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the mysteries of pittsburgh

As thrilled as I was to see Sienna Miller back on the silver screen since her stunning performance in Factory Girl, director Rawson Marshall Thurber's (Dodgeball) film version of Michael Chabon's...


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Good Dick

Writer, director and lead actress in her first feature film, Marianna Palka won the hearts of Sundance audiences this year with her deadpan comedy Good Dick. The film, candid in its tone, examines...


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Be kind rewind

Michel Gondry, best known for his direction of the critically-acclaimed Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind, departs from his fantastic visuals, the integration of special effects and use of...


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Over her dead body

Desperate Housewives fans may be eager to see Eva Longoria Parker in her new film, Over Her Dead Body. Unfortunately, fans and hormone-raging males will be disappointed to learn the temptress dies...


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Student seeks art in songs, shoes

Although it's tempting to judge senior Keith Nimene merely by his appearance, one would be quite misled. A musician, writer and designer, he is a man cloaked with many layers.


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the savages

The Savages is a funny title. It sounds like an inane comedy about Cro-Magnons bonking each other on the head. In fact, it is something entirely different.


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super furry animals

Despite being the eighth studio album from Gruff Rhys and his Super Furries, Hey Venus! celebrates the band's move to Rough Trade Records by essentially paying homage to their late '90s beginnings...


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luego

Campus band (sort of) Luego returns to campus Saturday night to release their new EP, I Know, I Know, at the Duke Coffeehouse before kicking off a regional tour.


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27 dresses

The wedding and the romantic comedy were born to be together. From Four Weddings and a Funeral to The Wedding Date, they run the gamut from enjoyably cutesy to painfully bad. Thankfully, 27 Dresses...


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Power traces

The typical history lesson wouldn't cite Memphis and Muscle Shoals as historical sites, nor Solomon Burke and Maceo Parker as contributing professors.


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cat power

My grandfather always used to tell me, "For an artist to make a cover album, it takes determination and a sense of history.