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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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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 SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Help”

THE HELP – Worth A Ticket: The Story May Be Soft, The Acting Isn’t THE HELP is–and I mean this in a good way–a big-screen Hallmark Hall of Fame. It’s a long, absorbing, emotional...

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The Sked: Cable Ratings May 22-28

On the cable front this past seven days, only the NBA could stop History’s rampaging Hatfield & McCoys. On Monday night, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat) averaged a 4.1 rating ...

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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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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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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, ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

J. EDGAR: Watch It At Home – Brokeback Hoover It’s a little unexpected that of all the films Clint Eastwood has directed, his new biography J. EDGAR most resembles The Bridges of Madison Count...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

To address the very specific elephant in HYDE PARK ON HUDSON‘s room: it’s no King’s Speech. It’s hard to avoid the comparison, because the two movies have a clear overlap, Hyde Park being t...

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 1

Even as the scripted drama business on the broadcast networks subsides into increasing irrelevance, new players arise who want to take part. Dramas may not be cost-effective in the way that they once were, but t...

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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 SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Django Unchained”

DJANGO UNCHAINED – Worth A Ticket – Pre-Civil War American History 101 With Professor Tarantino Quentin Tarantino is, when you think about it, the most successful avant-garde filmmaker in Hollywood. His tri...

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

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Help”

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 22-28

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Sapphires”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “The Company You Keep”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Argo”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 1

THE SKED FINALE REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Django Unchained”

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cloud Atlas”

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