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DVD reviews: “W.,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “My Name Is Bruce”

Posted on February 12, 2009 by admin

Stone cold The year Bush beat Gore, so to speak, many of us were saying that we’d vote for Gore but we’d prefer to hang with G.W. at a dinner party. So here’s the Oliver Stone biopic “W.,” out now … Continue reading →

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Win Oscar, Live Longer

Posted on January 15, 2009 by admin

Better than gold A snippet in the Jan. 11 edition of Parade mentions a “controversial study” that claims Academy Award winners lived 3.9 years longer than performers who don’t get that recognition. Then it trots out a more recent analysis … Continue reading →

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DVD reviews: “Appaloosa,” “Mirrors,” “Swing Vote”

Posted on January 14, 2009 by admin

Needs some giddyup There must have been a lot of moseying in the Old West. According to “Appaloosa,” a Western based on a Robert B. Parker novel, cowboys sat around gathering dust, occasionally spouting short sentences and, less frequently, firing … Continue reading →

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