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Being John Malkovich – A Review
You either love him or hate him. I really doubt if anyone has a middle of the road opinion of him. He is undeniably an actor to be reckoned with, and the work he did on stage with Gary Sinise even further adds to his credibility (if you can find it on video, the production…
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Corporata Considerata
[I wrote this sometime back in 1999, I believe. Unlike many of my older writings, this one didn’t have a date. I seem to recall a lot of sunshine around the time I put this together, so let’s just call it June. June … 6th. Sure.] I always find that when I have much about…
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Hannibal – A Book Review
I understand the pressure that Thomas Harris has been under. Really, I do. Since the second of his Hannibal Lecter novels was released as a film in 1991, the public has been calling for a sequel. Silence of the Lambs won five Oscars, all well-deserved, and the book reads with little difference from the finished…
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Cowboy Junkies – Trinity Session – A Review
If you are looking for an album to pick you up by the ears, slap you around with a silly stick and convince you that everything is going to be okay, then this is not an appropriate album for you. I first heard this CD by candlelight. Sitting in Cameron’s dorm room, though Cameron was…
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Alison Krauss – Forget About It – A Review
“Where have you been/My long lost friend?” If the first line fails to hook you, then the remainder of this album would not be worth your investigation. But if it does grab you, if you allow the almost angelic voice to pick you up, then you are going to enjoy the next hour. “I’m just…
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The Blair Witch Project – A Review
I almost feel like an infidel to the cause, but I have to confess something here. This was probably the movie I wanted to see more than any other this summer. Yes, I do mean more than the Big Movie of the Summer. It was subtle how it revealed itself. A simple poster I saw…