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Weekend Cinema Listomania

Video Event of the Week: Could VCI Entertainment's DVD of Douglas Sirk 's low budget Chekhov adaptation Summer Storm , starring George Sanders , get the nod? Might Microcinema's disc of Luis Bunuel 's 1956 Death in the Garden , an overlooked thriller from his Mexican period, conceivably deserve the honor? Or despite the horror that was the recent ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, George Sanders, The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Patrick McGoohan, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Comedy

Tue Nov 24, 2009

TidBITS

Re: 2009 Holiday Gift Ideas: For the Macintosh-minded #3

Movies, books, services, gadgets, and the like are all the sorts of things that would fit into this grab-bag category.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, University of Notre Dame

Sun Nov 22, 2009

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Geek Deal: The Prisoner for $41 on Blu-ray or $29 on DVD

In today's Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day , you can purchase the classic British sci-fi series The Prisoner , starring Patrick McGoohan, for $40.99 on Blu-ray or only $28.99 for the set on DVD .

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Patrick McGoohan

Fri Nov 20, 2009

TV Squad

Review: The Prisoner - Part One: Arrival

I can't help but feel tempted to compare this to the Patrick McGoohan classic from the '60s, but that wouldn't be fair.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Patrick McGoohan, Drama

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Deseret News

'The Prisoner' returns

AMC's "The Prisoner" isn't exactly a remake of the original. Oh, there are a lot of similarities.

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Screenhead

a The Prisonera Remake: From Rebellion to Conformity

We have a resistence to the remake. And it's understandable, considering most of us only look forward to a remake because of the original.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Drama, Danger Man, Patrick McGoohan

Pop Syndicate

The Prisoner (2009) Episode 3 : Anvil

Hammer into Anvil. Will things finally begin to get interesting or continue to be as dull as all let out but as we roll to the halfway point is there a break in the darkness, and hints that things may finally be bringing some life, energy, and reason to watch in this show? Will The Prisoner finally get it's momentum going and begin to reach the ...

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The End of The Prisoner: Who Is No. 1?

In the old and new versions of The Prisoner , Six wants Two to answer the burning question: Who is No.

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Television Without Pity

November 15, 2009: The Prisoner

For decades, fans of the original Prisoner TV series have sung its phrases, calling it one of the greatest TV series ever made, and Patrick McGoohan was certainly hypnotic as the involuntary resident of a mysterious European-style village surrounded by mountains, sea and desert, with no means of escape.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

American Chronicle

The Prisoner -- Mind Control, Then and Now

AMC TV's "reimagining" of the late Patrick McGoohan's 1960s cult classic "The Prisoner" is generating renewed interest in the role of the individual in society.

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Zap2it.com

'The Prisoner' review: Six of one ...

If you're planning to watch "The Prisoner" on AMC starting Sunday, you should also plan not to know quite what's happening for much of its running time.

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The Hartford Courant

Re: 'The Prisoner' and 'The Loser': Roger Catlin | TV Eye

I have to tell you how disappointed I was with your reporting of Rudy from the Biggest Loser.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Drama, Danger Man

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

TV Review: AMC's 'The Prisoner' remake

There is a very good reason why I am not tripping on LSD right now: I have no desire to be disoriented for six hours.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Patrick McGoohan, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Sweeney Todd, Autos

Kansas City Star

AMC's remake of 'The Prisoner' is captivating

The first time I became aware of the cryptic 1960s British drama series The Prisoner was in 1995.

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Huliq.com

The Prisoner Reimagined Begins Tonight

"The Prisoner" was a 17-episode British TV series which aired from September 1967 to February 1968.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Danger Man, Drama, Patrick McGoohan, Thriller, X-Men, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Sun Nov 15, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

'The Prisoner' is cruel and unusual punishment

Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show The Prisoner , has died.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Patrick McGoohan, Emmy Awards, Columbo, Drama, Mel Gibson

Lansing State Journal

AMC's 'Prisoner' remake debuts Sunday

When 'The Prisoner' reached American TV in 1968, viewers were bedazzled and bewildered.

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The Modesto Bee

Whoever decided to update The Prisoner' should be locked up

The list of Stuff From The 1960s That Doesn't Need To Be Relived just keeps getting longer: Beehive hairdos.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Drama Movies, Classic-Rock, The Cowsills

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Wired News

The Prisoner: An All-Star Appreciation

Patrick McGoohan's stunning spy-fi series The Prisoner only lasted 17 episodes before sadly disappearing in 1969.

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The Watcher

His number is up: A dossier on AMC's remake of 'The Prisoner'

Fact No. 1: A remake of the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner" arrives 7 p.m. Central Sunday on AMC.

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The Prisoner Movie Info

Directed by Dan Chaffery

Starring Patrick McGoohan and Guy Doleman

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