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Mad Men: On the Comeback Trail in a Changing Cultural Landscape

William Bradley | Posted 04.10.2013 | TV
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William Bradley

Mad Men is back, and I'm glad. Even though the two-part premiere episode wasn't perfect, it brought some keen acting, sharp dialogue, and stunning visuals. And it brought the show fully into the beginning of the fire that consumed the late 1960s.

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Movie Review: The Sweeney

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.01.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: British TV, Damian Lewis, Miami Vice, Ray Winstone, Hill Street Blues, Michael Mann, The Mod Squad, Sexy Beast, Marshall Fine Movie Review, The Shield, Movies, NYPD Blue, Hayley Atwell, Swat, Movie Reviews, Nick Love, Marshall Fine, Gary Oldman, Walking Tall, Steven Mackintosh, The Departed, Nil by Mouth, Homeland, Ben Drew, The Sweeney, Edge of Darkness, The Sweeney Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Though Ray Winstone has been a TV star in Great Britain since the mid-1970s, a lot of Americans got their first sighting of the beefy British actor with Gary Oldman's 1997's Nil By Mouth or 2000's Sexy Beast.

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Dethroned: Mad Men's Down Season Opened the Door for a Superlative Homeland

William Bradley | Posted 11.24.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: 1960s, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Homeland, Terminator, Jon Hamm, Alex Gansa, Band of Brothers, Howard Gordon, Matthew Weiner, Arts News, Cia, Damian Lewis, Emmy Awards, Al Qaeda, Advertising, Hill Street Blues, Iraq War, The X-Files, Don Draper, Television News, Media News, LA Law, Mad Men, Claire Danes, The West Wing, Emmy Winners, Mad Men 2012 Emmy, Mad Men Season 5, Video, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Even though Season 5 was a down year for Mad Men, it was still clearly one of the best shows on television. It took something very special to best it. Which brings us to Homeland. I'm pleased that Homeland won for best drama.

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Looking Forward From Mad Men's Meandering Season 5: You Only Live Twice (One Can Only Hope)

William Bradley | Posted 08.13.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: 1960s, New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Jon Hamm, You Only Live Twice, Elisabeth Moss, Culture News, James Bond, Matthew Weiner, Advertising, Hill Street Blues, The X-Files, Game of Thrones, Don Draper, Television News, Mad Men, Claire Danes, Jessica Pare, The West Wing, Video, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Was Don's silent look at the end of the Mad Men finale the equivalent of Schwarzenegger saying: "I'll be back"? Is it possible that the last three minutes of the episode redeemed the entire season?

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Mad Men Makes the All-Time Television Pantheon and Unspools Another Fine Episode

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Christina Hendricks, Robert Morse, Jon Hamm, The Defenders, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, Emmy Awards, Hill Street Blues, Don Draper, January Jones, John Slattery, Mad Men, The West Wing, The Sopranos, Mad Men Emmys, Mad Men Emmy Awards, Lost, Entertainment News
William Bradley

The first part of this season is more pleasant to watch than the first part of last season. But until we know where we're going this season, I'm not sure how consequential it will all turn out to be.

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The Obituary as Art Form

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Carine Fabius

When you make your living in the arts--whether that's on the creative front or the business end--, it's safe to say that you are probably open to all kinds of veerings off the path to pay the bills.

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Defending Brideshead While Attacking the Media

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Brideshead Revisited, Hill Street Blues, Evelyn Waugh, Movies, Tv, New York Times, Brideshead Revisited Film, Entertainment News
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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