Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Release Date: Nov. 19, 2013
Price: DVD $39.99, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: HBO/Warner
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HBO’s popular television show Treme: The Complete Third Season picks up two years after Hurricane Katrina has ravaged New Orleans, a time when crime and corruption are on the rise, and outsiders with their own agendas are starting to pour money into the city.
For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached, and every dollar that shows up – whether from government disaster relief, or from venture capital, or even from those seeking to remake New Orleans in the wake of Katrina – carries with it new dynamics and new risks. National interest has waned, moving on to the next headline, but those who know and love the Crescent City have no choice. They must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city.
Price: DVD $39.99, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: HBO/Warner
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HBO’s popular television show Treme: The Complete Third Season picks up two years after Hurricane Katrina has ravaged New Orleans, a time when crime and corruption are on the rise, and outsiders with their own agendas are starting to pour money into the city.
For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached, and every dollar that shows up – whether from government disaster relief, or from venture capital, or even from those seeking to remake New Orleans in the wake of Katrina – carries with it new dynamics and new risks. National interest has waned, moving on to the next headline, but those who know and love the Crescent City have no choice. They must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city.
- 9/10/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The third track on one of my favorite rock records of the last decade, Okkervil River’s The Stage Names, is called “A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene.” Without context, its lyric is a bit of a tough nut to crack. Will Sheff sings about events unfolding on a TV screen in the first verse, recaps a dream in the second, and seems to outline the narrator’s innermost wishes in the third. What’s not immediately apparent is that the first verse outlines scenes from two completely different TV shows – scenes that happened to be scored by Okkervil River songs. The first half of the verse refers to “It Ends With a Fall” (from Down the River of Golden Dreams) and its use on the reality series Breaking Bonaduce. (I don’t have that clip handy.) The second half, and probably the more illustrative of the two in any case,...
- 6/29/2013
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
The overflow crowd inside the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival rose to its feet as soon as it heard the rubbery acoustic bass figure that opens the credits for every episode to HBO’s Treme. It’s the introduction to “Treme Song,” written and sung by John Boutte, who was standing by on stage. A short, bearded man in an oversize white shirt and baggy pants, Boutte slapped his tambourine and began to sing about his neighborhood, “Hangin’ in the Treme, watching people sashay, past my steps, by my porch, in front of my door.” Soon audience...
- 5/7/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Clarke Peters is in New Orleans (where a show he co-stars in, Treme, is shot) taping another TV show - this time a pilot - at Café Istanbul which he says will serve as the beginnings of a regular TV series that will focus on the city’s arts community, and more. Tentatively titled Calling All Artists to Clarke’s Living Theater Room, Nola.com says that the project started taping last week, with invitations out to the public, local artists and performers, to attend. Guests of the show include John Boutte, Donald Harrison, Jr., and Vernel Bagneris – all appeared in Treme - for the pilot. As for the broader picture, here's what Peters had to say: “What we’ll have here tomorrow is, besides the...
- 3/11/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Ep. 3.08, “Don’t You Leave Me Here”
Written by Tom Piazza (Teleplay), Eric Overmyer (Story)
Directed by Ernest Dickerson
Ep. 3.09, “Poor Man’s Paradise”
Written by George Pelecanos (Teleplay and Story), Jordan Hirsch (Story)
Directed by Roxann Dawson
Ep. 3.10, “Tipitina”
Written by David Simon (Teleplay and Story), Eric Overmyer (Teleplay), and Anthony Bourdain (Story)
Directed by Anthony Hemingway
After a strong showing all season, and a potentially series-best in episode 3.07, “Promised Land”, Treme finishes out season three in fine form, with continued focus on character, atmosphere, and the series’ ever-present themes of perseverance, artistic expression, and self-determination. The season’s final three episodes bring plot points aplenty, with Albert and Delmond’s withdrawal from the Jazz Center program, Sonny’s proposal and marriage to Linh, Annie and Davis’ breakup, and the highly anticipated trial of Ladonna’s attackers. It’s a mixed bag, to say the least, but each moment feels patiently earned and,...
Written by Tom Piazza (Teleplay), Eric Overmyer (Story)
Directed by Ernest Dickerson
Ep. 3.09, “Poor Man’s Paradise”
Written by George Pelecanos (Teleplay and Story), Jordan Hirsch (Story)
Directed by Roxann Dawson
Ep. 3.10, “Tipitina”
Written by David Simon (Teleplay and Story), Eric Overmyer (Teleplay), and Anthony Bourdain (Story)
Directed by Anthony Hemingway
After a strong showing all season, and a potentially series-best in episode 3.07, “Promised Land”, Treme finishes out season three in fine form, with continued focus on character, atmosphere, and the series’ ever-present themes of perseverance, artistic expression, and self-determination. The season’s final three episodes bring plot points aplenty, with Albert and Delmond’s withdrawal from the Jazz Center program, Sonny’s proposal and marriage to Linh, Annie and Davis’ breakup, and the highly anticipated trial of Ladonna’s attackers. It’s a mixed bag, to say the least, but each moment feels patiently earned and,...
