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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #155 :: July 12•18
Another week with a large number of releases, a few award-worthy, a few notorious, with some hits and misses along the way. 1923 has at least one film that still exists. 1933 had one film that pushed the boundaries of ...
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TV by the Decade :: July 9•15
It was a pretty big week for new TV series premieres with five of the last seven decades offering something new. 1953 had a single premiere, a half-hour anthology series where several stars made their TV debuts. 1983 had the ...
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Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia, MD
Jukebox musicals take a collection of already recorded songs and builds a story around them. Sometimes it works (Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, Ain't Too Proud) and sometimes it does not (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical). It takes a lot of ...
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Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant shows that Guy Ritchie is back
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not ...
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Riverdale :: Archie the Musical
As Riverdale draws ever closer to its finale, fans wondered if there would be another musical episode and what famous musical would it borrow from? We got that answer this week with the series' final musical episode but with a ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #154 :: July 5•11
Many films were released this week, post-July 4 holiday in the US, and a handful went on to win some awards recognition, and an even smaller handful went on to become massive blockbusters in the later part of the century ...
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TV by the Decade :: July 2•8
Two game shows, a children's series,two competition shows, one travel series and four shows about motorcycles, cars and auctions mark this Fourth of July week in the US. Of the game shows, only one of them went on to become ...
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is an old-school action romp
It’s 1969, baybeeee! Time for miniskirts, astronauts, and Professor Indiana Jones’ retirement! Yep, the ol’ adventurer is hanging up his hat, to enjoy his golden years. Or something like that. But then Indy’s goddaughter Helena (aka Wombat) asks for his ...
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Asteroid City is packed with humor, pathos and quirky charm
Wes Anderson movies aren’t for everyone -- although there’s a recognizable, often mocked style he utilizes, it’s not possible to emulate perfectly. You can always tell a knock-off, whether it’s a loving tribute or a dismissive arch retort. Hidden in ...
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1776 at DC’s Kennedy Center is a rousing, risky rendition of the classic musical
The musical 1776 first premiered in 1969 with music and lyrics written by Sherman Edwards. The show is about those critical few months in 1776 leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This latest tour features a ...
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Riverdale :: The Crucible
Oh my gosh, I am loving this season of Riverdale with all of the familiar faces coming back in surprising ways. Of course we all knew that Mark Consuelos was returning this week as Hiram Lodge, and we got the ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #153 :: June 28 to July 4
It was a pretty big week for new movie releases across the boards. 1923 produced the third film in a series featuring a heroic canine, 1933 saw the production and release of several 'quota quickies' in the UK, and Cary ...
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