Movies for a desert island
What if you could only watch the same 10 films and TV shows forever? Compare your list to these classics SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Jan 7, 2012 12:30 AM UTC 200Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
Friday Night Seitz
Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
2011′s best TV episodes
It's easy to rank the year's best shows. But what were the individual episodes you need to see? SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 21Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Television
TV’s best episodes in 2011
Set your DVR: In the first of a two-part slide show, we count down the top 20 specific shows of the last year SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 24, 2011 1:00 AM UTCEntertainment Friday Night Seitz, Television
The best TV shows of the year
Slide show: From "Breaking Bad" to "Homeland" and with a surprise at No. 1, cable dominates the best shows of 2011 SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 53Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, TV
Secret agenda: 20 classic spy movies
As "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" receives a stylish update, we survey our favorite espionage films, then and now SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 10, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 38Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
Martin Scorsese’s greatest movies
Slide show: "Raging Bull's" a contender, and "Taxi Driver." Which other films round out the iconic director's best? SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 3, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 66Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
The Muppets’ greatest hits
Slide show: Why go to the movies? We've got the Muppets' 20 best musical moments, complete with video, right here SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 26Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, The Muppets
Woody Allen’s greatest films
Slide show: In a career with more stages than Coachella, these 10 movies are the director's finest SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 112Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Woody Allen
John Williams’ greatest hits
Slide show: From Altman to Spielberg, here's a list celebrating Hollywood's most versatile composer SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 1:30 AM UTC 32Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
Mockumentaries that go to 11
As 11/11/11 nears -- Nigel Tufnel Day for Spinal Tap obsessives -- we look at 11 classic faux-documentaries VIDEO SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Nov 4, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 53Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
The Simpsons save Halloween, again
Slide show: "The Simpsons'" Halloween special has managed to get better with time. Here are my favorite segments SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Oct 28, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 25Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
Film criticism 101: The essential library
As two new Pauline Kael books hit shelves, we search ours for other indispensable movie guides SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Oct 21, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 29Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
Slide show: 10 great modern musicals
As the "Footloose" remake arrives, a look back at some of Hollywood's best song-and-dance moments. SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 39Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
Great performances by child actors
Slide show: Why act your age? These young stars -- including Jodie Foster and Kirsten Dunst -- had it from day one SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 89Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
The underacting hall of fame
Slide show: We praise subtlety — actors with no need to chew the scenery. Would you guess one is Bruce Willis? SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 5:25 AM UTC 30Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Movies
The overacting hall of fame
Slide show: Sometimes an actor has to go over the top to sell a performance. Here are some of the most memorable SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Sep 23, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 104Entertainment Friday Night Seitz
Who would win at the alternative Emmys?
Slide show: Forget best actress in a drama. We imagine a completely different -- and more fun -- Emmy broadcast SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Sep 16, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 11Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, Emmy Awards
The continued cultural impact of 9/11
Slide show: As the attacks receded and two wars took center stage, pop culture's response grew more complicated
Friday, Sep 9, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 23Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, 9/11
Looking back at the cultural impact of 9/11
Slide show: Remembering the years after the attacks, when everything felt filtered through one September morning
Friday, Sep 2, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 46Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, 9/11
Remembering the cultural legacy of 9/11
Slide show: It wasn't the end of irony. But pop culture reflected the attacks in surprising and unforgettable ways
Friday, Aug 26, 2011 11:30 PM UTC 92Entertainment Friday Night Seitz, 9/11
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Every Friday, Salon writer Matt Zoller Seitz sifts through beloved classics and obscure indies for a slide show that sheds light on the hidden connections and most fascinating moments in film and TV history.
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