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HOTCHKA EXCLUSIVE :: Go behind the scenes at Phantom of the Opera
The smash Broadway musical Phantom of the Opera has been thrilling audiences for more than 25 years, and now an all-new production of the show is touring North America with new production design and 21st century technology and special effects.HOTCHKA ...
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The Bachelor – My Guilty Pleasure
"Hello. And thanks for coming to the Inane Television Program Watchers Therapy Group. I'm KeeKee and I'll keep things moving along. Would anyone like to come up and start today's session?"An uncomfortable 15 seconds went by. Nobody was willing to ...
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Oscar nominee Sicario comes to Blu-ray
Sicario was one of the best movies of 2015. It really stuck with me, and it frustrates me that it got such little awards recognition from the Academy, despite placing highly on a few smaller award lists. The movie follows ...
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The Lady in the Van is pleasant enough but doesn’t really have depth
The first time I saw Maggie Smith in a movie was probably Hook, but I think Sister Act was close to that too. Those roles were classic “Maggie Smith,” showing off little depths in what was at the time more ...
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Enter to win a copy of LEGO Friends: Girlz 4 Life Blu-ray
Warner Bros. Home Video provided HOTCHKA with some materials used in this Giveaway. The opinions shared are our own.HOTCHKA has partnered with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to offer readers a chance to win a copy of the new Blu-ray LEGO ...
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Win Da Vinci’s Demons Season 3 on Blu-ray
HOTCHKA has partnered with Anchor Bay Entertainment to offer readers a chance to win a copy of Da Vinci's Demons: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray!From creator and executive producer David S. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel), ...
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The 5th Wave starts decently and then goes into a very stupid place
Everyone wants to find the next big thing. In this case, I mean a movie franchise, a “guarantee” of success. It started recently with Harry Potter, but then we had the sci-fi dystopian The Hunger Games with the boom of ...
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Ip Man 3 takes the grandmaster out for one more round of punching and philosophizing
In 2008, a movie appeared on my Netflix suggestions called Ip Man starring Donnie Yen, one of the best martial artist actors alive. He’s been stellar in such films as Iron Monkey, Hero, and even the meh Shanghai Knights -- ...
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Bordertown takes its brand of humor to church
Where do you draw the line? How far can you go in getting to that line and not crossing it? What do you do, or how do you react, when it gets crossed?All valid questions delving into the third installment ...
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What’s My Line? :: TV history found
Back in the days before videotape recordings, color TV and high definition, networks routinely aired programs live, from one-hour dramas to prime time game shows. Many of these live programs have been lost to time (and technology), but many were ...
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PBS to air Hamilton’s America
From PBS press release:PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced at the Television Critics Association Press Tour that it will air "Hamilton's America", a feature film documentary providing intimate access to Lin-Manuel Miranda and his colleagues during the two years ...
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Anomalisa is a wonderful surprise about love, lust, mundanity, and the metaphors of animation
Charlie Kaufman is known for writing odd movies that contain metaphors for big, heady topics. His first movie, Being John Malkovich, explored identity and sexuality wrapped around the veneer of normality. It was a fantastic, bizarre movie. Adaptation didn’t work ...
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