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DVDs: How To Watch The Wire

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.15.2008 | Entertainment

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Michael Giltz

Okay, The Wire's fifth and final season is now out on DVD and you've heard all the rave reviews. Here are a few pointers for diving into this and really any drama available on DVD.

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Defending Brideshead While Attacking the Media

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.01.2008 | Entertainment

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Michael Giltz

Why compare Brideshead Revisited to a sitcom like The Facts of Life? Perhaps because the late 70s and early 80s was a highpoint for the miniseries the likes of which we may never see again.

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