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film review: Eclipse
I haven’t read Stephenie Meyer’s books, but I liked the first Twilight movie, so even though I’m not a card-carrying Twi-hard I have no axe to grind where this series is concerned. That said, I thought...
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Casting News: Streep’s Thatcher, Penn’s Paskowitz, Ruffalo’s Normal Heart
- Meryl Streep is in talks to star as Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd’s Thatcher (the two worked together on Mamma Mia!), and Jim Broadbent may play her husband, reports THR. The story, written by...
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Happy 4th of July
Image via Wikipedia Living in our nation’s capital, I am constantly reminded and humbled by how lucky I am to live in the United States. With at least one monument in view nearly everywhere you are...
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Cartoons Forever!
As Toy Story 3 racks up some of the best reviews of the year, I’m pleased that so many critics have taken time to make note of the innovative short-subject that accompanies it. Day & Night—which is...
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The 5 Off-Hollywood Movies You Shouldn’t Miss This Month
I understand why millions of people go gaga over the new Twilight movie or Toy Story 3, but some of the best and brightest filmmaking doesn’t come from the mainstream–and sad to say, most Americans...
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Ballou’s Marching Band: Watch, Vote, Support
The Ballou Majestic Knights Marching band is located in Anacostia, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood plagued with violence and crime. This area has the lowest median income, the highest unemployment...
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True Blood’s 9 Crimes: Just Complicated Enough
Guest blogger Tim Appelo gives his take on True Blood‘s highlight-of-the-season-so-far episode: 9 Crimes. Not since last season’s bang-up black-eyed zombie sex-orgy finale have folks gone as gaga as...
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Life and Times: Fidel Casto
A frail looking Fidel Castro made one his first public appearances in four years last night on Cuban television, warning the world that the U.S. is furthering our chances of nuclear war in Korea and...
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Review: “Inception”
Image via Wikipedia Todd McCarthy’s review of “Inception”: It’s possible that, to even come close to comprehending everything that goes on in the bracingly dense “Inception,” one would need to imitate...
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Review: Salt
Salt moves like a bullet, and almost never stops to take a breath; as a result, neither do we. I can’t think of a recent film that’s maintained such a breakneck pace or made me so unaware of time...
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