In summer 2006, TNT produced a limited-run anthology series entitled, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. Despite the title, the 8-episode run featured adaptations from three different King short story collections, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Everything's Eventual, and Night Shift.Ratings were not spectacular (it was summertime, what'd they expect?), but this show has found an audience on DVD.While the show was undeniably well produced, it was ultimately a mixed bag...
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WORDSLINGER'S NOTE: I'm going to start posting reviews of some of my favorite films, many of which -- while not forgotten -- have been out of the mainstream so long, they've been neglected. If I can, through this new category, "The Best Damn Movies EVER," introduce someone to a great film they've never seen before ... my work will not be in vain.1981 was pretty much a banner year for Lawrence Kasdan. Hot after the success of a little movie George Lucas hired him to write, called, The Empire St...
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