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vantage point

The overlapping imagery during the opening credits of Vantage Point was probably the film's deepest and most interesting moment.


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charlie bartlett

Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has been expelled from every private school he ever attended and is down to his final option: public school.


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Frisell suite captures Americana

It's a fortuitous partnership between Frisell, an excessively humble jazz guitar genius, and Disfarmer, an ornery, once-obscure rural Arkansas portraitist who died in 1959.


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Editor's Note 23: On Spoofs

There is always an argument whether or not innovation is an acceptable art form. Hapless Reader: But Varun, what the hell does that mean? Well my faithful patrons, I am talking about the remake...


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jack johnson

With his newest release, Sleep Through the Static, Jack Johnson tries his hand at the whole reinvention thing. The album, his fifth studio release, was supposed to be a departure from the surfer...


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widespread panic

It is their live music that captivates, and as such, Panic's studio albums are usually judged less critically, with fans considering how good a particular song would sound on stage.


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definitely, maybe

The nice guy may not always finish last, but it makes it more interesting when-as his 11-year-old daughter puts it-he's a smoker, drinker and man-slut.


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jumper

Given a Feb. 14 release date, it's nice to know even Hollywood can be faithful to its sweet lover: the superhero movie.


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Oscars night decoded

The 80th Oscars, hosted by Jon Stewart, promises to be a night of glitz, glamour and God shout-outs. recess weighs in on the nominees with Film Editor Andrew Hibbard and, the man-in-charge, Editor...


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the spiderwick

Following on the successes of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, The Spiderwick Chronicles marks yet another attempt of the movie industry to take advantage of audiences' fleeting interest in...


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step up 2 the streets

If Step Up 2 The Streets were a candy, it would be a Gobstopper. Not an ordinary Gobstopper-with each flavor shell tasting great-but a Gobstopper with alternating shells of delectable apple (bottom...