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TV Review: ‘Alcatraz’ tempers ambitious plot with genre cliches
"On March 21st, 1963, Alcatraz officially closed. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only that's not what happened. Not at all." Bolstered by orchestral background music, these lines serve as the introduction to Fox's new midseason show, "Alcatraz.
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TV interview: Napoleon returns
Show: “Napoleon Dynamite” Time: 7:30 p.m. Sundays Network: Fox Jon Heder is now eight years removed from the debut of his most popular role as the courageous, moonboot-wearing Napoleon Dynamite.
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Michael Fassbender reunites with Ridley Scott on ‘The Counselor’
Prometheus, the film that brought Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender together, isn’t due for release until June 8, but the director and actor have already agreed upon their next project together.
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Album review: Dr. Dog fills two-year void for fans by releasing new album, ‘Be the Void’
DR. DOG “Be the Void” (ANTI- Records) Rating: 4 stars Welcome to the Dr. Dog show. Enter the quintet from Pennsylvania that has made its mark through energetic live shows and quirky lyrics. Hipster hip-shaking and rhythmic beats shall ensue. Dr.
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Concert review: Rapper Drake takes care of crowd
For one night, Columbus was with Drake shooting in the gym. In fact, the Canadian-born MC seemed somewhat surprised when the sold-out crowd at the Schottenstein Center recited the now-infamous line from his verse on "Stay Schemin'" without his aid as part of his set on the Club Paradise Tour, whic...
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Concert review: Blake Shelton amps it up for performance
"If you're worrying about something you have to do in the morning, then you can kiss 11,000 people's ass!" Blake Shelton shouted to an almost-full Nationwide Arena Friday. This preceded the song "All About Tonight," and set the tone for what was an entertaining concert.
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TV review: ‘Walking Dead’ midseason premiere a vast improvement over recent talky excesses
After the ill-advised seven episode arc of losing, searching, searching and more searching for the missing Sophia was resolved, the action picked up in the best/worst possible way for the show and the characters in AMC’s “The Walking Dead.
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TV review: Lukewarm waters in ABC’s ‘The River’
Is it “Paranormal Activity” combined with “Lost?” Or is it a hybrid of “The X-Files” and “The Blair Witch Project” set in the Amazon? Maybe it’s all of those recognizable names combined into an adventure-horror series made for television.
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Watchmen joins list of exploited comics
Ever since comic books broke into the mainstream, fans have weathered systematic bastardization of their favorite series (Smallville, the Green Lantern and Captain America movies).