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‘Bruno’ Slaps Leftist Elites Under Cloak of Irony, Obscenity

    I haven't yet seen Bruno, the new film from Sacha Baron Cohen, but...

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NBC’s ‘Philanthropist’ Offers Bad Economics, Worse Melodrama

     NBC's new series The Philanthropist means well but does its ...

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Scifi Story Imagines U.S. As Socialist State

TAC correspondent Mike Gray has landed two short fiction stories in the latest edition of ...

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Christian-Themed ‘Transformers’ Sequel Sustains Strong Box Office Appeal

 Despite being trashed by the critics, Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen led at the ...

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Reader Comment of the Week: Malden’s Legacy

In his comment on "Malden Brought Depth, Responsibility to Movie Roles," Jim Lak...

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Hollywood’s Greatest Year, 1939

 This year marks the 70th anniversary of Hollywood's greatest year, 1939.Accordingly,...

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Do you prefer Facebook over MySpace? Then you’re a racist

   According to a story at The Inquisitr, it reflects very poorly on American so...

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The Toxic Philosophy Behind ‘Quirky’ Film(s)

     Charming, quirky films such as Away We Go aren't always as i...

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Malden Brought Depth, Moral Responsibility to Movie Roles

  Actor Karl Malden, who died today at age 97, was a fine performer who stood fo...

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Good Themes Overshadowed by Cinematic Flaws in ‘Transformers’ Sequel

   Thematically, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is just as good as its...

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Christian Serial Killer TV Episode Surprisingly Fair to Christianity

   The most recent episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent presents a ser...

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Little Miss Parenthood

     While Away We Go offers some wonderful performances and two ...

television
The Next Next Generation

     Fleeing from the beatification of Michael Jackson, I stumble...

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The Tragedy of Michael Jackson

   Michael Jackson's life was a tragedy, but not a particularly edifying on...

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Confronting Liberal Snobbery

The other day, I had reason to have e-mail correspondence with the head of the criminal di...

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Burton Tackles Alice

Filmmaker Tim Burton is in production on a film based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventure...

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McMahon’s Affability Demonstrated Real Virtues

     Television personality Ed McMahon was a celebrity without an...

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Character Charm Overcomes Comic Anarchy at U.S. Box Office

    It will be a good thing if the Sandra Bullock romantic comedy The ...

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Despite Ugly Facade, ‘Year One’ Has Positive Message About Religion

     Behind its unpleasant facade of vulgarity and chaos, Year On...

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Lessons in Musical Depreciation

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It’s Not The Mask, Stupid!

      Mr. Karnick has already written a wonderful essay on t...

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Letterman Apologies Fail to Satisfy Protesters, MSM Battered Again

         The intense public reaction against ...

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Why the Letterman-Palin Saga Is Important

   The media's continual and increasingly furious and itemperate attacks on...

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That Only Happens in the Movies . . .

       Recent events may have pulled the curtain back o...

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Community in Gran Torino

In a DVD commentary Daniel P. Crandall argues that Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, Gr...

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Letterman Sex ‘Joke’ Exemplifies Socialist Stranglehold on Public Discourse

     Recent controversies over sex "jokes" exemplify th...

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The Gone With The Wind of Video Games

   After taking Resident Evil 5 to task, I felt it was only fair to explain...

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