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THE SKED: “The Killing” Is Mortally Wounded

Not many people will mourn THE KILLING. AMC’s serialized mystery saga began with a great head of steam, and seemed poised to become the network’s next big show, but it became increasingly frustrating to wat...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW “The Descendants”

> THE DESCENDANTS: Worth A Ticket – Flawed But Heartfelt It’s taken an unaccountable 7 years for Alexander Payne to follow up Sideways, the biggest hit of his career, with THE DESCENDANTS, which w...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Vegas”

A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...

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BROADWAY JOURNAL: “War Horse” and “Jerusalem”

> For a new play, WAR HORSE has strong movie connections. The play is adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford from the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo, and that novel is also the basis of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming f...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Nashville”

NASHVILLE – Wednesday 10PM on ABC: Potential DVR Alert ABC has become the network of soaps, and its big play in the genre for fall is NASHVILLE, which is inheriting Revenge‘s slot as the latter show gets pr...

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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Luck”

> Last night, of course, was not intended to be the end of LUCK. The enormously high-profile show, created by David Milch and with production supervised by pilot director Michael Mann, and fearuring a cast headed by Dusti...

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THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “The Newsroom”

THE NEWSROOM: Sundays 10PM on HBO – DVR Alert We live in an era of TV auteurs. Although there will always be networks and studios writing the checks–just ask Dan Harmon–it’s arguably the case that wr...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Promised Land”

PROMISED LAND: Watch It At Home – Promise, But No Fulfillment There’s an original idea located somewhere near (but not at) the heart of PROMISED LAND: start with what would normally be an obvious storylin...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Ides of March”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

> Today, 3 films from first-time directors: Caroline Bottaro’s marvelous QUEEN TO PLAY is, in a sense, a sports movie. We have the out-of-nowhere player whose newly-discovered talent shakes up her whole life, the wi...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “50/50”

> 50/50: Worth A Ticket – A Genuinely Feel-Good Cancer Comedy With The Big C renewed for its third season on Showtime, the concept of a comedy getting laughs from the experiences of a cancer patient is no long...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Exit Strategy”

>See A Word About Busted Pilots On paper, EXIT STRATEGY looked like one of the hot FOX pilots this past season, a high-profile (Ethan Hawke’s first TV project) espionage thriller in the vein of 24 that could inherit that ...

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THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Hit & Miss”

HIT & MISS: WEDNESDAY 10pm on DirecTV Audience Network – Worth A Look HIT & MISS is considerably less sensationalistic than its premise and first five minutes might lead you to expect. By the end...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bunheads”

It helps if you think of BUNHEADS as a CG special effects spectacle, except in this case the CG special effects and spectacle are all in the sound of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s dialogue. Either you love herrapid-f...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Seeking A Friend For the End Of the World”

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD – Watch It At Home – Apocalypse Rom-Com Now SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD marks the directing debut of its writer Lorene Scafaria, who until now ha...

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THE SKED: “The Killing” Is Mortally Wounded

THE BIJOU REVIEW “The Descendants”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Vegas”

BROADWAY JOURNAL: “War Horse” and “Jerusalem”

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Nashville”

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Luck”

THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “The Newsroom”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Promised Land”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Ides of March”

LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “50/50”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Exit Strategy”

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Hit & Miss”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bunheads”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Seeking A Friend For the End Of the World”

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