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Film
Love blows
It starts off well enough. This film, from the directors of There's Something About Mary, is all set to provide a humorous commentary on the dangers of listening to others when it comes to important, life-altering decisions.
by KIRA MURATOVA
Music
Campus cred
Street: Sum up your band in an offensive quote.
Zach: We're explosive like Iran.
Street: Why should anyone in his right mind come see Leviathan perform?
Zach: I prefer they come not in their right minds.
Ben: When was the last time someone heard a Leviathan?
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Film
'Bourne' scribe takes Ritalin
This movie marks the directorial debut for Gilroy, who wrote the screenplays for the Bourne trilogy.
by KEVIN KOPLAN
Music
Defibrillator
Neil Young
Trans
1983
Who could guess that a Canadian folk-rocker and a vocoder could make such sweet, sweet love?
by MARK DILLMAN
Film
The good, the bad and the pretty
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, director Dominik's second feature, is so good I couldn't bring myself to leave the theatre for a bathroom break when my bladder, only 40 minutes into the 2+ hour film, screamed full.
by KEVIN MCMULLIN
Music
ay, there's the rub
Spencer Krug has a problem. He's splitting his time between his main band Wolf Parade and the now fully realized Sunset Rubdown.
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Film
Trailer Park
White Collar:
Persepolis: Highly stylized animation set to an off-beat rendition of "Eye of the Tiger" makes for an extremely entertaining trailer, even though the English trailer isn't out yet.
by KEVIN KOPLAN
Film
Delicious
This film, from the director of Kramer vs. Kramer, asks the question: Is love just a trick nature plays on us or is it the only meaning there is to this crazy world?
by KIRA MURATOVA
Music
Meat Puppets
As an angst-addled adolescent, my favorite Nirvana song was "Oh, Me" from the MTV Unplugged record. When I eventually replaced cassette with CD, I discovered in the liner notes that "Oh, Me" and two other tracks were in fact Meat Puppets covers.
by STEVE MCLAUGHLIN
Music
ENDANGERED list
It's unusual to find a band of friends who are able to believe in their adolesent fairy-tales when they grow up.
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Music
vintage wine
It used to be you could listen to an Iron & Wine album and imagine sitting alone with Sam Beam as he whispered his lyrics directly to you.
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Film
Phillywood
If Philadelphia were to play a role in a teen sex comedy, it would play the girl who can't get a date for the prom - a Molly Ringwald character who somehow goes unnoticed by everybody except one weirdo (seriously, M.
by PHIL MALACZEWSKI
Music
Green is the new blue
Let's recap: This is the Canadian folk singer-songwriter's first proper new release in seven years, she is signed to Starbucks' Hear Music label and her voice has grown noticeably huskier.
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Music
Smashing Pumpkins
As a nine-year-old, the Smashing Pumpkins' epic double-disc Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness made me feel so uncomfortable that I went back to Strawberries and returned it.
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Music
ANIMAL HOUSE
Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam
2/5 Stars
Animal Collective is back with the same non-rhythmic, glitchy sounds they explored on their last full-length, Feels.
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Film
Sky of blue, sea of green
If you choose to slip into the film's phantasmagoric and stunningly beautiful aesthetic, Across the Universe will transport you to a trippy 1960s dreamscape.
by DANIEL SCHWARTZ
Film
Chuck Sucks
If you pass up partying or studying to see a movie this weekend, I sincerely hope it's not for Good Luck Chuck.
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Music
Breaking waves
Lab analyses, electron microscopes, s‚ances and metaphysical inquiries - all absurd measures to prove that a spade is still a spade.
by MARK DILLMAN
Film
Across the Univerise Interview
Julie Taymor, director of Across the Universe, strives to transcend. With roots in theater, opera, puppetry and television, her productions - like the hugely popular Broadway production of The Lion King - reflect a layered and dynamic artist.
by DANIEL SCHWARTZ
Music
Playlist of the week: "Bad Education"
1. Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer) - The Young Knives
2. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
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