Archive: October 2010 (41-44 of 44)

Oct 7 2010 01:18 PM ET

Bruce Springsteen documentary tonight: 'More than rich or famous, I wanted to be great'

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Categories: Documentaries, Music, Television, TV Review, TV Tonight

There are two Bruce Springsteens in tonight’s don’t-miss HBO special The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town. There’s the Springsteen of the late 1970s, ambitious and anxious and eager to get on with his career in the wake of his then-recent ascent to super-stardom with Born To Run. Then there’s the Springsteen of 2010, ambitious and READ FULL STORY »

Oct 6 2010 10:39 PM ET

'South Park' season premiere review: NASCAR and Vagisil

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Categories: Cartoons, In the News, South Park, Television, TV Recap, TV Review

South Park roared back with a new episode called “Poor and Stupid,” the cartoon’s take on NASCAR culture. Or rather, Cartman’s take on the sport. The round brat yearned to be a NASCAR driver but thought he wasn’t “poor and stupid enough.” He gave away what little money he had and tried to make himself dumber by READ FULL STORY »

Oct 6 2010 10:35 PM ET

'Harry Loves Lisa' review: Hamlin and Rinna, deflating those lips, inflating their careers

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Categories: Career Advice, Fall TV, In the News, Reality TV, Television, TV Recap, TV Review

The new reality show Harry Loves Lisa follows Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna as they try to keep their careers from sputtering to a halt. Hey, nothing wrong with that: Who’s not trying to do the same thing these days? It’s just that most of us don’t do it with cameras recording our every dull READ FULL STORY »

Oct 5 2010 11:54 PM ET

'The Good Wife' review: Sex, the military, and Lou Dobbs

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Categories: Dramas, Television, The Good Wife, TV Recap, TV Review

The Good Wife managed to squeeze a murder mystery, a sexy viral video, a military-court trial better than any ever presented on JAG, and Lou Dobbs into the mix … and did it before the opening credits. Jonathan Franzen could learn something about economical yet vivid storytelling from the Good Wife writing staff.

The agitatin’ immigration critic Dobbs played READ FULL STORY »

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