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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Ken Parish Perkins

The Mogul In A Dress - 2-1-2007

Tyler Perry outsmarted movie studios with a series of low-budget films that were big at the box office. Now he's taking on television. By Ken Parish PerkinsThere's a...

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...Now he’s taking on television. By Ken Parish Perkins There’s a love fest happening with...

... Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off Ken Parish Perkins Earrings: Madea’s Uninhibited...

...list for hardcover nonfiction. Of course, Ken Parish Perkins is really a he . Tyler Perry, in a wig, dress,...

Not Your Mother's Csi - 10-1-2006

Witness the frightening Dexter-ity of Michael C. Hall. By Ken Parish PerkinsThat Dexter Morgan really, really enjoys what he does — and what he does is kill pe...

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...frightening Dexter-ity of Michael C. Hall. By Ken Parish Perkins
That Dexter Morgan really, really ...

Tv Or Not Tv? - 11-1-2006

With the fall television season in full swing, our TV critic goes behind thescenes to see what most shows go through to get there. By Ken Parish PerkinsWe'rein a 48-...

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... see what most shows go through to get there. By Ken Parish Perkins We’rein a 48-seat screening room,...

Come On In, The Water’s Fine - 12-1-2006

Why television is replacing film as a creative promised land.

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...replacing film as a creative promised land. By Ken Parish Perkins I noticed a slight change in television content...

Biting The Curse That Feeds You - 1-1-2007

A crowd-pleasing role is great for an actor. Until they have to please the crowds again. By Ken Parish Perkins Jaleel White is on the phone, which is startling enoug...

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...Until they have to please the crowds again. By Ken Parish Perkins Jaleel White is on the phone, which is...

Morning Glory - 3-1-2007

IF YOU HAVE THE BLUES, THIS EDGY ALBUM FROM ONE VETERAN OF THE GENRE WILL CHEER YOU RIGHT UP. WHOM DO YOU WAKE UP WITH EVERY MORNING? HERES OUR PICK FOR THE BEST A.M. OPTION. PLUS MUCH MORE.

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...doesn’t always win the a.m. race. By Ken Parish Perkins Those of us who watch morning television do so...

Heart Of Glass - 4-15-2007

Gary shandling is a pretty funny comic who will gladly take advice from just about anyone who offers it. can ordinary people make it on pay cable? plus much more.

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...Life make the transition to Showtime? By Ken Parish Perkins As geeks go, Ira Glass is a beaut, a...

Grace, Under Pressure - 8-1-2007

Holly Hunter hits the small screen playing a detective with big-time problems.

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...playing a detective with big-time problems. By Ken Parish Perkins [image-article] Most of what the viewer needs...

Lucy Liu Can Parle Français - 12-15-2007

BOOKS TO READ. MOVIES TO SEE. TV SHOWS TO TIVO. YOUR WINTER DEFINITELY won't BE BORING. LUCY LIU HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE DAYS OF ALLY AND THE GANG. PLUS MUCH MORE.

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... the stars of ABC’s Cashmere Mafia. By Ken Parish Perkins Much ado has been made about the similarities...

No Plain Jane* - 11-1-2008

*Jane Kaczmarek is best known for playing characters that are crazed, complicated, and sometimes downright mean. (It's all an act.) By Ken Parish PerkinsThe phone rings. It's Jane Kaczmarek on the line, and I start to sweat a little. After all, this...

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...downright mean. (It’s all an act.) By Ken Parish Perkins [image-article] The phone rings. It’s...

Musical Chairs - 1-1-2009

No stranger to being the interviewee, Elvis Costello is switching things up on his new show, where he’ll be the one asking the questions.

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...where he''ll be the one asking the questions. By Ken Parish Perkins ELVIS COSTELLO makes for the perfect...

Sitting Pretty - 1-15-2009

Who says you can’t do it all? Mira Sorvino finds a way to balance being a mom and an action star.

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...to balance being a mom and an action star. By Ken Parish Perkins [dl] Misc. YOU COULD SAY LIFE looks awfully...

Chan Handling - 8-1-2006

With The Ron Clark Story and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Matthew Perry reinvents himself. Or tries to, anyway.

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... Perry reinvents himself. Or tries to, anyway. By Ken Parish Perkins
There’s this clunky-but-cute...

Five Familiar Faces For Fall - 9-1-2006

You might have seen these actors before, but you haven’t seen their best work yet. You will soon.

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...seen their best work yet. You will soon. By Ken Parish Perkins Amanda Peet Perky and perfect, Amanda Peet...

Changing The World, One Cause At A Time - 7-1-2007

What TV stars are up to when they're not on TV. By Ken Parish PerkinsCelebrity duty used to come with a fairly specific job description like doughnut maker or meat c...

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...are up to when they’re not on TV. By Ken Parish Perkins
Celebrity duty used to come with a fairly...

A Tale Of Two Larrys - 10-15-2007

[image-article:2]Curb Your Enthusiasm star and Seinfeld cocreator and coexecutive producer Larry David on what his mother expected of him: "Her dream was for m...

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...of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. By Ken Parish Perkins When Larry David, our favorite narcissistic...

London Calling - 12-1-2007

The 80s are over, but that doesn't mean Duran Duran is. they've got a new album and lots of things to say. Its not too late for Jay Leno to start pushing the envelope. Plus much more.

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... long been king. But his reign is to end soon. By Ken Parish Perkins JAY LENO has long suffered from the Céline...

Guitar Hero - 3-15-2008

Among the memorable album releases from way back in 1992 are Eric Clapton's Unplugged, R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People, Dr. Dre's The Chronic, and It's a Shame abo...

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...Feet Under with, of all things, a sitcom. By Ken Parish Perkins

“Is there something...

Tv’s Class Of ’09 - 9-1-2008

Here are the new shows, returning classics, and standout characters that deserve special attention this TV season.

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...attention this TV season. By Eric Celeste + Ken Parish Perkins A FRESH SEASON, A FRESH START. Just as the...

...a mild-mannered magazine editor who adores Ken Parish Perkins fiancée, Melanie (played by Erinn Hayes of...

...his eight female roommates. Hilarity ensues. Ken Parish Perkins based in Arlington, Texas, who delights in...

The Popularity Equation - 9-1-2008

How do Hollywood’s biggest stars stack up? It’s all in the numbers.

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... stack up? It’s all in the numbers. -- Ken Parish Perkins Whoknew Hollywood popularity was such a...