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Taking aim at the best and worst of movies and television.

The winner of our scary movie contest

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For our Scary Movies contest, one Fort Worth resident seemed to get right inside the head of film critic Christopher Kelly -- and, trust us, that’s a terrifying place to be. Read more

Documentary 'Circus' gets off to a slow start

Near the end of the first hour of Circus, a six-hour documentary (airing over three weeks on PBS) about the one-ring Big Apple Circus, one of the non-performing circus workers runs into trouble. It almost comes as a relief, because till then, Circu... Read more

AMC series ponders a zombie apocalypse

A funny thing happened every time they broke for lunch on the set of The Walking Dead, AMC's new TV series chronicling a zombie apocalypse. Read more

The scariest movies of all time? Tell us and win.

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There are few better ways than to spend Halloween weekend than curled up on the couch, with the lights down low and a stack of scary movies ready to spin in the DVD player. In honor of the holiday, we decided to compile a list of our favorite horror movies of all time. Read more

'Hereafter' has its stunning moments, but it's nothing to lose sleep over

Clint Eastwood's latest drama starts out as an intriguing ghost tale, but soon turns silly. Read more

'Conviction' makes its case about love, legal system

'Conviction' doesn't offer many surprises, but it's a well-told tale of the love between a brother and sister. Read more

'Vampire Diaries' stars meet fans, discuss show

It takes time to figure out one's life. Read more

'Luther' setup feels very familiar, but star Idris Elba may surprise viewers

Idris Elba was so convincing as Stringer Bell, the business-minded Baltimore drug dealer on The Wire, that it was a bit jarring back then to learn that Elba is British. It wasn't like he sounded like he was from Baltimore, but he definitely sounded like someone who's a... Read more

TV-show titles: Is it the end of the old-school beginning?

This was going to be a critic-type story about the main-title sequences for TV shows, inspired by the title sequence for the new Hawaii Five-0, which manages to be modern while honoring the original, not just with the theme song, but with classic iconic shots. Read more

Slick, artificial 'Red' is the new color of money

The action-comedy with accomplished acting vets should have more class than this. Read more

Live from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, it's '30 Rock'

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Jack McBrayer says the idea of doing a live episode of 30 Rock scares him to death. Read more

'Project Cowboy' comes to Cowtown

FORT WORTH -- As a toddler, Samantha Ohlsen was on the back of a horse before she could walk. Read more

Mental-ward comedy is honestly 'Funny'

Set at an offbeat mental asylum, 'It’s Kind of a Funny Story' is a touching tour de force. Read more

Heigl, Duhamel deliver a surprisingly sweet 'Life'

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What would happen if your best friends unexpectedly died and named you and your sworn enemy the guardians of their surviving child? That's the tasteless, if effecti... Read more

Brainy, insecure Sorkin is perfect fit for 'The Social Network'

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By some estimates, playwright and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is worth upward of $100 million. He created one of the most successful television series of all time, The West Wing, winning six Emmy Awards during the show's seven seasons. He is one of the few Hollywood-base... Read more

Fincher's movie displays some 'Social' skills

It's well acted, but the Facebook drama 'The Social Network' is just a movie about the rich trying to get richer. Read more

Fox cancels 'Lone Star' after two episodes

North Texas-filmed shows can't catch a break. Earlier this year, ABC's The Deep End, filmed in Las Colinas, was axed after a handful of episodes in the spring. Now Fox's Lone Star is Read more

'Running Wilde' delivers an 'Arrested' kind of love story

Will Arnett's character in the new Fox comedy Running Wilde is a pampered billionaire who has virtually everything a man could want. Read more

Stockyards, North Texas spots have starring roles on 'Chase'

Warning: This story contains mild spoilers. Read more

'Never' is a long time to endure

The new adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's bestseller 'Never Let Me Go' never grabs hold. Read more

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