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Copy to Clipboard ‘The Stand’ (CBS All Access) A deadly virus, a devastating pandemic and a divided America. Rings a bell? No, we're not talking about the COVID-19 pandemic but the latest Stephen King adaptation. Presenting the mystical and apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the nine-episodic limited series is all set to enthrall fans of the dark fantasy novel first published in 1978 by Doubleday. In the televised version, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (...

The Stand review: New Stephen King adaptation is too safe to be memorable, but too resonant to be dismissed Had the show retained the novel's pacing, and opted for grief over gore, King's message of humanity's resilience might have carried more weight in these times. Prahlad Srihari December 17, 2020 13:29:06 IST Still from The Stand Language: English The Stand opens in a church where frontline workers in PPE kits and N95 masks set about the unpleasant business of dispo...

'The Stand' review: CBS All Access turns Stephen King's epic book into 9-part series CNN 12/17/2020 © Robert Falconer/CBS Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail in 'The Stand' (Robert Falconer/CBS) The original 1994 version of "The Stand" is rightfully ranked among the best Stephen King miniseries, admittedly not an inordinately high bar. Streaming brings the chance to expand upon that with a nine-part, harder-edged CBS All Access presentation that's solidly executed but too stretched out as it slowly builds toward the clash between good and evil in a post-apocalyptic world. King's epic story...

  TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The latest Netflix adaptation of one of Pittsburgh native August Wilson’s plays, the filmed-in-Pittsburgh “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in a period piece that feels relevant and timely. An almost unrecognizable Davis, jettisoning any semblance of vanity, stars as Ma Rainey, a real historical figure and one of the earliest African-American blues singers to record her performances in the 1920s. Wilson’s 1982 play — it...

Amber Heard's femme fatale breathes life into pulpy pandemic story The Stand  3/5 In a first-look review, it's hard to know what to believe in this enjoyable but muddled adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 classic Amber Heard as Nadine Cross in CBS All Access' The Stand After the circus of the Johnny Depp libel trial, Amber Heard returns to the day job with a starring role in an enjoyably pulpy, if sometimes muddled, adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. Heard, whose 2017 divorce from Depp has been fodder for the tabloids, puts in a winningly villainous turn as a wicked temptress allied...