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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “The League”

In an era when even network sitcoms often try to Say Something Meaningful, let’s take a moment to appreciate THE LEAGUE, which devoted 7 prosperous seasons to ingeniously and hilariously being nothing but rude. J...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Sinner”

THE SINNER: Wednesday 10PM on USA – Change the Channel USA’s THE SINNER wants so, so much to be Prestige TV. Alas, Derek Simonds’ 8-hour drama (based on a novel by Petra Hammesfahr) is more like an ...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Other People’s Kids”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots For the most part, actors only get one shot in a given pilot season. Since the lion’s share of network pilots are produced during the same narrow Spring window–allowing ...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Copper”

COPPER: Sunday 10PM on BBCAmerica A tale of two low-rated series: BBCAmerica’s two original scripted dramas COPPER and Orphan Black had comparable ratings in their first seasons. Copper garnered a higher numb...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Manhattan”

MANHATTAN: Sunday 10PM on WGN America Previously… on MANHATTAN: Starting in 1943, the New Mexico desert housed a mysterious, ultra-secret military and scientific operation code-named The Manhattan Project, its ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “God’s Pocket”

Of all the titles in this year’s Sundance US Dramatic Competition line-up, none may have been more promising on paper than GOD’S POCKET. Based on a novel by Pete Dexter, it marked the feature directing debu...

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THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Devours Ratings Records

> Frank Darabont who? AMC returned THE WALKING DEAD to its schedule last night, and viewers were as ravenous for it as its monsters are for human flesh. The show did an incredible 3.8 rating in 18-49s, outrating eve...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.4.2018

OPENINGS: Both of the weekend’s R-rated arrivals had fair Saturday bumps, reflecting their older audiences. However, that’s also the demo for Oscar viewing, so we’ll see if their Sunday estimates ar...

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Sundance 2024 Film Reviews: “Thelma” & “Rob Peace”

THELMA (no distrib): In recent years, we’ve seen the rise of what might uncharitably be called Old Lady Cinema, noisy comedies like the Book Club franchise and 80 For Brady that milk gags out of the spectacle of ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Dangerous Method”

A DANGEROUS METHOD: Watch It At Home – A Visit to Dr. Cronenberg’s Clinic Throughout his career, David Cronenberg has been fascinated by twin compulsions: the aberrant and the repressive. The for...

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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/20/14

Anybody want to debate the importance of a lead-in from The Voice? NBC: For the second consecutive week, THE BLACKLIST had a reduced, non-Voice lead-in (this week it was the season premiere of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT, its...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Sessions”

Oscar buzz has been trailing THE SESSIONS (which was then called The Surrogate) since it was unveiled at Sundance in January, and with good reason. For Academy members, it doesn’t get much better than a warm “base...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Early Friday Box Office – 1.26.2018: “Maze Runner” Lopes To Win, “Jumanji” Stays Strong, Oscar Nominees Widen

THE MAZE RUNNER: DEATH CURE (20th) will win the weekend, although not in particularly impressive fashion. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, its opening day was $8.4M (including $1.5M from Thursday night),...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Low Down”

No one can accuse LOW DOWN of attempting to glamorize the true story it tells. Jeff Preiss’s first film as a director is a slow, grim dirge set in an underbelly of the jazz world in 1970s Los Angeles, and it...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: No Gods for “Egypt,” “Triple 9″” or “Eddie” In Another “Deadpool” Romp

GODS OF EGYPT (Summit/Lionsgate) has been sitting around for so long that Gerard Butler managed to make next week’s London Has Fallen in the interim, and its own studio has been bleating about how the downside had ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “The League”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Sinner”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Other People’s Kids”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Copper”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Manhattan”

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “God’s Pocket”

THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Devours Ratings Records

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.4.2018

Sundance 2024 Film Reviews: “Thelma” & “Rob Peace”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Dangerous Method”

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/20/14

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Sessions”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Early Friday Box Office – 1.26.2018: “Maze Runner” Lopes To Win, “Jumanji” Stays Strong, Oscar Nominees Widen

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Low Down”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: No Gods for “Egypt,” “Triple 9″” or “Eddie” In Another “Deadpool” Romp

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