Spain’s most entertaining import since Pedro Almodovar has arrived in the New World: Arturo Pérez-Reverte (above). The hugely popular Spanish adventure writer’s best-selling novel “La Reina del Sur” (”The Queen of the South”) is debuting as a TV miniseries on Telemundo, and has been scheduled for a Hollywood movie as well. Bravo!
“The Queen of the [...]

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Grandmas play stealth superheroes in a new United Arab Emirates comedy show, showing a welcome new side of the Arab world that may (I hope) soon make it to American TV.
The new animated TV series “Freej” stars a group of older women who do daring heroic acts, hiding their identities behind masks that are much [...]

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I saw a preview for this TV show — “Modern Family” on ABC — at the movies last night. (Yes, they show TV previews alongside movie previews now.) It looked funny and light, and best of all very diverse. It’s about three different families, one of which includes a Colombian immigrant (acclaimed Colombian actress Sofia [...]

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This week I finally render my verdict on Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”: Sadly, I judge the new sci-fi series to be Misogynist with a capital “M.”
As fellow fans of TV writer/director Joss Whedon will understand, I wanted to believe in his ability to handle this sensitive material. Whedon created “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” that touchstone of [...]

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