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Interview with Tony Daniels (behind the voices)

VOICES | Interview with Tony Daniels. In 2005, Dose had me profile several voice actors for a series called “behind the voices”. Most of my work went to waste because the profiles ...

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Best book to film adaptations?

READ OR WATCH | Chances are, that movie you love was based on a book. But best book to film adaptations? Is that something we can pin down? Movies owe a lot to books. Now before you get all ...

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Save our show: campaigns to keep TV shows alive

TELEVISION | Campaigns to keep our favourite TV shows on the air are all the rage. Once a TV show gets axed, convincing a network to change its mind about it is practically impossible. Or at ...

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Bewitched movie review

FILM | Bewitched movie review | Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell. The new Bewitched is kind of like … um, the old Bewitched. If the old Bewitched had vaguely sucked or been inexplicably boring, that ...

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The Perfect Man movie review

FILM | The Perfect Man Movie Review. The Perfect Man, 2005, stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, and Chris Noth. It’s kinda like 10 Things I Hate About You meets The Parent Trap. Stuff by ...

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Can a show outlive its cast?

TV | Can a show outlive its cast? Sometimes. Sure. It’s been known to happen. Not often, but occasionally. And in fact, it’s happening right now. Come September you won’t be able to ...

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Everything bad is good for you

REVIEW | Everything Bad is Good for You, 2005. This just in: TV makes you smart. At least, according to Steven Johnson’s new book, Everything Bad is Good For You, it does. Wait, it gets better. ...

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Monster-in-law review

Monster-in-law REVIEW | Fonda meets Jenny from the Block. If you think the line “I think you dislocated my Vagina” is funny, Monster-in-law may be for you. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, ...

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Paul Haggis interview

Paul Haggis INTERVIEW | He’s the guy who penned the Million Dollar Baby screenplay that won Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood Oscars. But Paul Haggis isn’t full of himself. On the ...

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Crash movie review

Crash movie REVIEW | Crash isn’t a happy movie. It’s actually pretty depressing. It’s somewhat like Magnolia, only with a whole lot of racism. People are probably going to love it. Crash is about ...

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A Lot Like Love movie review

A Lot Like Love movie REVIEW | In a lot of ways, A Lot Like Love is totally predictable. Nice guy Owen (Ashton Kutcher) and artistic Emily (Amanda Peet) are pseudo friends (pseudo in that they ...

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Credits worth watching

FILM | Movie credit sequences worth watching: the good, the bad, the funny. Contrary to what you may think, the credits really are part of the movie. I like to stick it out at the movies and ...