Posts by Tara Ariano
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Video on Demand Report: Life of Pi Is on Demand; Maybe Now’s the Time to Get That 3-D TV
The Headliner Life of Pi The Academy Awards are now behind us (for another 11 months or so, anyway), but On Demand is doing us all a solid by giving us a chance to catch up on yet another Best Picture nominee: This week, it’s Life Of Pi. Though Silver Linings Playbook was based on […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Just So Long As Those Tire Bits You’re Snacking On Are Nice and Clean
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. My Strange Addiction (TLC) Who Is This Now? Allison. Why […]
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Video on Demand Report: Wreck-It Ralph Demolishes Your TV Set
The Headliner Wreck-It Ralph After seeing the trailer, I assumed that Wreck-It Ralph would be a feature-length nostalgia-fest for ’80s kids, what with the 8-bit game the titular character hails from and the cameos from Pac-Man ghosts and the like. So when I actually saw the movie, I was not just pleasantly surprised to be […]
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Freak Show & Tell: A Psychic in a Hoard-House
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Hoarding: Buried Alive (TLC) Who Is This Now? Siblings […]
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Video on Demand Report: Get Processed on Demand With The Master
The Headliner The Master Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson follows There Will Be Blood with The Master, another story about a monomaniacal sociopath who ruins the lives of virtually everyone he meets — even those whose lives were in ruins to begin with. Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his […]
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Freak Show and Tell: Asking the Universe If It’s Cool to Drink This Bottle of Urine
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Doomsday Preppers (NatGeo) Who Is This Now? David […]
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Video on Demand Report: Argo VOD Yourself
The Headliner Argo In the midst of the revolution in Iran in 1980, six employees of the American Embassy in Tehran slip away from the building when it comes under siege and hole up at the home of the Canadian ambassador. Back in Langley, CIA agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck, who also directed) comes up […]
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Freak Show & Tell: So Many Strange Addictions, So Little Time
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. [Editor’s note: This week, Tara presented us with four […]
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Video on Demand Report: Bonds Away
The Headliner Skyfall The most important thing you should know about the latest James Bond film is that it’s better than Quantum of Solace. (Granted, that’s grading on a serious curve, but still.) That said, it’s less about Bond (Daniel Craig) than it is about M (Judi Dench), who finds herself targeted by a former […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Blind Hippo Love
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Fatal Attractions (Animal Planet) Who Is This Now? Marius. Why […]