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The 11 Most Anticipated Cultural Events of 2011 — Louis’s Picks

As the year closes and I recover from yet another staggeringly bad movie we love , I’m happy to share my dreams for a brighter tomorrow. 2010 was tolerable, but 2011 is poised to give us a Neve Campbell revival, more Logo Network supremacy, and the Oprahcalypse. I’m game.

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The 11 Most Anticipated Cultural Events of 2011 — Louis’s Picks

Bleary Eyes, Full DVRs, Can’t Lose: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2010

People love lists. Never mind that most of them are subjective to current moods and agendas — it’s fun reading what one person considered their ten favorites of the year, and then seeing if they match up with your own. With that in mind: Who’s ready for another top ten?

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Bleary Eyes, Full DVRs, Can’t Lose: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2010

Dueling Montages: Was 2010 Better for Films or Viral Videos?

Year-end lists are great ! But as we’ve learned in the past few years, they aren’t enough for this tech-savy age. No, we need end of year video montages too. Extremely comprehensive end-of-year-montages. Well, two particularly well-edited ones have just popped up; one counting down the top 100 viral videos of the year and one just paying homage to the avalanche of movies, good and bad, that crashed down on us during 2010. So join me for a trip down memory lane and try to decide whether the year’s best entertainment was delivered in a movie theater or on cell phones and laptops.

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Dueling Montages: Was 2010 Better for Films or Viral Videos?

Dueling Montages: Was 2010 Better for Films or Viral Videos?

Year-end lists are great ! But as we’ve learned in the past few years, they aren’t enough for this tech-savy age. No, we need end of year video montages too. Extremely comprehensive end-of-year-montages. Well, two particularly well-edited ones have just popped up; one counting down the top 100 viral videos of the year and one just paying homage to the avalanche of movies, good and bad, that crashed down on us during 2010. So join me for a trip down memory lane and try to decide whether the year’s best entertainment was delivered in a movie theater or on cell phones and laptops.

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Dueling Montages: Was 2010 Better for Films or Viral Videos?

The Los Angeles Film Critics Awards & The American Film Institute Like The Social Network

Director David Fincher’s take on the creation of Facebook had a banner day today, as The Social Network was named the Best Film of the year by the L.A Film Critics Association and one of the top ten movies of the year by the AFI. Fincher also tied for Best Director, and writer Aaron Sorkin won for Best Screenplay, courtesy of the L.A. Critics. The full list of winners for both groups after the break.

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The Los Angeles Film Critics Awards & The American Film Institute Like The Social Network

As The Closer Announces Final Season, We Say To Brenda Leigh: Thank Yew!

The Closer ‘s seventh season will be its last, TNT announced on Friday. The tough call was made by series star Kyra Sedgwick, who has earned both Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her portrayal of Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. “I cannot fathom how difficult it will be to say goodbye to the incredible family we’ve created on The Closer ,” Sedgwick said in a statement.

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As The Closer Announces Final Season, We Say To Brenda Leigh: Thank Yew!

The 10 Best SNL Sketches of 2010

I’m well aware that there are approximately three hours of Saturday Night Live programming yet to air in 2010, so a best-of for the year might be a tad premature. Nevertheless! Here are the 10 best Saturday Night Live sketches of 2010. I promise, though, that if anything extraordinary happens in the Paul Rudd or Jeff Bridges hosted episodes — which is quite likely, actually — I’ll update this list accordingly.

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The 10 Best SNL Sketches of 2010

The Oscar Predictions You’ve Been Waiting For [Beautiful Awards]

Well, it’s that most wonderful time of the year again. No, not Christmas, the war against which we are fully waging. We mean Oscar season! Some early awards have been given out, so it’s time to start the prediction game. More

Darren Aronofsky on Black Swan, ‘Pulling’ Actors and Life Vs. Art

Say what you will about his provocative, polarizing films, but don’t think for a minute Darren Aronofsky ever takes the path of least resistance. The director’s latest, Black Swan , springs from a place from which few filmmakers emerge alive — the hyper-competitive world of ballet, where, upon earning the role of the Swan Queen in a new adaptation of Swan Lake , young prima ballerina Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) commences down the road to paranoia, lust and madness.

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Darren Aronofsky on Black Swan, ‘Pulling’ Actors and Life Vs. Art

Move Over, Gun: We’ve Found the Year’s New Worst Movie Poster

Well, that was fast. Mere days after Gun ‘s heavily armed 50 Cent appeared to sprint away with the honor of the year’s most unfortunate movie poster, along comes the thriller Dead Awake to overtake that lead. I know, I know: What the hell is Dead Awake? You mean other than awesome ?

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Move Over, Gun: We’ve Found the Year’s New Worst Movie Poster