Josh Bell
Story Archive
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A&E
Short films shine at Tropfest Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Cosmopolitan to host three-day showcase event.
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A&E
Brit Marling mesmerizes in 'Sound of My Voice'
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 The Sundance sensation also co-wrote the sci-fi film.
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A&E
'Snow White and the Huntsman' makes a familiar story darker and duller
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 "It takes a tale that can be read to a child in 10 minutes before bed and drags it out past two hours."
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A&E
Henderson Symphony Orchestra brings new life to another Chaplin classic
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Modern Times coming to Henderson Pavilion.
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A&E
Concert review: Van Halen at MGM Grand
Monday, May 28, 2012 No obvious signs of tension. Just David Lee Roth's antics overshadowing his band's songs.
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A&E
Film review: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 "The movie has all the liveliness of a retiree taking an afternoon nap."
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A&E
Posturing outweighs pedigree in 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Film critic Josh Bell calls Hemingway "Oscar bait through and through."
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CD Review
CD review: Garbage's 'Not Your Kind of People'
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Garbage's first disc in seven years is well worth your time
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Reviews
Film review: 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 A sushi master gets his due in this inspiring documentary
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Reviews
Sacha Baron Cohen is back -- sort of -- in the uneven 'The Dictator'
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Dictator relies more on script than previous Cohen films -- and that's not always a good thing
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Reviews
'Battleship' and 'Expecting': Products as movies
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 They're not just a board game and self-help book anymore: Battleship and What to Expect When You're Expecting are now movies
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Reviews
Film review: 'Dark Shadows'
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 'Dark Shadows' finds Tim Burton in a scary place: Autopilot
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Reviews
Film review: 'The Lady'
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Luc Besson's latest film The Lady is a bit ... ordinary
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Screen
UNLV’s Francisco Menendez and Roger Corman are 'Stealing Las Vegas'
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 It’s pretty unlikely for a filmmaker to get his big break after spending more than 20 years as a university professor, but that’s exactly what happened to Francisco Menendez.
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Music
Country fest Stagecoach succeeds despite its musical segregation
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Brad Paisley got a bigger stage than Steve Martin and his Steep Canyon Rangers, but they both drew crowds to Indio, California.
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Reviews
'The Avengers' is one sequel that truly delivers
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 It's the culmination of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America. And The Avengers doesn't disappoint
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Print
Celebrate Free Comic Day in style -- win a free copy of the original 'Avengers'
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Because who doesn't like free comic books?
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Reviews
The 'Sarah Marshall' team strikes gold again in 'Five-Year Engagement'
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Yeah, it's a romantic comedy that's actually romantic and funny
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A&E
New film trends: A report from CinemaCon
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Headed to a theater near you, automatic bartenders and higher frame rates?
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Reviews
Film review: 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits'
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The folks who brought you Wallace & Gromit keep the goodness coming
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A&E
Summer movie preview 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012 Superheroes! Pregnant ladies! And a vampire-killing Abraham Lincoln?
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Film
The Sci Fi Center scares up a new first-run horror series
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Venue to show IFC Films releases, beginning with Stephen Dorff's 'Brake.'
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Reviews
Film Review: 'Footnote'
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 "Footnote" has moments of humor and pathos, even if they seem to be coming from different films.
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TV
TV Review: 'Veep'
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays second banana for mild laughs in 'Veep.'
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Reviews
Film Review: 'Think Like a Man'
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 ‘Think Like a Man’ offers weak comedy and weaker advice.
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Reviews
Film Review: 'The Lucky One'
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 "The Lucky One" is anyone who avoids this tepid romance.
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Reviews
Action sensation ‘The Raid: Redemption’ falls short
Thursday, April 12, 2012 Film-festival smash The Raid: Redemption is just monotonous fighting
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Reviews
TV review: 'Girls'
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Girls is an an extension of Tiny Furniture, but not a very good one
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Reviews
'The Cabin in the Woods' is not your average slasher flick
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 The slasher genre gets a bit of deconstruction in the clever The Cabin in the Woods
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Reviews
Film review: 'The Three Stooges'
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Despite good impersonations, there's just no reason for this movie to exist
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Reviews
'American Pie' crew is back (and worth seeing) in 'American Reunion'
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 American Reunion is a pleasantly surprising sequel.
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TV
TV review: 'Scandal'
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Despite its high pedigree, Scandal is an unconvincing soap opera
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Reviews
Film review: 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'
Friday, March 30, 2012 What a bland title -- and a bland movie
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Reviews
Film review: 'Mirror Mirror'
Friday, March 30, 2012 Despite the best intentions, "Mirror Mirror" is a feeble fairy tale
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A&E
TV review: 'The Pauly D Project'
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Without a breakout personality in the supporting cast, Pauly D has to carry the show on his own. Uh oh.
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TV
Steven Seagal vs. a Ford Escape. Who wins?
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Hey, don't laugh. The Ford Escape may be slightly smarter.
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Noise
Madonna's 'MDNA' shows she's still got a lot to offer
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Madonna's newest album is a testament to her durability
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A&E
Neon Reverb's film program feels like a missed opportunity
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Film fans and music fans lost out on another chance to bring the two together.
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TV
TV review: 'Touch'
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 How to put this lightly? Apart from a promising pilot, Touch just ... sucks.
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Reviews
Film review: 'In Darkness'
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 In Darkness is respectable but overlong
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TV
'Mad Men' is back ... any questions?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Got burning questions about the upcoming season of Mad Men? We've got some answers.
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A&E
Film: '21 Jump Street' adds mediocre humor to an old TV concept
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Yet another show that shouldn't have been made into a movie. At least, not into this movie.
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A&E
Film review: 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home'
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 The Duplasses craft a crowd-pleasing comedy while keeping their unique sensibilities intact.
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Film
Film review: 'Friends With Kids' starts bold then reels it in
Thursday, March 8, 2012 Will this predictable plot play out exactly as expected?
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A&E
Film review: 'John Carter' looks good ... and that's about it
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 The large-scale action-movie style doesn’t fit the story, and ends up highlighting how stilted and musty it is.
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A&E
Film review: 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 At its heart, it's a horror movie about discovering that someone you love unconditionally is unconditionally evil.
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A&E
TV: 'Game Change' dully dramatizes Sarah Palin's '08 election impact
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Watch, if you wanna see actors interacting with clips of real people.
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A&E
Cop drama ‘Rampart’ focuses on feelings over details
Friday, March 2, 2012 "The dark feeling it captures is more important than the details of the hazy plot."
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A&E
Stay away from ugly teen comedy ‘Project X’
Friday, March 2, 2012 "It’s a basic teen-movie setup, the only difference being that the party escalates to such grandiose proportions that it essentially turns into a large-scale riot."
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In Business TV
TV review: 'Awake' is a crime procedural in sci-fi clothing
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Mostly, it's another series about grim detectives solving grimmer crimes.