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HBO Developing New WW2 Mini-Series with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:30:14 +0000

Any TV fan knows that all good things cinematic come in threes, so why would HBO's collaboration with legendary director Steven Spielberg and Hollywood icon Tom Hanks be any different? Following 2001's acclaimed mini-series 'Band of Brothers' and 2010 successor 'The Pacific,' the holy TV trinity has begun work on a third World War II mini-series, to once again adapt another historical account. Get the details on HBO's 'Masters of the Air' from Spielberg and Hanks inside!

Tom Hanks Recites 'Full House'-Inspired Slam Poetry

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:30:50 +0000

We’re about to insist that Tom Hanks stop being so awesome. It’s getting out of hand. From hilarious pictures with strangers to amazing storytelling, he’s getting to be too much. And now this. Hanks went on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,’ wearing a turtleneck and a mustache, and performed a slam poem about ‘Full House.’ [...]

Tom Hanks Producing a JFK Assassination Movie

Sean O'Connell — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:00:18 +0000

Tom Hanks is one of the few Hollywood mega-stars we’d trust with our nation’s history. No offense, major A-listers, but handsome doesn’t always equal intelligent. But Hanks has flexed his obsessive interest in historical events in outstanding films and dramas series such as ‘Band of Brothers,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Apollo 13.’ And a new report suggests Hanks is ready to tackle one of America’s top controversies: The JFK assassination.