Articles tagged "amanda righetti"

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‘Mentalist’ co-star says the mind games could go on for years to come

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[20.Mar.09] :. Everyone connected with the CBS series “The Mentalist” can now relax. The Tuesday night drama is one of the biggest hits of this television season. There were some nervous moments for...

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Movie execs finally discover that audiences want to be entertained

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[9.Mar.09] :. Why does Hollywood make so many comic-book movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen?” Why does Hollywood make so many silly comedies like “Madea Goes to Jail”...

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Great TV series aren’t easily duplicated

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[25.Feb.09] :. We’ve hit the season when news from Hollywood about possible new fall shows gets the TV world all kaflubbered and jumping to overstatement by declaring trends. The declaration this year, from...

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Viewers tend to stick with the predictable

by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[23.Feb.09] :. On the surface, Gregory House and Patrick Jane have little in common. One is a pill-popping, emotionally crippled doctor with the worst bedside manner since Typhoid Mary. The other is a sly,...

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Short Ends and Leader

Defending ‘Friday the 13th’ (2009)

by Bill Gibron

[16.Feb.09] :. Outcasts rarely have a bully pulpit from which to preach. For the most part, those so afar from the maddening crowd are meant to stay there. Yet I find myself in the unique position of being one of...

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Horror gets its groove back with ‘Friday the 13th’ remake

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Feb.09] :. In the almost 30 years since he first leapt out of Crystal Lake at the end of 1980’s “Friday the 13th,” the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees has spawned 10 sequels, been struck...

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Why Marcus Nispel Should Direct Every Horror Remake

by Bill Gibron

[13.Feb.09] :. Do few genre filmmakers “get it” that when a true artisan comes along, their presence can be initially perplexing - especially when he or she is being asked to reinvent a classic of...

 

Friday the 13th

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Feb.09] :. Chewie knows his place in this determinedly un-new Friday the 13th: Asian Nerd About to Die.

 

Simon Baker is looking good, and so is ‘The Mentalist’

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[2.Feb.09] :. LOS ANGELES - I suppose if I had Simon Baker’s looks, or just his hair, I’d be the strong, silent type, too. After all, there’s really no need to advertise yourself when the ladies...

 

The Best Television Performers of 2008

by Michael Abernethy

[14.Jan.09] :. More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year.

 

The Mentalist: Series Premiere

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Sep.08] :. The Mentalist uses Patrick's (Simon Baker) obnoxiousness to different effects. When he isn't pausing to consider himself, he's taking out opponents at the knees.

 

North Shore

by Bobby Simmons

[27.Sep.04] :. The truth is that I watch North Shore because I have an affinity for trash, or opala, as we call it in the 50th State.