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(02/24/11 4:00am)
With the Oscars fast approaching, anyone writing about the awards show must make a heartfelt decision: Do you jump on the bandwagon or prepare to get hit? Unlike in recent years, the major awards seem to have already been doled out for the 2011 ceremony.
(01/24/11 4:00am)
Never before have I seen a website that manages to be at once comical and macabre, interesting and insipid at least, not until now. The blog Kim Jong-il Looking at Things is exactly that a series of photos, updated every other day, of the dear leader gazing innocuously at random things ranging from fish at a market to toys in a store. This series of seemingly random photos gives an insightful look into Kim's cult of power. Comparing older photos to more recent ones, we notice that Kim has become weaker, frailer and less cognizant over the years. Thus, by delving beneath the surface of the leader's propaganda, we can discover a world that is not quite right.
(01/05/11 4:00am)
I now freely admit that I was wrong. "Black Swan" is melodramatic, but it is also a masterpiece. The film stands out in a season already crowded with Oscar-caliber films, and Portman is crucial to this success. Delivering one of the most impressive performances of her career in "Black Swan," the actress has cemented herself as a favorite for this awards season.
(11/30/10 4:00am)
Showrunner David Benioff has called called the show "The Sopranos' in Middle Earth." But even though the series takes place in a fantasy world with its own geography, nations and languages much like J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth don't expect any magic, elves or orcs. Assuming "Game of Thrones" stays true to its source, it will be a series about humanity at its worst more "Braveheart" than "Lord of the Rings."
(11/23/10 4:00am)
Her observation was sad but probably true. Much of the audience many younger than 10 years old probably knew only actor Daniel Radcliffe as the legendary Boy Who Lived. To them, the latest Harry Potter film may be just another special effects blockbuster akin to the latest CGI movie from DreamWorks or Disney.
(11/18/10 4:00am)
Del Toro the Mexican director best known for "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006) and "Hellboy" (2004) is teaming up with "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer David Eick to create a live-action version of "The Incredible Hulk" for ABC the first live-action Marvel Comics series since the late '70s, early '80s show of the same name. Don't worry: Lou Ferrigno isn't planning on reprising his famous role.
(11/11/10 4:00am)
Based on the comic book series of the same name, the show follows deputy sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) as he travels around post-apocalypse Georgia looking for his missing wife and child. Injured in a police shoot-out prior to the zombie outbreak, Grimes wakes up in a hospital bed to find his world completely gone to hell. Dead and devoured bodies litter the hallways. Ominous warnings written in blood line the walls. As Grimes leaves the hospital, still in his gown, the camera pans out to reveal hundreds upon hundreds of bodies lined up in rows, victims of the zombie holocaust. And this is only the first 15 minutes.
(11/04/10 3:00am)
Since the global explosion in popularity of reality television shows like "Survivor" and "Big Brother," there have been no real attempts to radically alter the types of programs we watch or the way we watch them. For the last 10 years, television has remained mostly static. However, Will Wright creator of such hit games as "The Sims" and "SimCity" hopes to radically shift television by melding the consumer-driven content of video games with the weekly viewing format of television serials. "Bar Karma" "a TV show about a mystical watering hole at the edge of the universe," according to its website will put the audience in control of choosing the story and plot developments of each episode.
(10/29/10 2:00am)
Well, I took a stroll down memory lane this past week, and I feel like I should take back what I wrote two weeks ago sort of. While many of the shows we watched as kids are not nearly as good as we thought they were ("Captain Planet," anyone?) some have actually stood the test of time. As I cycled through the shows of my bygone years, I noticed that the truly great shows the ones that I can spend hour after hour watching without end some 15 years later have something in common: They're all based on comic books.
(10/21/10 2:00am)
When most people grow up, they want to be doctors, lawyers, firefighters or financial consultants this is Dartmouth, after all. I, however, want to be Anthony "Tony" Bourdain. Bourdain is neither a famous movie star, nor a budding billionaire or politician, but rather the chain-smoking, narcissistic host of "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations," a Travel Channel show that appeals to food enthusiasts and world travelers alike.
(10/14/10 2:00am)
There comes a moment in every person's life when they look back on the things they've done, the places they've gone and the television they've watched. These memories have their high points (the 10-part miniseries "Band of Brothers") and their low points ("Mind of Mencia" is an obvious example), but all of these reminiscences eventually lead us to bemoan the decline of television from the "good ol' days" to the present.
(10/07/10 2:00am)
Sanchez was almost immediately sacked by the executives at CNN. A brief statement from CNN accompanied his swift departure.
(09/30/10 2:00am)
America has borrowed some of its best features from Japan: sushi, big televisions, fuel-efficient cars and very weird cartoons. Their greatest contribution, however, continues to be the popular Food Network show "Iron Chef America."
(09/23/10 2:00am)
Serial killers have captured the fears of film and television audiences for decades. From Alfred Hitchcock's legendary 1960 thriller "Psycho" to director Jonathan Demme's 1991 rendering of the infamous cannibal Hannibal Lector in "Silence of the Lambs," serial killers have been prime source material for writers and directors looking to explore humans' potential for evil.
(05/06/10 2:00am)
The new show chronicles the life of the famous Thracian Spartacus, a gladiator who led one of the most daring and successful slave revolts in Roman history. But despite its serious subject matter, "Spartacus" is all shtick. Overuse of slow motion? Check. Hokey and overly formal dialogue? It's there. Gratuitous amounts of computer-generated fake blood? More please.
(04/29/10 2:00am)
On May 6, MTV will start airing the first season of "MTV: Hired," a new reality show that follows recent college graduates as they attempt to break into the field of their dreams. Each episode will follow a group of job seekers as they face the trials and tribulations of today's dismal economy, with the goal of teaching viewers the do's and don't's of the job market. Over the course of its 20-episode season, "Hired" will take a look at professions ranging from personal training to shoe designing to event coordinating.
(04/19/10 2:00am)
Apparently, he smells like paprika.
(04/15/10 2:00am)
Derulo's concert, sponsored by Programming Board, was received with much anticipation and fanfare by the Dartmouth community. While many of those in attendance were die-hard fans, some were drawn to the show solely by the prospect of hearing the author of Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits "Whatcha Say" and "In My Head" perform live. Others were simply enamored with the chance to see a big-name artist in the middle-of-nowhere New Hampshire.
(04/05/10 2:00am)
Inaugurated last year by a group of Tuck students interested in pursuing careers in entertainment, the symposium is organized almost entirely by students, with "full administrative support," according to Will Vincent Tu'10, a co-founder of the expo who co-chaired this year's event with Fiona Charlton Tu'10 and Travis Page Tu'10.
(04/02/10 2:00am)
The man behind much of this magic was Peter Schneider, the president of feature animation for Walt Disney Studios from 1985 to 1999 and chairman of the studio from 1999 until his departure from Disney in 2001. Schneider credited with successfully leading Disney Animation Studios during the era of such cherished films as "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) and "Aladdin" (1992) visited Dartmouth on Thursday to screen his new documentary "Waking Sleeping Beauty" at the Tuck School of Business' second annual Media and Entertainment Symposium.