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Based on Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief, Alex Gibney’s (Taxi to the Dark Side) documentary (minus the “Hollywood” part of the book’s title) about the controversial Church of Scientology has gotten its first trailer. Though predictably attacked by the powerful PR arm of the church as being the work of “disgruntled former members,” …
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The viewers have spoken and Amazon has responded by picking up five new shows from its most recent batch of Amazon Pilot Season offerings. At the same time, the fledgling online network renewed Mozart in the Jungle. For the adults, we’ve got the adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle executive …
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