
‘Billions’ takes cynical look at corruption — on both sides of the law By David Wiegand – San Francisco Chronicle – January 13, 2016 Vladimir Putin may be one scary ex-KGB agent, but these days, he couldn’t get arrested in Hollywood, so to speak. Russian villains are so last century. Film and TV have gone through a…
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The New Showtime Drama ‘Billions’ Shows Us Two Different Kinds of Power – Jan 13, 2016
The New Showtime Drama ‘Billions’ Shows Us Two Different Kinds of Power Paths to Power – Wall Street vs. The Justice System Business Insider – January 13, 2016 “Billions,” the new original drama from SHOWTIME®, stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis as two opposing forces in the very different worlds of the Justice System and Wall Street.…
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‘Billions’ on Showtime Profits Off Our Fixation on Money – Jan 8, 2016
‘Billions’ on Showtime Profits Off Our Fixation on Money by David Zurawik - The Baltimore Sun – January 8, 2016 Great TV always scratches some deeper itch in the culture. And, in the last three decades at least, that itch has often been connected to money. “The Sopranos” explored the gangster soul of capitalism and the profound emptiness…
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Wall Street Gets Its First TV Show with ‘Billions’ – Dec 31, 2015
Wall Street Gets Its First TV Show with ‘Billions’ by Serena Elavia - FOXBusiness – December 31, 2015 In an age where political shows like ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Madame Secretary’ dominate television, it seems that a Wall Street plot has been ignored by the small screen. On January 1, 2016, Showtime Networks (CBS) aired an…
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Billions Season One: First Takes – Oct 15, 2015
Billions is a new original series about the collision between a US attorney and a hedge fund billionaire played by Damian Lewis. Watch the first promo clip below. Damian states, “The script was strongest script I had read in a while and I wanted to be a part of it.” Showtime released the first poster…