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  Bane: The Driving Force of Rises

  In the final two installments of Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise the primary antagonists of each film have played integral roles and to some extent exceeded the exploits of...

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  The Dream Team Documentary

  Last night NBA TV premiered a feature on the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled, the 1992 “Dream Team”.  Crazy to think that’s it has already been twenty years since...

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  ESPN Films: Consider A 30 For 30 On “Goodfellas” And Their Involvement In The Boston College Point-Shaving Scandal

  ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series has provided the general public with some of the most entertaining, inspiring, and ground-breaking documentaries ever produced.  Touching on some of the biggest topics from...

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  The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits the Internet

    As a lifelong fan of the Batman franchise, I had been on the lookout in recent weeks for information and spoilers regarding the latest (and last?) installment of the series,...

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  Boardwalk Empire Season 2 Finale: Bye Bye Jimmy Darmody

  Season 2 of Boardwalk Empire ended in bloody fashion last night as series creator/writer Terence Winter elected to kill off his 2nd principal character James “Jimmy” Darmody in a decision that...

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  Dexter Season Six

  Having missed the first few seasons of Dexter, I was originally a late admirer of the show.  For quite some time I would hear friends and colleagues rave about its quality,...

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  Moneyball Film Overview

  Given the quality of the book (awesome), the pre-release buzz (overwhelmingly positive), and the release of the movie coinciding with October (MLB playoff time), I was definitely looking forward to seeing...

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  HBO Documentary: Nine Innings from Ground Zero Review

  I initially saw this documentary a few years ago on HBO, and with the ten year anniversary of September 11th approaching I was able to catch it again recently.  It accurately...

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  Anticipating Moneyball

  I first read Michael Lewis’s outstanding book Moneyball a few years ago, which provides a detailed account of the innovative methods the payroll strapped Oakland Athletics used in the late 1990’s...