HBO'S KATRINA, TSUNAMI, `ENTOURAGE' TOPICS AT TCA.Byline: David Kronke Television Critic HBO's marathon three-hour series of press conferences at the television press tour in Pasadena Wednesday spanned an emotional spectrum ranging from the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and the Christmas 2004 tsunami that devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. Thailand and other Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. nations to the free-wheeling, wish-fulfillment lifestyle of a Hollywood actor and his ``Entourage.'' Toni Collette said, ``I was slightly nervous'' about taking a role in ``Tsunami, The Aftermath,'' the miniseries coming in December, less than two years after 300,000 were killed in the tragedy. But she cited a survivor who said, ``Maybe it's too early for the survivors, but it's not too early for the people who weren't there.'' Since the production shot on location in Thailand in areas devastated by the tsunami, Sophie Okonedo Sophie Okonedo (born January 1, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated British actress. Background Okonedo, who is Black and Jewish, was born in London. Her mother is Jewish, and her father is Nigerian. conceded the work was difficult. ``We cried quite a lot of the time,'' she said. ``It was very emotional because it was all around us. You didn't have to do too much acting.'' Regarding America's own disaster, ``I think somebody has got to go to jail for this,'' declared Spike Lee Noun 1. Spike Lee - United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee , referring to the government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It's the subject of ``When the Levees Broke,'' his four-hour documentary airing in August, just the one-year anniversary of the disaster. One reporter asked if Lee spent much time focusing on the animals left behind by their owners. ``Well ...'' Lee said, somewhat stunned by the question. After a very long pause, he replied, ``I prefer focusing on human life as opposed to animal life.'' Meanwhile, ``Entourage's'' Adrian Grenier, who plays superstar Vincent Chase, disingenuously declared that he's too busy to have the sort of social life his character enjoys. ``I live vicariously through Vince,'' he said. ``I'm too pooped poop 1 n. 1. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship. 2. A poop deck. tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops 1. To break over the stern of (a ship). 2. at the end of the day. I go home and go to bed.'' And, although Vince's ``Aquaman'' film was a hit, the show assiduously as·sid·u·ous adj. 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: an assiduous worker who strove for perfection. See Synonyms at busy. 2. avoided discussing whether it was any good. Creator Doug Ellin said director Jim Cameron, who played himself as the film's director on the series, wanted the fictitious film to be a hit. ``He didn't insist; he asked nicely,'' Ellin said, adding diplomatically, I don't think he's made a bad movie. We like to think it was a good movie. But it was a review-proof movie; that was the guiding force of it.'' David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke@dailynews.com |
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