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Based on the first book in the series Song of Ice and by George R.R. Martin (who serves as co- executive producer), of is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Weste- ros, an imaginary land that bears some resemblance in geography, technology and population to King Britain and J.R.R. Middle-earth. The climate appears vaguely supernatural there is much talk of generation-long winters and though the dragons and demonic White Walkers of yore are now believed extinct, the northern border is still protected by a great wall on which men of the Watch stand guard against Wildings and other fell creatures. The Seven Kingdoms are ruled by one king, which, as you can imagine, is not working out terribly well.

The action begins in the North, where members of the Watch encounter what they believe are White Walkers, but it quickly moves to the city of Win- terfell and the true realm of terror: the scheming and desperate hearts of ambitious men and women. Winterfell is ruled by Lord Eddard Stark, played with steely honor by of the alum Sean Bean, and his Lady Catelyn (Michelle Fairley). They are happy to live on the edge, teaching their five children the importance of honor and justice. But all is not tranquil in the state of Winterfell the presence of illegitimate son, Jon Snow (Kit Harington), creates enough tension that the young man eventually leaves to join the Watch, and the Starks receive an unwelcome visit from dissolute King Robert Barath- eon (Mark Addy, having a fine Falstaffian time), who wants Ned to come south with him as the new Hand of the King. Robert and Ned once fought together, and the king remains a friend of the though the same can not be said of his wife, Queen Cersei Lan- nister (Lena Headey), her loathsome son Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), her handsome and unscrupulous twin Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and her brilliant but low-living brother Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), known as To ensure loyalty, plans are made to marry Joffrey to the oldest Stark girl, Sansa (Sophie Turner).

The younger daughter, Arya (Maisie Williams), would rather be a soldier than a wife. Meanwhile, in another part of the kingdom, the son of the previous king plots his revenge. Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) so wants to sit on the Iron Throne that he sells his young sister Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) to the warlord of the Dothraki, a fearless (and shirtless) band of horse warriors who, in return, will wage war against King Robert, as soon as they can figure out how to get all those horses across the Narrow Sea. The forces of war assemble, as forces of war inevitably do, but it is revelation of character rather than the clank of broadsword or the tumult of hooves that makes of epic television. Though Ned is the strong and brooding headliner of the series, he is quickly surrounded by a wild and bewitching garden of characters and performances.

The women are particularly good Queen Cersei is both evil and sympathetic, Lady Stark is a formidable foe, Arya becomes the heart of the story while the terrified and enslaved Daenerys finds her inner strength. But in many ways, of belongs to Dinklage, who made his mark in Station So well acquainted with the workings of the world he can hardly bear it, the Imp is this non-magical Merlin debauched, perhaps, but a truth-teller nonetheless, fighting for his own survival with as much mercy as he can spare. If the man win an Emmy, heads should certainly roll. McClatchy-Tribune Hooks make epic series irresistible of airs on Sunday Associated Press In this publicity image released by HBO, Sean Bean portrayed Lord Eddard Stark in a scene from the HBO series of premiering Sunday. of airs at 8 and 9:05 p.m.

Sunday on HBO. Catherine Zeta-Jones movie still AWOL By McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES As Catherine Zeta-Jones takes a break from public life to cope with bipolar disorder, she remains absent from another place she once frequently appeared: movie theaters. not, however, a function of her not working. a function of her last movie getting stuck in release limbo. The most recent film is an inter-generational romance in which she plays a single New York mother who falls for a younger man played by Justin Bartha.

In addition to starring two likable actors, the movie has another selling point: It taps into a cougar boomlet hitting the big screen. But try to find it in a theater, on Netflix or on VOD, and come up empty. Directed by Bart Freundlich, was shot three years ago by independent production company The Film Department. But it has languished outside the reach of audiences without a distributor. There have been numerous buyer screenings of the film since it was completed, but no deal has materialized.

Two distribution executives who spoke on condition of anonymity have said that the asking price has been too high given the quality of the film. But Mark Gill, who founded The Film Department, said there have been opportunities to sell the movie to a distributor but that he and his company have held it back in hopes of making it a part of his inaugural distribution slate. Financing plans for that operation are coming together, he said, with the goal of releasing in September or October, ahead of the crowded holiday season. Even if the movie makes that release date, it will still mark a four-year dry spell for Zeta-Jones. The actress last appeared on the American screen in 2007, when she starred opposite Aaron Eckhart in the romantic comedy She is slated to play a vixen newscaster in Gerard soccer dramedy the which is currently in production in Louisiana, and star opposite Justin Timberlake and Bruce Willis in the gambling comedy the.