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Top Super Bowl commercials 2011: six winners and losers

Super Bowl commercials have become a mini-film festival, keeping the less-than-diehard football fans in front of the tube. But this year’s top spots are singled out for their misses as much as their hits.
02/07/2011 12:29 pm

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Top Picks: National Geographic's 'Inside the American Mob,' a café soundtrack for your computer, and more

Leon Fleisher's birthday is celebrated with a 23-CD box set, Chicago restaurant Hot Doug's gets its own book, and more.
Difficult Men

Television today is full of complex drama, damaged characters, and questionable moral compasses – and we can't get enough. Journalist Brett Martin examines TV's "new Golden Age."
James Gandolfini remembered for setting new standard on 'The Sopranos'

James Gandolfini wasn't a well-known actor when he got the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO drama. But Gandolfini made it his own and the series took flight.
James Gandolfini helped bring sophisticated storytelling to small screen (+video)

James Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO series 'The Sopranos.' His mobster character paved the way for other flawed anti-heros on television. Fellow actors and celebrities remembered James Gandolfini fondly following his death in Italy on Wednesday.
'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini challenged mobster stereotype

The actor who played Tony Soprano was remembered for his talent and his respect for others by HBO, the channel which aired the hit series 'The Sopranos,' in a statement released Wednesday. Gandolfini had a varied career from Broadway to television and film.
Earth-like planets next door? Prospect could point to 9.6 billion more

A new study calculates that the nearest Earth-like planet may be only 13 light-years away – and argues there may be more habitable planets out there than we thought.
02/06/2013 07:55 pm
Earth-like planets next door? Prospect could point to 9.6 billion more

A new study calculates that the nearest Earth-like planet may be only 13 light-years away – and argues there may be more habitable planets out there than we thought.
Culture Cafe 'The Americans': Was the series premiere worth watching?

'The Americans' follows two KGB agents posing as a married couple in suburban America in the 1980s. 'The Americans' stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
James Gandolfini stars in 'Not Fade Away'

'Not Fade Away' tries a little too hard, but Gandolfini as a 1960s father is a standout.
Chapter & Verse 2012: the year of self-publishing

The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year.
Culture Cafe 'Sopranos' creator David Chase chats about his new film 'Not Fade Away'

'Sopranos' creator David Chase discusses his new movie and the love of rock 'n' roll that inspired it.
Editor's Blog After Aurora: the role of media violence

The connection between violent images and violent acts is an age-old debate. Recent research appears to show the connection is real. So what's to be done? There's an age-old antidote.
The battle for standalone HBO GO

TakeMyMoneyHBO.com creator Jake Caputo wants access to HBO GO without a cable subscription. Why he says it's a battle worth fighting – and why he may never win.
How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hit

The History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys' is the most-watched non-sports show ever on cable. Yes, it's violent and vulgar, but it's also good, movie-style entertainment, critics say.
Stir It Up! Curried chicken salad with apricots and cashews

The go-to meal when you don't know what else to make for dinner.
Chapter & Verse Paramount Pictures sues to stop publication of 'Godfather' prequel

The prequel 'The Family Corleone' has been approved by the estate of original author Mario Puzo.
Netflix will stream CW shows after collapse of Starz negotiations

Netflix: Under a four-year licensing deal announced Thursday, Netflix will have the right to show the previous seasons of TV series that CW airs through the network's 2014-15 programming window.
10/13/2011 06:28 pm
Passione: movie review

A giddy paean to the soundscape of Naples: Actor John Turturro’s ‘Passione’ documentary is anything but straightforward.
07/22/2011 04:21 pm
'Game of Thrones': Can HBO make fantasy work on the small screen?

HBO is hoping that George R. R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones' will succeed as a fantasy hybrid of 'Sopranos'-style gangster drama and 'Rome'-style historical epic.
04/16/2011 12:56 pm
Netflix announces first exclusive TV series deal

Netflix will be the only place to watch 'the most sought after premium series.' Competing more directly than ever with pay TV channels like HBO, Netflix is flexing its muscles with the new 26 episode deal.
03/19/2011 12:55 am
Top Super Bowl commercials 2011: six winners and losers

Super Bowl commercials have become a mini-film festival, keeping the less-than-diehard football fans in front of the tube. But this year’s top spots are singled out for their misses as much as their hits.
02/07/2011 12:29 pm
Chapter & Verse Classic review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

What better way to prepare for the movie than to read the book again?
11/14/2010 07:05 am
Soap operas: All washed up?

Derided for melodrama and outlandish plots, daytime soap operas have dwindled. But their influence and offspring are turning up in prime time.
10/13/2010 04:53 pm
D'oh! Homer Simpson named the best TV character in 20 years.

A survey by Entertainment Weekly magazine named Homer Simpson the greatest character created for film or television during the past 20 years, beating out Harry Potter.
06/02/2010 03:02 pm
Entertainment Weekly names Homer Simpson the greatest character in 20 years

Homer Simpson beat out Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for top spot in Entertainment Weekly's list of the 100 best film and television characters created in the past two decades.
06/02/2010 02:13 pm