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The Mentalist

"Mentalist," "Lie to Me": The truth hurts

Simon Baker and Tim Roth are charismatic and coy as TV mind readers, but the cheese is still spread a little thick
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Curb Your Enthusiasm

"Seinfeld" saves "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

The season finale of Larry David's uneven HBO comedy proves how funny it can be with a little help from friends Video
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Sons of Anarchy

"Sons of Anarchy": Badass or just bad?

FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch
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Barack Obama

Obama dinner crashers peddling interview

TV exec: Would-be reality show couple asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars
DAVID BAUDER
Soap Operas

Daytime soap's best celebrity cameos

James Franco on "General Hospital" is the latest in a nutty legacy that includes Elizabeth Taylor and Snoop Dogg Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Road

"The Road": Post-apocalypse now

Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel
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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 17:25 PST

"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty

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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 17:23 PST

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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 17:23 PST

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Friday, Nov 20, 2009 16:21 PST

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Friday, Nov 20, 2009 11:21 PST

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The talk show goddess's exit sparks abandonment issues as women everywhere ask, "How will we go on?"
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Friday, Nov 20, 2009 08:01 PST

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Friday, Nov 20, 2009 02:20 PST

"Project Runway" trips and falls

The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:20 PST

Clouds over "New Moon"

It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:20 PST

"Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good

Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 20:19 PST

John Woo on "Red Cliff" and the rise of Chinawood

Back home after 17 years, the action maestro has created his biggest spectacle -- and rebooted China's film biz
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 16:19 PST

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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 06:18 PST

"Terror in Mumbai": Spreading fear

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Monday, Nov 16, 2009 16:17 PST

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Caught between two worlds

After starring in a summer rom-com and kicking ass in "G.I. Joe," the one-time TV teen returns to "Uncertainty"
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Monday, Nov 16, 2009 03:01 PST

The honey-baked hams of "Chef Academy"

Bravo takes one eccentric French chef, mixes in a room full of colorful show-offs and brings it to a rolling boil
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Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 18:01 PST

Medical drama smackdown: "Mercy" vs. McDreamy!

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Friday, Nov 13, 2009 16:14 PST

Pedro Almodóvar: An "irrational passion" for movies

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Friday, Nov 13, 2009 11:13 PST

"The End of Poverty?": How the rich steal from the poor

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Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 16:13 PST

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Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 16:13 PST

"2012": The end of the world as we know it

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Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 16:12 PST

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Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 06:44 PST

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Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 16:11 PST

"The Prisoner": It's a trap!

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Monday, Nov 9, 2009 17:10 PST

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