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Where to get your Batman fix on TV this weekend

And where … is the Batman? Well, most notably the Caped Crusader will be kicking ass at the box office starting Friday, July 20, as the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, premieres in theaters. But if that’s not enough for you, or if you can’t get tickets, Gotham’s Dark Knight can also be seen on television in various incarnations throughout this coming weekend. Here are some highlights: * Batman: The Animated Series Rises Marathon — July 20, 4-9pm ET on The Hub. A 10-episode marathon of episodes from the superb early ’90s series Batman: […]

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VOD Review: The Girlfriend Experience

By Stacey Harrison The thrust of Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience is summed up in an exchange between high-priced call girl Chelsea and a reporter interested in her life. He is fascinated by how her clients view her, and how she views them. Do they just want the carnal pleasures, or do they want something deeper? Do they want to know the real you, he asks? If they did, Chelsea says, they wouldn’t be paying me. Shot in 16 days and using mostly nonprofessional actors, Soderbergh is returning to the micro-size project he seemingly needs to do once in awhile […]