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The New Golden Age of British TV Comedy

by Evan Sawdey

[2.Feb.09] :. Every once in awhile, Britain rules over America. The Office, Spaced, Coupling and other British shows are gradually narrowing the Atlantic-sized gap between the United States and England.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs Feature

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 3

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Oct.08] :. Day Three - The final ten, a cross-culture collection teeming with big ideas, larger than life visions, and perhaps the greatest documentary on rugby you've probably never heard of.

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs

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The Promotion (2008)

by Bill Gibron

[31.Aug.08] :. Someone once said that all men live lives of quiet desperation. For those in middle management, said anxiety can be anything but silent. It’s never the big picture issues - the purpose of their...

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Film DVD Review

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

by Evan Sawdey

[9.Apr.08] :. Whatever flaws this Apatow-produced genre parody may carry, it's all forgotten when you're presented with a DVD overstuffed with extras that are almost as funny as the movie itself.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Dec.07] :. How hilarious, you can imagine someone pitching, the word "Cox," repeated over and over, makes for all sorts of double entendres.

Part 5 - Beyond the Envelope

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Oct.07] :. The format forced the issue among cult and commercial products. And TV on DVD highlighted the cream of the creative, forward thinking crop.

The Office: Season Three

by Andrew Gilstrap

[8.Oct.07] :. Fans met the news of an American adaptation of The Office with outright skepticism, but it's safe to say that the American version of The Office has lost little of the original's sense of unease in its portrayal of the American workplace.

Blades of Glory

by Jesse Hassenger

[10.Sep.07] :. It takes genuine pros to make the mock-sport movie look like a worthwhile competition. A brisk, disposable amusement.

Where there’s a Will, there’s a payday

by David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[2.Apr.07] :. The ice kings pulled in lots of cold cash this weekend. “Blades of Glory,” a goofball figure-skating comedy starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, earned $33 million at the box office,...

Blades of Glory (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Mar.07] :. As pleased with itself as any other Will Ferrell comedy, Blades of Glory targets buddy and sports movie conventions, and -- oh yes -- ponders the profound gayness of figure skating.

Jon Heder takes to the ice in his next biggest thing since ‘Dynamite’

by Brian McTavish [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Mar.07] :. Jon Heder is on the phone from Los Angeles nearing the end of a long string of press interviews for “Blades of Glory,” his comedy with Will Ferrell that hits theaters Friday. Despite the...

Skating comedy gives Ferrell a chance to sparkle

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[29.Mar.07] :. They call it the Paul Newman Syndrome: An actor takes a role, as, say, a race car driver, and then develops a lifelong love for the sport. Will Ferrell, who plays a competitive ice skater in his new...

The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview

by Bill Gibron

[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.

Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.07] :. You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.

The Office

by Kevin Wong

[26.Sep.05] :. Aside from making its occupants physically uncomfortable, the office intensifies their confrontations, forcing them to butt heads without the chance for literal escape from conflict.

The Office

by Christopher Sieving

[21.Mar.05] :. Whatever your thoughts on the new American remake of The Office, you have to give NBC credit for picking the right man for the job.

The Office

by Christopher Sieving

[10.Feb.03] :. The humor [of 'The Office'] is as dry as vermouth; next to it, the 'Dilbert' comic strip is 'The Man Show'.