Television

Emmy nominations: Mad Men, 30 Rock, and John Adams lead the pack

Posted by: Paul Little  •  July 18, 2008 @ 4:36am

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominess for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday morning. Critically-acclaimed darling Mad Men, airing on cable channel AMC, took in 16 nominations including Best Drama and Lead Actor in a Drama Series (star Jon Hamm).

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Movie Reviews

Review: The Dark Knight

Posted by: Big Marv  •  July 17, 2008 @ 10:24pm

The Basic:

From the time Batman Begins ends to where The Dark Knight starts, you see Gotham on its way out of the gutter. Batman's presence has made police more confident and criminals more cowardly. Gotham has a new beacon of hope in District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Though things are looking up, you need a spark to start a fire.

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Television

July 16 Quickie

Posted by: Antalya  •  July 16, 2008 @ 8:35pm

Hey, Project Runway's back tonight! And it's in an earlier timeslot. Don't fret if you miss the first airing, though. It'll be on again, I'm pretty sure. Also, Project Runway Australia can be found v. v. easily at Youtube, for the mo'. They're only two episodes in, so you can catch up in less than two hours, if you can't get enough of PR.

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Music Reviews

Album Review: John Mellencamp - Life, Death, Love and Freedom

Posted by: Ariana  •  July 16, 2008 @ 1:28am

The prolific John Mellencamp returns with his 20th studio album as a man with a lot on his mind and a heavy heart. Fortunately for all of us the world over with heavy hearts, there is such a thing as blues music.

Here, the former Mr. Cougar has mastered all manner of blues styles, from Southern blues, to folky blues, to blues rock.

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TV Recaps & Reviews

Canadian Idol Season 6: Top 10 Results

Posted by: Ariana  •  July 16, 2008 @ 1:06am

Who's it going to be, folks? With a Top 10 consisting of a mere two singers I don't care for, my chances of a happy ending tonight are limited.

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TV Recaps & Reviews

Canadian Idol Season 6: Top 10 Performances

Posted by: Ariana  •  July 15, 2008 @ 3:24am

It's David Bowie night here in Top-10-Land, and Zack's in silver eyeliner... so you can guess how this is going to go. The set's been redesigned as well.

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Music Reviews

Album Review: Elisa - Dancing

Posted by: Ariana  •  July 15, 2008 @ 12:54am

For diehard fans of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, Italian singer/songwriter Elisa is nothing new – the title track of her North American release, Dancing, was featured prominently on the third season's Top 20 episode in a Mia Michaels-choreographed piece.

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Television

On the TV, July 14

Posted by: Antalya  •  July 14, 2008 @ 5:46pm

8:00 PM

  • earth: the biography
  • top gear [season premiere on BBC AMERICA]

9:00 PM

  • the closer [season premiere on TNT]
  • intervention
  • jon and kate plus eight

10:00 PM

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Television

Late Night Lineups, July 14-18

Posted by: Antalya  •  July 13, 2008 @ 7:47pm

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

  • Mo 7/14: Pierce Brosnan, Bud Selig [boooooo!

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    Television

    On the TV, July 13

    Posted by: Antalya  •  July 13, 2008 @ 6:57pm

    8:00 PM

    • big brother [tenth season premiere on CBS]
    • picture this [original ABC FAMILY tv movie]

    9:00 PM

    • earth: the biography [series premiere on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC]
    • foyle's war [return of mystery on PBS - check local listings]