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Barrymore ‘whips’ actors into shape in directorial debut
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, “Whip It!” does not disappoint. The film follows a young girl who is forced to compete in beauty pageants by her mother but secretly (and illegally), skates in roller derby at night.
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‘Jennifer’s Body’ hosts plenty of laughs, few horrors
Let’s get something straight: Diablo Cody is a comedy writer. Best known for her Oscar-winning script for “Juno,” its evident that Cody is sharp, witty and up on her culture.
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‘Half-Blood Prince’ brings audiences ‘Half-Way’ to a magical finale
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth installment in the Harry Potter franchise, opened July 15 and quickly secured its spot as a summer blockbuster. The film follows Harry Potter as he returns to Hogwarts after his climactic battle with Lord Voldemort at the end of “The Order of the Phoenix.”
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‘Hung’ Up on HBO’s Raunchy New Drama
It’s the world’s oldest profession, and cable TV’s newest topic du jour. Although prostitution is illegal in most places and frowned upon in others, it has become the subject of choice for many television shows and movies.
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Del Toro sinks his teeth into a new venue with ‘The Strain’
Within the plethora of angsty teenage vampire romance novels (cue the screaming legions of “Twilight” fans), enters “The Strain”: not exactly the anti-norm, but close to it.
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