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Nothing unites Americans in quite the same way as standing around the water cooler, saying, “Did you see Lost last night? That was so cool.” Or debating whether Adam Sandler can actually, you know, act. (Our conclusion: not much.)


Don Knotts

Posted by on Jan 15, 2013 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Don Knotts

I once worked with a great bunch of people who studied the great issues facing humanity, such as this: Who was the greatest sitcom...

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Posted by on Oct 30, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The wonky title refers to a scale of alien contact developed by ufologist (wrote the bloggerologist) J. Allen Hynek. The book, published a...

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The Big Bang Theory

Posted by on Sep 13, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on The Big Bang Theory

All right, let’s see a show of hands: How many people thought a sitcom about four geeky geeks (well, how would you describe them?)...

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Tommy Lee Jones

Posted by on Sep 5, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones has been an actor most of his adult life, and he even had some success in his younger years. He won Outstanding Lead Actor...

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Vertigo

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Vertigo

Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Vertigo is now the top film of all time, deposing Citizen Kane after 50 years,...

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Monday Night Football

Posted by on Aug 20, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on Monday Night Football

It’s gone from groundbreaking, ratings-busting, TV sports institution to just another night of football in recent years. Shoot,...

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Sidney Lumet, Director

Posted by on Jul 26, 2012 in Director, Featured | Comments Off on Sidney Lumet, Director

In any field, there are huge talents that never quite get their due. At any given time, there are only a handful of top-flight film...

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Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 Film

Posted by on Jul 4, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 Film

On anyone’s list of the most patriotic films has to be Yankee Doodle Dandy, a gem of a film and one of James Cagney’s best....

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Phil Hartman

Posted by on Jun 25, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Phil Hartman

For eight seasons, Phil Hartman was Mr. Versatility on Saturday Night Live. Just think of some of the parts he played – Eugene, the...

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Apocalypse Now

Posted by on Jun 4, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Apocalypse Now

It’s a miracle Apocalypse Now ever got made. Lead actor Martin Sheen had a heart attack in the middle of filming. A typhoon came...

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