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‘Che’ director Steven Soderbergh’s revolutionary filmmaking

by Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[26.Feb.09] :. It’s a face recognized even by those who know nothing about the man behind it. He peers at us fromT-shirts and posters and magazines, a bearded man in a beret who 42 years after his death...

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Behind the scenes of ‘Che’ with Steven Soderbergh

by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[22.Jan.09] :. “I can’t sit here and tell you I think movies make any difference at all,” director Steven Soderbergh says, halfway through a bowl of soup at Pierrot Gourmet next door to the...

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The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.

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Fast chat with ‘Che’ star Benicio Del Toro

by Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)]

[15.Jan.09] :. You’ve seen the T-shirts. Everywhere. With that face - the beard, beret, eyes burning with revolution. Yet, few people know much about the man behind the tee. Benicio Del Toro hopes to change...

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Che

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Jan.09] :. Che is about the dissemination of Che Guevara the icon, as it is also the saga of Che refashioned.

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Column: The Screener

Guerrilla Patton

by Chris Barsanti

[8.Jan.09] :. Soderbergh's supersized retelling of the Che Guevara legend is an uncomfortable mix of war procedural and unabashed hero worship; ingenious but flawed.

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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.

 

Pressure is on for ‘Heroes’ as hit show faces its second season

by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[14.Aug.07] :. NBC found a lifeline with “Heroes,” the biggest new hit last season. The success will reverberate with the DVD release Aug. 28, at the Emmys Sept. 16 and in many new fall series that...

 

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.

 

Heroes

by Marisa LaScala

[2.Oct.06] :. When his friend suggested he was deluding himself, Hiro said, "I want to be special." Subtlety is not going to be a strong suit in the series.

 

Empire

by Ryan Vu

[7.Jul.05] :. Empire can best be summed up as a buddy movie-cum-hero's journey update of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.