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With Showtime’s breakthrough show peaking at an all-time high (ratings have almost tripled), Weeds showrunner Jenji Kohan took a tip from Talking Heads. At the end of last season, she had Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker), the pot-dealing widow, burn down her suburban house to thwart DEA sleuths.
Gone is the great but grating “Little Boxes” theme song, [...]

LOS ANGELES - Albert Brooks’ mordant on-screen neuroticism has lifted his films and characters to comedic heights, with “Defending Your Life,” “Lost in America” and his Oscar-nominated turn in “Broadcast News” among the prime examples.
But it’s difficult to find evidence of personal torment during an interview prompted by Brooks’ guest role on the comedy series [...]

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Albert Brooks’ mordant on-screen neuroticism has lifted his films and characters to comedic heights, with Defending Your Life, Lost in America and his Oscar-nominated turn in Broadcast News, among the prime examples.
But it’s difficult to find evidence of personal torment during an interview prompted by Brooks’ guest role [...]

When a sitcom begins to lose viewership or garners a bit of negative press, the program’s writers always seem to do one of two things: have one of the show’s children sneak a monkey (it’s always a monkey) in the house, or throw a guest star into the mix for a couple of episodes.
While Showtime’s [...]

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Albert Brooks’ mordant on-screen neuroticism has lifted his films and characters to comedic heights, with “Defending Your Life,” “Lost in America” and his Oscar-nominated turn in “Broadcast News” among the prime examples.

Brooks jokes his next film project going to be ’something done 10 years ago.’

But it’s difficult to [...]