Josh Bell
Story Archive
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Reviews
Film review: 'Amigo'
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 John Sayles' 'Amigo' takes a while to get where it's going, but ultimately it's worth the trip
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Reviews
Film review: 'Senna'
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 Documentary 'Senna' will likely appeal only to his fans
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The long, strange journey of Steven Soderbergh
Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 From 'The Girlfriend Experience' to the 'Ocean's' series, Josh checks in on the career of Steven Soderbergh.
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Film
2011 Fall A+E Guide: Film
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 Sigmund Freud! Eternal 25-year-olds! The Muppets! Justin Timberlake!
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television
2011 Fall A+E Guide: New TV to watch ... and avoid
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 From fighting off dinosaurs to staffing Pan Am flights, there's lots to look forward to in a new season of network TV.
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television
2011 Fall A+E Guide: Returning TV that's still DVR-worthy
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 Plus! Cast shake-ups you might want to check out.
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A&E
The unheralded genius of Weird Al
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 “Weird Al” Yankovic takes on the expected subjects, including Lady Gaga, T.I. and Taylor Swift, with typically amusing but inconsistent results.
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A&E
Film review: 'Warrior'
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 The only thing the overlong 'Warrior' inspires is a nap.
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Film
South African drama ‘Life, Above All’ is manipulative but effective
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 It's really bleak, but ultimately 'Life, Above All' is a worthwhile film.
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A summer of hate
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 The joys of "Super 8," "X-Men: First Class" and "Bridesmaids," the horrors of "Cowboys & Aliens", the laziness of "The Hangover: Part II" and how "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" may contribute to hearing loss.
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A&E
Vegas Cine Fest: How not to run a film festival
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 Weekly film editor Josh Bell explains why the recent film fest wasn't so much of a success.
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A&E
Concert review: Sugarland at Mandalay Bay
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 Sugarland does pop grandeur as well as it ever did country charm.
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A&E
New Chili Peppers album is a little lukewarm
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 If they can cut loose a little more and let Klinghoffer integrate his musical personality more fully into the group, the next Chili Peppers album might be the full-on resurgence the band is aiming for.
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Screen
Badass Jewish secret agents hunt Nazis in 'The Debt', and it's awesome
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 You just can't go wrong with a Nazi-hunting film, but 'The Debt' is great anyway
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Screen
Film review: 'The Names of Love'
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 French import 'The Names of Love' is romantic and funny
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Film
Dutch drama ‘Bride Flight’ is a bland soap opera
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 The Dutch drama aims for a stately, old-Hollywood tone, but fails.
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Screen
Film review: 'Terri'
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 In its own quirky, awkward way, 'Terri' is a triumph
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Screen
Don't be very afraid of this 'Dark'
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 Josh Bell wasn't very scared of 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'
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A&E
New ‘Conan the Barbarian’ is brutal, but not in a fun way
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 Weekly film editor Josh Bell warns you might leave the theater with a headache. Find out why here!
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A&E
New ‘Fright Night’ can’t improve on mediocrity
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 Find out how the Vegas-set, Colin Farrell edition compares with the 1985 original.
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A&E
The age of aquarium: Talking with Wayde King of ‘Tanked’
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 Along with partner Brett Raymer, Wayde King runs Las Vegas-based aquarium company Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, which is the subject of the new Animal Planet reality show Tanked.
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Film
Film review: 'Another Earth'
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 The sci-fi trappings in the otherwise unremarkable indie drama Another Earth aren’t likely to win over fans of the genre.
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Film
'One Day' is more bad day thanks to cramming 20 years into 2 hours
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 Novels can do a great job of conveying the scope of a character’s life across years or even decades, but movies have a much tougher time. There’s only so much story you can cram into two hours, and only so many years you can follow a character before switching actors or relying on unconvincing aging makeup.
