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Christian Toto
Polanski Film Misses Big Picture
The new HBO documentary, which airs tonight, does a good job dissecting the infamous statutory rape case against the Oscar-winning director — but only skims over the cultural divide between U.S. and European cultures that Polanski's crime revealed.
Why Is NBC Chasing Away Jay Leno?
The Peacock network's decision to hand the The Tonight Show over to Conan O'Brien in 2009 may well go down as one of the biggest mistakes in television history.
Sex and the City Not Just for Women
If you're a red-blooded American male, what's not to like in a movie about four good looking women running around New York City indulging their libidos?
HBO’s Recount: Hanging Chads, Black Humor
A new movie airing tonight offers a compelling — if not completely objective — portrayal of the pitched battle over Florida's 2000 presidential vote.
Penn and Teller’s Libertarian Humor
Penn and Teller's outrageous comedy series Bullshit! may leave the audience in stitches, but there is also a clear political message behind their shenanigans.
The Singing Revolution Against the Evil Empire
A new documentary tells the riveting story of how music played an important part in Estonia's struggle for liberation from Soviet rule.
The Daring Satire of South Park
The animated South Park boldly goes where more PC flesh-and-blood comedians fear to tread, mocking the whole ideological spectrum from the Catholic Church to Scientology to Sean Penn to (gasp!) Al Gore.
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