My father was admitted into the hospital this week complaining of chest pains; because heÁ¢€â„¢d had bypass surgery in 1992, the doctors were very concerned about the condition of his…
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Scott Malchus
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Like any film student who worships Chinatown and loved The Pianist, I was intrigued by how Roman Polanski, the charismatic film director, would be portrayed in Marina Zenovich’s documentary, Roman…
Scott Malchus
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I almost didnÁ¢€â„¢t watch the Grammy Awards last night; in fact, I didnÁ¢€â„¢t turn them on until a half hour into the show. Living on the west coast, by the…
Scott Malchus
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Neil BurgerÁ¢€â„¢s compelling drama The Lucky Ones deserved better. When it was released in theaters last year to little fanfare, the movie died quickly and was rushed to DVD before…
Scott Malchus
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Like a long-lost brother, Elliott greeted me with a warm hug as I stepped into his house. Although it had only been six months since we last saw one another,…
Scott Malchus
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IÁ¢€â„¢m a sucker for thoughtful, informative documentaries that focus on how entertainment is shaped and how it shapes the popular culture. Comedy often reflects a countryÁ¢€â„¢s mood, with comedians taking…
Scott Malchus
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Although sports arenÁ¢€â„¢t covered much here at Popdose, the Super Bowl extravaganza is beyond a mere football championship. The stars, the commercials, the halftime show, and finally the drama of…
Scott Malchus
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Adam Rifkin is one of the more unusual directors working in movies today. If you havenÁ¢€â„¢t heard of him itÁ¢€â„¢s probably because his films are mostly low budget features that…
Scott Malchus
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The phone rang while a few of us were hanging out. I donÁ¢€â„¢t recall who specifically was present; it wasnÁ¢€â„¢t an organized gathering, just one of those times in college…
Scott Malchus
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Paramount Pictures has begun re-releasing many of their classic films as two-disc Centennial editions featuring remastered pictures enhanced for 16.9 TVs and Dolby digital sound. Two of the latest releases…
Scott Malchus
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Animation fans rejoice, for Duckman, the irreverent animated show that aired on USA in the ’90s has finally arrived on DVD. CBS/Paramount has released all four seasons of the groundbreaking…
Scott Malchus and Shaun Hamid
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Hey everyone, Shaun is back!Á‚ Á‚ His inauguration celebration hangover has just worn off and he’s ready for another year of looking at television with me.Á‚ This week we review a…
Scott Malchus
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Steve CooganÁ¢€â„¢s popularity in the United States is continuing to grow as he appears in acclaimed films such as Hamlet 2 and Tropic Thunder, not to mention his supporting role…
Scott Malchus
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City of Ember, the most recent film from Walden Media, starts on a bit of a downer. In a post-apocalyptic era, a city has been built deep in the earthÁ¢€â„¢s…
Bob Cashill
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There was a time, not too long ago, that when the Oscar nominations were announced, IÁ¢€â„¢d seen all the nominated films. Indeed, IÁ¢€â„¢d seen all the significant movies of the…
Scott Malchus
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Á¢€Å“What are you doinÁ¢€â„¢?Á¢€ Bob asked as he entered my dorm room. It was December 1989. I had just returned from acing the final exam of an incredibly difficult English…
Scott Malchus
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Someone needs to inform this new generation of filmmakers working with higher quality film and those using digital cameras that their blood is looking like strawberry syrup. Nothing takes the…
Scott Malchus
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This here is my third attempt at writing a review of Alan CummingÁ¢€â„¢s new film, Ghost Writer, which recently appeared on DVD shelves and Internet movie stores. ItÁ¢€â„¢s my third…
Scott Malchus
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Last year our house was overrun by witches.Á‚ YouÁ¢€â„¢d think that in the 21st Century there would be some kind of way to control witch infestation, but there was no…
Scott Malchus
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Anyone who reads my Three Strikes Rule column is aware of how much I love the BBCÁ¢€â„¢s much-hyped drama Skins.Á‚ Funny, heartbreaking and painfully accurate, Skins is as much a…
Scott Malchus
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ABC Family has a real winner in the series Greek. ItÁ¢€â„¢s a TV dramedy that revolves around a group of college students at fictitious Cyprus-Rhodes University, all of whom are…
Scott Malchus
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Ping Pong Playa is the bomb, yo. With a quirky, offbeat story that sends up sports movies but wears its charm and heart openly on its sleeve, this is the…
Scott Malchus
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Throughout the winter of 1984 and 1985, I was stuck on crutches and wearing a leg brace as I recovered from reconstructive surgery on my right knee that repaired my…
Scott Malchus
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You know youÁ¢€â„¢re in for a long haul when you check the time counter on your DVD player, it tells you that only 29 minutes have elapsed and you exclaim,…
Scott Malchus
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Welcome back to The Three Strike Rule.Á‚ You’d think I could come up with a better title for this week’s column than that, huh?Á‚ Today is my daughter Sophie’s 10th…
Scott Malchus
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Cleveland in the wintertime can be a cruel, desolate town. The wind chill often drops temperatures below zero and gray slush mounds crowd the streets and seep onto the asphalt,…
Scott Malchus
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I could use this space to write a snarky column about the latest Á¢€Å“BeethovenÁ¢€ film, BeethovenÁ¢€â„¢s Big Break, which just came out on DVD, but whatÁ¢€â„¢s the point? If youÁ¢€â„¢re…
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Barbara Daly Baekland was an actress who married Brooks Baekland, heir to a Bakelite plastics company, and together they spent their lives living glamorously while doing not much of anything…
Scott Malchus
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Did everyone have a late-night horror show in their local TV market? Cleveland had The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show (later The Big Chuck and Lil’ John Show), which aired…
Scott Malchus
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When I volunteered to review the new PopStar Guitar game for the Nintendo Wii (from XS Games), I was intrigued to see how it would compare to Guitar Hero and…