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Stream On: Gone too soon, part two—David Milch’s ‘Big Apple’
CBS’ Les Moonves decided to put ‘Big Apple’ up against ‘ER,’ which could be interpreted as a compliment but was a death sentence.
Apr 19
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Stream On: Gone too soon, part one—David Milch’s ‘Brooklyn South’
‘Brooklyn South’ was one of David Milch’s excellent shows that nevertheless didn’t make it for long on TV.
Apr 12
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Stream On: Formula One racing’s best frenemies, in ‘Rush’
Ron Howard’s 2013 film is an emotional powerhouse about a Formula One racing rivalry--and a mostly true story.
Apr 5
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March 2024
Stream On: noir ‘Detective Story’ starts mild, turns wild
This 1951 noir melodrama from the stage makes great use of Kirk Douglas’ overacting tendencies.
Mar 29
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Stream On: Going Greene in Haiti with ‘The Comedians’
Haiti is unfortunately no stranger to turmoil. Novelist Graham Greene wrote about it in a 1966 novel and a 1967 screenplay.
Mar 22
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Stream On: Downton Abbey in the battle of the British costume dramas, part two
In 2010, ‘Downton Abbey,’ another dramatic series about Edwardian British manners, threatened the BBC revival of 1970’s success ‘Upstairs, Downstairs.’
Mar 15
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Stream On: Upstairs v. Downton—the battle of the British costume dramas, part one
In 2010 the BBC revival of 1970’s success ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ went head-to-head with the ITV upstart ‘Downton Abbey.’
Mar 8
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Stream On: When is a Marx Bros. film not a Marx Bros. film?
Jumping butterballs! ‘Room Service’ wasn’t written for the Marx Brothers; it was adapted for them from a successful Broadway play.
Mar 1
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February 2024
Stream On: the rise and fall of Truman Capote
Capote referred to ‘Answered Prayers’ as his “posthumous novel,” explaining, “either I'm going to kill it, or it's going to kill me.”
Feb 23
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Stream On: ‘Attack!’: Not everyone is a hero
A cynical and grim account of war. “Not every gun is pointed at the enemy.”
Feb 16
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Stream On: The return of Sam Spade—‘Monsieur Spade’
“[Sam Spade] is a dream man in the sense that he is what most of the private detectives I worked with would like to have been.” (Dashiell Hammett)
Feb 9
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Stream On: The return of Sam Spade—‘Monsieur Spade’
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Stream On: ‘Doc Martin’ (the show, not the character) is charming and delightful
“Doc Martin” is prickly and opinionated, says what’s on his mind with no filter, and doesn’t understand—or care—why people don’t like him.
Feb 2
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