Mad Men

June 17, 2013 by Hollywoodite

Read about the official naming of the corporate office on Mad Men, from the show’s official fan page. […]

March 4, 2013 by Hollywoodite

Former model Gita Hall May, who worked in fashion through the 50s and 60s, is suing over the use of her face in the Mad Men opening credits. The 79-year-old is suing Lionsgate for using her face in the title sequence. The complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court claims producers used the model’s image without her […]

June 8, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Mad Men ends with season seven. Ahead of this weekend’s season five finale (there are only 13 episodes per season so it’s flown by), Christina Hendricks covers The Hollywood Reporter. The 37-year-old talks about her character, Joan, who recently did something dishonorable on the show. About which Hendricks is reticent, asking, “What would you do […]

May 9, 2012 by Hollywoodite

In lieu of a recap, it’s better to cover this week’s talking point; the inclusion of a real song by The Beatles, in Mad Men season seven episode eight Lady Lazarus. It’s another episode heavy on the gloom, the foreshadowing, the subtext, and references to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, in the lead up to (one […]

May 2, 2012 by Hollywoodite

This week’s Mad Men saw the introduction of Don Draper’s in-laws, the parents of his wife Megan Draper. Photos included, since the parents took up an unusual amount of screen-time when it’s not been properly established whether they’re sticking around. Moreover, it gives more insight into relatively-new character Megan than is afforded some who’ve been […]

April 30, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Starting this off with something that’s not a spoiler because it was never a serious plot point (despite some labouring of the point). Sally Draper is not dead. Even though some speculated as much, following the episode heavy on murderous imagery. She was very obviously not dead for two episodes, without Don Draper reacting nor […]