Film
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Talkies
In the '80s, Joel Hodgson was in his 20s living in L.A., working the stand-up comedy circuit. He was offered a sitcom. He turned it...
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Facebook is either the greatest contribution to social networking or, according to Betty White, the greatest time suck ever invented. Whatever you think it is,...
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Terror Tween
Let Me In is not your average tween's vampire movie. There are no lingering shots of over-primped adolescents with rippling abs. No angst-filled scenes of...
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Making the Grade
There can be an inherent danger in movie titles. It's the risk of being saddled with a title that critics can easily twist around with...
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The Lonely Guy
The American. It's rather a bland title. But if you bring a star's name into it -- for example, ''George Clooney is…The American'' -- you...
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Pilgrimage
In Shaun of the Dead, director Edgar Wright reanimated the zombie movie, and in Hot Fuzz he blew up action film stereotypes, both with hilarious...
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Life Changing
Who should star in a movie about your life? Inspirational writer Elizabeth Gilbert now joins Erin Brockovich in getting to say Julia Roberts. Often found...
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Salt Deficiency
There is a type of book that only seems appropriate to buy in airports. Typically it's filled with action scenes, very little character development, writing...
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Modern Family
Modern families are funny. There's a sitcom that proves it. But the modern family in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right is more than...
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Dream State
Ever had one of those dreams when you couldn't wake up, a dream that seemed to go on forever and ever? Welcome to Inception. At...
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Camp Celluloid
''The first time I ever went out in drag was as Patty Duke. So I have this thing.'' That ''thing'' is why Valley of the...
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Monster Trash
To say that the third installment in the Twilight Saga is the best one is like saying the Korean War was the best war, or...
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Unsaintly Actions
When Proposition 8 was passed in California during the 2008 elections, not only did it put a stop to marriages for same-sex couples in the...
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True Stories
When truth can be stranger than fiction, documentaries can eclipse feature films in their ability to enthrall, entertain and educate. Now in its eighth year,...
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Spiritual Cinema
Lately, all the buzz about Buddha in the District of Columbia has belonged to Buddha Bar, the überhip restaurant/lounge chain of the jetseteratti, welcoming Washington...
