Mike Plante’s most impressive title, by far, is senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. But that lacks the panache of his new position with the Las Vegas Film Festival.
Christopher Lawrence
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Christopher Lawrence escaped his native Kentucky without an accent thanks to the thousands of hours he spent in front of a television as a child. That’s also why he never learned how to ride a bicycle. He’s been writing about TV and movies since his days at Murray State University, when the school’s basketball coach had him reassigned at the student newspaper after just one story about the team. He’s been a professional TV critic since 2000, the Review-Journal’s TV critic since 2005 and its movie critic since 2012.
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Haven’t seen “Hamilton”? Don’t have tickets? Check out these facts you can drop into any conversation about the musical to help you sound like an expert.
Thanks to some exhaustive source material, “Hamilton” is historically accurate — for the most part. Lin-Manuel Miranda did take a few creative liberties, however.
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Sorting out the annual dog and pony show known as the upfronts.
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Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” can stand tall on its Segway. It’s still the worst made-in-Vegas movie I’ve seen.
It’s the biggest television event since the Super Bowl.
The fest is scheduled for June 6-10 at Brenden Theatres at the Palms.
There’s one in every crowd: the person who refuses to feel good about the National Hockey League’s feel-good story of the decade.