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Steve Zahn Plays ‘My Favorite Scene’ With Movieline

Earlier this month, Steve Zahn rang Movieline from his Kentucky farm to discuss Treme , HBO’ s ensemble drama about post-Katrina New Orleans. As his character, Davis McAlary — a charismatic disc jockey, amateur politician, and advanced stoner — grows frustrated with the Big Easy’s gradual recovery from disaster, so too have some Treme viewers grown frustrated with David Simon’s sprawling series. Hopefully, this Sunday’s finale will remind audiences why they enjoyed the series when it first premiered in April, and to celebrate the conclusion of his freshman year at HBO, Steve Zahn joined us for a round of the age-old Movieline classic, My Favorite Scene.

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Steve Zahn Plays ‘My Favorite Scene’ With Movieline

Top Chef D.C.: 5 Things to Anticipate Based on the Premiere

Top Chef ‘s seventh season brings viewers to Washington D.C., where competition is everyone’s daily bread. After viewing the premiere, I’ve figured out five constants that we have to look forward to this year — unfortunately, they’ve already eliminated John Somerville (the dreadlocked kook who first needed to master uncrossed eyes before taking on puff pastries), so the potential for greatness is somewhat hindered. Still, here are five things.

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Long Live Treme [Review]

Last night was the premiere of Treme , the new show from The Wire ‘s David Simon set in post-Katrina New Orleans. With all the artsy, smarty expectations placed on the project, how’d it fare? Well, pretty darn well. More