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A Decade at the Movies … Not So Bad?
I really love watching movies. Call me a masochist, but even after countless hours of screening flicks for review, I’ll sometimes put my notebook and
Movie Monday: Daybreakers
Daybreakers, a curious little vampire tale, was the only new film to break into the Top 5 at the box office over the weekend, with
Just Hold Still a Minute!
Boredom. We don’t often talk about it unless we’re, say, standing in line to get sci-fi convention tickets. (I haven’t experienced this, but a friend
Headlines and Punch Lines
Stealing cars. Killing cops. Assaulting prostitutes and swiping their cash. That’s the world of Grand Theft Auto,an enormously popular series of M-rated video games. You
Conveyor Belt of Love
One of my friends e-mailed the other day and said, “So … you the one who gets to review Conveyor Belt of Love?” (I could
Sex Sells? Maybe Not.
We all know the theory: If you wanna make a big blockbuster film these days, you need to throw in some sex, even if the
Avatar: $1 Billion … and Counting
It’s 2010, folks, and lots of us are thrilled to have another blank slate on which to draw. But despite the year being so shiny
The Decade of the Shrinking Celebrity
Remember who was in the celebrity news way back in 1999? The Spice Girls were still strutting their British girl-power stuff. Angelina Jolie was the
Back to the Future?
It’s the end of the year—and the end of the decade. And so, like virtually every other entertainment-oriented writer out there, I’m working up an
Gleeks of the World, Sing!
I can carry a tune in a bucket, but not far. One of my great-grandmothers was an opera singer (without the cool spear and Valkyrie
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