- 1/10/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
10. (tie) The Thick of It
Is there a better tonic for election-year hype than an Armando Iannucci series? The apparently-final series of the show that made Iannucci’s name, The Thick Of It, upped the ante on its pitch-black style, stripping nearly all of its characters of any remaining semblances of humanity and daring us to laugh as it does so. What other television comedy could get away with a penultimate episode that spends a full hour on a set of realistically rendered government inquiry hearings and not lose a step? As we say goodbye to Malcolm Tucker (the brilliant Peter Capaldi) and the rest, it’s clear that Iannucci has crafted one of the most consistently great political satires in television history. (S.H.)
10. (tie) Treme
Treme hit creative highs this season by tightening its focus and interconnecting the many characters’ stories in a way creators David Simon and...
Is there a better tonic for election-year hype than an Armando Iannucci series? The apparently-final series of the show that made Iannucci’s name, The Thick Of It, upped the ante on its pitch-black style, stripping nearly all of its characters of any remaining semblances of humanity and daring us to laugh as it does so. What other television comedy could get away with a penultimate episode that spends a full hour on a set of realistically rendered government inquiry hearings and not lose a step? As we say goodbye to Malcolm Tucker (the brilliant Peter Capaldi) and the rest, it’s clear that Iannucci has crafted one of the most consistently great political satires in television history. (S.H.)
10. (tie) Treme
Treme hit creative highs this season by tightening its focus and interconnecting the many characters’ stories in a way creators David Simon and...
- 12/19/2012
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
When it came to devising a list of what I felt were the top ten Television shows of 2012 I contemplated sticking with the theme of “Hey You Geeks!!” and centering the list solely on the best sci-fi and nerd related shows on TV. I generally group “Geek TV” into a segment of shows exclusively featuring a sci-fi, comic book, fantasy or horror spin. Unfortunately, that does an injustice to both the term Geek and the medium of Television. Geeks are not held to one or few specific genres and the geek classification can be attached to literally anything if someone is enthusiastic or expertly dedicated to that particular thing. Not to mention, a lot of the sci-fi, horror and comic shows on TV tend to be terrible.
Sure, there are Walking Dead geeks who create memes after each episode and debate every zombie kill and change from the comics. But...
Sure, there are Walking Dead geeks who create memes after each episode and debate every zombie kill and change from the comics. But...
- 12/17/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
From the award-winning writers of The Wire, HBO Home Entertainment announces the 30 April 2012 exclusive Blu-ray release of the Second Season of the two-time Emmy® & Grammy® Awards nominee Treme, to be followed by the DVD on 28 May 2012.
We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away.
Get the new season early on Blu-ray for a crystal clear hi-definition picture and to experience the ultimate feel of the amazing jazz & blues soundtrack. Packed with special features, the Blu-ray exclusively presents “Down in the Treme” a featurette looking at the music and culture of New Orleans with an interactive guide, along with ‘Episode Previews and Recaps’.
The second season of the acclaimed series about adversity and the human spirit is available to own following a successful broadcast on Sky Atlantic. Producers David Simon (The Wire, Generation Kill) and Eric Overmyer (Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street) are renowned for creating some...
We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away.
Get the new season early on Blu-ray for a crystal clear hi-definition picture and to experience the ultimate feel of the amazing jazz & blues soundtrack. Packed with special features, the Blu-ray exclusively presents “Down in the Treme” a featurette looking at the music and culture of New Orleans with an interactive guide, along with ‘Episode Previews and Recaps’.
The second season of the acclaimed series about adversity and the human spirit is available to own following a successful broadcast on Sky Atlantic. Producers David Simon (The Wire, Generation Kill) and Eric Overmyer (Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street) are renowned for creating some...
- 4/20/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
New Orleans -- Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau will perform in New Orleans at a concert benefiting Xavier University, one of the nation's only historically black and Roman Catholic colleges.
This will be the fourth year a concert has been held for the Dr. Norman C. Francis Endowed Scholarship Fund, a program named after the university's president. The fund allows deserving students to earn a college degree regardless of their finances.
The concert is scheduled for Friday night. The first such concert was held three years ago to commemorate Francis' 40th anniversary as Xavier's president.
Besides Jarreau – who has won Grammy awards in jazz, pop and R&B – New Orleans native and 1980 Xavier graduate John Boutte is also scheduled to perform.
This will be the fourth year a concert has been held for the Dr. Norman C. Francis Endowed Scholarship Fund, a program named after the university's president. The fund allows deserving students to earn a college degree regardless of their finances.
The concert is scheduled for Friday night. The first such concert was held three years ago to commemorate Francis' 40th anniversary as Xavier's president.
Besides Jarreau – who has won Grammy awards in jazz, pop and R&B – New Orleans native and 1980 Xavier graduate John Boutte is also scheduled to perform.
- 11/18/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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