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    Apr 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. '42': Jackie Robinson has to share the spotlight with Branch Rickey ★★ 1/2

    "42," writer-director Brian Helgeland's carefully tended portrait of Jackie Robinson, treats its now-mythic Brooklyn Dodger with respect, reverence and love. But who's in there, underneath the mythology? Has the movie made Robinson, a man who endured so much in the name of breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier and then died before his 54th birthday, something less than three-dimensionally human?
    "42," writer-director Brian Helgeland's carefully tended portrait of Jackie Robinson, treats its now-mythic Brooklyn Dodger with respect, reverence and love. But who's in there, underneath the mythology? Has the movie made Robinson, a man who endured so...

    Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, 42 (movie), Entertainment, Movies, Christopher Meloni

    2. Dec 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. A 'Glengarry' that has forgotten its realistic soul

    NEW YORK— Early in "Glengarry Glen Ross," as David Mamet brilliantly employs the scene-blackout-scene rhythm he learned sweeping floors at Chicago's Second City cabaret, Shelley can't-close-a-deal Levene is told that he cannot have the "premium leads" (translation: the only sales leads that might actually result in a sale) because they are not given out to a person who "falls below that mark."
    NEW YORK— Early in "Glengarry Glen Ross," as David Mamet brilliantly employs the scene-blackout-scene rhythm he learned sweeping floors at Chicago's Second City cabaret, Shelley can't-close-a-deal Levene is told that he cannot have the "premium...

    Tags: Arthur Miller, Chicago Restaurants, Al Pacino, David Mamet, Drama (genre)

    3. Nov 8, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Tonight: One Direction vs. Maroon 5; Wil Wheaton vs. Amy on ‘The Big Bang Theory’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    The highlights in Thursday prime time and late night: 1. The singing contests hope to bolster their audiences with starry performances and contestant eliminations. On “The Voice,” at 8 on NBC, mentor Adam Levine and Maroon 5 debut their single...
    4. Nov 4, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. This week: Election Night; ‘The Voice’ times three; Shelley Long returns to ‘Modern Family’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Election Night towers over all the offerings this week. Cable news will be going in earnest through the day Tuesday. ABC, CBS and NBC go to wall-to-wall coverage at 7 p.m., right after their evening newscasts. Fox Broadcasting also starts at 7. PBS...
    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  5. Turner Nets Order Bill Lawrence Comedy ‘Ground Floor,’ Reality Skeins

    Variety
    The Turner cablers are crashing the Big Four's pilot pickup party with orders for two shows at TBS and a TNT reality series. Sitcom vets Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins are shepherding "Ground Floor" for TBS and Warner Horizon TV, which has a 10-episode...

    Tags: TNT (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Skylar Astin, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. TBS picks up Bill Lawrence comedy 'Ground Floor'

    Bill Lawrence's "Cougar Town" will return with new episodes in 2014, and it will be joined by his new comedy, "Ground Floor," co-created with "2 Broke Girls" writer Greg Malins.
    Bill Lawrence's "Cougar Town" will return with new episodes in 2014, and it will be joined by his new comedy, "Ground Floor," co-created with "2 Broke Girls" writer Greg Malins. The series, which is expected to premiere its 10-episode first season in...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Skylar Astin, Entertainment, Scrubs (tv program), Sesame Street (tv program)

    7. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Zap2It

  7. 'Alex Cross'

    After Morgan Freeman's two turns as James Patterson's psychology-driven police detective, Tyler Perry - in a rare-for-him situation as an actor for hire, without also writing and directing - has the title role in this grim melodrama.
    After Morgan Freeman's two turns as James Patterson's psychology-driven police detective, Tyler Perry - in a rare-for-him situation as an actor for hire, without also writing and directing - has the title role in this grim melodrama. Cross mulls a big...

    Tags: Matthew Fox, James Patterson , Morgan Freeman, Tyler Perry, Blu-ray Discs

    8. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Al Pacino in 'Glengarry Glen Ross': What did the critics think?

    Twenty years ago, Al Pacino starred in the movie version of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance as Ricky Roma, one of a group of shady real-estate agents whose directive from management is to "always be closing." 
    Twenty years ago, Al Pacino starred in the movie version of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance as Ricky Roma, one of a group of shady real-estate agents whose directive from management is to "always be...

    Tags: Al Pacino, David Mamet, Charles McNulty, Richard Schiff, David Harbour

    9. Oct 19, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  9. Alex Cross

    The best-selling novels by James Patterson are back on the big screen; and they got Tyler Perry to take off the wig.
    Fox 5 San Diego staff
    The best-selling novels by James Patterson are back on the big screen; and they got Tyler Perry to take off the wig. It’s a buddy cop flick, with a serial killer that has more twitches than any killer you may have ever seen on screen. It probably...

    Tags: Mel Gibson, Carmen Ejogo, Matthew Fox, James Patterson , Morgan Freeman

    10. Oct 17, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. In the 'Cross'hairs

    <span style="text-decoration: underline;">OPENING TONIGHT AT 9</span>
    OPENING TONIGHT AT 9 Paranormal Activity 4  Mockumentary filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish) know a thing or two about misdirecting an audience, as they proved again with 2011’s ‘‘Paranormal Activity 3.’’...

    Tags: Horror (genre), Morgan Freeman, Mixed Martial Arts, PG-13 Rated Movies, Stephen Dunham

    11. Aug 6, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. Mamet plays iron out details: McGinley in 'Glengarry,' 'Anarchist' moves venues

    Variety
    Additional elements are locked in for the two David Mamet plays on tap for Broadway this fall, with John C. McGinley joining the cast of "Glengarry Glen Ross" and new title "The Anarchist" shifting theaters from the Lyceum to the Golden. McGinley ("...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Al Pacino, Alan Rickman, Debra Winger, David Mamet

    12. Sep 27, 2010 |Story| WGNAMERICA-LTV

  12. Trivia

    Actor Michael Muhney was initially up for the role of JD, but was told he wasn't quirky enough for the role.
    Actor Michael Muhney was initially up for the role of JD, but was told he wasn't quirky enough for the role. Sacred Heart Hospital is named after the school which Christa Miller, (wife of writer Bill Lawrence) attended. The teasers for the 2001 season...

    Tags: Michael Muhney, Robert Redford, Christa Miller, Colleges and Universities, Pets

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