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Reviews
'30 Minutes or Less' gets the job done ... in 80 minutes
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 30 Minutes or Less is amusing enough in parts to bridge the gaps, and its brief running time doesn’t allow the audience any chances to stop and think about the giant plot holes.
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Reviews
It's Hollywood vs. racism in 'The Help'
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 The Help addresses troubling historical circumstances in a rosy, crowd-pleasing way that provides more entertainment value than insight.
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Screen
Film review: 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest'
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 Michael Rapaport's documentary on a Tribe Called Quest is an illuminating look at the hip-hop group
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A&E
Classy Chinese drama ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ lacks emotional impact
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 Does Wayne Wang's latest film live up to his highly acclaimed flick, The Joy Luck Club?
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A&E
Two horror flick events cater to a small but dedicated audience
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 A film fest and a singular film screening add up to a weekend chock-full of horror.
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Reviews
Film review: 'The Change-Up'
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 The latest body-swap comedy is neither novel nor funny enough to work
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Reviews
'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': Not enough apes or rising
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 Josh Bell thinks the newest 'Planet of the Apes' movie ends just when when it starts getting good
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Reviews
'Cowboys & Aliens' fails at both genres
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Josh Bell wishes 'Cowboys & Aliens' would have just stuck with the cowboys
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Film
Horror movies: Not just for men!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Filmmaking at pretty much every level is still dominated by men, and horror filmmaking more so than other genres.
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A&E
‘Captain America’ exhibits modest charm amid standard superheroics
Thursday, July 21, 2011 Does the tease flick for next summer's The Avengers follow the Marvel superhero formula? Find out here.
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A&E
Holding out for more heroes
Thursday, July 21, 2011 This summer Thor, Green Lantern and Captain America made it to the big screen. Weekly film editor Josh Bell gives his picks for who he'd like to see next.
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A&E
The Las Vegas Film Festival struggles to find its niche
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Weekly film editor Josh Bell recaps the film fest's 2011 happenings.
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Screen
Harry Potter says goodbye with 'Deathly Hallows'
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Harry Potter's final saga is a fitting end to a long—some would say overlong—series
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Film
Don't trust 'The Double Hour'
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Too many twists and turns can just piss off the audience.
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A&E
Las Vegas Film Festival again fills the CineVegas void
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Weekly film critic and editor Josh Bell previews the LVFF.
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Film
Mexican drama ‘Nora’s Will’ tells a sweet story about a dark subject
Thursday, July 7, 2011 It’s odd to describe a movie about suicide as sweet, but that’s exactly the vibe of Nora's Will.
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Film
‘Page One’ takes a scattered approach to documenting the New York Times
Thursday, July 7, 2011 You’d think that the makers of a documentary about The New York Times might channel some of the storytelling skill of their subjects into the resulting film.
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Entertainment
Let's do the Warped Tour again
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Spontaneous mohawks, teeny punks and SpongeBob SquarePants at the punk fest.
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television
TV review: 'Alphas'
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 A Marvel screenwriter branches out with a new sci-fi series.
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Film
Your boss has nothing on 'Horrible Bosses'
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 The comedy is too timid for our taste.
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A&E
Five observations from the Vans Warped Tour (The Plaza, June 30)
Friday, July 1, 2011 Including a man who eats lit cigarettes.
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Film
Film review: 'Buck'
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Buck Brannaman seems like an ideal subject for a short news magazine profile, not a feature-length documentary.
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Film
'Larry Crowne' is pleasant, well-meaning and completely forgettable
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 It’s the kind of movie you can watch with the whole family, in that everyone will tolerate it and no one will remember a thing about it the next day.
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A&E
Chatting with original 'Captain America' director Albert Pyun
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Pyun discusses his Captain America, the new version of the movie and more.
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A&E
Britney Spears is the least essential part of her show
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Is Britney just eye candy now? The Weekly's Josh Bell reports.
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Film
The third ‘Transformers’ movie upholds the tradition of incoherence
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 The picture may now be in 3D, but the characters are still entirely one-dimensional.