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Two words you can say on TV: George Carlin
diane.werts@newsday.comOff the Wall remembers George Carlin as a baseball park, not a football stadium. He's safe at home now. FOOD FIGHT. The Fine Living channel is gobbling up former Food Network stars. Now presenting fresh episodes at a new home are "Wolfgang Puck"...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Minority Groups, Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, Luke Perry
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'Trumbo'
Special to NewsdayGiven Hollywood's congenital negligence toward writers, Dalton Trumbo is far more famous for having been on the House Un-American Activities Committee's blacklist than he would have been for all the scripts he wrote, co-wrote or adapted (among them,...Tags: John Anderson, Michael Douglas, Liam Neeson, Nathan Lane, Joan Allen
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NEW ON DVD: HBO's 'John Adams' mini-series leads this week's offerings
Tribune Newspapers'John Adams': Following the lead of David McCullough's biography, this seven-part HBO mini-series covers the birth of the great American experiment from the perspective of our persnickety second president. Paul Giamatti plays John Adams as a preening...Tags: Jack Nicholson, John Adams, Hayden Christensen, Morgan Freeman, Rob Reiner
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What's Out Now
The HBO miniseries "John Adams" pulled a dusty figure from American history books and portrayed him as a living, braying, hothead of a man. In other words, it reintroduced the nation to one of its firebrand founding fathers. The series, which stars...Tags: Williamsburg, Alanis Morissette, House and Home, Scarlett Johansson, John Adams
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Bringing John Adams to life
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceIt's a daunting task, taking the work of a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and turning it into a screenplay. That's the challenge Kirk Ellis faced when he sat down to transform David McCullough's best-selling book John Adams into a script. It turned out to...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Tom Hanks, Harry S Truman, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington
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TV ON DVD: 'My Boys,' 'Weeds,' 'Army Wives'
MY BOYS Plot: Creator Betsy Thomas calls it "the anti-'Sex and the City'" - Jordana Spiro plays a winning Chicago sportswriter with a varied circle of male friends (and dating problems). Second TBS season starts Thursday at 10 p.m. Extras: Thomas' quote...Tags: Michael Moriarty, John Adams, Paramount, Defense, Mary-Louise Parker
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'Jumper' lands in the bins
McClatchy Newspapers*Jumper (PG-13): Directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), this adventure story stars Hayden Christensen as a man with the ability to instantly transport himself to any place on Earth. Unfortunately, he finds that not everyone...Tags: Gary Cooper, Catherine Deneuve, Finish Line Incorporated (The), American Revolutionary War, Eric Bana
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Conservative Fodder
MSNBC pundit Keith Olbermann, who spotlights misbehavior nightly with his "Worst Person in the World" recognition, owes New York state for unpaid business taxes, according to a tax warrant notice. And his conservative counterparts and bloggers are making...Tags: Celebrity, Jason Isaacs, Max Casella, Steve Vai, Music Industry
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'John Adams' grows as show goes on
Sentinel Television CriticHBO's John Adams stays true to history: The title character isn't the brightest light in his story. Wife Abigail emerges as the more riveting figure, thanks to Laura Linney's lovely, thoughtful performance. John explains his problem: "I am obnoxious . . ....Tags: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
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TV Critics Love 'The Wire,' 'Mad Men'
Zap2It.comThe closing chapters of "The Wire" and the stylish first season of "Mad Men" lead the nominees for the 2008 Television Critics Association Awards. Each show earned four nominations, the most of any program, and both are up for the top honor of program of...Tags: Frontline Limited, William Shatner, Miley Cyrus, Jane Austen, Sundance Channel
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