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A new date for Friday the 13th 27 Feb 2009 | 04:00 pm
By Steven Zeitchik Jason's coming back. The villain who's defied death more often than Evil Knievel is making another appearance on the big screen. Sources saying that New Line and Platinum Dunes are ...
Moving kids' imaginations, one episode at a time 18 Nov 2008 | 01:10 pm
By Barry Garron If you haven't heard of Imagination Movers, it's probably because you don't spend enough time hanging around with preschoolers. Ever since September, they've been on at 10 a.m. daily o...
'The Shield': Another good thing comes to an end 16 Nov 2008 | 11:23 am
By Barry Garron Series come and series go and, even as The Reporter's chief TV critic, I don't get terribly sentimental about the process. Every once in a while, though, when a series is head and shou...
Want a time machine? Go see your 'U.N.C.L.E.' 14 Nov 2008 | 10:53 am
By Barry Garron The pleasures of watching vintage TV series are not restricted to the stories and performances. The best series do so much more. They capture the essence of their time, from the fashio...
They're bagging 'Dancing with the Stars' -- for this? 4 Nov 2008 | 04:06 pm
So there is apparently some big show coming onto television on Tuesday that every network on both broadcast and cable seems to be covering despite it having precious little dancing in it. And the trut...
Edward Asner's life: The greatest story never told 23 Oct 2008 | 09:44 am
By Barry Garron One of the best Hollywood biographies has never been told and probably never will be. That would be the story of Edward Asner, who will star in "Generation Gap," a new Hallmark Channel...
Two gizmos you didn't know you needed 21 Oct 2008 | 05:41 pm
By Barry Garron In recent weeks, I came across two relatively inexpensive gadgets that I desperately needed, though I didn't realize it until I found them. One actually paid for itself. Either of them...
There's nothing subtle about VH1 lessons on good manners 18 Oct 2008 | 04:19 pm
By Barry Garron Here's a little something from My How Times Have Changed department. Viewers of a certain age will recall TV ads about the oh-so-delicate issue of how you tell a friend that they have ...
A breast cancer movie on Lifetime that's Must-See-TV 18 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am
Made-for-TV movies about breast cancer, particularly at Lifetime, have so devolved into a cliche that it's easy to dismiss -- sight unseen -- any new original focusing on the subject as shamelessly re...
Ex Day -- your relationship will never be the same! 17 Oct 2008 | 04:39 am
By Barry Garron Today, Thursday, Oct. 16, in case you hadn't heard, is Ex Day. It's a promotional idea on a par with the establishment of Club a Seal Day or the Stock Market Crash Festival. The idea f...
