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Michael Weston uncovers history’s oddest friendship in ‘Houdini & Doyle’
By Kellie Freeze FOX’s newest mystery/adventure drama Houdini & Doyle (Mondays beginning May 2) is inspired by true events and one of history’s most unlikely friendships. The series follows real-life friends Harry Houdini (Michael Weston) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan) in fantastical (and faux) adventures as they join forces with New Scotland Yard’s…
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Can ‘NCIS’ survive Tony leaving the show?
‘@TVGMMattRoush Question: I still haven’t recovered from the loss of Ziva on “NCIS,” and now Tony is leaving. What are the chances of keeping my favorite show at No. 1 in the ratings for scripted drama? — Dolores Matt Roush: This will be the most significant loss yet for the show’s ensemble, and I pity…
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Cheers & Jeers
by Damian Holbrook TV Guide Magazine Cheers to Gotham for going totally batty. From Oswald (Robin Lord Taylor) turning his step-sibs into main courses to Nygma (Cory Michael Smith, above) unleashing his inner Riddler to Hugo Strange (BD Wong) and his grisly Arkham experiments, this year’s rise of the villains has lifted the comic book…
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Lecture set for May 15 in Metuchen
Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, announces Rabbi Shai Held of Mechon Hadar in New York will be the guest teacher at the annual Israel Segal Memorial Lecture at 10 a.m. May 15. Dr. Held’s talk is “From Gratitude to Generosity: Judaism’s Vision of the Good Life.” There is no charge for admission and refreshments…
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Many mothers, one film
By Paul Hall In director Garry Marshall’s new film Mother’s Day, we meet a variety of women, and one man, trying to succeed at one of the most difficult and thankless jobs in the world — being a mom. Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a single mother raising two boys while her ex-husband (Timothy Olyphant) is…
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Did you know?
By Rick Gables Jennie Garth, Dan Payne and Corbin Bernsen star in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ original drama Karen Kingsbury’s A Time to Dance, premiering Sunday, May 15 at 9 p.m. The film tells the story of Abby (Garth) and John (Payne) Reynolds, a married couple who have been together since their days as high…
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Hollywood heartthrobs
By Eric Kohanik, ReMIND Magazine Those Hollywood heartthrobs. They always light up the silver screen and cause hearts to flutter far and wide. It was probably Rudolph Valentino who got that ball rolling. One of the most famous silent-film icons, Valentino was THE sex symbol of the 1920s. Often cast as a villain during his…
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JCC announces dinner program May 24
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County and the Metuchen-Edison Gesher Hadassah announce an evening of music and fun will be held at 6:15 p.m. on May 24, featuring Lincoln Richman presenting “Rhythm and Jews: A History of Jews in Rock ‘n Roll”. From Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, to Bob Dylan, Carole King, Neil…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, May 5
• The Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. May 17 on a proposed rate adjustment for the PMUA’s scheduled service charges for solid waste and recycling collection services. The hearing will take place at the Plumsted municipal building. The quarterly service charge is proposed to increase from $74 per quarter to…
