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While it may seem a bit crazy to already have a film that documents the craziness of 2020, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi has crafted it, and “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” not only aims to show just how batshit bonkers this year has been for the United States but frames it around the use of our smartphones.

2013 novel of the same name, it mixes fact and historical fiction — all filtered through the eyes of Onion as he witnesses the events leading up to the Civil War.Hawke co-created and executive- produced the series; Daveed Diggs co-stars as Frederick Douglass.Johnson has also appeared in episodes of “Black-ish,” “Animal Kingdom” and FX’s “Snowfall,” but “The Good Lord Bird” marks his first starring role.He spoke to The Post about working with Hawke, learning about the Civil War and more.For my

A thumbnail history of the dysfunctional relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Rick Rowley’s documentary “Kingdom of Silence” deserves watching already for the briskly authoritative way with which it tells that story.

2013 novel of the same name — “The Good Lord Bird” follows newly freed young slave Henry, nicknamed “Onion” (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who ends up with famous abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) and his band of soldiers on a crusade to end slavery. It culminates in the 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry, Va.

Jason Blum has been on a roll lately in the film world. Over the past two years, he has produced “BlacKkKlansman,” “Halloween,” “Glass,” “Us,” and “The Invisible Man.” The amount of goodwill stored up by the horror producer has freed him up to venture outside his studio’s usual fare, especially in the TV world.

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization —  and SHOWTIME announced that Atlanta-based lesbian bar My Sister’s Room is a recipient of the “Queer to Stay: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative” funding to support and preserve businesses that serve the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community.

The political biopic is a time-honored tradition in Hollywood. However, normally, those stories are told well after the person has left office or even passed away.

heads toward its Aug. 23 season finale.

assassin played by Jodie Comer in “Killing Eve.”“I purposefully stayed away from [watching] it,” she says of the BBC America/AMC drama. “I had watched a little bit of it before I knew I was playing this part [and] I do think Jodie is amazing and fantastic.

A common plot in films and TV series is the moral dilemma where a parent must bend/break their own moral code to help save a child. This happens time and time again.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and SHOWTIME, who scored a perfect 100 on HRC’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index, partnered up to launch an initiative supporting and preserving businesses that serve the LGBTQ community.

Pick a Donald Trump scandal? Pick your poison cause there’s so damn many of them. But the one that arguably kicked-off everything, that led to the Mueller trial and the case for impeaching the President—which of course happened, even if the partisan Republicans didn’t vote to find him guilty—is the firing of Ex-FBI Director James Comey.

was fired last year after sexual misconduct allegations brought by showrunner Ayanna Floyd Davis and by Tiffany Boone — who played Mitchell’s on-screen girlfriend, Jerrika. She left the series on her own volition.

next project is a Showtime documentary about New York Dolls frontman David Johansen.The as-yet-untitled doc will cover the many facets of Johansen’s career — from his childhood in Staten Island to fronting the flamboyant ’70s-era New York Dolls to his evolution into Buster Poindexter, to his blues work with the Harry Smiths in the ’90s to the present day.“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making ‘Mean

At this point, if you’re a fan of Martin Scorsese, then it should be no surprise that the filmmaker has yet another rock documentary up his sleeve. And also not shocking, the doc is about an NYC-based group, this time tackling the iconic band, the New York Dolls and its frontman, David Johansen.

Girl band mystique owes a lot to The Go-Go’s. Now, the women behind one of the most successful bands of all time are telling their own stories.

“The Comey Rule,” initially slated to debut in late November, will now air on Sunday, Sept. 27, and Monday, Sept.

British actor Dominic Sherwood is no stranger to the supernatural.His career has involved vampires (“Vampire Academy,” 2014), angels and demons (“Shadowhunters,” 2016-2019), and now Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” an ensemble period piece drama about murder and the occult set in 1938 LA, with Natalie Dormer co-starring as a shape-shifting demon.Sherwood’s character, Kurt, is a regular human — although the show (Sundays at 10 p.m.) has revealed that he’s an American member of the

The Wachowskis are some of the most influential filmmakers of the past two decades. Whether it’s with their work on films such as “Bound,” “Speed Racer,” or, of course, “The Matrix” (and its sequels), the filmmaking duo has consistently been on the forefront of pushing the boundaries of filmmaking with new technology and transgressive themes.

There have been many projects devoted to the life of Timothy Leary. But none have looked at the life of the psychologist and LSD proponent quite like the new film by director Errol Morris, which is set to arrive on Showtime later this year.

Few actors on TV this year have set themselves the task that Natalie Dormer gave herself when she agreed to appear on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.”

Showtime is moving ahead on its series adaptation of “American Gigolo” with Jon Bernthal set for the lead role.

Showtime Networks’s executive vice president and chief financial officer Adam Townsend is stepping down from the position at the end of March, after 12 combined years at Showtime Networks and CBS.

“Dexter” and “Nurse Jackie” producer Clyde Phillips has signed an overall deal with Showtime and CBS Television Studios.

Maura Tierney, who last year wrapped up her five-season arc on “The Affair,” has boarded another showtime series.

There's no one more culturally vigilant than Daniel "Desus" Baker and Joel "Mero" Martinez.

Showtime has made two key appointments in its marketing department.

Viola Davis’ new drama First Ladies, in which the Oscar winner portrays Michelle Obama, has been picked up for a full series.