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THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Keep Shooting

History Channel, which just entered the world of scripted television 2 days ago, now owns the #1 and #2 scripted programs in the history of basic cable, as the 2d installment of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS barely declined fro...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Argo”

At this point, with 3 first-rate films to his name, it’s time to stop remarking on how surprising it is that Ben Affleck is a major American filmmaker and just accept that he is one. His latest, ARGO, is his best yet, ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 5 Capsule Reviews: “Jackie,” “Arrival,” “Loving,” “Blue Jay,” & “Black Mirror”

JACKIE (Fox Searchlight – December 9): The most impressive film of the festival thus far is director Pablo Larrain’s jewel-like examination of the realities and artifices behind our perceptions of history, ...

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THE SKED FINALE REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys”

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, already a blockbuster hit, kept its best and most compelling hours for last. Although the conclusion of the 6-hour tale, directed throughout by Kevin Reynolds and with this installment wr...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cloud Atlas”

It isn’t often that one needs to invoke Intolerance to describe a current film, but CLOUD ATLAS demands it. Like D.W. Griffith’s epic, it intercuts between stories taking place across hundreds of years o...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 3.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE BACHELOR dropped 0.07 to 0.52, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked down to 0.31. CBS: Returning from a rerun week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost 0.04 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA fell 0.06 to 0.45, NCIS was ...

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THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Blows Up The Record Books – Again

It’s not exactly a surprise that History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS had another spectacular ratings night with its conclusion on Wednesday. The show actually went up from its record-setting Part 1 audi...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Company You Keep”

As soon as Robert Redford had enough clout to start generating his own movies, he began starring in and often producing some of the best politically-themed films of the 1970s, including The Candidate, Three Days of the Condor�...

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LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

> Plot spoilers are even more problematic when it comes to limited releases, because by definition they’re only being seen by a few people in certain selected locations, and–if they’re good–will ideally ...

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The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder). Thre...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Something In the Air” and “Ginger and Rosa”

Toronto this year provided two notable portraits of teenagers growing up in a time of political turmoil, Olivier Assayas’s SOMETHING IN THE AIR and Sally Potter’s GINGER AND ROSA. Assayas’s film is about th...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Sarah’s Key”

SARAH’S KEY – Watch It At Home: Misses a Difficult Mark There may be no cinematic minefield more dangerous for filmmakers than the Holocaust. For films entering that difficult territory, the...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Sapphires”

With The Silver-Linings Playbook and now Wayne Blair’s THE SAPPHIRES, Harvey Weinstein may have the feel-good part of the coming awards season locked down. This slight but charming true story (or at least R...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

> Rodrigo Garcia’s film ALBERT NOBBS (he shares auteurship with Glenn Close, who served as screenwriter with John Banville and Gabriella Prekop and as a producer as well as star) caters to what used to be called the James...

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THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Keep Shooting

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Argo”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 5 Capsule Reviews: “Jackie,” “Arrival,” “Loving,” “Blue Jay,” & “Black Mirror”

THE SKED FINALE REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cloud Atlas”

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 3.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Blows Up The Record Books – Again

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Company You Keep”

LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Something In the Air” and “Ginger and Rosa”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Sarah’s Key”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Sapphires”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

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