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Public Enemies on dvd: available now and even more powerful.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Michael Mann ("Thief"; "Manhunter"; "Heat"; "The Aviator"; "Hancock"), his cast and crew have...
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Public Enemies on dvd: available now and even more powerful.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Michael Mann ("Thief"; "Manhunter"; "Heat"; "The Aviator"; "Hancock"), his cast and crew have...
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Info 101: movie news & updates 27: harvey, warner bros. 2010 schedule, new releases next week.
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Harvey. Stephen Spielberg will not direct this film for 20th Century Fox, according to Variety. The studio was hoping for an early 2010 start for...
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Info 101: musical notes & updates 11: elvis presley: good rockin' tonight: coming dec. 8
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Elvis's career is brought to the forefront yet again in this incredible 100 song retrospective. Until his death in '77 at age 42, he...
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Info 101: holiday idea: polanski update, mn. record show in time for holiday!
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
POLANSKI UPDATE: Polanski granted bail. It will cost him $4.5 million and he'll have to stay home wearing an ankle bracelet but the Swiss court...
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Info 101: movie news & updates 26: predators, hobbit, amityville horror, new releases-Dec. 1 & 4
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Hollyweird gets weirder. 1) Predators. Director Nimrod Antal (Kontroll) is busy on the project while his latest film is in the can and ready to...
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Info 101: musical notes & updates 10: iraheta, enya, new releases for Dec. 1, '09
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Things are slowing down as the actual holiday approaches. Please don't risk bodily harm seeking out the super-deals on Black Friday. Merchants...
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Profile: jerry bruckheimer: anatomy of an empire, part 1
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Jerry Bruckheimer, another Upper Midwestern boy from Detroit, has been credited with producing many highly profitable films and television shows over...
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Info 101: movie news & updates 25: 2012, abrams, more spidey 4, new releases for Nov. 23/24/25
1) 2012. Short and sweet, this is a disaster movie not a religious or scientific forecast. Certainly, it's not a springboard for wack-a-doodles...
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Concert film/album review: mccartney: good evening new york city
Of all the words ever written about Paul McCartney, two will always be true--consummate showman. No one in rock music has more fun or a fuller...
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Info 101: holiday idea: polanski update, mn. record show in time for holiday!

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