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Nothing unites Americans in quite the same way as standing around the water cooler, saying, “Did you see Lost last night? That was so cool.” Or debating whether Adam Sandler can actually, you know, act. (Our conclusion: not much.)
TV Shows: Goodson-Todman Productions
To watch television today, you’d believe that the daytime hours have always been dominated by talk shows and judge shows. But...
Read MoreFilm: North by Northwest
Alfred Hitchcock directing. Cary Grant starring. Music by Bernard Herrmann. Script by Edward Lehman. I’m sure with such credits...
Read MoreTV Show: The Andy Griffith Show
Start with Barney Fife, only the best sitcom character ever. Add the sweetness of Aunt Bea, the innocence of Opie, the absentmindedness...
Read MoreActor: William Holden
William Holden was what some people call a “man’s man.” Not in the John Wayne shoot-em-up kind of way, but in a...
Read MoreFilm: Movies of 1954
Most of us think of the 1950s as a bland, forgettable decade. The calm before the storm. On the movie front, however, it was a...
Read MoreTV Show: Lost
It all started with Survivor. In 2004, the show was in its prime, drawing huge audiences and helping CBS devour the competition in the...
Read MoreFilm: That Thing You Do
I’m actually quite embarrassed to say how much I like this little movie. I’m kind of a sucker for other movies with this very...
Read MoreActress: Greta Garbo
Few actors or actresses made the transition from silent films to talkies while maintaining their popularity. Greta Garbo was a clear...
Read MoreTV Show: The Larry Sanders Show
Each time I watched The Larry Sanders Show, I had the same thought: I wonder how close this is to reality? And I always concluded:...
Read MoreFilm: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Paul Newman (Great American Things, May 17, 2009) and Robert Redford starred in just two films together — this one and The Sting...
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