Whichever way you pronounce it, the stately pecan is an American classic and a nutrition dynamo, which is why it merits its own national holiday – this Saturday.
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National Pecan Day highlights crunchy nut
Tags: National Pecan Day, Pecan
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Extraordinary Voyage anything but ordinary
Set up as a preface to a screening of the restored classic “A Trip to the Moon,” the new documentary “The Extraordinary Voyage” takes viewers for a 60-minute ride detailing the career of George Méliès.
Tags: ben Kingsley, The Extraordinary Voyage, Tom Hanks
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New novel “Fallback Plan” not worth your time
Leign Stein’s first novel comes off as an uninspired flop by spending too much time trying to relate to Generation Y.
Tags: Esther, Fallback Plan, Leigh Stein
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“Tree of Life” not worth the money
Too much silence leads to psychoanalysis of “Tree of Life.”
Tags: Best Film, Oscars 2012, The Tree of Life
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Streep embodies the strength of “The Iron Lady”
Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep stars as Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Tags: golden globe, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
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‘Killer Elite’ review: When does the War end?
Starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro, ‘Killer Elite’ delivers gratuitous action with a gritty, surprisingly well-developed story.
Tags: "Robert De Niro", Jason Statham
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10 guy-friendly romantic movies
Trying to pick a DVD for a stay-in movie date that won’t have the lucky guy squirming for two hours? Here are some fun films that both parties will enjoy, recommended by several Minutemen themselves!
Tags: date night, movie suggestions, romantic comedy, Romantic movies
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Hopping into theaters near you!
The minds behind “Despicable Me” have delivered a new family film this spring in the form of “Hop.”
Tags: Despicable Me, Hop, movie
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Life doesn’t have a script, Arkin doesn’t use one
In his new memoir, “An Improvised Life,” Alan Arkin uncovers what it means to play other people and write new characters, and how to teach others.
Tags: Allen Arkin, An Improvised Life, Little Miss Sunshine
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Timing is everything in “The Adjustment Bureau”
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in “The Adjustment Bureau,” George Nolfi’s new film about a romance defying class, time and fate.
Tags: Adjustment Bureau, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon
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