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John Hansen
December 9, 2009

The best movies of the Aughts … as it happened (Commentary)

Sticking with the theme from my previous post, here are my No. 1 movies from the years 2000 through 2008, as I saw it at

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John Hansen
November 21, 2009

Can’t-see TV: 16 sweet shows that aren’t on DVD or Hulu

I noticed that whatever company distributes “Roswell” DVDs recently repackaged them with Katherine Heigl prominently featured on the cover art. Artistically, it’s ridiculous, because Heigl’s

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John Hansen
November 10, 2009

‘Glee’ is the first successful scripted music show, but maybe we shouldn’t be surprised (TV commentary)

Why is “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) the first widely popular scripted music show? I’m almost certain the answer is “random chance,” but that would

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John Hansen
October 29, 2009

3eb, GBV, Rick Springfield, and the definition of musical relevance (Music commentary)

I’m sorry to say that Third Eye Blind’s new album, “Ursa Major,” is nowhere near as good as its self-titled debut from 1997. It’s also

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John Hansen
October 24, 2009

In ‘Juliet, Naked,’ Nick Hornby lays bare the funny side of music snobbery (Book review)

Nick Hornby taps into a gold mine of insider humor in “Juliet, Naked” by making fun of extreme levels of music snobbery. Hornby invents a cult-favorite

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John Hansen
September 11, 2009

‘Glee’ gets subtler, but big songs still drive the show (TV commentary)

There was no second-episode jinx for “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) when it returned to the schedule this week. It’s too early to declare it