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“Green Zone” (Film Review)

by: GregVictor

* (out of 4 stars)
Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan
Director: Paul Greengrass
Rating: R (violence, strong language)
The most recent bomb of the Iraq War is Green Zone, the most ingenuous revisionist film about war to come along in recent memory. Being touted as some sort of Bourne WMD, it attempts to be a mainstream action [...]

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The High Kings (Music Review)

On March 17, 2010 at 6:00 am

*** ½ (out of 4)
Label: Universal Music Ireland
If it’s traditional Irish music with a fresh sound and a soulful delivery you’re after, then you want The High Kings. They are fast becoming known as the traditional Irish group for the 21st century. The High Kings are named after the legendary Kings who claimed lordship over [...]

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Lindsey Takes Candy from Babies

On at 5:56 am

Lindsey Takes Candy from Babies

It’s like Christmas morning! Lindsey Lohan has emerged from relative obscurity to sue a baby. I’d all but given up on the occasional actress. I began looking for a new train wreck. My girl is back!
Lindsey filed a suit against the company over a thirty-second commercial. In the ad, the E-Trade baby cheats on his [...]

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Pappy Boyington Field (DVD Review)

On March 16, 2010 at 7:22 am

Pappy Boyington Field (DVD Review)

We all know that Hollywood gets excited about patriotic stories in the same way most of us get excited about going to the dentist to get a cavity filled. Therefore, it helps to look outside of tinsel town to find a story about a real American hero.
First time filmmaker Kevin Gonzalez set out to shed [...]

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“Alice in Wonderland” (Review) It’ Ain’t Your Mama’s Alice Anymore

On March 15, 2010 at 6:27 am

For those of you who may not be familiar with Burtons’ work, he is a writer, director, producer, and sometimes actor.  Ever since he hit the mainstream with Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, he’s been entertaining audiences with his dark, wry humor and eclectic adaptations of classic stories.  Films like Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands [...]

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Tim Burton’s “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” (Film Review)

On at 6:27 am

** ½ (out of 4)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Director: Tim Burton
Rated PG (a mention of infidelity)
“Beware the Jockysnatch, my son!
The fist that clunks, the claws that tax!
Beware of flying ‘phones and shun
The frumpious Mandlethatch!”
(from Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll)
I realize that, by design, Alice in Wonderland is meant to confuse at [...]

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Lesbian wants to force school to discriminate against her… also… Democrats are still dishonest kooks.

On March 13, 2010 at 9:41 am

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212 Stations can’t be wrong!
Two great new stations under new ownership have joined the Baldwin/McCullough Saturday family of stations taking the show. . Big massive thanks to the good people of Des Moines, Ames, Boone, Centerville, Loganspot, Ogden, Jordan, Gilbert, [...]

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24: Out of Time?

On March 12, 2010 at 3:45 pm

24: Out of Time?

In the famous and frantic words of Jack Bauer, 24 could be “running out of time!”  Fox is expected to soon announce the cancellation of 24, stopping the clock of the hit television drama after its current eighth season.  Also in the legendary words of Jack, my reaction is:  “Damn it!”
Debuting less than two months [...]

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“The Stoning of Soraya M.” Must See DVD Review!

On at 9:14 am

“The Stoning of Soraya M.

This week we see the release of Cyrus Nowrasteh’s magnificent and powerful film The Stoning of Soraya M. Those who have read my initial film review as well as my two part interview with the director will already have a good background on the film. If you are interested in the film or have already [...]

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Academy Apologizes for Leaving Ed Begley, Jr. Out of Tribute

On at 8:22 am

Satire (irreverent satire, at that) from The Endive…
Critics and fans alike expressed outrage over the blatant omission of Ed Begley, Jr., from the Academy Awards tribute to actors who died in the past year.
Begley’s family said they were beyond tears.
“How could they include Michael Jackson and not my little Ed?!” said Mrs. Begley, “He was [...]

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SAM ADAMS – “Boston’s Boy” (Music Review)

On March 11, 2010 at 9:00 am

Label: 1st Round Records
*** ½ (out of 4 stars)
Warning: This album carries with it an “Explicit Lyrics” sticker. Parents and others who might be offended – head’s up!
So a lot of kids are heading to Cabo this weekend. One of them is going there to get the crowd going. His name is Samuel Adams Wisner. [...]

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LUKE BRYAN – “Spring Break… ” (Music Review)

On at 6:00 am

*** (out of 4)
Label: Capitol Records
“I sucker punched my best friend
And the bouncer head locked me on stage with the band
I look like (censored by Parcbench)…
I feel like (censored by Parcbench)…
I think it’s time I call it quits…”
(from Luke Bryan’s “Take My Drunk A*s Home”)
Just in time for Spring Break 2010, Georgia farmboy and country [...]

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