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‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ – Your Next Yuletide Tradition?
How many Christmas movies forget the reason for the season? Too many to count. Not “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”…
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Industry News
Nixon v. Harris: A Tale of Two Pop Culture Close-ups
“Laugh-In” creator George Schlatter will never forgive himself. The legendary producer jolted the 1960s with a humor showcase that made…
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Opinion
Variety: Hollywood Blacklist Worse for Female Trump Supporters
They said the quiet part out loud. Again. Hollywood poses as a tolerant industry where people from all walks of…
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Opinion
Late-Night TV Expert: Show Profits ‘Shrunk Toward Non-Existent’
Is late-night TV on the endangered list? We’ve already seen multiple hosts leave the format: Desus and Mero, Trevor Noah,…
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Industry News
PolitiFact Challenges Comic for Fake Rogan-Harris Video
The corrupt corporate media is embarrassing itself. Again. In the past 24 hours news outlets have twisted Donald Trump’s comments…
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Industry News
Comedians Against Comedy: Goldberg, Colbert, Maron and More
Jon Stewart may be a rock-ribbed liberal, but he defends comedians under fire. “The Daily Show” host stood up for…
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Reviews
Discarded ‘Breakfast of Champions’ Gets a Second Chance
Alan Rudolph’s “Breakfast of Champions” (1999) is messy, dated and occasionally brilliant. Following a high-profile premiere and a negative reaction…
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Reviews
We Still Can’t Crack ‘Phantasm’ 45 Years Later
Don Coscarelli’s “Phantasm” (1979) begins with its title in red letters and nothing more. We’re off and running, which sums…
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‘Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers’ Shows Face of Franchise
Dominique Othenin-Girard’s “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers” (1989) immediately grabs us with an opening title sequence riffing on…
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Opinion
Is This Any Way to Treat a Legend?
There’s a new Clint Eastwood movie opening this weekend. That might be the last time we can stay that. The…
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