Variety's take on Boardwalk Empire
There's so much to savor about "Boardwalk Empire" -- Martin Scorsese and "The Sopranos" writer Terence Winter's sprawling look at Prohibition-era gangsters in 1920 -- it's hard to know where to begin. One can luxuriate in the atmosphere, or admire the scintillating cast -- a shrewdly assembled collection of talented not-quite movie stars, among them Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, and four Michaels: Shannon, Stuhlbarg, Pitt and Kenneth Williams. As for the story, it's been a while since such a sweeping, epic backdrop has been put to better use. Having notoriously missed out on "Mad Men," the mantle of cable's next great period piece belongs to HBO.
via variety.com
Variety is downright giddy in it's praise of Martin Scorcese's new HBO series, Broadway Empire. Guess I'll be tuning in!
