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Archive for November 20th, 2008

Methuen’s Festival of Trees

Posted in Culture and Society on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

Due to my swanky job in the media, I got a special preview of this annual Christmas extravaganza and I can truly say this a great year to see the trees.
Local families and businesses went all out — in terms of creativity, style, ornaments, etc. It’s absolutely amazing. I have to confess, my favorite was [...]

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TNT premiers new series: Leverage

Posted in Television on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

 
While heist films have been successful (like “Ocean’s 13,” et al.), heist series, thus far, have not (remember Ray Liotta in “Smith” or Andre Braugher’s  “Thief”?)
I think TNT’s new series could be a contender for a successful TV series though.
“Leverage” stars Oscar winner Timothy Hutton as a former insurance investigator gone rogue-ish.
The first episode, “The [...]

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‘The Librarian’ returns to TNT

Posted in Television on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

Premieres Sunday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT
If you miss Noah Wyle’s Dr. Carter from “ER” then this one’s for you: the affable actor reprises his role as “The Librarian” for this made for TV.
Wyle plays Flynn Carsen, a man with dozens of degrees and very little direction in life. His job as [...]

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