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Is It Really That Bad? Watching ‘Last Man Standing’

Steven Cohen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:00:17 +0000

After taking a break from bad sitcoms to check out TNT’s thoroughly mediocre ‘Rizzoli & Isles‘, I’m back to subject myself to another seemingly unworthy half hour comedy that somehow remains on the airwaves. This time, I look at ABC’s ‘Last Man Standing’. Once again, I’ll ask some pretty hard hitting questions. What Is It?...

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Is It Really That Bad? Watching ‘Rizzoli & Isles’

Steven Cohen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:00:34 +0000

After braving the mind-numbing stupidity of NBC’s ‘Whitney‘, I’m back again to check out another seemingly mediocre TV series that somehow remains on the air. Taking a break from sitcoms, this time I’ll look at the popular (enough) TNT drama ‘Rizzoli & Isles’. Once again, I’ll ask some pretty hard-hitting questions. What Is It? ‘Rizzoli...

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Is It Really That Bad? Watching ‘Whitney’

Steven Cohen — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:00:58 +0000

Every now and again, I’ll pull up the guide on my DVR, see a show listed and think to myself, “Does anybody actually watch that? I don’t know anybody who watches that. Why the hell is that still on?” Most of these shows look so painfully mediocre that I’m barely even aware of their existence....

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It’s Got to Be a Comic Book First: Casting a ‘Preacher’ Movie

Steven Cohen — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:00:46 +0000

During my brief and utterly unsuccessful attempts to pitch scripts in Hollywood, one of the most common responses I heard from development execs and producers was, “Yeah, that’s a cool idea, but it’s got to be a comic book first!” While my feelings about the movie industry’s rather shameless pillaging of other mediums aren’t exactly...

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Hitchcock Blogathon: ‘The Birds’

Steven Cohen — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:32 +0000

Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ is a masterpiece of suspense that many critics consider to be his last truly great film. The director’s use of editing, composition and sound design are simply magnificent throughout, carefully structuring a slow descent into terror. As much as the majority of the film’s running time leaves me in awe of...

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Hitchcock Blogathon: ‘The Wrong Man’

Steven Cohen — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:14 +0000

When one thinks of Alfred Hitchcock films, the preface “Based on a true story” doesn’t usually jump to mind. Yet that’s exactly what ‘The Wrong Man’ is. Adapted from a real life case of mistaken identity, the movie reportedly stays remarkably close to the actual events that inspired it. In many ways unique among the...

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