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Kasabian – Kasabian
Artist: Kasabian Title: Kasabian Label: RCA Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Passion, not a word you hear all that often any more when it comes to music, but Kasabian have it by the tractor-load. They’re not making music to be famous, or because it’s a good career, they’re making music because they need to, because it’s…
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Emma Bunton – Interview
Emma Bunton’s story is as simple as it is world-famous. A fifth of the most successful girl group ever, she’s been behind the freshest pop cuts in recent memory both with the Spice Girls and as a new millennial pop icon in her own right. And ‘Free Me’ marks the start of a new chapter.…
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Fried Green Tomatoes: Special Edition
Cast: Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode,…
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The Doves – Some Cities
Artist: The Doves Title: Some Cities Label: Capitol Rating: 7.5/10 THE LINE: Posers or the real deal? THE GREAT: “Snowden” – This is more like the Doves you’d expect. Everyone will compare Coldplay and the Doves but there is a varied difference. “Snowden” certainly could give any Coldplay song a run for its bittersweet money.…
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Robots
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® winning director Chris Wedge (“Bunny,” “Ice Age”) brings his innovative filmmaking magic to ROBOTS, taking the animated feature film genre to a new, exciting level. For the first time ever, an animated feature presents a unique, totally imagined world –…
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Hostage
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jimmy Bennett, Jimmy Pinchak, Jonathan Tucker, Kevin Pollak Studio: Miramax Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Devastated by a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her child, LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) exits Los Angeles for a low-profile job as chief of police in the low-crime town…
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Tekken 5
Game: Tekken 5 Platform: Ps2 Studio: Namco Rating: 9/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: As the curtain falls on Iron Fist Tournament 4, Jin Kazama carves a vengeful swathe through his family, defeating Kazuya and Heihachi in a furious battle at Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters. Suddenly an army of Jacks bursts through the walls and ambushes the Mishima…
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The Kills – No Wow
Artist: The Kills Title: No Wow Label: RCA Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Kills, the Anglo-American duo of VV, aka Alison Mosshart (guitar, vocals) and Hotel, aka Jamie Hince (drums, vocal, guitar), will release their sophomore release No Wow, March 8th on Rough Trade/RCA. No Wow, the follow-up to 2002’s Keep on Your Mean Side,…
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The Incredibles
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson Studio: Pixar/Disney Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: From the Academy Award ®-winning creators of “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo,” comes this hilarious action-packed animated adventure about superheroes. Bob Parr used to be one of the world’s greatest superheroes (known to all as “Mr. Incredible”), saving…
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MVP Baseball 2005
Game: MVP Baseball 2005 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Sports Rating: 9.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Level the playing field with the EA SPORTS™ Hitter’s Eye in MVP Baseball™ 2005. With unprecedented control of your at-bat, the ability to move in the batter’s box and the power to read the pitch, master the art of hitting and…
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