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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 11th, 2015 – The Fault in Our Backyards

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:00:25 +0000

For a holiday week (admittedly, a minor holiday), the Blu-ray release schedule is surprisingly packed with new discs this week. Just looking at the huge list makes my eyes glaze over. How can we pick out the few titles possibly worth buying? New Releases ‘San Andreas‘ – In the event that the biggest earthquake in...

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2015 Emmy Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:00:23 +0000

I’ve had so little interest in the Emmy Awards this year that, honestly, I didn’t even realize the ceremony was on this weekend until fellow blogger Shannon happened to mention it to me on Sunday afternoon. I didn’t make any predictions in advance, or even notice who’d been nominated. Should I be more excited that...

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Weekend Roundtable: Worst Movie & TV Moms

Josh Zyber — Fri, 08 May 2015 19:00:00 +0000

With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, this might be a good time to praise some of our favorite fictional moms. Problem is, we already did that a couple years ago. Failing that, let’s flip this around and look at some of the most incompetent, meanest, abusive or downright evil mothers from movies or TV....

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 19th, 2014 – The Secret Word Is “Remastered”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:00:51 +0000

This week may seem like a breather after the bombardment of new Blu-ray releases we’ve seen recently, but the good titles are really, really good. Of course, you’ll have to wade through a little bit of muck to get to them. New Releases ‘Sex Tape‘ – Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel must have gotten along...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 3rd, 2013 – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh…

Josh Zyber — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Do you remember how slow the last couple of weeks were for new Blu-rays, aside from a couple of big titles? That didn’t last long. November kicks off in a big way with a huge slate of new discs. Even if they don’t all appeal to you, surely you’ll find something that just begs you...

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Emmy Grows a Pair

Josh Zyber — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:00:42 +0000

The nominations for the 2013 Emmy Awards were announced last Thursday. I had intended to write up a post on the subject for that day or Friday, but life intervened and I got busy with other things. And frankly, the Emmys always nominate the same small handful of shows year after year anyway. Would anyone...

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Blu-ray Highlights for October 16th, 2012 – What Kind of Bird Are You?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:04 +0000

In an odd quirk of fate, this week’s Blu-ray release slate brings us one of the best films of the year, as well as one (or more) of the worst. Choose wisely. New Releases After a couple of box office disappointments, Wes Anderson returned to the top of the art film scene with ‘Moonrise Kingdom‘,...

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Emmy Winners 2012

Josh Zyber — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:00:23 +0000

Oh, right. The Emmy Awards happened over the weekend. That’s something notable that we should probably mention here. Of course, it wasn’t notable enough for me to actually watch the thing. Did you? I’ll do the Oscars and even the Golden Globes, but that’s about the extent of the awards-show viewing I can take. For...

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2012 Emmy Nominations

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:00:26 +0000

This year’s Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday. Surprisingly, some of my favorite shows actually made the short list. Unfortunately, it’s all for naught, given that the same series that won last year and the year before are destined to win yet again. Oh well, as the saying goes, “It’s nice to be nominated.” No...

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2011 Emmy Winners – Same As 2010 Emmy Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:44 +0000

I believe that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences needs to implement a major overhaul of the Emmy nomination process, such that once a person (in a specific role) or show wins a category, they should be retired from that category going forward. As it stands now, the system is designed to continually issue...

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Frank Darabont Fired from ‘The Walking Dead’

Aaron Peck — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:00:35 +0000

Frank Darabont, champion and show-runner of ‘The Walking Dead’ has been fired from the series by the network bosses at AMC. Will Season Two suffer without Darabont at the helm, or will the show become less talky and more zombie-kill-y? Only time will tell. The Hollywood Reporter has a lengthy, well-researched piece about Darabont’s dismissal...

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2011 Emmy Nominations Announced

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:00:49 +0000

Early this morning, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. While there aren’t too many surprises on the list (there never are), let’s take a look at some of the highlights. Keep in mind that I am terrible at predicting award winners. I also have trouble...

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