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Arts & Entertainment

From the Basement to the Big Time

February 24, 2005 was the end of an era. At least, that's how it looked to alt-rock fans across the Delaware Valley.

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The Week in Music

Tonight: West Philadelphia Orchestra The Khyber, 21+ Is the idea of seeing the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center too classy for you?

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Jumping Away From Jumper

20th Century Fox's latest action flick Jumper might possibly be the most ill-conceived movie I have seen in some time.

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So Nice, So Spice

At the risk of losing respect and friendship, I would like to turn your attention to a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed watching: Spice World, or as some call it, "that stupid Spice Girls marketing device." Those negative Nancies do have a point.

by DANIEL SCHWARTZ

FEBRUARY FILMS

We promise they're worth leaving the comfort of your house/boyfriend's arms/cocoon at Bucks. Free screening of Harlan County USA Feb.

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Penn Rocks Y-Rock

We let you get heard... So you think you know music? Want to win a chance to broadcast your favorite songs for everyone to hear?

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Stalin's Legacy

Street: How did you get involved with this film? Anamaria Marinca: I was already living in London, and Christian called me.

by JULIE STEINBERG

Blacked Out Beats

If you like Hot Chip, chances are you enjoy dancing. 2006's The Warning instilled in you "the joy of repetition," and you're ready for more.

by FRANCIS WRIGHT

Web Video of the Week

Sometimes we wonder what our high school friends have been doing with their lives. Recently, I checked up on two pals of mine, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, who were notorious comedians within our Atlantan community.

by DANIEL SCHWARTZ

This Week in Music

Tonight: Vampire Weekend First Unitarian Church, All Ages Vampire Weekend turns out indie-pop gems with a touch of afro-pop (see our review on page 15). These Ivy League grads just signed a deal with XL Recordings and are poised to explode on the scene.

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Creatures Of the Night

It's really too bad that The O.C. was cancelled before Columbia-grads Vampire Weekend arrived on the scene.

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Deacon In Wonderland

Here are some words I'm not going to use in the following article: day-glo, nerd, neon, hallucinatory, spastic, spazz, demented, frenzy, wacky, ebullient, man-child, shenanigans, awesome.

by STEVE MCLAUGHLIN

Defibrillator

Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf Big Shots 2003 The "hip-hop pioneer" title is generally attributed to a limited pool of late '80s and early '90s MCs, depending on subjective standards.

by MICHAEL LIN

SO DAMAGED

Neil McCormick and Brian Lackey of Mysterious Skin: Neil, a soulless teenage hustler + Brian, an introverted and coddled 18-year-old + alien abductions + repressed dark memories = a raw, graphic and seriously depressing and disturbing film with intense performances by its lead actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick) and Brady Corbet (Thirteen). Dawn Wiener of Welcome to the Dollhouse: Dawn, an unattractive, awkward and certified 7th grade loser + an adorable little sister + absent-minded parents + unrequited love for a cool guitar player + the "Special People Club" = a quotable, coming of age, dark comedy that makes you cower at the thought of middle school. Duncan Mudge of The Mudge Boy: Duncan, a quiet, sheltered farm boy + his unusual desire to mimic his dead mother + an unlikely friendship with a tough, neighborhood boy + a question of sexuality = a poignant film featuring a stunning performance by Emile Hirsch in the title role.

by NATASHA SCOTT

Soviet-Style Abortion

I'll be honest: even though we put Juno on our Best Movies of 2007 list, I don't think it deserves half of the hype it's garnered.

by JULIE STEINBERG

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. Cinema's forgotten masterpieces: Landscape in the Mist (1988)

As Americans, we fancy ourselves as having monopolized postmodernist existential angst. But Theo Angelopoulos's 1988 masterpiece Landscape in the Mist plaintively reminds us that we are not alone in our search for meaning in a bleak universe.

by JOSHUA COOK

Mission to Mars

The Bedlam in Goliath, the fourth full-length studio release by The Mars Volta, introduces listeners to a new sound -- a modification of the direction taken by the group on their last release, 2006's Amputechture.

by MAX HAS

Web Video of the Week

Dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is acceptable only twice during the average person's lifetime: for the duration of 1983 and at your brother's bar mitzvah.

by JULIE STEINBERG

Five Movies to Overturn Your Carefully Cultivated Sense of Reality

5. Fight Club Tyler Durden: "Hitting bottom isn't a weekend retreat. It's not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just.

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A Holy Matrimony

The Starlight Ballroom was designed for dancing. As you walk into the place, a disco ball throws deceiving patterns of colored light on the wide dance floor, informing you that you didn't come here to stand still.

by MAX HAS

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