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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Drive”

> DRIVE is a self-conscious genre movie, and those are tricky propositions. On the one hand, you need to make your existential or other textual statement with all the artistry at your command; on the other, you still have...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Poe”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots We round out our survey of some of the more notable busted pilots of the season with the distinctive POE, produced by Warner Bros Television for ABC and written by Chris Hollier (a former writer...

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THE SKED REVIEW: BBCA’s “The Hour”

> THE HOUR: Wednesday 10PM on BBCAmerica: Potential DVR Alert Here’s what’s wrong with BBCAmerica. Don’t get me wrong: it’s marvelous that BBCA exists to bring us shows like Luther, the...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Point Blank”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Point Blank”

POINT BLANK – Worth a Ticket: A Thrill-Ride with Subtitles The most gripping Hollywood thriller of the summer is… in French. (But not for long.) This isn’t a complete surprise: POINT BLAN...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: Showtime’s “Homeland”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORTS: The CW’s “Ringer”

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THE SKED @ BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Locke & Key”

>The FOX pilot LOCKE & KEY is a very effective hour of creepiness, but it’s not that hard to understand why the network didn’t put the project on its schedule. The show screams “cult hit” at be...

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THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

> Watch It At Home: That’s MR. Spielberg To You JJ Abrams’ SUPER 8 is the Beatlemania of Steven Spielberg movies. Abrams is no doubt absolutely genuine in his reverence for classics from the 1970...

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LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

> Plot spoilers are even more problematic when it comes to limited releases, because by definition they’re only being seen by a few people in certain selected locations, and–if they’re good–will ideally ...

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HANNA: Children’s Hour

> Worth a Ticket. HANNA may be the first movie not based on a graphic novel to feel like it is. Written by Seth Lochhead and David Farr (the first film for both) and directed by Joe Wright, it has the feel of a film conce...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Drive”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Poe”

THE SKED REVIEW: BBCA’s “The Hour”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Point Blank”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Point Blank”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: Showtime’s “Homeland”

THE SKED PILOT REPORTS: The CW’s “Ringer”

THE SKED @ BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Locke & Key”

THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

HANNA: Children’s Hour

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