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Ella Enchanted
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Joanna Lumley, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Steve Coogan Studio: Miramax Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Anne Hathaway, the delightful star of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, is Ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ELLA ENCHANTED. On the day of her birth, Ella is given a gift from her Fairy Godmother — the gift of…
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The Mooney Suzuki – Alive & Amplified
Artist: The Mooney Suzuki Title: Alive & Amplified Label: Columbia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: For the third record, The Mooney Suzuki teamed up with teen pop producers The Matrix (Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair) best known for penning Avril’s multi-platinum hits. Eschewing the raw, stripped-down minimalism of previous Mooney Suzuki recordings, the band, inspired by The…
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Madden 2005
Game: Madden 2005 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Sports Rating: 9.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: In its 15th year and with close to 37 million copies sold, Madden NFL Football continues to dominate as the most popular football videogame franchise of all time with a combination of innovative new features and the most authentic football gameplay. Madden…
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MTV Music Connector 3
Game: MTV Music Connector 3 Platform: PS2 Studio: Codemasters Rating: 7.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: It’s time to make music the way you like it! Create and sample original music tracks as well as remix some of the hottest songs from today’s biggest hip-hop and electronica artists. Get in the mix with great tracks like “The…
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Mase – Interview
When we’re talking about the return of the young man who made his mark during one of the most exciting and memorable moments in hip-hop history; a brotha who carved out a musical space in our culture with pure talent, charisma, and an irresistible appeal, we will start this biography with two words: Welcome Back.…
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Northern State – All City
Artist: Northern State Title: All City Label: Columbia Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: All City is Northern State’s new full-length album and the first to be recorded for a major label. (The group released two independent EP s prior to recording All City, the second of which, Dying in Stereo, was eventually released by Star Time…
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The Exorcist: The Beginning
Cast: Stellan Skarsgard, James D’Arcy, Izabella Scorupco, Alan Ford, Billy Crawford Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Father Lankester Merrin thinks that he has glimpsed the face of Evil. In the years following World War II, Merrin (STELLAN SKARSGÅRD) is relentlessly haunted by memories of the unspeakable brutality perpetrated against the innocent people of…
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The Polyphonic Spree – Interview [2004]
With The Polyphonic Spree, simple things have a way of turning grand. Take the happenstance that was the piano on which frontman Tim DeLaughter composed the backbone of the group’s new disc, Together We’re Heavy. “A friend of ours was living in New York, and didn’t have a place for a piano she left back…
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EA Sports NCAA Football 2005
Game: EA Sports NCAA Football 2005 Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: EA Rating: 9/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The videogame sports season kicks off with NCAA Football 2005, the best-selling college football game-and this year it’s all about the home field advantage. For the first time in a football videogame, the game day atmosphere directly affects players’…
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ESPN Football 2K5
Game: ESPN Football 2K5 Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Sega Rating: 9.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: It’s the season of the fan. The year of people coming together to celebrate sport. And uniting everyone is ESPN NFL 2K5, a coupling of the most responsive and intense gameplay around and the richest multi-player gaming experience possible. Everyone is…
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