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'Reaper' lightens up, but characters need refining
There's no doubt that "Reaper" (8 p.m. Tuesday, WGN-Ch. 9) has improved greatly since the fall. The trouble is, the show had a long way to go. After a deft pilot, in which we met the hapless retail clerk Sam (Bret Harrison) and saw him become a bounty... -
'Kids' all grown up
Yes, one group worked in comedy, the other in bubble-gum pop. But New Kids on the Block and The Kids in the Hall still have so much in common, even beyond that one word. Both were popular from the late 1980s through the mid '90s, each featured five (male)...Tags: Steve Johnson, Joey McIntyre, Television, Mark Wahlberg, Dancing
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Shows to watch
'NCIS' 7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2 Two members of the NCIS team are sent to Iraq when the site of a mortar attack in the capital becomes a murder scene. Investigating crimes stateside is one thing, but working in a war zone could definitely get interesting. Rocky...Tags: Crimes, Movies, Mariska Hargitay, Eddie Izzard, Murder
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Movies: Recent openings
Here are selected capsule reviews of movies in current release. Beaufort *** 1/2 No MPAA rating. 2:12. Working from a novel by Ron Leshem, who co-wrote the screenplay, Joseph Cedar has constructed a kind of Israeli "Apocalypse Now," a brooding...Tags: Employees, Civil Unrest, Scientology, Hank Azaria, Football
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Fast Chat: David Schwimmer
SCHWIMMMAHHH. There are Friends of Bill, Friends of Dorothy and "Friends" - from which David Schwimmer will probably never entirely escape, although he's doing his best: "Run Fatboy Run," the actor's big-screen directorial debut, is in theaters, with...Tags: John Anderson, Movies, Hank Azaria, Chicago, David Schwimmer
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'Run Fat Boy Run'
gene.seymour@newsday.comSometimes, Simon Pegg betrays too much suppleness, physically and otherwise, to convince you that he's packing a paunch as Dennis the lovelorn, chain-smoking slacker in "Run Fat Boy Run." But he's such a good actor that he makes you believe anything -...Tags: Movies, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Marathon, Athletics, Track and Field
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A Smaller Spotlight
Special to The CourantWhen a pop-culture icon loses what makes him iconographic, he can try lots of outlets. He can join a celebrity dance show. He can develop his own sitcom. He can drown in a tabloid spiral of naughty deeds. David Schwimmer, who ended his 10-year run as...Tags: Ethics, Employment, David Schwimmer, Marathon, Thandie Newton
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Movie capsules
Here are selected capsule reviews of movies in current release. 21 ** PG-13. 2:02. Columbia Pictures is billing "21" as an action/adventure film. That's cheeky, considering the lead characters are college-age blackjack card counters who do not carry...Tags: Employees, Movies, Hank Azaria, Demi Moore, Michael Caine
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Ferguson Named New Host 'Late Late Show'
AP Television WriterNEW YORK - So much for being a TV hotshot: Craig Ferguson spent the first night after finding out he'd been selected as the new host of CBS' "The Late Late Show" sleeping in his car. After months of on-air tryouts for Craig Kilborn's replacement, CBS...Tags: Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Regis Philbin, CBS Corp., Movies
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Former 'Friend' David Schwimmer tries deeper waters
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAFTER the insane fame and wealth of "Friends," David Schwimmer is back to what he considers to be his essence -- trying to make it as a working actor-writer-director, albeit one who never again has to worry about making it. It's a nice life, if also an...Tags: Family, Hank Azaria, Lisa Kudrow, Quentin Tarantino, Media
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