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The Handmaid’s Tale: Not So Sci-fi

by Jennifer Makowsky

[24.Sep.09] :. The terrifying, 'it could happen today' message of this story is best told in the Atwood's book, rather than the film version.

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The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview Feature

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview

 

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Julianna Margulies returns to series TV with ‘Canterbury’s Law’

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[11.Mar.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—When Julianna Margulies hung up her thermometer as the head nurse on “ER,” she vowed she wouldn’t do series television again. But she’s ba-a-a-ck....

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TV Review

Canterbury’s Law

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Mar.08] :. Yes, Liz is ballsy. And no, Canterbury's Law is not subtle.

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TV Review

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.May.07] :. Premiering this Sunday on HBO, Bury My Heart illustrates the tensions, presumptions, and inequities represented by the Dawes Act.

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Aidan Quinn buries himself in another role in HBO movie

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[15.May.07] :. PASADENA, Calif.—Recently, actor Aidan Quinn was on his roof during a downpour trying to dislodge leaves clogging the gutters. That might’ve been an unpleasant job for most. But for Quinn...

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An Early Frost

by Stephen Kelly

[8.Aug.06] :. Despite adhering to rigid Standards and Practice regulations, An Early Frost still resonates, thanks in large part to an intelligent script, committed performances and filmmakers who knew they an important story to tell.

 

The Book of Daniel

by Samantha Bornemann

[12.Jan.06] :. Despite the recent fire and brimstone headlines, Daniel is a very familiar book.

 

PopMatters - Television - Reviews - Two of Us

by P. Nelson Reinsch

A disclaimer greets the viewer of Two of Us, currently repeating on the VH-1 cable channel about a fictional meeting between John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which says that the film is...

 

Songcatcher (2001)

by James Snapko

PULL.

 

Music of the Heart (1999)

by Anne Daugherty

Music of the Heart tells a terrific story of passion, music, and success. The problem with this film is that director Wes Craven is so intent on telling the story, its very seamlessness becomes a drawback. In short, this movie is too much Hollywood and not enough grit.