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This Is Halloween

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... the tale of the terrifying text.
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This Is Halloween

Halloween is something that I.V. is well known for, not to mention an excuse for the kind of debauchery that normally destroys reputations.
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This Is Halloween

Movie theaters are made for horror.
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Falling Into Boob Tube Heaven

October is always an exciting month for television fans.
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Oh, Baby

In Ben Affleck's commendable directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone," adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane, viewers are thrown into a web of emotionally complex and ethically ambiguous subject matter t...
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Stringing Along

In describing concerts, the words quiet, reserved and polite don't usually come to mind, but the aforementioned adjectives are the...
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When Night Falls

If the sight of blood alone were enough to frighten movie audiences, maybe the vampire flick "30 Days of Night" would have seemed scarier.
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Pinback is Consistent, if Not Creative

Though Autumn of the Seraphs doesn't mark a particularly progressive move in a new direction, Pinback has managed to make another consistent, solid and enjoyable album.
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Oh, Stevie!

Before last Thursday night's performance at Campbell Hall, I thought that Steve Tyrell might be a good jazz singer.
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Hardcore Haggis

Long before he wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film "Crash," Paul Haggis - a man who has been praised as a "master filmmaker" - co-created "Walker, Texas Ranger" for television.
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You Slay Me

"Do you want to be like me? Or do you want to be me?" legendary outlaw Jesse James asks the increasingly fanatic Robert Ford, a remark that foreshadows the powerful, unforgettable film's bloody titula...
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Flecktacular!

When you see or hear the word "banjo," what sort of images and sounds pop into your head? Dingy overalls and square-dancing?
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Capturing Cronenberg

Last Friday, with the dark and stormy night providing an apt background for the evening, Arts & Lectures hosted a screening of iconic director David Cronenberg's newest film, followed by a discussion ...
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Write Stuff Sweet, Sweet Satire

Between studying for school, making money and attempting to squeeze in a social life, most college students have trouble finding the time to read for fun.
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The Lineup

1. According to celeb gossipmongers, Paris Hilton is heading to Rwanda with the children's charity Playing for Good, in yet another move expressly designed to change her bad-girl image.
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