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Articles From July 20, 2011
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 15:00 PM ET
While using stereotypes to bolster jokes can yield some serious equal-opportunity laughs for Saturday Night Live and other similarly frank comedians, I don’t know that it works so well for an advertising campaign.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 55:11 PM ET
When consulting the list of longest-running series in the history of television, these award-winning programs made the grade: Reading Rainbow, Lassie, The Daily Show, Masterpiece Theatre, Saturday Night Live, NBC Nightly News, and… South Park.In 1997, two friends came up...
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 00:00 PM ET
Vancouver-based filmmaker Alison Parker is hoping to improve the reputation of ferrets with her short film about how one changes a boy's life.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 45:00 PM ET
Judging from the limited release of his new film The Perfect Host, David Hyde Pierce must be huge in Alaska, The indie thriller casts Pierce as a seemingly mild-mannered bachelor who reacts unpredictably when a bank robber on the lam invades...
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 20:00 PM ET
What could be better than the tumultuous, riveting, emotionally charged climax to the Harry Potter film saga presented with the vividity, the solidity, the interactivity of 3D? I want to be INSIDE the action when Harry duels Voldemort for the...
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 25:00 PM ET
Microsoft has wisely seen the gap in summer gaming content, pushing forward with their digital download marketplace and the Summer of Arcade promotion for the third year running.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 25:00 PM ET
Wow, did I start something on the Morton Report when I wrote ‘Is Kate Middleton too thin to bear an heir?’ This became a talking point across the US media as William and Kate continued their tour of Canada and California.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 40:00 AM ET
Sure, you know that the Harry Potter franchise is the most profitable movie franchise in history. You know that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II set a four-day record by taking in an astonishing $187.2 M. Do...
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 30:00 AM ET
Outsider artist Lamar Sorrento talks to The Morton Report's Jaan Uhelszki about the zen of painting, the importance of good hair, and beer.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 20:00 AM ET
Chatting about the state of television sci-fi with Teddy Wilson and Ajay Fry, winners of the Constellation Award for Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2010.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 00:00 AM ET
Fans of The Waterboys know that Mike Scott, the mainstay of the band, is highly gifted in both his philosophy-based lyrical skill and his musical prowess.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 00:00 AM ET
It's time for for French actress Ludivine Sagnier to take a cue from crossover stars Audrey Tatou and Marion Cottilard and make a big Hollywood blockbuster.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 25:00 AM ET
When I was sent a link describing Terrafugia's contender for air-road hybrids, I clicked excitedly, only to see wings.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 00:00 AM ET
On this day, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" enters the charts at # 117 and then goes on to become legendary.
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