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May
18 2013
You never know exactly what you're going to get from a Joel and Ethan Coen film, but more often than not, it's unexpectedly sublime. They're masters of the craft, melding writing, performance, camera work, and soundtrack into one perfectly...
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May
18 2013
  I feel betrayed. As a Trekker who’s watched all five Star Trek series and all eleven of the previous films (I even ranked all 79 episodes of The Original Series from worst to best), I feel completely justified in saying that Star Trek Into...
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May
18 2013
Anchorman: The Legend Continues, the highly-anticipated sequel to Will Ferrell's 2004 film of the nearly-identical name (Anchorman) has the Internet wrapped around its little finger. Seriously: it seems as though every day there is a new photo...
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May
18 2013
Well, that's one way to launch a new album. Kanye West is just an entity all his own: never one to go the traditional route, the multi-platinum rapper and musical guest for Saturday Night Live's finale wanted to stand-out and make a statement to...
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May
18 2013
Each week, Hollywood gives us something to whine about, and the week of May 13 was no different. We could make a drinking game out of this week, but that would be too dangerous. Instead, we'll stick to the usual formula: varying levels of...
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May
18 2013
Musical guest Kanye West might not be willing to make a fool of himself for the sake of comedy or self-awareness on the season finale of Saturday Night Live tonight (he is not a celebrity after all, just an exceedingly wealthy person who does...
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May
18 2013
If Harmony Korine's candy coated debauchery fest Spring Breakers was every parent's worst nightmare realized, then Noah Baumbach's sublime Frances Ha, a love letter to New York City and truly finding yourself in it is just the opposite of that...
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May
18 2013
How to describe The Congress? It's like Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop set in Hollywood. It's like a Ralph Bakshi adaptation of Sardi's wall art. It's like The Matrix meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit meets Being John Malkovich meets Enter the Void...
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May
18 2013
Think of the best performances from the past 20 years.  OK, make it a little easier on yourself. Think of the Academy Awards from recent years: Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, Nicole Kidman as...
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May
17 2013
  It's hard to think of any other 1960s TV series with as much staying-power as Star Trek. 47 years after its launch it's spun-off four live-action series, one animated series, dozens of videogames, and 12 movies. The latest, Star Trek Into...
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May
17 2013
As the end of the Nikita season finale neared, things were looking hopeful. Even though the President of the United States was dead, and Nikita was taking the public fall for it, the team was together and ready to fight to expose the truth of...
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May
17 2013
  Who run the world? Girls. And they'll likely be running X Factor for Season 3 as well. Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland is near a deal to join the singing competition show as a judge, EW reports. The judges' panel will likely consist of...
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May
17 2013
At Miami's Little Haiti Cultural Center on May 17, Donna Karan wasn't showing her latest runway collection. The designer was showcasing artisanal wares made by people from Haiti and other parts of the world.  She explained why the campaign is...
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