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Review: 'Granito: How To Nail A Dictator' A Remarkable Tale About The Quest For Justice

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 28, 2012 6:00 PM
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Television
We're living in something of a golden era of documentary filmmaking. Whether on the big screen, and more frequently on cable -- where a plethora of specialty channels offer a variety of outlets -- documentaries can more easily reach an audience than ever before. But are they making an impact? It seems that every doc that comes along is pushing some kind of issue or agenda, but that little of that is felt once the credits roll ninety minutes later. But every now and then comes a movie that shakes the ground just a little bit, and not only opens eyes, but inspires action and "Granito: How To Nail A Dictator" is a remarkable chronicle of one film that did just that.
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More: Television, TV Reviews, Documentary, Review

'Dexter' Will Finish After Season 8; Producers Insist They “Know Where It’s Going To End.”

  • By Benjamin Wright
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  • June 28, 2012 12:40 PM
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Television
The sundrenched shores of Miami, Florida have know played home to the murderous ways of Dexter Morgan since the series “Dexter” started in 2006, since then the show has had six Golden Globe and Emmy-winning seasons, with an seventh in the can. Though things look as if they are settling down as “Dexter” executive producer Sara Colleton revealed that the series’ title character will “absolutely” set down his knife after the next season, the show's eighth.
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More: Dexter, Showtime, Michael C. Hall, TV News

Hollywood's Obsession With Peter Pan Continues As 'The League Of Pan' Heads To TV

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 28, 2012 10:45 AM
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Television
Perhaps it has something to do with being young forever -- a familiar quest for many in Hollywood -- that resonates so clearly with executives, but it seems they can't get enough of Peter Pan. Earlier this year, the Channing Tatum-produced "Neverland" landed "Warrior" helmer Gavin O'Connor in the director's chair, and in 2011 another movie called "Pan" lined up Aaron Eckhart, AnnaSophia Robb and Sean Bean (but has yet to be shot). But really, fairytales in general are big business, with "Snow White And The Huntsman" proving to be a hit, and "Once Upon A Time" and "Grimm" also doing well on the small screen. So let's saturate the market!
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More: Television, TV News, The League Of Pan

There's A Market To Be Filled, And Currently, No One To Fill It: New Trailer For 'Breaking Bad' Season 5

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 26, 2012 3:26 PM
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Television
Walter White is back...bitch. And we're fucking stoked. After an absolutely hair-raising season four, easily the best of "Breaking Bad" so far, with a phenomenal finale that now positions Walter White (a badass Bryan Cranston) to take over the game for himself, a new trailer for season five has dropped and outside of anything at the multiplex, this is one of our most anticipated pieces of entertainment this summer.
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More: Television, TV News, Breaking Bad

Elisabeth Moss Talks The Future Of Peggy Olson On 'Mad Men'; Says "Peggy Will Always Be A Part Of Don's Life"

  • By Benjamin Wright
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  • June 26, 2012 10:48 AM
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Television
If there’s one show that abides strictly to the current sentiment that television is fast becoming (or is already) more mature, dramatic, and well-made than mainstream films, many would agree that it would have to be AMC’s Matthew Weiner-created “Mad Men.” With the series just wrapping up its fifth season, leaving the future of many of the series’ long-running characters in doubt, one particular actress has spoken out about the fate of her character on the series. Caution, spoilers ahead!
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More: Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, Television, TV News, Mad Men, News

Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon & Charlotte Rampling Are 'Restless' For 3 Hour BBC Drama

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 25, 2012 10:43 AM
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Television
Making movies is hard work, but if you get off the right foot with good source material and a solid cast, you can make your life easier. And that seems to be the case for BBC One who have rounded up a nice ensemble of players for their upcoming dramatic thriller.
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More: Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Television, TV News, Restless

Marilyn Manson Heads To 'Californication'; Kristin Schaal Voices 'Cloudy 2'; Cobie Smulders Finds 'Safe Haven' & Christopher Meloni Joins 'They Came Together'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • June 25, 2012 10:20 AM
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News
(Former) shock rocker (is he all that shocking anymore?) Marilyn Manson seems to be enjoying this whole acting thing. He's done bit parts here and there over the years ("Party Monster" and "Jawbreaker" among them), but it seems he's taking a bigger step toward movie roles. He already has a stint in Quentin Dupieux's "Wrong Cops" and how he's headed to cable. Brian Warner will stretch his wings playing himself in a guest spot on Showtime's "Californication" starring David Duchovny. Production on the series is now underway and you can see the longawaited Manson/Duchovny pairing in 2013 on the seventh season's seventh episode. [THR]
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More: Marilyn Manson, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, They Came Together, Safe Haven, Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, Television, TV News

Watch: Trailer & Poster For 'Dexter' Season 7

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • June 25, 2012 9:44 AM
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Television
Though we’re still three months away from its premiere, Showtime has already started the marketing machine for the seventh (!!!) season of “Dexter.”
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More: Television, TV News, Dexter, Michael C. Hall

Review: While Hopelessly Drunk On The Ideals Of Bygone Journalism, ‘The Newsroom’ Is Still An Engaging Broadcast

  • By The Playlist
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  • June 24, 2012 10:48 PM
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Television
The longer Aaron Sorkin’s deeply-nostalgic-for-the-golden-age-of-news show “The Newsroom” goes on for, the more improbable the workplace drama (and dramedy), set at a fictional cable-news show, becomes. A complacent and apathetic news anchor known as the MOR Jay Leno of news anchor suddenly explodes with outrage and opinion. An old school news division president orchestrates a brilliant subterfuge in order get back to “real” journalism and an executive news producer genuinely believes that if you build it will they will come -- that the American public is starved for authenticity and will tune in for honest to goodness reporting instead of sensational TV journalism.
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More: Newsroom, HBO , Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Alison Pill, Dev Patel, Television, TV Reviews

Patrick Wilson Joins Season 2 Of 'Girls,' Will Possibly Romance Hannah

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 22, 2012 5:18 PM
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  • 6 Comments
Television
The guys Hannah has encountered in "Girls" thus far have all had their own quirks (except for maybe Lou Taylor Pucci who was almost too normal): Adam (Adam Driver) is slightly sexually deviant, uniquely individual, at times disarmingly sweet and yet, he will pee on you in the shower for a laugh; Marnie's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Christopher Abbott) is nice and earnest to the point of tedium while Ray (Alex Karpovsky) has an opinion and insight about nearly everyone, and it's usually not positive. Could Patrick Wilson be the dude to show Hannah there are some normal guys in New York City?
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More: Patrick Wilson, Television, TV News, Girls

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