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Game of Thrones New Trailer: Armies on the March in Season Seven (see!)

Keith GirardMay 24, 2017

The upcoming season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is shaping up to be the bloodiest yet, according to a new trailer. Armies are on the march all over the Seven Kingdoms. But who will be enemies and who will be allies in the coming fight? Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) sums up the dire situation facing her kingdom in a chilling voiceover. Other stars include Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington and Maisie Williams. ...

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Game of Thrones: How Actresses Really Feel About on Camera Nudity (Video)

Keith GirardApril 21, 2016

“Games of Thrones” star Lena Headey is the latest actress to be engulfed in controversy over nude scenes in the popular HBO series, but the uproar over her nude “Walk of Atonement” scene in Season 5 is raising a far larger question. Are actresses being pressured to strip for the camera? Emilia Clarke who plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show was also embroiled in an uproar over nudity last September. ...

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‘Game of Thrones’ Incest Blamed on Gays by Conservative Activist, WTF?

Keith GirardJuly 24, 2014

“Game of Thrones” depicts a fantasy world where life was nasty, brutish and short. But a conservative activist claimed today (July 24) a direct connection between the show’s incest scenes and today’s permissive attitudes about homosexuality. Media Matters For America, a non-profit progressive research and information group, condemned the attack. The group is calling attention to an article written by noted homophobic activist Michael Brown. He warns of looming “sexual anarchy” and the “normalization of incest.”...

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Emilia Clarke Tops Game of Thrones NYC Premiere, Plus New Trailer!

Keith GirardMarch 19, 2014

Emilia Clarke led a procession of top stars from HBO’s fantasy series “Game of Thrones” at the show’s New York City premiere last night (Mar. 18). The event coincided with the release of the last new trailer before the show airs April 6. Clarke, 26, dazzled in a halter-top Donna Karan gown and accessorized with Fred Leighton jewelry. She was joined on the red carpet by Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Rose Leslie, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Dinna Rigg, Jack Gleeson and other cast members....

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How ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Plays Fast, Loose With History (video)

Keith GirardMarch 8, 2014

If the ancient Greek Herodotus were to stroll into a movie theater and catch “300: Rise of an Empire” what do you think he would say? Our bet is the historian of the Greco-Persian War would probably scream bloody murder. First, he’d yell that someone stole his work; then, he’d scream that they butchered it....

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