Music and more
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Ben Jelen – Interview
Jelen (pronounced Yellin) is a traveler, scholar, lyricist, and musician. Music was the constant throughout frequent moves from Scotland to England, Texas, New Jersey, and finally, New York. Always in a new place. Ben Jelen’s debut album, GIVE IT ALL AWAY (Maverick), showcases a self-taught musician whose introspective songs are balanced by an optimistic belief…
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Taking Lives
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 5.5/10 Corporate Line: A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) doesn’t rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her intuitive, unconventional approach often makes the crucial difference between catching a killer and sending a dead-end…
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Eternal Sunshine
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson Studio: Focus Rating: 9/10 The Good: If, like me, you go into this film with hesitation because of the cast, then let me prepare you… this is not the Jim Carrey you know from “Ace Venutra: Pet Detective,” nor is this the Kate Winslet…
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Dawn of the Dead
Cast: arah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE : As the United States is turned upside-down by a strange plague-like event in which millions of corpses walk the earth as blood-thirsty zombies (with the recently-deceased that the zombies kill usually returning as zombies themselves, multiplying their…
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Saw III
Cast: Tobin Bell Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 7/10 THE STORY: Jigsaw has disappeared. With his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) is…
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Veronica Guerin DVD
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciaran Hinds, Darragh Kelly Studio: Touchstone Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: Veronica Guerin (Blanchett) was an award-winning journalist for Dublin’s Sunday Independent, whose investigations into the city’s drug underworld puts her in increasing danger… The Good: Based upon a real movie and a moving story at that. Cate Blanchett…
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J.C. Chasez – Interview
J.C. Chasez solo release Schizophrenic, features 15 of the 16 songs he co-wrote. The production credit with Dallas Austin, Rockwilder and the Basement Jaxx. We interview him! I’m wondering how this album is different than when you were with ‘N SYNC, and also if you can give us an update on when ‘N SYNC will…
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Family Guy: Volume Two DVD
Cast: Seth MacFarlane Studio: Fox Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: The most dysfunctional family in Quahog, Rhode Island is “What you’d get if you put Hank Hill, Homer Simpson and Cartman in a blender” (Entertainment Weekly) and they’re on DVD for a final round of outrageous fun on September 9 from Fox Home Entertainment in the…
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Dawn of the Dead
Cast: arah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE : As the United States is turned upside-down by a strange plague-like event in which millions of corpses walk the earth as blood-thirsty zombies (with the recently-deceased that the zombies kill usually returning as zombies themselves, multiplying their…
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Sarah Connor – Sarah Connor
Artist: Sarah Connor Title: Sarah Connor Label: Epic Rating: 5.5/10 Corporate Line: German native Sarah Connor admits that there are three ‘S’s which dominate her life – soul, sex, and sensuality. It’s these three ingredients that she blends perfectly to create her unique musical sound. Sarah grew up listening to James Brown, Marvin Gaye and…
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