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2012
Aug
21
 
 
In what amounts to Ted Koppel's worst nightmare, Nightline will be pushed back an hour to accomodate Jimmy Kimmel Live...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
21
 
 
When I recently made a list of “spider-web” movies, of films that ensnare me each time they’re televised, how did I forget this one? When you’re talking about entertainingly repeatable films, this 1993 Bill Murray comedy may be the ultimate article. It’s all about repetition – up to a point. What a delightful movie, and, by Murray, what a confident, clever performance. Hard to believe, but next year, this movie will be 20 years old. Groundhogs usually don&rsqu
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
21
 
 
What a clever idea for a movie – film fans, especially horror film fans, should love this, especially with Willem Dafoe’s outrageously committed portrayal of an actor who’s been cast to star in a vampire film, and turns out to be very long in the tooth for the part. In this 2000 movie written by Steven Katz, John Malkovich plays the director who fears his star has a secret and deadly type of night life – and what makes this plot even juicier is that it uses, as its imagin
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
21
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: The third season of this fantasy-genre makeup competition show moves to a new night and time, but keeps its interesting formula untouched. Contestants with movie-makeup ability and dreams are given tasks, Project Runway style, and judged by some of the best makeup artists in the business. And don’t judge anything by the accompanying photo – those are two of the contestants.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
21
 
 
SERIES FINALE: Part 1 of 2. Concluding tomorrow night, NY Med wraps up the last of its gripping medical stories and character studies, having successfully presented one of broadcast TV’s only intelligent new shows of the summer. Tonight’s real-life tales include a swimmer whose arm is injured in a car accident, an unborn child with a very abnormal heart, and a heart-valve replacement for a patient whose husband is afraid she won’t survive the operation. Not for the faint of hea
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
21
 
 
Last week’s installment showed how the Miami Dolphins coach, Joe Philbin, called wide receiver Chad Johnson into his office and dismissed him. (How? Differently, and more politely, than if the cameras weren’t there, I’m guessing.) Johnson, who had been involved in a nationally notorious head-butting incident involving his new bride, had been shown, earlier in this series, making better and more exciting catches than the other receivers fighting to make the roster. But now, with
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
20
 
 
Former Family Ties star Michael J. Fox — most recently seen guest-starring on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Good Wife — has inked a deal to do his own show with NBC...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
20
 
 
TVWW's Bill Brioux recalls a memorable encounter with My World and Welcome to It star William Windom...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
20
 
 
MTV's new teen comedy The Inbetweeners, adapted from the same-named hit British series, gets better with age, even though the featured high school boys don't show any undue signs of maturity...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
20
 
 
Phyllis Diller, who took self-deprecating humor to new highs (or lows if you prefer), died on Monday, Aug. 20 at the age of 95...