Mixed Movie Notes on Blood, Dresses and Breakups
A collage reviews glamor and twists across films like Atonement The Bucket List Cloverfield and The Savages. It questions romance thrills and depth while noting performances by Keira Knightley Jack Nicholson and Philip Seymour Hoffman amid a chaotic tangent of cinema gossip and hype.
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Ian McEwan
Keira McAvoy
Betral
Jack Nicholson
Morgan Freeman
Abigail Breslin
Adam Brooks
Matthew McConaughey
Hayden Christensen
Ellen Pageshin
Jon
Wendy Savage
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Laura Linney
Savages
Step Up 2 the Streets and other film notes
A compact review roundup notes Step Up 2 the Streets appeals as a dance musical with thin plot and many choreographic displays. It also comments on Daniel Day-Lewis turns in a greed and manipulation epic and mocks big comedy cliches in a "No one dons a" segment.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Millionaire tryouts link Lawrence figures to TV debut
Lawrence contestants from the region recount the road to the game show Millionaire with Melin, Fowler Jones and others. The piece details VH1 testing, a New York shoot, and local advice on reaching the broadcast stage, revealing personal stakes and the impact on their careers.
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Hal
Steve
Daisy
Melin
New York City
Entertainment Weekly
New York
Cricket fights and beauty contests draw global curiosity
A January Los Angeles Times dispatch notes China’s crickets feature in beauty contests, singing contests and prize fights. Spectators view terrarium fights on large screens via overhead cameras as crickets duel jaws, with top fighters fetching up to $10,000. Doping concerns center on wing vibration to alter pitch. In New Jersey, a 2006 tractor trailer death led to a dismissed lawsuit by the Turnpike Authority after a Post inquiry.
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China
Los Angeles Times Dispatch
Oue
The
Times
Turnpike Authority
New York Post
NJTA
William Ziff
Union County
The Spiderwick Chronicles film review notes
A family fantasy tracking Jared Mallory as he discovers the Field Guide by Uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Goblins ogre Mulgrath pursue the kids while Mark Waters centers the drama on real world faults. The film blends whimsy and scares for younger audiences, with vivid creatures and sight gags.
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Mallory
Sarah Bolger
Jared
Arthur Spiderwick
David Strathairn
Mulgrath
Nick Nolte
Spiderwick
Mark Waters
Parker
Waters
Seth Rogen
Martin Short
Thimblejack
Auntie’s Pantry
Top Albums in 2007 20 entries listed in chart summary
The list ranks twenty albums across pop rock R&B country and soundtracks led by Jack Johnson Detours Sheryl Crow Alicia Keys Lenny Kravitz and Taylor Swift. It includes film and TV soundtracks from Miley Cyrus Kenny G Sara Bareilles Daughtry Daughtry and Sugarland with labels ranging from Virgin Rhino UMG and EMI to Sony BMG and Fox/Razor & Tie.
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Jack Johnson
Brushfire
UMRG
Sheryl Crow
A&m
Interscope
IGA
Alicia Keys
MBKA
AMG
Lenny Kravitz
Virgin
Grammy
Hip- O
UMG
Juno
Rhino
Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige
Matriarch
Geffen
K.d. Lang
Nonesuch
Warner Bros
Miley Cyrus
Walt Disney
Hollywood
Taylor Swift
Big Machine
Keyshia Cole
Confidential
Imani
Chris Brown
Jive
Zomba
Atlantic
Rhythm & Romance
Kenny G
Starbucks
Concord
Sara Bareilles
Epic
Sony Music
Garth
Brooks
Pearl
EMI
Sony Bmg Strategic Marketing
Daughtry
RCA/BMG
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Fox
Razor & Tie
Sugarland
Mercury Nashville
UMGN
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