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Klassen's Choices
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| Seven Pounds | Judith Klassen
October 2009
Movie Entertainment
BORED TO DEATH
Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore) stars as a fictional version of novelist/essayist Jonathan Ames (Wake Up Sir!) in this half-hour HBO series about a struggling writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private dick. (Airs on HBO on Sunday nights)
WENDY AND LUCY
Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) gives a quietly brilliant performance as Wendy, a down on- her-luck young woman, trying to keep herself and her dog alive. (Airs on TMN October 29)
DEXTER SEASON 4
Dexter (Michael C. Hall) ties the knot (on more than a garbage bag full of body parts) and moves to the burbs. Sleep deprivation, in the form of his baby boy, may be the one thing that can unhinge the resilient anti-hero. (Airs on TMN on Sunday nights)
SEVEN POUNDS
Will Smith reunites with director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness) for this dark drama about a man with a weighty secret. Also stars B.C. actor Barry Pepper (Flags of Our Fathers), Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson. (Airs on TMN Oct 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30)
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
A cool political thriller with a great cast that includes Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga (The Departed) and Alan Alda. (Airs on TMN Oct 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28)
WANDA SYKES COMEDY SPECIAL
Wanda Sykes was the first African American to be the featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Wickedly blunt and funny, she takes on everything from gay marriage to detachable female body parts. (Airs on HBO oct 10, 14, 22, 26 and 30)
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