Articles by Christian Toto
Before ReelzChannel CEO Stan Hubbard bought the broadcast rights to the political hot potato known as "The Kennedys," he watched all eight installments of the miniseries to settle the questions he needed to have answered.
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March 21, 2011
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Hollywood has been bringing popular video games to the big screen for decades with less than exemplary results. But the two media realms are being brought together once more for a new partnership between the Tribeca Film Institute and the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative.
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February 23, 2011
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The president's days as an in-demand actor weren't merely a table read for the biggest role of his life. His Hollywood tenure helped shape his character, refine his communication skills and hone negotiating tactics that would serve him — and the country — well during his two-term presidency.
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February 3, 2011
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"The Caplis & Silverman Show" tackles the thorniest political issues of the day, but it's one radio program people can't say lacks civility.
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January 20, 2011
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It might seem hard for John Wells to relate to Americans scouring the classified ads and craigslist for new job opportunities.
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January 20, 2011
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The Best Documentary Oscar to be handed out next month could go to a film made by a director who won't reveal his name and that even admiring movie critics concede could be a bunch of hooey.
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January 10, 2011
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In 2010, the "Harry Potter" franchise ruled anew, Pixar dazzled audiences with a toy chest full of old friends, and a Smith rocked the box office.
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December 30, 2010
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Audiences eager to rediscover the 1982 film "Tron" before seeing "Tron: Legacy" this weekend are out of luck.
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December 16, 2010
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Social media is a way film studios can extend a character's brand, juice DVD sales and stoke awareness should the need for a sequel or reboot arise.
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December 5, 2010
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For years, Oscar voters have viewed animation as a second-tier genre, but "Toy Story 3," featuring the voice of Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, seems the most likely film to shatter the animated glass ceiling.
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November 25, 2010
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China isn't content playing a critical role in the U.S. economy by gobbling up chunks of the national debt. Now the global powerhouse is exporting some of its most popular films to American theaters, courtesy of AMC Entertainment.
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November 7, 2010
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Colorado's heavily regulated taxi industry isn't cooperating with many aspiring immigrant businessmen, causing some local politicians to ask why government is getting in the way of the free-market system.
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September 5, 2010
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George Carlin died more than a year ago, but his just-released memoir sounds as if he is still with us, rested and ready to ridicule the latest cultural hypocrisies.
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November 15, 2009
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Milestone envy isn't a condition, it's more like a societal pressure that adds one more burden to already beleaguered parents.
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October 18, 2009
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Peter Billingsley didn't feel pressure directing his first feature film, the new comedy "Couples Retreat." After all, he spent the last 30-odd years either in front of the camera as a child actor or, later, ensconced in the producer's chair.
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October 12, 2009
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Real-life brothers Homer and Langley Collyer died decades ago, but E.L. Doctorow's imaginative take on their hermit like story invites comparisons to modern-day mores.
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September 6, 2009
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Students attending Howard University have gained an extra sense of security on campus.
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September 2, 2009
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Now that major film studios have fired their heaviest artillery of the summer, smaller studios are battling back with their cinematic pop guns - independent features.
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August 20, 2009
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Few private investigators in any brand of fiction faced the kinds of roadblocks Larry "Doc" Sportello encounters in Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice." (Did Columbo ever wade through an armada of acid flashbacks to solve a crime or save the innocent?)
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August 9, 2009
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Technology is giving parents new tools they may have never realized they needed — but now can't live without.
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July 19, 2009
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