Michael Lombard News

Synapse and Terror Films are pleased to bring horror fans the first home entertainment release of Unearthed & Untold: THE PATH TO PET SEMATARY. This will be the first time the film has been shown through Blu-ray formats.

Synapse and Terror Films are pleased to bring horror fans the first home entertainment release of Unearthed & Untold: THE PATH TO PET SEMATARY. This will be the first time the film has been shown through Blu-ray formats.

After a sold out run at The Abingdon Theatre in NYC earlier this year, Charles Messina's hysterical nostalgia piece A ROOM OF MY OWN, about growing up in a one room apartment in Greenwich Village in the 70s, opens a limited run at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Conn.  Previews begin September 22nd.

After a sold out run at The Abingdon Theatre in NYC earlier this year, Charles Messina's hysterical nostalgia piece A ROOM OF MY OWN, about growing up in a one room apartment in Greenwich Village in the 70s, opens a limited run at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Conn.  Previews begin September 22nd.

With all three shows set to return for new seasons on Sunday, April 24, HBO has renewed GAME OF THRONES, SILICON VALLEY and VEEP for 2017, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

?HBO has renewed its commitment to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation by acquiring the rights to present the annual induction ceremony for three more years, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

Amy Schumer is set to headline her first HBO comedy special, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. The special, which debuts later this year, will tape at the Apollo Theater in New York on May 29 and will be directed by Chris Rock.

Saturday night, GLEE creator Ryan Murphy was honored by the Family Equality Council at a special event in Los Angeles for 'contributing to presenting LGBTQ families and people' on the show. Read Murphy's full speech, courtesy of Vulture, below...

?HBO has renewed its commitment to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation by acquiring the rights to present the annual induction ceremony for three more years, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

Mel Brooks is one of the funniest voices in American comedy. Now, the entertainment legend dons a tux and takes the stage for a memorable one-man show filled with jokes, songs and hilarious anecdotes when MEL BROOKS LIVE AT THE GEFFEN debuts TONIGHT, JAN. 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

HBO has greenlit LEWIS AND CLARK, with production on the six-hour miniseries to begin this summer, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Casey Affleck ('Interstellar'; Oscar(R) nominee for 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford') stars as Meriwether Lewis and Matthias Schoenaerts (the upcoming 'Far from the Madding Crowd'; Cesar Award winner for 'Rust and Bone') stars as William Clark. The miniseries is executive produced by Tom Hanks (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Pacific'), Gary Goetzman (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'Game Change'), Edward Norton (HBO's 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama'), Brad Pitt (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Dede Gardner (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Tim Kelly and Adam Leipzig.

The HBO Entertainment documentary SINATRA: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL will debut on the network, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Directed by Alex Gibney (HBO's 'Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown'), the two-night, four-hour presentation will mark the 100th year since the iconic entertainer's birth.

Tig Notaro will star in her first HBO comedy special, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. To be taped later this year, the exclusive presentation will feature the Grammy nominee in an all-new standup performance before a live audience.

?Mel Brooks is one of the funniest voices in American comedy. Now, the entertainment legend dons a tux and takes the stage for a memorable one-man show filled with jokes, songs and hilarious anecdotes when MEL BROOKS LIVE AT THE GEFFEN debuts SATURDAY, JAN. 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

HBO will present THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST, one of the most anticipated television events of 2015, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canadian TV rights to the feature-length documentary MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN, directed by Oscar® winner Alex Gibney and produced by Mick Jagger, with debut scheduled for TONIGHT, OCT. 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canadian TV rights to the feature-length documentary MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN, directed by Oscar® winner Alex Gibney and produced by Mick Jagger, with debut scheduled for MONDAY, OCT. 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Deadline writes that HBO is not moving forward with Ryan Murphy's drama pilot OPEN.

HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canadian TV rights to the feature-length documentary MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN

Oscar(R) winner Mike Nichols ('The Graduate,' HBO's 'Angels in America') will direct Academy Award(R) winner Meryl Streep ('The Iron Lady,' 'Sophie's Choice') in MASTER CLASS