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Critic’s Notebook: American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips Is Known for His Modesty

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

If Phillip Phillips had been craving a victory on “American Idol,” he did an outstanding job of hiding it. But on the show’s 11th season, he performed as if there were no competition.

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Critic’s Notebook: American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips Is Known for His Modesty

Oscars get plenty of post-show buzz, and decent ratings, too

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

About 39.3 million people watched Sunday’s mesmerizing “84th Annual Academy Awards,” in which Octavia Spencer got a standing ovation as she became one of just a half-dozen black actresses to have won an Oscar in the show’s history — and host Billy Crystal appeared in blackface. Read full article > >

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Oscars get plenty of post-show buzz, and decent ratings, too

Oscars get plenty of post-show buzz, and decent ratings, too

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

About 39.3 million people watched Sunday’s mesmerizing “84th Annual Academy Awards,” in which Octavia Spencer got a standing ovation as she became one of just a half-dozen black actresses to have won an Oscar in the show’s history — and host Billy Crystal appeared in blackface. Read full article > >

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TV review: ‘The Firm’ tries to make its case

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Despite the roots of the new NBC series “The Firm,” based on John Grisham’s 1991 best-selling novel , it’s not solely a legal show. Nor is it exactly a procedural, a mystery or a character drama. A mix of all those elements exists within the series, which will either add intriguing layers as the show continues or be its ultimate downfall as it spins in too many directions. Read full article > >

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Coronation St musical hits stage

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

ITV soap Coronation Street is turned into an all-singing, all-dancing stage musical featuring some of the show’s best-loved stars.

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Josh Duhamel Returning to ‘All My Children’

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Some soap stars never die. Before All My Children ends in September, Josh Duhamel will reprise his role on the show, which earned him a Daytime Emmy in 2002. The Transformers star will appear in one or two episodes of the ABC soap in August as his…

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American Idol reveals its winner

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The winner of the 10th series of the US singing contest is announced, following the youngest finale battle in the show’s history.

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Jim Lehrer Leaves Newshour

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Jim Lehrer will no longer be a regular anchor on PBS NewsHour. Starting June 6, he will only continue to appear on the show on some Fridays as moderator for the analysis panel that features Mark Shields and David Brooks. In 2009, the show changed its…

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Moffat rails against Who spoilers

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Doctor Who chief writer Steven Moffat attacks fans of the show who reveal details of plot points ahead of transmission.

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Revamped Spider-Man to Resume

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Take cover: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark reopens Thursday with even more flying sequences than before. After firing Julie Taymor for her disastrous early version, the show’s producers are going with a much more by-the-comic-books version. Now, the…

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Ann Curry to Replace Vieira

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

NBC is expected to announce Monday that Ann Curry will succeed Meredith Vieira as co-host of Today, most likely starting in June. Natalie Morales, the 9 a.m. anchor of Today, would replace Curry as the show’s news anchor. The selection of Vieira to…

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Quiz of the week

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Which TV presenter expressed regrets about the show?

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ArtsBeat: Another ‘Spider-Man’ Actress Injured

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

The actress who plays the villainess Arachne in Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will be out of the show for the next two weeks after she sustained an injury onstage.

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Spider-Man Snags a New Director

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Philip William McKinley, who directed The Boy from Oz, will take over from Julie Taymor as the director of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Taymor was pushed out Wednesday-the Times says it was because of the show’s negative reviews and her refusal to…

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Julie Taymor to Leave Spider-Man: Report

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

The stars of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are rallying around Julie Taymor, but it may be too late: The New York Daily News says Taymor is out as director of the troubled show. Now, the show, which after five delays was supposed to open March 15, will…

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