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Cinematic CessPool

Based on the video game of the same name, Resident Evil explores a dynamic, futuristic world where a bio-tech and weaponry firm called the Umbrella Corporation...


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And the Oscar Goes to...?

Thanks to NCAA basketball, most Duke students are able to avoid the other embarrassing media-hype spectacle that takes place every late March--the Academy Awards.


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Celebrity Deathmatch-in the Flesh

As if Mike Tyson's ear-biting exploits weren't dramatic enough, the Fox television network brings us Celebrity Boxing, Hollywood-style smackdown with a ringful of B-list all stars.


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Underneath the Surface

Lyrically, Alanis Morissette's Under Rug Swept finds the singer-songwriter still sorting through the emotional debris of past relationships.


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Venturing into No Man's Land

In the 19th century, Prince Otto von Bismarck addressed the House of Commons and foreshadowed, "If there ever is another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans.


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Little America

After revelling in the televised melodrama of Olympic curling and ice dancing, my friends and I decided to try a different spin on spring break: Salt Lake City.


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Damned : Don't Drink the Blood

Devoid of the imagination, the rich historical portrayal and the intrinsic design of Anne Rice's novel, The Queen of the Damned offers the audience nothing (minus the beauty of Aaliyah).


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Soft Soul

Perhaps in some far-off place, they have words to describe a voice like this. But after trying for three days here in the good old U.S. of A., I'm still coming up short.


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Irish Eyes Aren't Smilin'

ne need only think back to the O.J. Simpson trial to be reminded how fascinating murder and suspected murderer can be. Savagery can be a curiosity and in some cases can even provoke admiration.


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Comedic Deprivation

Hollywood's latest raunchy sex comedy has arrived in a surprisingly fresh form. 40 Days and 40 Nights displays a wit and maturity that lifts it above recent bottom feeders.


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Tamarack

Fresh mountain air. Woodland trails on the faces of steep gorges. Roaring whitewater rapids. A dozen varieties of poisonous snake. The unofficial moonshine capital of the world.


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South of the Border

For this spring break, I told the travel agent I wanted to go "south of the border" - for sun, sangria, and a plethora of "Pedros" (if you know what I mean).