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Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
Cast: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Kevin Corrigan Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Will Ferrell (“Elf,” “Old School”) stars as Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in San Diego in the ‘70s. When feminism marches into the newsroom in the form of ambitious newswoman Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate – TV’s “Married With Children”), Ron…
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Bad Santa: Unrated
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, John Ritter, Brett Kelly Studio: Dimension Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: This holiday season the traditional Christmas tale will never be the same with the cleverly twisted, merrily irreverent story of a Santa so bad he’s wickedly funny. Terry Zwigoff’s BAD SANTA stars Billy Bob Thornton as one…
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Alanis Morissette – Interview
Alanis Morissette went from an unknown to superstar at the age of twenty-one. Now years later she has matured and—if you can believe it—grown better with age. We caught up with Alanis and discussed life and her latest release “So Called Chaos.” I’ve listened to every record and now with “So Called Chaos” something really…
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Cold Mountain
Cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson Studio: Miramax Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Directed by Academy Award®-winner Anthony Minghella (“The English Patient”, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”) and based on Charles Frazier’s best-selling Civil War novel of the same name, COLD MOUNTAIN tells the story of Inman (Jude Law), a wounded confederate…
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Fastball – Keep Your Wig On
Artist: Fastball Title: Keep Your Wig On Label: RYKO Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Fastball is back with contributors from Spoon’s Mike McCarthy, NRBQ’s Al Anderson, Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, and Sheryl Crow songwriter Jeff Trott. THE GREAT: “I Get High” – Tony Scalzo offers the albums best song and is sounds amazingly close to…
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Spider-Man 2 DVD
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris Studio: Columbia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: In Spider-Man 2, the latest installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a…
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Spider-man 2
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris Studio: Columbia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: In Spider-Man 2, the latest installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a…
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Showdown: Legends Of Wrestling
Game: Showdown: Legends Of Wrestling Platform: Xbox Studio: Acclaim Rating: 5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: SHOWDOWN: legends of wrestling is the exclusive supercard of the immortals! Battle through the annals of time clashing with the greatest grapplers to set foot in the squared circle. Unlock classic feuds, create dream matches and travel down the path of…
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Uncle Kracker – 72 and Sunny
Artist: Uncle Kracker Title: 72 and Sunny Label: Lava Rating: 4.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: 72 AND SUNNY is also the title of Uncle Kracker’s third album, and it’s, well, pretty perfect itself. Following 2000’s double-platinum DOUBLE WIDE and 2002’s chart-topping NO STRANGER TO SHAME — which launched Uncle Kracker’s record-setting rendition of Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away”…
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Driver
Game: Driver Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Atari Rating: 6/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Developer Reflections has revealed that Driver 3 is based on an enhanced version of the Stuntman engine. Aside from basic optimizations, the updated engine now allows for vehicle doors to be opened and features self-shadowing from the various vehicle parts. Moving on from…
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