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Comedic actor, director, and voice-over great Howard Morris — who died Saturday at the age of 85 — had his hands all over some of television’s finest shows over a 50-year career. Morris was an indispensable cast member — along with Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, and Louis Nye — of …

The two-hour finale to Fox’s 24 tonight promises to be a ripper with a nuclear warhead sent flying to an unknown eastern U.S. city by terrorists with Jack Bauer hot on its tail like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove. We, and primarily Jeff Kouba, have been following the sequential show …

This week is the grand finale for American Idol – will it be Bo or Carrie, or should I say “Carrie or Bo”? We are subtly and not so subtly influenced by any number of factors in our preferences and since American Idol is decided by viewer voting, such influences …

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When I first discovered the joy of foreign films, I decided a salutary mission would be to see all the films that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film and the non-US winners of the Golden Palm (Palme d’Or) Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The venture teaches a few …

Paris Hilton wriggles in a one-piece black Shay Todd swimsuit with a Carl’s Jr. Spicy BBQ Six Dollar Burger in her hot little hand while washing a Bentley in a shot from a new 30-second TV spot debuting May 19. The woman has integrated herself into American popular culture with …

“Sound In Motion Pictures,” two programs dedicated to motion picture sound, will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 9 and June 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Open to the public, the evenings will feature unique audio …

Directed by Mark Wexler Written by Mark Wexler & Robert DeMaio Tell Them Who You Are is an intriguing and captivating documentary. It begins as a look at the life and career of famed cinematographer and two-time Oscar winner Haskell Wexler. He came on the scene in the ‘60s and …

The Arab world’s equivalent of American Idol, Star Academy, concluded in April with the crowning of Saudi Arabian singer Hisham Abdul-Rahman as “Star” on the Lebanese LBC network. I love the awkward enthusiasm of the announcement of Hisham’s victory on the English version of the show’s website: “Congratulations and celebrations …

Directed by Matthew Vaughn Written by J.J. Connolly Based on his novel Layer Cake is a tasty treat for those who hunger for great films. It’s a brilliant piece of filmmaking and a stunning directorial debut by Matthew Vaughn, who previously worked as a producer on Guy Ritchie’s films. Not …