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Artsweek Takes A Good Look at the Competition

June 3, 2004 by

Here at Artsweek, we sense your anxiety. "The Nexus is gone," you think. "Who's going to tell me what to think about movies? Should I pay to see Will Smith battle robots?
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They Let the Dogs Out

May 27, 2004 by

What do you do if you are making a film and, in the process of transporting a dolly, you inadvertently damage the interior of your friend's car and don't have the funds to cover it?
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The Little Concert That Could

May 27, 2004 by

People like to complain, particularly when they have no interest in helping out or don't even know the full story. They just sit there and complain. Take, for instance, this year's Extravaganza concer...
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Enjoy the Silence

May 27, 2004 by

Just because the films are silent doesn't mean that this year's Reel Loud Film Festival won't make a lot of noise. The 13th annual Reel Loud roars into Campbell Hall on Friday.
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Bon Voyage | Middle of the Road

May 27, 2004 by

"Bon Voyage," a French World War II comedy that relies on overly silly intrigue and playful characters, defines cinema mediocrity with its clich
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RJD2 | Since We Last Spoke | Def Jux

May 27, 2004 by

RJD2's music has been dubbed "instrumental hip-hop" by the categorization-hungry music press, and it's a classification that confuses some.
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KCSB Top Ten

May 27, 2004 by

1) MODEST MOUSE | Good News for People Who Love Bad News | Epic 2) FRANZ FERDINAND | Franz Ferdinand | Sony 3) MIRAH | C'mon Miracle | K
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Troy | A Time Before Pants

May 20, 2004 by

Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Wolfgang Petersen and Brad Pitt in a skirt - Warner Brothers' latest filmmaking adventure, "Troy," promises big things. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite deliver. Thirty minutes in...
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Super Size Me | Supersizing America

May 20, 2004 by

In the new documentary "Super Size Me," filmmaker Morgan Spurlock confirms what any reasonable person already knew: Fast food is terrible for your heath.
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DIT Style: Doin’ it together

May 20, 2004 by

Don't you miss the days when artists believed in something, and shouted it out for the whole world to hear - or wrote it down articulately and assertively in a manifesto?
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I Know Where I Came From (The Bronx!)

May 20, 2004 by

Awash in a sea of mediocre punk and throwback bands, the Los Angeles quartet the Bronx made a name for themselves starting in 2002. After being offered numerous record contracts after only two shows, ...
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Dear Artsweek…

May 20, 2004 by

It's funny, because I've never been that great at goodbyes (though I'd like to meet the person who's constantly raving about how they "totally rock at goodbyes"), but I've always relished the soft, we...
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The Streets | A Grand Don’t Come for Free | Vice

May 20, 2004 by

It's 2004, and with the help of talented new artists, the music scene is finally being revived from its troublesome drought. It seemed that for some time, music was dead and that originality was hidin...
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KCSB Top Ten Week ending 5/20/04

May 20, 2004 by

1) MIRAH | C'Mon Miracle | K 2) CALEXICO | Convict Pool | Quarterstick/Touch and Go 3) ELECTRELANE | The Power Out | Too Pure
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Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian'” | Brian Bashes ‘Passion’

May 13, 2004 by

Just in time to miss all the fun, Monty Python's seminal attack on the seminary system and all things religious, "Life of Brian," has just been resurrected in the theaters for a short run. I'll admit ...
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