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Kidding Pilot Recap: “Mister Pickles Is Fine”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:00:02 +0000

The new Showtime series Kidding has an almost irresistible sales pitch for film nerds. The show reunites Jim Carrey with his Eternal Sunshine director Michel Gondry for the surreal tale of a children’s TV host suffering a nervous breakdown. It seems almost inconceivable that such a premise could wind up so drearily dull in execution....

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‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Review: Same Bat-Brick, Same Bat-Fun

Philip Brown — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:00:32 +0000

‘The Lego Movie’ shouldn’t have been nearly as good as it was. The product placement pop culture extravaganza could have been a wearily commercial enterprise designed to sell expensive pieces of plastic, but turned out to be a wonderful explosion of creativity and comedy instead. Now the scene-stealing Bat-star of that film has his own...

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Videogame Releases: Week of September 30th, 2012

Brian Hoss — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00:57 +0000

The machinations of two malicious organizations dominate this week’s videogame release slate. I’m referring to the Umbrella Corporation and the National Basketball Association. Can there be any room for other games when these two titans take the stage? Find out now. (Plus, Conan O’Brien.) NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC) The ‘NBA 2K’ series...

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Weekend Roundtable: Who Should Host the Oscars Next Year?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:00:49 +0000

After the complete disaster that was this past Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, it’s clear that the Academy needs to take major steps to revamp the ceremony. It can no longer fall back on dragging Billy Crystal out of retirement when other plans fall through. His hosting this year was simply dreadful. With that in mind,...

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The Netflix Stream: Week of Sept 18th, 2011

Dick Ward — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:00:26 +0000

The really interesting stuff leaving Netflix this week all comes from outside of the United States, but it’s all very good. Well, most of it anyway. The two best things coming to the stream are homegrown and ridiculously funny. Leaving the Stream ‘Ponyo’ (9/26): I’d put this movie on the list even if it wasn’t...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 9/13/11 – How Broke Are You Going to Be This Week?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:00:10 +0000

Grab something and hold on tight! This week brings us a virtual onslaught of new Blu-ray releases, including two cinematic titans battling it out to pry some of those hard-earned dollars from your wallets. I wish I could say that there was only one difficult choice to make this week, but the reality is that...

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Weekend Box Office: Both ‘Cars 2’ and ‘Bad Teacher’ Blow Predictions Out of the Water

Luke Hickman — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:00:37 +0000

As expected, family-friendly ‘Cars 2’ raced to first place this weekend against crude adult comedy ‘Bad Teacher’. The surprising part? Both outgrossed their weekend predictions by more than $10 million. With terrible tracking and horrible reviews, ‘Cars 2‘ was only expected to draw between $50 to $55 million this weekend. It seems that the studio...

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Now Playing: Conan O’Brien Truly Cannot Stop

Luke Hickman — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:00:55 +0000

Like every other Conan O’Brien fan in the world, I was sad to see him leave ‘The Tonight Show’. While the whole debacle became speculation-filled chatter around water-coolers and news programs, O’Brien slipped into a very dark period of his life. The documentary ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’ takes you by the hand and walks you...

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SXSW Journal: ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’

Drew Taylor — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:00:06 +0000

When Conan O’Brien was fired from his gig on ‘The Tonight Show’ and replaced by the show’s former host, Jay Leno, it sent ripples of shock and outrage throughout the media and general populace. There was a sensation that something very wrong had occurred, and somebody had been screwed. That sentiment is shared by Conan...

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Just a Friendly Reminder – Conan’s Back!

Dick Ward — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:00:17 +0000

That’s right, everyone’s favorite red-headed late night comedian is back on the air. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, or somehow avoiding the commercials on TV, radio and the internet, I feel like it’s my public duty to let you know that Conan O’Brien is back. And folks, he’s still got it....

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Weekend Roundtable: Most Anticipated Fall TV Shows

Josh Zyber — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:00:20 +0000

With September comes not only a break from the crushing heat of the summer months, but also (and more importantly) the beginning of fall TV! Yes, it’s time for old favorites to come back, and new shows to debut. This week’s Roundtable question is simple: What fall TV shows are you looking forward to watching?...

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Emmy Nominations: The Year of ‘Glee’

Josh Zyber — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:17 +0000

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday morning. ‘Glee’ and ‘The Pacific’ led the pack with 19 nominations and 24 nominations respectively. I’m sure both programs will bring home a lot of those trophies. Follow us after the break for a rundown of the major categories, plus some commentary. So, here are the...

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