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Seeing “You” Once is Enough

September 30, 2010 by

Let me start by saying that whatever preconceived opinion you have of You Again is probably right.
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Ben Affleck Dressing As a Nun? Always a Crowd Pleaser.

September 23, 2010 by

Ben Affleck’s latest brainchild, “The Town,” is also his latest ploy at attracting fans of the crime/ gangster/ heist genre.
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That One Chick From Superbad Made Another Movie!

September 23, 2010 by

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!

September 23, 2010 by

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

September 23, 2010 by

“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

September 23, 2010 by

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

September 16, 2010 by

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 16, 2010 by

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

August 25, 2010 by

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

August 25, 2010 by

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

August 25, 2010 by

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

July 14, 2010 by

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

June 8, 2010 by

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

May 27, 2010 by

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

May 27, 2010 by

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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