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Gladiator
Game: Gladiator Platform: Xbox Studio: Acclaim Rating: 7/10 Game Company’s Description: In the Year 106AD the Roman Empire is in terrible decline. After the untimely death of the much-liked Emperor Trajan, the despotic Emperor Arruntius has bled the once powerful Rome to its knees. Badly fought wars, famine and plague are rife in all corners…
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Celine Dion – All The Way
Artist: Celine Dion Title: All The Way Label: Sony Rating: 6/10 Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a million reissued records, greatest hits albums, and, of course, the ever painful renditions of Christmas standards. Here she comes, the lungs from Quebec, with nine oldies and seven new tracks. The new tracks pale in comparison to the…
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True Crime: Streets of L.A.
Game: True Crime: Streets of L.A. Platform: PS2 Studio: Activision Rating: 8.5/10 Game Company’s Description: As Nick Kang, your brutal reputation and lethal skills have landed you a nasty job: heading up an undercover task force to stop the Chinese and Russian gangs from turning the City of Angels into their hellish playground. Drive, fight…
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Game: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Platform: PS2 Studio: Ubisoft Rating: 9/10 Game Company’s Description: Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. It is within this war torn land that a young…
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112 – Hot & Wet
Artist: 112 Title: Hot & Wet Label: Bad Boy Rating: 3/10 Corporate Line: It’s been a long road to this point for Q, Mike, Slim and Daron, a road that at its most jagged points found the group members managing themselves, breaking away from their original record company, licking their wounds in nearby Nashville but…
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Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
Cast: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Mike Myers stars in the title role of Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, the film adaptation of the beloved literary classic. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1957, and remains…
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Gothika
Cast: Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton, Bernard Hill Studio: Columbia Rating: 2/10 Corporate Line: A criminal psychologist (Berry) awakens to find herself a patient in the very same mental institution in which she works, with no memory of the murder of her husband (Dutton) that she’s accused of committing. As…
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Jay-Z – The Black Album
Artist: Jay-Z Title: The Black Album Label: Roc-A-Fella Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: Jay-Z is back. What else do you need to know? The Good: “December 4th” – Shawn Carter gives us a look into his childhood. “Threat” – A punch in a haters gut. The Average: “What More Can I Say” – Jay-Z gets braggadocios.…
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Britney Spears – In The Zone
Artist: Britney Spears Title: In The Zone Label: Jive Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: Britney’s musical intensity and her evolution from a teen renegade into a provocative young woman are undeniable throughout ‘In The Zone, ‘ her fourth Jive Records collection. First and foremost, the project shows her flexing notably strong and mature songwriting muscles. She…
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MXPX – Interview
Yuri Ruley takes a break from smacking the skins to chat us up. You guys have been around for a while and have seen a lot of bands coming and going, what do you think about all the bands that have been coming out and doing what you guys do? It’s funny because we have…
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