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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

J. EDGAR: Watch It At Home – Brokeback Hoover It’s a little unexpected that of all the films Clint Eastwood has directed, his new biography J. EDGAR most resembles The Bridges of Madison Count...

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 5 Capsule Reviews: “Jackie,” “Arrival,” “Loving,” “Blue Jay,” & “Black Mirror”

JACKIE (Fox Searchlight – December 9): The most impressive film of the festival thus far is director Pablo Larrain’s jewel-like examination of the realities and artifices behind our perceptions of history, ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Lawless”

LAWLESS: Watch It At Home – A Moonshine War To Make You Long for “Boardwalk Empire” Director John Hillcoat specializes in stark, emotionally distanced pulp, and if that sounds like a contradiction in ...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

> Rodrigo Garcia’s film ALBERT NOBBS (he shares auteurship with Glenn Close, who served as screenwriter with John Banville and Gabriella Prekop and as a producer as well as star) caters to what used to be called the James...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Vikings”

History Channel has been on quite a streak in its last two seasons. Its first foray into scripted television, the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, was a surprise smash hit, as was this year’s follow-up The Bibl...

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 1

Even as the scripted drama business on the broadcast networks subsides into increasing irrelevance, new players arise who want to take part. Dramas may not be cost-effective in the way that they once were, but t...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Sarah’s Key” – Doors That Stick

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder). Thre...

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The Sked: Cable Ratings June 12-18

HBO’s True Blood tops the cable ratings chart again this week, although it’s down three tenths of an Adult 18-49 rating point from last week’s season premiere. TNT’s Dallas reboot looks impressive in t...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Help”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

To address the very specific elephant in HYDE PARK ON HUDSON‘s room: it’s no King’s Speech. It’s hard to avoid the comparison, because the two movies have a clear overlap, Hyde Park being t...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER – Not Even For Free – An Unconstitutional Offense Against Moviegoers Honestly: how is a movie called ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER not a comedy? It’s as if Wood...

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The Sked: Cable Ratings May 22-28

On the cable front this past seven days, only the NBA could stop History’s rampaging Hatfield & McCoys. On Monday night, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat) averaged a 4.1 rating ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Zero Dark Thirty”

ZERO DARK THIRTY: Worth A Ticket – The Year’s Most Gripping Thriller Is True You already know how ZERO DARK THIRTY ends. You knew how All the President’s Men ended, too, and Apollo 13 and Titanic. ...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Copper”

Throughout its first season, COPPER has almost never been as vivid as it seemed like it should be. The show’s premise and auspices were promising: the lead producers were Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, who apa...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 5 Capsule Reviews: “Jackie,” “Arrival,” “Loving,” “Blue Jay,” & “Black Mirror”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Lawless”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Vikings”

THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 1

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Sarah’s Key” – Doors That Stick

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

The Sked: Cable Ratings June 12-18

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Help”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 22-28

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Zero Dark Thirty”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Copper”

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