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And here’s your host… ELMO!

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Sure, they’re getting “South Park”, “Friends” and “The West Wing”. DC films, Hayao Miyazaki movies and new Conan O’Brien stand-up comedy specials as well. But of all the shows and projects recently announced by the folks at upcoming streaming service HBO MAX, one stood out above the rest. “Sesame Street”’s Elmo is getting his own […]
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TV REVIEW: ‘The Morning Show’

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In 2010, I began appearing on NBC’s “The Today Show”, CBS’s “The Early Show” and Australian TV’s top AM program “The Morning Show”. A film called “Morning Glory” was also released that year. It tackled the ratings game, the “news vs. entertainment” debate and the clashing of personalities on and off the air. With AppleTV+’s […]
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Under the Radar Spotlight: Michael Shannon

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Michael Shannon is a two-time Academy Award nominee and one of the most reliable actors working today when it comes to delivering solid, confident performances. His latest is as George Westinghouse in the drama “The Current War”. Shannon is a critical and cinephile darling who, I think, hasn’t gotten as much appreciation by the masses […]
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NBC’s Tricky Timeslot

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One of the Fall TV season’s first cancellations is the NBC comedy “Sunnyside” starring Kal Penn. The show had been pulling-in a tad over 1 million viewers in its live airings for most of its (few) episodes. So the network had to make a quick adjustment. They decided to move-up the premiere of the final […]
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FilmColumbia Turns 20

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It’s the 20th year of one of Upstate NY’s most popular and successful film festivals. FilmColumbia kicks off this weekend in Chatham, NY with a special tribute to James Schamus, the former CEO of Focus Features. Schamus has been nominated for three Academy Awards, one for “Brokeback Mountain” and the other two for “Crouching Tiger, […]
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Since the First ‘Zombieland’…

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Since the First “Zombieland” was released 10 years ago (October 2009), here’s what has happened to the film’s stars: EMMA STONE won an Academy Award for “La La Land” and has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards. Her resume include “Birdman”, “Irrational Man” and “The Amazing Spider-Man”, along with three Ryan Gosling collaborations. Total […]
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FOX Betting Big on Animation Domination 2.0

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“Animation Domination” kicked off on May 1, 2005 with popular and long-running FOX shows “The Simpsons”, “King of the Hill”, “Family Guy” and newbie “American Dad!”. (The latter aired its Pilot episode in February to big ratings.) But while all four programs were on the Sunday schedule, it wasn’t until Fall 2006 that FOX actually […]
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Mini-Review Roundup

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Here’s my mini-review roundup: Thoughts on four films I saw over the weekend. All are aiming for big awards season play: “CLEMENCY”? Studio: Neon Release: Dec. 27 (Limited) Alfre Woodard stars as longtime Death Row prison warden Bernadine Williams. Aldis Hodge (“Brian Banks”) has served 15 years for a murder he still insists he didn’t […]
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The Acting “Glory” of Antonio Banderas

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4-time Golden Globe and 2-time Emmy nominee Antonio Banderas is getting Oscar buzz for his performance in the new drama “Pain and Glory” (opening in select theaters this weekend). Here are the biggest films and roles of his career to date: “PHILADELPHIA” (1993) Banderas played Miguel, opposite Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, in this powerful […]
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