The Rum Diary: Only for Die-Hard Depp Fans
Nov15

The Rum Diary: Only for Die-Hard Depp Fans

Posted on Nov 15, 2011

It sounded good on paper, Johnny Depp playing a fictional Hunter S. Thompson in his pre-gonzo formative years in an adaptation of a Thompson novel set in early 1960s Puerto Rico.   Depp is no stranger to this territory, having played the late journalist in 1998 in another filmic adaptation of one of his iconic books, “Fear and Loathing inLas Vegas.”   But it’s the execution that fails, with the exception of Depp’s...

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Sneak Preview of The Playboy Club: The Key to Your Fantasies?
Aug03

Sneak Preview of The Playboy Club: The Key to Your Fantasies?

Posted on Aug 3, 2011

Comparisons to “Mad Men” were brushed aside. The controversy over a Salt Lake City affiliate’s refusal to run the program were glossed over—because another station picked it up. The argument was set forth that the show is about women’s empowerment.   Those were the headlines from the NBC TCA panel on the network’s upcoming one-hour drama “The Playboy Club,” set to premiere Monday, September 19...

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