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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!

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Tom Hanks Shows Up On 'SNL'

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:58:45 +0000

Amid last night's 'Saturday Night Live' cold open — mocking the second Presidential Debate — a familiar face emerged from the crowd...

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Tom Hanks Producing a JFK Assassination Movie

Sean O'Connell — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:39:18 +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.

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Tom Hanks and Jonah Hill on 'Saturday Night Live'

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:07:05 +0000

Something very important happened between the time when Jonah Hill first hosted ‘Saturday Night Live‘ in 2008 and when he did for the second time last night — the 28-year-old was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ‘Moneyball.’ Although he ultimately lost to Christopher Plummer, apparently the nomination had gone to Hill’s head just a little bit.

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