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Thursday Notebook

August 20, 2009

My review of "Inglourious Basterds" is here.
I was more or less pleased with the review, which was hard to write because I am so ambivalent generally about Quentin Tarantino. I liked "Reservoir Dogs," parts of "Pulp Fiction," most of "Jackie Brown" — although I have admitted my fascination with Pam Grier. I thought "Death [...]

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"American Idol": Now We Are Two

May 14, 2009

I'm not sure "American Idol" has any lines left to cross in terms of promoting one contestant over another, but Katy Perry wearing a cape with Adam Lambert's name on the back may be one. Still, we are set for what could be a really interesting final two. More notes, and the Fox results press [...]

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"American Idol" Top 3 Performances

May 12, 2009

Two songs per singer tonight, one chosen by the judges, one chosen by the contestants. In theory, this is a night where everyone gets to look good. In theory. …

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"American Idol" Results

May 6, 2009

No shocker …

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"American Idol": That '70s Show

May 5, 2009

They called it rock & roll night, then rock night, and brought in Slash. But a show that makes a lot of noise about being contemporary overlooked three decades of music to get to tonight's selections. The newest song was Styx's "Renegade," which hit the Billboard charts in 1979. "Dream On" and "Slow Ride" date [...]

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"American Idol" Results

April 29, 2009

Very interesting bottom three …

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"American Idol" Notebook

April 28, 2009

Starting late. Dinner at Lockview — grilled cheese! tater tots! — and some shopping which continued online at home. Now on to songs of the Rat Pack, after the jump. …

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"American Idol": Top 9

March 31, 2009

Notes from the latest performance show — songs that are popular downloads on iTunes — after the jump.

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"American Idol": Motown Night

March 25, 2009

I've spent a little time on other things, steeling myself for tonight and also getting far enough into the show to skip the boilerplate on playback. So here we go …

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"American Idol": Stars of Grand Ole Opry Week

March 17, 2009

Notes about the show after the jump …

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"American Idol" Top 13 Results

March 11, 2009

Well, the twist is called a "judges save," and it means the judges can overrule the viewer vote once …

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"American Idol" Top 13: Performance Show

March 10, 2009

Live notes after the jump. Big show, because they're eliminating two contestants this week.

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