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Articles tagged "alan alda"![]() Film DVD ReviewResurrecting the Champby Marc Calderaro[24.Apr.08] :. An interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe House on Skull Mountain / The Mephisto Waltzby Chadwick Jenkins[24.Oct.07] :. These films are far more an embarrassment of riches (well, riches of a mildly titillating sort, at least) than they are a simple embarrassment. They are all the more delightful for being a guilty pleasure. ![]() Film ReviewResurrecting the Champby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Aug.07] :. Maybe Erik just is so dim that he doesn't understand what's at stake in his storytelling, the way it reflects and repeats a history of storytelling. ![]() NewsAlan Alda feels free to pierce his good-guy imageby Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][22.Aug.07] :. The recent run of nasty or weasely fellows Alan Alda has played in movies ("The Aviator,” which got him his first Oscar nomination), TV ("The West Wing,” as a Republican senator) and... ![]() Books ReviewNever Have Your Dog Stuffed and Other Things I’ve Learned by Alan Aldaby Nikki Tranter[13.Dec.05] :. The book, with Alda's full life as its case study, presents new ways of looking at old problems; new approaches to long-standing lessons. ![]() TV ReviewThe West Wingby David Swerdlick[16.Nov.05] :. There are growing overlaps between politics, news, and entertainment. Hard news has taken a back seat to feature journalism and talk shows, real politics to realpolitik. M*A*S*H: Season Seven (Collector’s Edition)by Brian James[26.Jan.05] :. As long as Baby Boomers still roam the earth, M*A*S*H will probably always be showing somewhere on cable. The Aviator (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. The Aviator portrays Hughes as a rebel and a genius, a dashing young man with ambition, hope, and nerve. Whispers in the Dark (1992)by John G. Nettles[8.Sep.04] :. What emerges here is a painfully generic potboiler briefly masquerading as softcore porn. What Women Want (2000)by America BillyAt the start of What Women Want, we learn the definition of a “man’s man.” This lesson comes first from the ex-wife of Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson), and he is Exhibit A. As she... The West Wingby Michael AbernethyAs is often the case with presidential terms, the Bartlett administration ended with great pomp and little circumstance. |
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