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That One Chick From Superbad Made Another Movie!

Apart from slasher films and romantic comedies, high school flicks might just have the worst hit-to-miss ratio of any genre. For every gem, there is at least a dozen atrociously unoriginal, abysmal fi...
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Velvet Jones Presents: The Melvins!

Sludge metal goofballs The Melvins played Velvet Jones last Thursday, September 16.
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Can Steve Buscemi and Martin Scorcese Save HBO?

“Boardwalk Empire” is HBO’s shot at regaining the title of “Channel with the Best Original Show” from AMC.
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Joaquin Phoenix: More Present Than Ever

Casey Affleck’s admission that “I’m Still Here” was all a hoax makes it a much better movie.
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A Cut Above the Rest

Some movies are slow. They draw you in with nuances of character development and meditative contemplation of the human condition. “Machete” is not one of those movies.
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FYF Festival Satisfies Despite Growing Pains

September 4, which marked the seventh year of FYF Fest, saw downtown Los Angeles look a little like God’s idea of a cruel joke on hipsters.
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Teenage Dreaming

It’s make-or-break time for Santa Barbara native Katy Perry as she releases her sophomore album, Teenage Dream.
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Making Wavves at SOhO

At “Rock the Bells” a few years back, the MC announced that the special guest for the show would be Lauryn Hill. As in Fugees, “Killing Me Softly” Lauryn Hill.
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Stallone is Anything but Expendable

In 2008 American audiences watched as John Rambo defeated an entire fleet of repressive hostiles in the jungles of Burma.
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Inappropriately Titled Album Shocks World

Disney Pop-Tart™ Miley Cyrus has reached the point in her career when it’s time to release the rebellious coming-of-age record.
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Daily Nexus Photo Issue 2010

Spring Edition
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“The Holy Mountain” Is a Brilliant Epic That Entertains with Surreal Strangeness

Over the last few months I have been privileged to share with you, my dear readers, a collection of the strangest, most offbeat films in my catalogue.
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Christina Aguilera’s Newest Album Offers Fresh Sounds, Amazing Vocals

After going pursuing a more retro feel on 2006’s Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera looks toward the future for a new musical direction with electro-romp album Bionic.
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“Constructive” Criticism for This Year’s Summer Movie Lineup

In response to the silly summer 2010 movie trailers I suffered through in the name of Artsweek, I took those lemons and made bloody, vengeful lemonade.
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Lilly Scott Shows Off Her Unique Talent After Leaving “Idol”

Originally capturing America’s attention for a brief three-week stint in the “American Idol” semifinals, singer-songwriter Lilly Scott was voted off before reaching this season’s sloppy top 12...
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