Josh Bell
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Entertainment
CD review: Drive-By Truckers' 'English Oceans'
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 It's a bit lacking compared to their other albums.
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A&E
TV review: 'Believe'
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 The NBC drama's premiere episode was co-created and directed by Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón.
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Entertainment
Seth MacFarlane proves he's much more than comedy with his 'Cosmos' reboot
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Because we can all benefit from some science, right?
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Entertainment
ABC's 'Resurrection' makes zombies ... boring
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Note to studios: We want our undead to DO something.
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A&E
Highlights of this year’s Oscar-nominated short films
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 Suncoast's theaters feature this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films, animated and live-action.
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Entertainment
If Jimmy Fallon continues his 'Late Night' antics, 'The Tonight Show' should do well
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 He's certainly got the celebrity Rolodex.
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Entertainment
So far, so good for Seth Meyers in his new time slot
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 One word of advice: Use Fred Armisen more!
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Entertainment
Film review: Neeson's just going through the motions in 'Non-Stop'
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 Isn't this guy tired of saving the world by now?
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Noise
CD review: Dierks Bentley's 'Riser'
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 It's heartfelt. It's personal. It's 'Drunk on a Plane.'
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A&E
TV review: 'Mind Games' is all high concepts and mundane execution
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Steve Zahn being irritatingly manic? You don't say.
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A&E
TV review: 'Mixology'
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 A whole season of love (and other stuff) in a single night in a Manhattan bar.
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Film
Film review: 'In Secret'
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Writer-director Charlie Stratton sticks close to the events of the novel, but his tone is decidedly skewed, taking a tragic story of guilt and repression and turning it into a campy potboiler.
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Film
Dam Short Film Fest's 10th year was a damn good time
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 While it is a little hard to believe that the festival has made it to 10 years, it’s also easy to see how co-founder Lee Lanier and director John LaBonney have put together an event that has grown into a Boulder City institution.
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Film
Chilean drama ‘Gloria’ is an intriguing character study
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 The film was submitted by the South American country to the Oscars for its Best Foreign Language Film award.
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A&E
TV review: 'Star-Crossed'
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 Weak chemistry? Awkwardly written love story? Yup, it's the CW.
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Film
Sci-fi action classic 'Robocop' gets a mediocre remake
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 Jay Baruchel steals the whole movie as a gleefully amoral marketing executive.
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Entertainment
Film review: There's much to enjoy in the 'About Last Night' remake
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 It's a bit predictable, but you'll still be entertained.
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Film
Local filmmaker Neil Breen's unique (and terrible) movies earned him a cult following
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 "Neil is a serious filmmaker not in on the joke of how bad his films are."
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A&E
Ten films to see in 2014
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 Weekly film critic Josh Bell picks his most anticipated movies.
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Film
Village Square fills a unique niche with cinema of the world
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 For nurse Marilou Aguilar-Galdo and student Ravi Kumar, seeing movies from their home countries maintains important connections and creates new ones.
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Film
Ten damn years of Dam Short Film Fest
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 "They’re very concise pieces of art. They’re short and tell a story in a very complex way."
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Entertainment
Film review: 'The Monuments Men' is a flat, uninspiring failure
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 With a cast this good, that's pretty unforgivable.
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Entertainment
Film review: Believe it or not, 'The Lego Movie' is great
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 It's surprisingly ... well-constructed.
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Film
The Weekly Interview: A 2005 chat with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 Hoffman talks with Weekly's Josh Bell about Capote, his process and working with Tom Cruise.
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A&E
George Strait is simple and direct on his farewell tour
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 The country crooner played 33 songs (!) at his MGM Grand Garden Arena tour stop.
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A&E
Film review: Two great actors almost save 'That Awkward Moment'
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 Aside from their performances, the film is a forgettable dude-focused rom-com.
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Entertainment
The Las Vegas Jewish Film Fest rolls out another solid series
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 Its bar mitzvah edition was very encouraging.
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A&E
Three new series highlight independent and classic films at Galaxy Green Valley
Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 First up is the debut of the Cinema Society of Las Vegas series.
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Entertainment
'The Invisible Woman' is slightly dull, but ultimately worthwhile
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 Finally, Charles Dickens' mistress gets her much-needed due.
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Entertainment
Kinnear elevates 'Rake' slightly above the usual mediocre legal drama
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 Another flawed TV character—who would have guessed?
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Entertainment
'Gimme Shelter' nothing more than a heavy-handed public service announcement
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 But at least it has horrible acting.
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A&E
Six gems among the Oscar nominations
Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 With much ado about nomination snubs, film editor Josh Bell focuses on the positive.
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A&E
HBO's 'Looking' is a refreshing take on gay life in San Francisco
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 Like Girls, the show focuses on a group of friends living in a big city and trying to figure out their lives.
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Entertainment
TV review: 'Klondike' has great production, but a cheesy story
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 Six hours of snow and revenge gets a bit stale.
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Entertainment
Kevin Hart way overstays his welcome in the plodding 'Ride Along'
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 Another thriller with lame jokes. Great.
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A&E
TV review: IFC's 'The Spoils of Babylon'
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 Even with Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell starring, it's pretty much a one-joke affair.
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A&E
HBO’s 'True Detective' dresses up a familiar format
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 The drama follows a single criminal investigation over the course of a season.
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A&E
Film review: The Coen brothers make beautiful music with 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 The story of B-list folkie Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) plays out as a quintessentially Coen-esque fable.
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Film
Four to see at the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 The film fest's "bar mitzvah year" offers a diverse selection of independent, foreign and documentary films related to Jewish culture and history.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'August: Osage County' is nothing but a yell-fest
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 Is there an Academy Award for most annoying?
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A&E
More mediocre found-footage scares in ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’
Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 A spinoff targeted specifically at the Latino market, this isn't the "official" fifth Paranormal movie.
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A&E
Concert review: The Britney Spears machine rolls into Planet Hollywood
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 The people behind the headliner actually made the strongest impression during 'Piece of Me.'
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Screen
Film review: 'The Wolf of Wall Street' has an excess of excess
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street ends up seeming as empty as its protagonist’s life
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Screen
Stallone and De Niro can’t get "Grudge Match" off the canvas
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 Stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro trade on their histories of playing iconic boxers.
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Entertainment
Film review: Mandela biopic captures little of the real man
Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 Why not just focus on one aspect of his amazing life?
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Film
Film review: 'Walking With Dinosaurs'
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 An awkward combination of nature documentary and kids’ movie, with dubious educational value.
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Entertainment
'Saving Mr. Banks' glosses over a complex story
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 Mary Poppins is a classic. This is not.
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Film
After a nine-year wait, 'Anchorman 2' is a funny mess
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 It took nine years of memes, GIFs and near-constant quoting by an entire generation of fans before Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay were able to get Paramount to green-light a sequel.
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Entertainment
Maybe Josh Bell really does hate everything: A look back
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 Some of his least-favorite movies might surprise you.