Tag: Wall Street
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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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TV Review: Billions – Jan 5, 2016
TV Review: ‘Billions’ by Maureen Ryan – Variety – January 5, 2016 If you are immune to the many charms of Paul Giamatti’s work, and the endless ways in which his “Billions†character displays intelligence and irritation through a series of perfectly deployed glares, this tale of high-powered hedge-fund players and the lawyers they battle may not…
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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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Greed is Good for Damian Lewis in the Latest Trailer for Wall Street Drama Billions – Sept 3, 2015
Greed is Good for Damian Lewis in the Latest Trailer for Wall Street Drama Billions If you want justice, follow the money. by JUSTIN HARP – Digital Spy – 3 September 2015 Greed is most definitely good for Wall Street kingpin Damian Lewis in the latest trailer for his series Billions. Showtime’s upcoming 12-part drama takes place…
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You’re Going to Love to Hate Homeland’s Damian Lewis in His New Showtime Series – Aug 11, 2015
Too Big To Fail: You’re Going to Love to Hate Homeland’s Damian Lewis in His New Showtime Series by Joanna Robinson – Vanity Fair – August 11, 2015 No matter how bad things got with Congressman Nicholas Brody on Homeland, there was a part of us that was always supposed to love him a little.  Sure, he…