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    Fallon bombed, but these 5-1/2 surprises livened up a dull night at the Emmys

    Clifford Pugh
    Aug 29, 2010 | 10:33 pm
    • The Emmy telecast was dull, but there were a few surprises
    • The Fallon Report: Two much guitar-strumming and Twitter replies; not enoughfunny jokes
      Photo by Virginia Sherwood/NBC Universal Inc.
    • Jim Parsons won, hurray!
    • Conan didn't win, but he was included in one of Fallon's few funny jokes of thenight
      Photo by Timothy White/NBC

    With Jimmy Fallon strumming a guitar incessantly and telling few funny jokes, too many awards to writers and directors of obscure cable movies, and too many winners thanking their managers and children, the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards might have been one of the dullest shows in recent memory. (And we won't even dwell on the interminably long Glee-less production number that opened the show and set the tone for the evening.)

    However, there were a few surprises.

    5. Conan didn't win.....

    Given all the hoopla over Conan O'Brien's departure from the Tonight show, he seemed an odds-on favorite to win the award for best comedy, music or variety series. But the Daily Show with Jon Stewart won for the eighth consecutive year, which come to think of it, shouldn't have been that much of a surprise. Stewart wasn't there, but his stand-in said, "It's tough to feel bad. We work really hard."

    4. But Kyra Sedgwick did.

    My favorite, The Good Wife's Julianna Marguiles, didn't win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama award. But The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick did. It was long overdue — she's been nominated five times for the same role — but it's too bad Sedgwick doesn't know how to give a heartfelt speech. Instead, she handed her Emmy to Tina Fey and pulled out a list so she wouldn't forget who to thank while complaining that the mic was too low. Nothing kills the momentum of an awards show faster than a tiny sheet of paper.

    3. Dr. Kevorkian was in the audience.

    It's hard to imagine the ghoulish Dr. Death hanging around an awards show. But Jack Kevorkian was in the audience because a movie about his life, You Don’t Know Jack, was up for 16 Emmys.

    After winning an award for penning the script, Adam Mazur acknowledged Kevorkian in an odd way. "I'm so grateful you're my friend, but even more grateful you're not my physician," Mazur said.

    2. Al Pacino is really short.

    Pacino, who won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of Kevorkian, looked tiny, even next to True Blood sweethearts Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, who are not exactly towering figures.

    Bios say Pacino is 5-ft., 7 in.; Pacquin is 5-ft.,5-in., and Moyer is 5-ft, 10-in. Looks like Pacino and Moyer both padded their stats; Pacquin was the only one of the three to appear close to her announced height.

    1-1/2. Jim Parsons won.

    Even though a lot of critics predicted Parsons would be named Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for portraying a brilliant nerd in The Big Bang Theory, I thought 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin would win again because the Emmys tend to award the same actor over and over and over (Bryan Cranston, who stars in the little-seen Breaking Bad on AMC won his third Emmy in a row in the drama category Sunday night.) So it was great to see hometown boy Parsons win.

    1. Edie Falco's acceptance speech.

    Even Falco seemed to think she shouldn't have won an award in the comedy category since she plays a tough but troubled, pill-popping nurse in the Showtime series, Nurse Jackie.

    "Oh, this is the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened in the history of this awards show. I'm not funny!" Falco said.

    But her acceptance speech was a laugh riot.

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    Movie Review

    Heartfelt movie The Life of Chuck adapts optimistic Stephen King story

    Alex Bentley
    Jun 13, 2025 | 5:30 pm
    Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck
    Photo courtesy of NEON
    Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck.

    Just like actors, once a filmmaker becomes known for a certain genre, it can be difficult to escape that pigeonholing. Writer/director Mike Flanagan has worked for 20 years in both film and television, and literally every project he’s done has been related to horror. He’s finally breaking out with The Life of Chuck, which is ironically based on a short story of the same name by Stephen King.



    Told in three chapters in reverse order, the film is almost impossible to describe without giving away its magic. The first section centers on Marty (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a teacher grappling, like everyone around him, with what seems to be the world falling apart. He’s comforted to a degree by reuniting with his ex-wife, Felicia (Karen Gillan), but is also baffled by multiple ads touting the retirement of Charles “Chuck” Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) after “39 great years.”

    The second section consists of little more than a slightly younger Chuck happening upon Taylor (The Pocket Queen), a drummer busking on a street corner, giving Chuck and a younger woman, Janice (Annalise Basso), the inspiration to start dancing. The final section goes back to the childhood of Chuck (Benjamin Pajak), where he’s raised by his grandparents (Mark Hamill and Mia Sara), discovers dance as an outlet, and wonders about various small mysteries.

    Flanagan finds a way to deliver a lot of story with relatively little effort. Using a wry narrator (Nick Offerman), a limited number of locations, and a series of great small performances, he creates an intriguing premise with few straightforward answers. The structure of the film is designed to confuse the viewer until just the right moment, and the revelation forces you to reexamine everything that came before.

    The biggest accomplishment by Flanagan is making what are essentially three short films and having each of them resonate equally. The film contains elements of science fiction, although the first section may hit a bit too close to home for some of those watching. All three sections, though, have a heartwarming bent to them that sells their central idea without becoming overly saccharine.

    To do so, each of the characters have to connect in a short amount of time. The casting of the film is crucial, and not only does that department succeed with the main roles, but a series of small roles are filled expertly as well. Carl Lumbly as a funeral home owner, David Dastmalchian and Harvey Guillen as parents of students, Matthew Lillard as Marty’s neighbor, Q’orianka Kilcher as Chuck’s wife, and Jacob Tremblay as a teenage Chuck are just a few of the recognizable actors that do yeoman’s work in their brief time on screen.

    Hiddleston is only prominently featured in the second chapter, but his performance there and in small glimpses throughout makes a big impression. Ejiofor is given the star turn in the first chapter and he absolutely kills, both in moments by himself and in scenes with Gillan, with whom he has great chemistry. Hamill, making a rare non-voiceover appearance outside of the Star Wars universe, and Sara, in her first notable role in 11 years, are also very memorable in the final chapter.

    The Life of Chuck is a film that’s filled with emotion, but the full impact of the story is not felt until the final moments. It has a mysterious journey that is initially frustrating, but the performances keep the film going until it gets to its satisfying payoff.

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    The Life of Chuck is now playing in theaters.

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