Tag: Connie Britton
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Brain Dump: Characters We Love to Hate
A brain dump is a series of short thoughts on this and that. Today I have a theme: characters we love to hate. American Crime I have not discovered one likeable character in American Crime. Every person in the story – from the cops to the victims to the families to the criminals – is…
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Watch This: Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
Connie Britton seldom tweets, so this tweet from her caught my eye. The trailer for “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” just came out today! So proud of this movie which… https://t.co/VTO5qKT8Xx — Connie Britton (@conniebritton) April 8, 2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl looks exquisite and beautiful. It’s a film about…
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Review: This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You is so rich and messy and complicated, I won’t even try to give you the details of the story. You get the basic story watching the trailer, which is that a family comes together to sit shiva for 7 days because of the death of the father.
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Watch This: Trailer for This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You boasts an incredible cast. It looks hilarious. It’s based on a novel by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. It’s scheduled for a September release.
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The Brain Dump: Random Short Thoughts
A brain dump is one of those things I do when I have just a thought to share on something. It’s a random mess. Neil deGrasse Tyson is so genial and agreeable on Cosmos. He states the science in the friendliest possible way. But, underneath his low-key style is the knowledge that he’s showing all…
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3 Top Shows From the Fall TV Season
What if you picked the top 3 shows from the fall season that you were the most excited about, the most eager to see, and most wanted to recommend and talk about? That’s the question I asked myself. Here is my answer. Last Tango in Halifax Choice number 1, and an all time favorite, is…
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Dishing About this Week’s Season Openers
All the season openers for the week have aired now. Let’s talk about how they did. The two that I thought did the best job starting the new season off with a bang were Castle and Bones. Castle jumped right out of the gate with action, conflict and new situations. Beckett is busy in Washington…
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New TV season shows I can’t wait to see
The summer shows are fun and I love quite a few of them, but I’m eager for the new seasons of some old favorites. Here’s what I’m looking forward to. What about you? Lost Girl Season 4 can’t get here soon enough for me. It airs first in Canada on Showcase beginning in November. Then…
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The 2013 Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress
The 2013 Emmy Nominations were announced. The noms I most care about were in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. Here are the nominees. Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates in Bates Motel Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in Homeland Robin Wright as Claire Underwood in House of…