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To be honest, Baltimore is kind of all over the place. I mean, I don’t have any issue catching up with a non-linear narrative, but at least make it entertaining or thrilling. And Baltimore doesn’t seem like a thriller at all, even though its makers claim it to be. It’s just some heavy historical drama that demands its viewers have prior knowledge of the Irish Republican Army and the role of real-life Bridget Rose Dugdale in the Republican movement. In short, you need to know all about the communist sentiments brewing against British imperialism in the early 1970s in Ireland. But from a different perspective, it could be about things Rose was going through emotionally and mentally. She wasn’t an outsider, and despite coming from a privileged background, she became the voice of the impoverished, as she felt their needs should be heard loud and clear by the Imperialists.

Rose Dugdale has the kind of life story where, if she didn’t happen to be a Marxist, it would feel tailor-made for a Hollywood film. The heiress of a millionaire English family, Dugdale was born into an easy life: finishing school, debutante balls, and a place in the rarefied halls of Oxford. But Dugdale rejected the wealth handed to her and, after an incident in which she attempted to steal 82,000 pounds worth of silverware and paintings from her parents’ estate, left England to become a member and leader in the Irish Republican Army, fighting to end British rule of Northern Ireland.

“Baltimore,” a new feature film starring Imogen Poots as Dugdale, occasionally jumps somewhat awkwardly through this woman’s path to radicalization, but the film, from writer, director, and editor duo Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, largely anchors itself on the nine-day sliver of time she’s most notorious for.

For a story about left-wing radical and Irish Republican Army (Ira) member Rose Dugdale, Sundance Now docuseries The Heiress and the Heist is shockingly conservative.

There's no disputing Dugdale's criminal background. In June 1973, Dugdale orchestrated a burglary of her family's home, with the goal of selling the stolen items to raise money for the Ira. The following year, she and partner Eddie Gallagher hijacked a helicopter and launched a bombing attack on a police station in Strabane, Northern Ireland, though the bombs failed to detonate and no one was injured. Just a few months later, in the heist that inspired the docuseries's title, Dugdale and three Ira members broke into Palladian mansion Russborough House and stole 19 paintings, many of them old masters, valued at roughly $200 million today.

West Cork in ‘The Heiress and The Heist’ (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)

Sundance Now’s docuseries The Heiress and the Heist explores the life of English heiress Rose Dugdale and her involvement in the Irish Republican Army (Ira). The three-part true crime documentary series charts Dugdale’s extraordinary transformation from debutante to rebel to art thief.

Directed by David Harvey and executive produced by Shannon Cooper, Jonathan Ford, Ronan Hand, and Mariana Rios Sanchez.

Sundance Now offered this description of documentary series:

The Heiress and the Heist chronicles Rose’s transformation as a revolutionary — from her early childhood in Devon to the time she spent in Limerick Prison — and includes historical events and the social upheavals that affected England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from the late 1960s to mid-1970s. The focus of the series is the Russborough House heist from 1974, which was largely orchestrated by Dugdale...

Behind closed doors this summer, Donald Trump and his advisers have been narrowing the shortlist of criminal defense attorneys he’d need to take on the Justice Department. The former president has had preliminary conversations with Tim Parlatore, a lawyer best known for successfully representing an accused war criminal, about possible legal strategies should the department escalate its probe or hit Trump with charges, two people with knowledge of the matter and a third source briefed on it tell Rolling Stone.

Trump’s conversations with Parlatore and other newly retained...

This year, podcasts have been the inspiration for narrative watercooler content including on “The Dropout,” “The Thing About Pam” “WeCrashed” and “Gaslit.”

However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries.

Docus including Apple’s “The Big Conn,” HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow” and ESPN’s upcoming Title IX doc “37 Words” all feature what has been dubbed “the companion podcast.” Described as a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a nonfiction films or series, companion podcasts are less of a marketing tool and more of a chance for storytellers to give insights into the process of researching, producing, shooting and editing their films.

“As nonfiction has become more central to the business models of all of the streaming services and distribution platforms, there is more and more viewer and...

Peacock announced that the new docuseries “Paris in Love” will begin streaming Nov. 11, with new episodes dropping every following Thursday.

The 13-part wedding series will follow Hilton as she discovers the road to the altar has a few unexpected turns along the way as she prepares to marry successful venture capitalist Carter Reum. In the midst of planning for the wedding, fans will watch as Hilton navigates adulthood, a demanding work schedule and plans for her future. Hilton’s mother Kathy Hilton and sister Rothschild Hilton will support her through it all, from her engagement part to bridal dress shopping to the bachelor and bachelorette party in Las Vegas.

From Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Shed Media, Telepictures and Slivington Manor Entertainment, “Paris in Love” is executive produced by Mike Darnell, Lisa Shannon, Dan Peirson, Bridgette Theriault, Andrea Metz, Perry Dance, Paris Hilton and Bruce Gersh. Watch a trailer for the series below.

Exclusive: The story of former Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher is in the works for the small screen. Will Staples has teamed with Working Title and The New York Times to develop a limited series about Gallagher, who was acquitted of murder in a high-profile war crimes trial two years ago.

Staples will write the series, based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Phillips’ upcoming book Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs and his New York Times article “Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes.”

The story is an epic account of the startling accusations against former Navy Seal chief, Eddie Gallagher, and the courtroom battle that exposed the dark underbelly of America’s special forces.

Gallagher came to national attention in September 2018 when he was charged with stabbing to death an injured 17-year-old Isis prisoner,...

The last truncated season ended with Chief Petty Officer Thomas Argento, a Seal, being arrested for war crimes by Sam and Callen on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 22.

So what should have been the finale of last season ended up being NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 2.

Was there any doubt about what the outcome would be in the fictionalized version of the trial of Eddie Gallagher? The prosecutor even mentioned Gallagher in case the storyline was being too subtle for some viewers.

This proved that some shows do ripped-from-the-headlines better than others.

Tracie Thoms, who has become one of TV's most reliable character actors, was impressive as the prosecutor Castro, cool under fire even as her case was falling apart.

On the flip side, Heather Mazur as the opposition counsel had little to do but act snide and look dazzling in a red Nancy Reagan pantsuit, no mean trick.

This...

This episode could have used a lighter touch.

The Osp retried Eddie Gallagher on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 22.

There's nothing wrong with using "ripped-from-the-headlines" cases as storylines.

Hell, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has ridden that formula to become the longest-running drama in American TV history.

The secret is tweaking the case just enough that the viewer has an "a-ha" moment when he or she figures out upon whom the storyline is based.

There's some subtlety involved.

When Mac, Kensi, and Deeks agreed about halfway through that Argento is just like Eddie Gallagher, it scraped away even that tiny bit of pretense.

So far, there hasn't been a grandstanding Commander in Chief meddling in a matter that should be handled by military justice, although Mac did hint at political pressure from above already.

But there's always next season, since this will be one of many storylines left hanging because...

For a second straight spring, Jag alum Catherine Bell will play a role in the NCIS: Los Angeles season finale, as Marine Lieutenant Colonel Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie hands Hetty’s team one of their most politically delicate assignments yet.

In the high-octane CBS drama’s ersatz finale — which airs an hour later than usual this Sunday, at 10/9c — Sam, Callen and prospect/FBI Special Agent Devin Rountree (played by LL Cool J, Chris O’Donnell and guest star Caleb Castille) travel to Afghanistan after Mac discloses that two Navy SEALs have alleged their chief murdered an unarmed prisoner.

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