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Amazon pilots (Part 3): The comedies
Los Angeles Times Television CriticIn two previous posts, I discussed the Amazon pilots, a slate of proposed series by the cyberspace bookseller turned virtual moving-picture studio, now streaming online for viewer comment and ratings. (Thousands have already chimed in.) The first post was...Tags: John Goodman, Ed Begley Jr., Charlie Saxton, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv program), The Daily Show (tv program)
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Cybertainment: Website a trendy place to be
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteHypejar is the destination for early adopters and those who want to be a step ahead of what's trending in the worlds of entertainment and pop culture. This social wiki site gathers information on upcoming movie and music releases, TV shows, gadgets,...Tags: John Goodman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Music, Amazon.com Inc., The Huffington Post
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'Alpha' leads Amazon's pilot pack
Not content to just sell us books, lawn implements, baseball bats, printers, devices to read books on, bar tools, printer paper, used printers, ink cartridges, used ink cartridges and automobile floor mats — did I miss anything? — Amazon is...
Tags: John Goodman, Republican Party, The Big Bang Theory (tv program), Netherlands, The Daily Show (tv program)
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Jason Lee's new TNT series 'Beats' on cliches
The Watcher"He may not always do things by the book, but I for one have learned to trust Dwight when he's got one of his feelings." That line is spoken about two thirds of the way into the pilot for "Memphis Beat" (9 p.m. Tuesday, TNT; one and a half stars) and if... -
'The Sentinel'
Times Staff Writer"The Sentinel" is an unassuming thriller, a nifty piece of genre filmmaking without frills or self-importance. It's a throwback, if you will, to the days of B pictures, when formula movies were made with a maximum of skill and a minimum of pretense....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Michael Douglas, New York City Police Department, Movies
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Movie review: The Sentinel'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) In the late 1980s Michael Douglas started sleeping with women he shouldn't--on screen, that is--and became the iconic Clinton-era movie star. The actor proved himself a durable commodity back in his "Streets of San Francisco" days...Tags: Michael Douglas, Movies, Kim Basinger, Academy Awards, Eva Longoria
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Conan O'Brien finds his TV-loving groove
Chicago Tribune television criticAfter an uncomfortable, twice-postponed 2001 show, Emmy settled back into a big, fat, TV-loving groove Sunday, with a program that offered oodles of winning in-jokes, pleasant surprises in the awards and an ultimately strong performance from host Conan O'...Tags: Bob Hope, Tim Curry, Oprah Winfrey, Six Feet Under (tv program), John Spencer
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'S.W.A.T.'
Times Staff Writer"S.W.A.T." has a split personality. It's invested a good deal of skill and energy in successfully providing the appearance of reality for the exploits of that elite L.A. police unit, and then it throws it all away on an exceptionally unbelievable plot....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Criminal Laws, New York City Police Department, Movies
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Aiming to hit the high notes
If MTV was able to pull off the classic opera "Carmen" as a hip-hop movie earlier this year, why can't Jamie Foxx do his own "hip-hopera?" "Rollin' down the street/smokin' indo/sippin' on gin 'n juice/the juice/with my mind on my money/and my money on my...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Christopher Walken, Chris Rock, Ted Danson
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Best and worst of TV 2001
According to contemporary cultural stereotypes, conjuring up a list of the year's 10 best on television ought to be tougher than finding humility in Geraldo Rivera. The opposite, though, is true. There is too much good television these days rather...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv program), Gilmore Girls (tv program), Judy Garland, PBS (tv network)
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Summer of same
Tribune movie reporterThe sequels and franchise flicks scored big last summer, so what do we get? More of the same this year. Check out the titles, and you might conclude that this is the year of the colon. But don't be fooled by the amount of noise generated by the highest-...Tags: Nick Nolte, Corporate Crime, Hayley Mills, Keanu Reeves, Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Movie review: 'S.W.A.T.'
Chicago Tribune Movie Critic1-1/2 stars (out of 4) "S.W.A.T." is a cop thriller for moviegoing masochists. It's a big, near-incoherent action thriller best suited for audiences who don't mind being pummeled into submission. Technically clever but emotionally bankrupt, based on...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Akira Kurosawa, Sam Peckinpah, New York City Police Department
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