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Television has explored a variety of American cities as settings for dramas and comedies throughout the years. Some of these shows have even prominently featured the city’s name in their...
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What makes a movie sad? Doomed romance, dashed hopes, the demise of a beloved institution or a way of life … and death, of course — of a loved one, a self-sacrificing hero, a sad-eyed animal....
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This fall, several popular shows are leaving Hulu, including “Shadowhunters,” a supernatural drama about a Brooklyn teen who discovers that she has been put on earth to hunt down demons, and...
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In the early days of television, nearly all the shows were filmed in either California or New York City. But the explosion in reality TV programming, often regionally based, as well as the aggressive...
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The most popular contemporary television shows fall into many categories – drama, comedy (both live-action and animated), game shows, news broadcasts, reality programs, and more. Regardless of...
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In addition to offering classic gangster films and adventure motion pictures, Netflix regularly features first-rate movies that it has produced itself, many of which have won honors at the Academy...
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Whether they are considered classic or contemporary or anything in between, Amazon Prime has dipped into its film library in August to offer a wealth of great motion pictures from every decade...
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Few Hollywood stars have achieved the bankability of iconic action hero Harrison Ford. He was Han Solo, the adventurous mercenary in five Star War films – part of the most valuable movie...
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An “R” rating for a movie can suggest a variety of possibilities to a filmgoer. It can mean graphic violence, explicit sex scenes, harsh language…. It can also imply artistic freedom that may...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) is the best Western of all time,...
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What makes a movie sad? Doomed romance, dashed hopes, the demise of a beloved institution or a way of life … and death, of course — of a loved one, a self-sacrificing hero, a sad-eyed animal....
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. “Breaking Bad” is the best crime show of all time, according to...
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The modern movie rating system was created in 1968 by what was then the Motion Picture Association of America (“of America” has since been dropped). The ratings, which are voluntary on the part...
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Television dramas and comedies have been set in any number of American cities over the years. Some of them have even included the city’s name in the title: “The Streets of San Francisco,”...
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