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Cast: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Chad Faust, Patrick Fugit Studio: United Artists Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: In this sweetly subversive comedy, a group of outsiders band together to navigate the treacherous halls of high school and make it to graduation, ultimately learning more about themselves, finding faith in unexpected places, and realizing what…
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D-12 – World
Artist: D-12 Title: World Label: Shady Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: D12 will release their sophomore set, D12 World and features guest appearances from Obie Trice and B-Real and the production of Eminem, Kon Artis, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Red Spyda, Sicknotes, and Trackboyz. The Good: “Loyalty” f/Obie Trice – D-12 delivers it gangland style and…
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Young Gunz – Interview
In spite of the appealing name, the Nicetown area of Philadelphia is not a pleasant place to grow up. It’s a dangerous neighborhood full of drugs, gangs and poverty that drains the spirit out of nearly everyone who lives there. Which makes the story behind the Young Gunz moniker all the more astonishing. Despite the…
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Man on Fire
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell Studio: Fox Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate Line: Denzel Washington stars as a government operative/soldier of fortune who has pretty much given up on life. In Mexico City, he reluctantly agrees to take a job to protect a child (Fanning) whose parents are threatened by a…
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Haunted Mansion
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Jennifer Tilly, Marsha Thomason, Nathaniel Parker Studio: Disney Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: When a man (Murphy) and his family encounter a ghost while visiting a haunted house during a job interview, he learns the value of family, and the lesson that he should make sure he never neglects them. Based…
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Alias
Game: Alias Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Acclaim Rating: 8/10 Game Company’s Description: Alias is a third-person action adventure containing a unique blend of action and stealth that puts you under fire and under pressure. Whether you’re up against the clock or being hunted by the enemy, fighting against the odds or fleeing for your life,…
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Carl Thomas – Let’s Talk About It
Artist: Carl Thomas Title: Let’s Talk About It Label: Bad Boy Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: Like so many R&B crooners of the last few years, Carl Thomas is a major talent but a minor star. “Let’s Talk About It,” the Chicagoan’s sophomore effort, clearly aims to rectify this. Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean “P. Diddy”…
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Counter Strike: Condition Zero
Game: Counter Strike: Condition Zero Platform: PC Studio: Universal Rating: 6.5/10 Game Company’s Description: COUNTER-STRIKE is the #1 online action game in the world. After a one-year public Beta, Counter-Strike was commercially released in Fall 2000. It has gone on to sell over 1.5 million copies worldwide, been named Game of the Year by several…
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James Otto – Interview
“There are a lot of people out there who think music isn’t speaking to them anymore,” says James Otto. “People who grew up on Bob Seger, James Taylor, The Allman Brothers Band or Hank Williams Jr. — those are the artists I love, so I hope what I’m doing speaks to their audience.” His remedy…
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Prince – Musicology
Artist: Prince Title: Musicology Label: Columbia Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: With Musicology, Prince is back to show everybody just how it’s done: the seamless blend of sweet soul sounds, pulsing post-modern dance grooves, and hard rock riffs filtered through the uncanny and unerring instincts of the greatest one-man band in pop music history. Musicology is,…
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