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The Week in DVR: Christina Applegate Forgets She's Bad; We Get Ready for a Spanking

The Week in DVR: Christina Applegate Forgets She's Bad; We Get Ready for a <i>Spanking</i>
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Monday: The premise of Samantha Who -- bad girl gets amnesia, forgets she's bad, becomes good -- might seem overly cute on first thought, but if you're one for quirky stuff, this show is for you. And tonight, ABC is rebroadcasting the pilot, so you can get to know Samantha from the beginning. Christina Applegate stars, wearing perfect boing-boing curls as 'good' Samantha and an ironed out weave as her nasty counterpart. It's to the actress's credit that she can do both so well. Catch up before the Season Two premiere in October. (ABC, 9 p.m.)

Tuesday: It wouldn't be hard to fill your DVR queue with dozens of films from Turner Classic Movies (we've been known to do just that, actually).  read more »

Jerry Lewis Roasted Again; An Abbot Amongst Friars!

Jerry Lewis.
Jerry Lewis.

Jerry Lewis, 80 years old, was soaked with sweat.  read more »

Winterbottom's Witty Tristram: Brits Battle in Meta-Comedy

Michael Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, from a screenplay by Martin Hardy,  read more »

Winterbottom’s Witty Tristram: Brits Battle in Meta-Comedy

Third Review: Kevin Bacon and Alison Lohman in <i>Where the Truth Lies</i>.
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Third Review: Kevin Bacon and Alison Lohman in Where the Truth Lies.

Michael Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, from a screenplay by Martin Har  read more »

Spontaneous Combustion: Martin and Lewis in Two Acts

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were successful in the movies, but not really great—one of the authent  read more »

Spontaneous Combustion: Martin and Lewis in Two Acts

An odder couple: Jerry Lewis clinging to Dean Martin (1917-1995) at a boxing match in 1953.
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An odder couple: Jerry Lewis clinging to Dean Martin (1917-1995) at a boxing match in 1953.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were successful in the movies, but not really great—one of the aut  read more »

DVD's, Videos, TiVo, Downloadables

The Nutty DirectorThe world (not including France, of course), is broken down into two distinct camp  read more »

Uncle Jesse Goes Weimar

Blackie Parrish is all grown up and baring his ass on Broadway.John Stamos is a good boy always tryi  read more »