Monday August 11 to Sunday August 17
Nic Pizzolatto- The Hollywood Reporter’s profile of the True Detective creator delves in to the history and conflicts that brought season one to life, and dishes on the upcoming second season. (hollywoodreporter.com)
The Theory of Everything- The first trailer for the upcoming biopic of British physicist Stephen Hawking focuses on his student days at Cambridge and the courtship of his wife. (youtube.com)
The Approval Matrix- Comedian Neal Brennan hosts this new new talk show based on the New York Magazine chart of culture. Intriguing, or bad gimmick. We’ll see Monday when the show premieres. (sundance.tv)
Yves Saint Laurent- Pierre Niney stars as the French fashion designer in director Jalil Lespert’s biopic, which opens in limited release on Friday. Chances are there shouldn’t be much competition from The Expendendables 3 crowd. (imdb.com)
The Medium- Michael Erard’s essay on an incredible fact-checking session (seriously) is a fascinating read on communication and how “even the most ordinary of verbal interactions are always more complex than we think.” (themorningnews.org)