House of Cards

Long-Weekend Viewing: Films About Manipulative Political Masterminds for ‘House of Cards’ Fans

If you’ve already binge-watched all of Netflix’s addictive new original series, House of Cards, it’s understandable that you’d be thirsting for more. After all, an antihero like House of Cards‘ Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) — who has every right to be furious about not being handed the position of Secretary of State after all his years backing the newly elected president — is insanely fun to watch as he dismantles the US political system, one sly move at a time. If you prefer a calculating politician to your average superhero, here is a selection of films (and one miniseries) you have to see. … Read More

Watch the Trailer for David Fincher’s Netflix Series ‘House of Cards’

From Veep to Scandal to Political Animals, Washington insider politics are all over primetime TV in 2012. On February 1st, David Fincher is bringing this world and its intrigue to an even smaller screen: your computer. Exclusive to Netflix and developed in collaboration with playwright Beau Willimon and the show’s lead, Kevin Spacey, House of… Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. In case you missed it, a new — and much more exciting — trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln debuted after last night’s presidential debate. Watch it here.

2. Netflix has announced that all 13 episodes of House of Cards — its original political drama that’s being executive produced by David Fincher… Read More