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"The best video essay source on the web." (Roger Ebert) This is a web site built around original video essays and critical, personal writing about movies, TV, music, comics and whatever else interests its contributors. Co-founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine, and Ken Cancelosi, it is published by Seitz and Cancelosi and overseen by editor-in-chief Kevin B. Lee and managing editor Max Winter.

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Television

Why should the folks at AMC have all the fun tormenting us, when we could do just as good a job?

By Kevin B. Lee
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April 23, 2012 1:11 PM
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Television

"You always say I never take you anywhere."

By Deborah Lipp
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April 23, 2012 2:03 AM
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Television

“I’m through with all that fantasy stuff.”

By Deborah Lipp
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April 16, 2012 1:37 AM
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30 Comments

Television

Hiding under the bed doesn't help.

By Deborah Lipp
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April 9, 2012 1:28 AM
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22 Comments

Television

"When is everything going to get back to normal?"

By Deborah Lipp
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April 2, 2012 8:59 AM
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Blogs

Megan knows about Dick Whitman.

By Deborah Lipp
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March 25, 2012 10:58 PM
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24 Comments

Television

With the long-awaited premiere to Season Five imminent, Mad Men is on many a person's mind. For the next thirteen weeks, some may revel in a neverland of glamorous mid-60s living fraught with social strife; others may wonder what jaw-dropping, life-changing events await their favorite characters. But for us here at Press Play, it's about the moments. Moments that have us instantly rewinding our DVRs as soon as an episode is over, or poring over blog recaps all Monday long while real work lies unattended. Mad Men has yielded four seasons stuffed with such moments. We decided to produce a series of videos dedicated to spotlighting some of the best.

By Deborah Lipp and Kevin B. Lee
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March 22, 2012 9:12 AM
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Video

Serena Bramble weaves dozens upon dozens of clips into a jazz-like succession of motifs, mapping out the resplendent world of Mad Men.

By Serena Bramble and David Ehrenstein
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March 22, 2012 8:10 AM
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8 Comments

Video

This video is inspired by the famous "Carousel" presentation in the finale of season one of Mad Men. The sequence is further explored by Tommaso Tocci in the accompanying essay.

By Tommaso Tocci and Kevin B. Lee
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March 22, 2012 8:09 AM
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4 Comments

Video

Selecting an iconic moment for Season Two of Mad Men, we focus on the idyllic domestic world of Betty Draper and how it all falls apart within a 24-hour span.

By Deborah Lipp and Kevin B. Lee
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March 22, 2012 8:08 AM
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