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IAAF nullifies Mubarak's performances over age cheat (Aug 14 2007 23:54 GMT) - The International Association of Athletics Federations has nullified all the results obtained by Taher Tareq Mubarak of Bahrain in international events after finding him guilty of manipulating his birth ... via Panapress |
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Zebraman: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Another spastic doodle by the irrepressible Takashi Miike, Zebraman is essentially a more kid-friendly, though less pro-family, strain of Visitor Q. by Ed Gonzalez |
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Antonia: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The style of Antonia, like the melodramas that simmer at its center, is neither smutty nor glorifying, sensitively keyed to the struggles of its working-class characters. by Ed Gonzalez |
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Rush Hour 3: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - A sluggish repeat of its predecessors that remains mistakenly convinced that miscommunication between Tucker and co-star Jackie Chan is the funniest thing ever. by Nick Schager |
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Who Killed a Child?: DVD Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Unflinching, uncompromising, and finally available in an uncensored version in America, this is one of the dark hidden gems of 1970s Euro horror. by Jeremiah Kipp |
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Daddy Day Camp: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The minstrelsy of Gooding Jr.'s performance is abhorrent but no more offensive than the showboating that won him the Oscar. by Ed Gonzalez |
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2 Days in Paris: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Makes one wonder if Delpy isn't unconsciously working through some residual, latent anger at Before Sunset co-star Ethan Hawke. by Nick Schager |
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LOL: DVD Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - A cool DIY commentary about our obsession with technology, given a very considerate DVD treatment by the boys at Benten Films. by Ed Gonzalez |
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On the Silver Globe: DVD Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - This fascinating cult item would be an even richer collectible if the DVD included a sense of the project's lost battle against government censorship. by Jeremiah Kipp |
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Crossing the Line: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Crossing the Line is compromised by Gordon's questionable aesthetic tactics and trite psychoanalysis of Dresnok, whose rationale for defection is reduced to mommy and daddy issues. by Ed Gonzalez |
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King of Kong: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The subtitle of the film is actually an unneeded addition since what the film highlights with piercing exactitude are the lengths grown men won't go to in the long run to prove themselves. by Jason Clark |
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Hot Rod: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Hot Rod is further proof that the primary aspiration of the male SNL cast member is to make 90-minute sketch films about dense man-children who can't or refuse to grow up. by Nick Schager |
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Inland Empire: DVD Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Inland Empire is another excuse for Lynch heads not to leave their house. Fine, just make sure to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. by Ed Gonzalez |
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Tegan and Sara - The Con: Music Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The Con is T&S's first release since their 2004 breakthrough So Jealous, which earned traction after receiving high-profile exposure on the first season of Grey's Anatomy. by Sal Cinquemani |
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Colossal Youth: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - A unique metaphysical vision that, tracing its characters' dislocation, seems to weave between alternate worlds as easily as it navigates from image to image. by Fernando F. Croce |
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I Know Who Killed Me: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - Between its garish digital photography and borderline incomprehensible narrative, I Know Who Killed Me at times suggests a hack's attempt at a Lynch film. by Rob Humanick |
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Kamp Katrina: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The filmmakers dwell on the distinctly New Orleasian eccentricity of Ms. Pearl and David's tenants, whose hard-knock experiences with drug and booze predate Katrina, without every condescending to them, marveling at their unfortunate weaknesses and fierce survival instincts. by Ed Gonzalez |
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The Ten: Film Review (Aug 14 2007 23:51 GMT) - The Ten is, I guess, sacrilegious in the strictest sense of the term, and its interest in investigating the commandments can be skin deep, as they're often used as mere pretext for ribald nonsense. by Nick Schager |
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