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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Helping James Bond Nab a Killer
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The opening credits of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo mimic the beginning of a James Bond film; female forms slither across the
Straw Dogs: A Study of Human Nature
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
by Bia Assevero on Playing Around
Straw Dogs won’t be everyone’s cup of tea and more than a few critics are dismissing it as a wholly unnecessary remake of Sam Peckinpah’s
“Memories Are Made of This”
Frank Basile—Big Voice, Big Heart
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Frank Basile’s deep, rich, baritone surrounds the Metropolitan Room like a big, warm hug. You can almost hear pleased sighs as the audience relaxes into
Shark Night: It S(t)inks
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Any movie that can open up with a blonde girl in a white bikini getting eaten by a shark and manage to make that boring
iPlastic—Seeking Perfection Under the Knife
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
by Cori Capik on Living Around
We are the iGeneration. We are all too familiar with the iPod, the iPad, iHome and the like, but the “i” extends beyond our electronics
Fright Night—Bloody Good Time
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Let’s get it out of the way: Hollywood makes way, WAY too many remakes and reboots. There was no need for Rob Zombie to re-do
Friends with Benefits—Road to Romance or Heartbreak?
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Two friends “hooking up” just to have sex is Hollywood’s favorite new theme. Popular young stars—Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake—star in a box office winner,
Entourage—The Boys Get Ready to Say Goodbye
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The HBO series Entourage is such a hit, it’s hard to believe that in the early days the show had a hard time finding places
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