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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: drama

drama stories: 5 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Precious: Gritty Candor 
 or 'Poverty Porn'? 

Harlem drama brutally honest, some say manipulative

Nov 6, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Precious packs a strong emotional punch with its story of an abused, illiterate teen in '80s Harlem, but where some critics see candid greatness, others see "poverty porn."
  • Precious is "a great American film," writes Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun-Times, that finds a believable
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movie review • Mariah Carey • drama • Gabourey Sidibe • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire • Precious reviews

MOVIE REVIEW

 Skin Has 'Poignant Power' 

Tale of black girl born to white parents taps apartheid's madness

Oct 30, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A true-life tale of the struggles of a dark-skinned girl born to white Afrikaners in '50s South Africa, Skin scored with critics, though some found it a bit too black-and-white.
  • Skin "serves as a stirring allegory for birthright and the assertion of one's identity in the face of
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South Africa • movie review • apartheid • women's issues • drama • Sophie Okenedo

analysis

 Why Hollywood 
 Wants Leno to Fail 

Some see new, cheap show as threat to jobs

Sep 14, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight marks the premiere of Jay Leno’s new show, and many in Tinseltown—not just rival execs—are hoping it flops, the Los Angeles Times reports. That’s because it substitutes cheap fare for the traditional 10pm drama. Many in the industry see the show as a “potential... More »

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television • Hollywood • TV networks • Jay Leno • late night talk show • networks • scripted TV • drama • The Jay Leno Show

 Mad Men Gets 4th Season 


Sep 1, 09 8:23 PM CDT
(AP) - AMC television is advertising the good news for Mad Men—the 1960s Madison Avenue drama will return for a fourth season. The series debuted as a low-rated, critical darling but has seen its audience grow at the start of its third season. The early renewal lets viewers know the retro... More »

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entertainment • advertising • AMC • Emmy Awards • Madison Avenue • Mad Men • drama

OPINION

 Vatican 
 Warms 
 to Wilde 

Paper praises writer's 'lucid' analysis of his world

Jul 17, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican long regarded Oscar Wilde as a “dissolute homosexual,” but things have changed, writes Richard Owen in the Times of London. A review in the Vatican newspaper of a study on the Irish writer celebrates him as “one of the personalities of the 19th century who... More »

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England • religion • Vatican • literature • history • Catholicism • Britain • Roman Catholic Church • playwright • Oscar Wilde • drama • L'Osservatore Romano

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