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TV Review: “Independent Lens – No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos”

Ken Shane November 19, 2009 1

The latest installment of the vaunted PBS series Independent Lens is No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos. The documentary about the legendary Hungarian cinematographers debuts this week around the country. Check your local listings

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TV Review: “Independent Lens: Objectified” (PBS)

Ken Shane November 17, 2009 1

Gary Hustwit is best known (to me, anyway) as the filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary about Wilco, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, and his film about synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog, simply called

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TV Review: “The Prisoner”

Ken Shane November 13, 2009 15

Beginning this Sunday night, AMC will be asking you to invest six hours of your television viewing time, over the course of three nights, in their remake of the iconic ’60s British drama, The

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TV Review: “How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin”

Ken Shane November 9, 2009 6

On November 9, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, PBS in New York (check your local listings for date and time in your area) will air the

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TV Review: “Community”

Jeff Giles September 17, 2009 21

Ah, now this is more like it. I was beginning to hate you, 2009 fall television season, what with your moderately entertaining musicals and comedy scourges who were supposed to go away, but with

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TV Review: “Glee”

Jeff Giles September 10, 2009 46

So this is it, huh? This is what you guys were freaking out about all summer? I admit, I haven’t seen the supposedly wonderful pilot, and picking up a series at its second episode

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