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‘This American Life’ DVD: The Valedictorian of Reality TV
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Todd Havens
Major confession: if I have ever listened to National Public Radio’s “This American Life” series (hosted by show creator Ira Glass), it was only at the prodding of a friend who insisted I check out a specific episode or because I had tired of the Green Day CD in my car and stumbled across the…
‘The Final Inquiry’ Starts a Good Conversation
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Douglas Howe
To me, the title sounded something like an inquest into the Kennedy assassination or the 9-11 Report, but from the first scenes, “The Final Inquiry” clearly takes us back to biblical times, complete with thieves on a cross, a solar eclipse, earthquakes, and the stoning of an adulterous wife who everyone in town knew. From…
“The Assassination of Jesse James…”: DVD Pick of the Week
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Kris Rasmussen
There are very few Westerns that I have been able to sit through, much less actually enjoy, and at two-plus hours I didn’t think I would really make it all the way through the latest adaptation of the life of outlaw Jesse James , “The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford.” Even…
“Oswald’s Ghost”: Anatomy of a Haunting
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Todd Havens
One day, while casting a reality show in Dallas Texas several years back, I happened to drive our rental car down Elm Street in Dealey Plaza. Thinking I was touring a random downtown street, I quickly recognized the distinctive white Bryan colonnade, infamous grassy knoll, and “Triple Underpass” bridge. When I glanced over my shoulder…
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