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'Centurion'
Zap2ItIt's back to "Gladiator" territory as this adventure from writer-director Neil Marshall ("The Descent") focuses on Roman warriors who must fend for themselves when their leader is captured by enemy troops. They ultimately decide on what could turn out to...Tags: Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko, Documentary (genre), DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
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'The Wire' loses spark in newsroom storyline
Sun television criticWriting about the past four seasons of HBO's The Wire has been one of the great pleasures of this job. But reviewing the fifth and final season, which begins next Sunday on the premium cable channel, is more of a mixed blessing. It's not that the...Tags: The Wire (tv program), Death, Murder, Documentary (genre), Journalism
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'The Wire' finale is a cop-out for a once-great show
Sun Television CriticDavid Simon wrote a brilliant finale for The Wire. Unfortunately, it was in 2004 at the end of Season 3 - not the 90-minute final episode of the Baltimore-based drama that will air tonight on HBO.Four years ago, series creator Simon wrote a season-...Tags: New York City Police Department, The Wire (tv program), Tristan Wilds, Murder, ABC (tv network)
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Movie review: Punisher: War Zone -- 1 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticWith Punisher: War Zone, Thomas Jane, the actor with two first names and little acting talent, looks like the smartest guy in the room. He didn't return to the vigilante film series after making one awful movie four years ago. To re-boot the DOA Punisher...Tags: Roger Moore, New York, Death, Uwe Boll, Orson Welles
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Fall '07: The British Are Coming
Zap2It.comSo the old Paul Revere line was one if by land, two if by TiVo, right? TV viewers can prepare themselves for a glut of British and Australian actors starring in new series, and playing Americans, next season. A dozen actors from those two countries --...Tags: The IT Crowd (tv program), Alex O'Loughlin, Band of Brothers (tv program) , Paul Revere, The CW (tv network)
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6 degrees of separation in Oscar race?
HOLLYWOOD -- bright lights, big city . . . small town? Apparently so, if you look at this year's Oscar acting nominations. The Screen Actors Guild may have some 120,000 members, but this year's nominees seem to be swimming in an awfully small bowl. So, in...Tags: New York, Bacon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Spike Lee, George Clooney
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'Punisher: War Zone'
With "Punisher: War Zone," Thomas Jane, the actor with two first names and little acting talent, looks like the smartest guy in the room. He didn't return to the vigilante film series after making one awful movie four years ago. To re-boot the DOA...Tags: Roger Moore, New York, Death, Uwe Boll, Orson Welles
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HBO Re-Hangs 'Wire' in January
Zap2It.comPromos for the final season of "The Wire" have been circulating online for a few weeks, and now HBO has made it official. The fifth and last season of the acclaimed series will premiere on HBO Sunday, Jan. 6. The show will continue to follow the...Tags: The Wire (tv program), Health, David Simon, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment
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TV Review: 'The Wire' Season Five
Zap2It.comThe problem with praising the new season of "The Wire" is twofold: First, dozens of critics (this one included) went on and on last year, pointing out how it's one of the best, if not the best, drama ever brought to life on television. Not much more to...Tags: The Wire (tv program), Drama (genre), Edmund Burke, Drugs and Medicines, Crimes
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DVD Review: 'Hannibal Rising'
Zap2It.comIf Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter is the cinematic equivalent of a savory, meaty sausage, then "Hannibal Rising," out on DVD on Tuesday (May 29) is the equivalent of a tour around the sausage factory. Although Thomas Harris' novel of the same name was a...Tags: Film Festivals, Death, Movies, Vice (movie), DVDs
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'300' Best-Yet Movie as Comic Book
Zap2It.comWith 300, a blood-strewn retelling of that apotheosis of Spartan military glory, the Battle of Thermopylae, cinema has once again proven its ability to incorporate every other mass-media art form. Director Zack Snyder and his computer wizards have made...Tags: Death, Gerard Butler, Assault, Movies, Robert Rodriguez
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'The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season'
Zap2It.comNot much more can be said about the greatness of "The Wire," the HBO series that ended its brilliant five-season run in March. Put simply, it's one of the great achievements in television history. The final chapters of the complex, tragic and utterly...Tags: The Wire (tv program), Entertainment, DVDs, DVDs and Movies, Television
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