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Sweet Fantasy

November 1, 2007 by

Final Fantasy consists of Owen Pallett, who adopted the name from the video game and has yet to have a copyright lawsuit on his hands.
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The Line-Up

November 1, 2007 by

1. William Shatner announced last week that he will not appear in next year's new "Star Trek" film. The film, which is set to hit theaters in December 2008, will recount an early expedition of the Sta...
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This Is Halloween

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 25, 2007 by

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

October 18, 2007 by

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!

October 18, 2007 by

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

October 18, 2007 by

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

October 18, 2007 by

"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!

October 18, 2007 by

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

October 18, 2007 by

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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