Movies & TV
- ‘The Philanthropist’ is mind-blowingly good
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Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM I’m used to being in a minority but this one’s really ridiculous. There are only a few of us left on earth, if we’re lucky. We could probably hold our annual meetings in a Mini Cooper. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
- Ch. 4’s Hairston recovering from heart surgery
- NEWS TV CRITIC
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM Channel 4 weekend anchor Mylous Hairston is recuperating in Buffalo General Hospital after having a heart attack that led to two surgeries Tuesday and Wednesday to open an artery. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
- The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news
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Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM Playing Meghan… (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
- The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news
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Updated: 07/02/09 7:00 AM Lady of Spain… (Updated: 07/02/09 7:00 AM )
- 'Ice Age 3': A hilarious frozen treat
- ARTS EDITOR
Updated: 07/02/09 6:23 PM ‘‘Listen!” says one poetic prehistoric critter to another in his ragtag band. “The wind! It’s speaking to us.” (Updated: 07/02/09 6:23 PM )
- A dozen TV treats for a holiday weekend
- NEWS TV CRITIC
Updated: 07/02/09 7:59 AM The July Fourth weekend isn’t exactly the best time for television viewers because the networks realize that –weather permitting –most potential viewers are outside at a barbecue, traveling or involved in some family project. (Updated: 07/02/09 7:59 AM )
- A new Miss Marple is on the case for 'Masterpiece Mystery!'
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Updated: 07/01/09 8:48 AM Whether in print or on film and television, the Miss Marple mysteries of Agatha Christie remain favorites of whodunit lovers around the world, and the main character has attracted such A-list actresses as Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Helen Hayes and, most recently, Geraldine McEwan. (Updated: 07/01/09 8:48 AM )
- Channel 4 cuts Macko, Wrobel
Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AMChannel 4 weekend meteorologist Mary Beth Wrobel and reporter Rob Macko were let go Tuesday by the top-rated news department in town. (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
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Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM Party of five ... (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
- 'Public Enemies': Johnny Depp is magnetic as legendary bank robber
- NEWS ARTS EDITOR
Updated: 07/02/09 6:23 PM ‘‘Public Enemies” is a good movie about one of the truly great American subjects. So split the difference and slap a “very good” label on what’s opening today in your friendly neighborhood megaplex, for those micro-attentioned span folks who like movie reviews in two words or less. (Updated: 07/02/09 6:23 PM )
- Jackson coverage leaves critic feeling detached
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Updated: 06/30/09 8:00 AM Normally, when a legend or A-list celebrity dies I practically feel obligated to watch the tributes that inevitably will follow on national broadcast and cable TV shows. (Updated: 06/30/09 8:00 AM )
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Updated: 06/30/09 6:55 AM Protest solidarity… (Updated: 06/30/09 6:55 AM )
- Casting Cameron Diaz
- McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Updated: 06/30/09 8:56 AM SANTA MONICA, Calif.— Nick Cassavetes wasn’t fooled. The world may think of Cameron Diaz as a high-spirited, funny and even goofy actress, but the director of “The Notebook” knew instinctively that Diaz would be perfect to play the mother of a child dying of cancer in his latest tear-jerker “My Sister’s Keeper,” which opened Friday. (Updated: 06/30/09 8:56 AM )
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Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM Climbing for charity… (Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM )
- ‘Transformers’ conquers box office
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Updated: 06/29/09 7:54 AM LOS ANGELES — Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars. (Updated: 06/29/09 7:54 AM )
- Jeff Foxworthy gains young following with 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'
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Updated: 06/30/09 8:37 AM Are you happy to be a game show host? (Updated: 06/30/09 8:37 AM )
- TV Mail Box
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Updated: 06/28/09 7:21 AM Q: I enjoyed watching the CBS show “The Ex List,” but there were only three or four episodes, and then it was replaced by “Flashpoint.” Did CBS cancel it?— Briana Sassaman, Robesonia, Pa. (Updated: 06/28/09 7:21 AM )
- ‘Away We Go’ star Krasinski proves nice guys finish first
- WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 06/28/09 7:20 AM It’s over. (Updated: 06/28/09 7:20 AM )
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Updated: 06/27/09 7:00 AM Onthe docket… (Updated: 06/27/09 7:00 AM )
- Roll with the pampered preppies on Bravo's 'NYC Prep' reality show
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Updated: 06/29/09 8:40 AM NEW YORK—In the recent debut episode of “NYC Prep,” Bravo’s new water cooler reality series about the young and rich, two teenagers hang out in a sleek lounge—their after-school version of IHOP. (Updated: 06/29/09 8:40 AM )
- Low ratings, obscure films prompted Oscar shake-up
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
Updated: 06/26/09 7:16 AM HOLLYWOOD — Call it the Marion Cotillard Effect. (Updated: 06/26/09 7:16 AM )
- Ellen goes ‘Bigger’ with TBS special
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Updated: 06/26/09 7:16 AM Chicago is Ellen DeGeneres’ kind of town, at least for one night. (Updated: 06/26/09 7:16 AM )
- Dark humor fills HBO series
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Updated: 06/25/09 7:02 AM Forget the catchy, provocative title of HBO’s new dark comedy, “Hung,” which premieres with a 45-minute opener at 10 p. m. Sunday. (Updated: 06/25/09 7:02 AM )
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Updated: 06/25/09 7:02 AM Broderick babies… (Updated: 06/25/09 7:02 AM )
- 'Away We Go': Lovable comedy sends couple on a mission
- ARTS EDITOR
Updated: 06/26/09 8:07 AM "Away We Go” is so much better than its critical reception thus far that it can’t help but make me wonder if the demographics of current movie smarty-pants preclude the ability to respond to genuine lovability. (Updated: 06/26/09 8:07 AM )
- Academy expands best-picture field
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Updated: 06/25/09 7:54 AM BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –The best-picture lineup at the Academy Awards is doubling from five films to 10, a move organizers said Wednesday will open the field to more worthy movies and possibly boost the ceremony’s TV ratings. (Updated: 06/25/09 7:54 AM )
- YNN promotes two local staffers
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Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM It doesn’t seem like YNN, the 24-hour news channel on Time Warner cable, has made much of an impact here yet. That may take some time. But it’s already been good news for the careers of local products Katie Morse and Jason Torreano. (Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM )
- The ‘Complicated’ reality of being Denise Richards
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Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM NEW YORK — Denise Richards’ reality show is called “It’s Complicated,” but her life seems less complex now that she’s reached an understanding with ex-husband Charlie Sheen after a messy divorce. (Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM )
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Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM Beauty’s pricetag… (Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM )
- 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen': A barrage of violent graphics at ear-splitting volume
- ARTS EDITOR
Updated: 06/26/09 8:00 AM I’m with Anthony. He’s a large prepubescent boy who walked out of the screening of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” in front of me. I’m calling him Anthony because that’s what it read on the back of the basketball jersey he wore (though the best guess is it referred directly to Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony). (Updated: 06/26/09 8:00 AM )
