Latest articles by Kevin Fallon
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Will Michelle Williams' 'sexy' GQ cover help her Oscar chances?
opinion The My Week With Marilyn star and Best Actress hopeful turns her demure "pixie-mom persona" on its head with an arguably strategic cover shoot
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Smash: A 'Glee for grown-ups'?
feature After months of relentless hype, NBC finally premieres its ambitious musical drama, and many critics are left cheering for an encore
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7 reasons Mad Men's season premiere is 'insanely riveting'
feature A long 17 months after its discombobulating season four finale, AMC's drama finally returns Sunday night. Here's why the new episode is worth the wait
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'Asian F': Glee's 'best episode ever'?
opinion A poignant, but still hilarious, outing may redeem the show to fans who bemoaned the series' dip in quality last season
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The 2012 Emmys: Top 5 predictions
feature Perennial, predictable winners like Mad Men and The Daily Show are facing unusually stiff competition — which makes this Sunday's Emmy race the most exciting in years
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Beyonce gives birth: The mass hysteria
feature Mom and dad reportedly spend more than $1 million on hospital security as the blogosphere hyperbolically welcomes "the chosen one" into the world
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Bridesmaids: An Oscar contender?
opinion Though Academy voters typically eschew raunchy R-rated comedies, Kristen Wiig's hit film is emerging as a dark-horse awards season contender
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Billy Crystal's Oscar hosting: A 'disaster'?
opinion For his ninth outing as Oscar host, the comedian dredged up his safe, classic bits — underwhelming critics who yearned for an edgier, funnier telecast
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Gwyneth, Beyonce, Cameron, and Reese: The 'craziest movie musical ever'?
feature In a move that's splitting critics, Glee's Ryan Murphy is assembling an all-star cast for an original musical comedy about former '90s one-hit wonders
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How March Madness distracts workers: By the numbers
feature Companies could lose up to $175 million in the first two days of the NCAA tournament, as on-the-clock employees obsessively check for game updates
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Oscars 2012: Are the new Best Picture rules a failure?
The Explainer A retooled nominating system yielded nine contenders, including the divisive Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close but not the universally beloved Bridesmaids
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7 ways to fix the Oscars
The Explainer Another year, another Academy Awards telecast trashed by critics. From scrapping the host to serving cocktails to celebs, a collection of proposed Oscar improvements
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Beyonce's baby backlash: An instant guide
feature Blue Ivy Carter is just six days old, but the world's tiniest A-lister is already experiencing her first spate of negative press
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Glee's Michael Jackson tribute: 'Unbelievably awful'?
The Explainer New Directions pays homage to the King of Pop, and critics seize the opportunity to quote one of the episode's many Jackson songs: It was "Bad"
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Did Glee do Whitney Houston's songs justice?
opinion The Fox musical series honored the late music icon by tackling her notoriously hard-to-sing hits, including "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
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Is John Carter 'doomed' at the box office?
feature This weekend's big new release boasts an astounding $250 million price tag — and a startling lack of audience interest
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: 4 talking points
feature The early reviews are in, and critics are hailing Rooney Mara's star-making turn as tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander
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Has Mad Men's spoiler phobia gone too far?
feature With the long-awaited season premiere airing next week, the show's creator pens a letter to reviewers begging them not to reveal a single plot point
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