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A Chinese Company Might Soon Own a Lot of U.S. Movie Theaters

The New York Times reports today that AMC Theatres, America's second-biggest movie theater chain, may soon be purchased by a Chinese company, the Wanda Group, which, as one of the biggest theater operators in China, is no stranger to the Chinese government's longstanding practice of censoring American movies. So what happens if they come to own such a large part of the American movie market?

By Jen Doll

May 7, 2012

Mad Women: 'Why Do They Get to Decide What's Going to Happen?'

Women are not simply happy because they're being provided for in this post-Betty Mad Men world. They want more, and more is varied, complicated, individual, and sometimes problematic.

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By Connor Simpson

May 5, 2012

Dish Network to Deny Viewers Their 'Mad Men' Fix

A legal battle between Dish Network and AMC is likely what's leading to Dish dropping AMC's channels starting this summer, which could put your Mad Men viewing party plans in serious jeopardy.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 30, 2012

Mad Women: Daddies and Their Little Girls

Sunday's episode of Mad Men ended with three generations of characters in various states of abject despair, sitting at a table at a fancy dinner.

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By Richard Lawson

Apr 23, 2012

Actually, 'The Killing' Is Getting Kinda Good

The show is still far from perfect, but the second season has actually been significantly better.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 23, 2012

Mad Women: Struggles for Power and Female Wrath

Sunday's Mad Men brought us three main plot lines. They all had to do with angry women.

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By Richard Lawson

Apr 17, 2012

The Call Sheet

Who Should Play Rupert Murdoch?

Today: Rupert Murdoch gets the movie treatment, Disney resurrects an amphibian, and Charlie Sheen is, well, winning.

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By Richard Lawson

Apr 2, 2012

The Call Sheet

Ryan Seacrest Has Something Big to Tell You

Today: Ryan Seacrest has an announcement, Katy Perry has announced her latest dropping, and Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels may be teaming up again.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 25, 2012

'Mad Men' in Five Minutes

Haven't gotten around to watching the first four seasons of Mad Men in time for tonight's Season 5 premiere? We can get you up to speed in no time.

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By Richard Lawson

Mar 5, 2012

What We Know About 'Mad Men' Season Five So Far

The long delayed fifth season of AMC's Mad Men, TV's current Best Show, finally premieres in three weeks, meaning Mad madness is kicking into high gear. But what do we really know about what's about to arrive? Well, not much, unfortunately.

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By Richard Lawson

Feb 13, 2012

What We Watched

'The Walking Dead' Plods at a Zombie's Pace

AMC's coulda-been-great zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead returned to the airwaves last night to resume the show's second season after a shocking midseason finale (a concept we really should do away with altogether) back in December.

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By Eric Randall

Jan 30, 2012

Of Course Controversial 'Mad Men' Poster Evokes 9/11

In a thoughtful essay for Esquire, Tom Junod -- who penned the magazine's 2003 piece about the iconic photo of a man falling from the World Trade Center on Sept 11 -- weighs in on the mini-controversy surrounding Mad Men's newest promotional image.

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By Richard Lawson

Jan 9, 2012