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Randy Jackson (“American Idol”) works to promote values-based family entertainment
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John W. Kennedy
Randy Jackson, now looking forward to his tenth season as a judge on Fox’s landmark reality show American Idol, has joined the Walmart-P&G effort to develop and promote family-friendly TV movies. Utilizing the singing talents of Jordin Sparks and Brooke White from AI, as well as other new artists, Jackson has produced soundtrack CDs based…
“Inception” and the power of an idea
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John W. Kennedy
“What’s the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.” Those words, spoken by Cobb, the dream manipulator portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the just-opened sci-fi thriller Inception form the basis of a film that could be…
NBC’s “Jensen Project” is an entertaining ride worthy of viewer support
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John W. Kennedy
The Jensen Project (view trailer), airing tomorrow night (Friday) at 8:00 PM (ET) on NBC plays out like a live-action version of the classic action-adventure cartoon series Jonny Quest and should please both parents and kids looking for something to watch together in an air-conditioned room on a quiet summer night. The plot (which seems…
What if…? A game of media bias
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John W. Kennedy
My sister often says that if you want to look at an issue fairly change the parties involved from people you like to people you don’t and vice versa. Then see how your perspective on the same issue changes. I think the media, if it really is interested in being fair, could learn from that…
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