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Cornucopia of films comes to Spokane

Moviegoing should be a rich experience over the next seven days, what with today's openings, two sneak previews on the weekend, a couple of midnight offerings, a special concert film on Tuesday and as many as four possible openings on Wednesday. Here's what movie fans can expect:
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Feel the ferocity of Isis tonight at Fat Tuesday’s

Hard cores brace yourselves, heavy hitters Isis and These Arms Are Snakes are about to rock your lights out. At times too smart for its own good, and vastly more experimental, Boston's Isis surprised critics and fans with "Oceanic," its 2002 follow-up to the underground classic "Celestial."
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Give thanks for the slow vote counts

The Web site for checking the state's election returns is Vote.wa.gov. That's especially fitting for Christine Gregoire and Dino Rossi. After all the votes are recounted, one candidate will take on the title of Gov. while the other cries "Wa." There's been a lot of talk lately about tightening the absentee-
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Grab your corkscrews, this year’s Beaujolais nouveau has arrived

What it is: Beaujolais wines, which by definition come from the southern part of France's Burgundy region, are made from the gamay grape (in contrast to most of the red wines from Burgundy, which are made with pinot noir grapes). Though many wine drinkers think of French reds as being intensely flavored and full-bodied (think of a fine, aged Bordeaux), Beaujolais wines are known for their light body, fruity flavor and low amount of tannins, making them less suitable for aging and perfect for drinking young. What it's all about: Though there are several types of Beaujolais, the one most celebrated is Beaujolais nouveau. At one minute past midnight on Nov. 18, the new vintage of Beaujolais nouveau was available and uncorked at celebrations throughout the world. The grapes used to create this unpretentious and inexpensive wine were still on the vine just three months earlier, and the resulting vintage is generally meant to be drunk within six months of its release date.
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Mother-in-law woes have begun, even before the wedding

Q: My fiancé and I are to be married soon. He's a great guy, but I worry about his mom. Whenever we visit, she always has a little dig for me. Often she says these hurtful things when he's not around. I mentioned it to him, but he brushed it off as "She thinks no one is good enough for me" and told me to ignore it. He's pretty close with his family, so I expect we'll spend most holidays there. Is this something to worry about? Mia: Moms are tough. Just recently that girl on "Desperate Housewives" set up her mother-
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Pleasure trove

A dash of "Indiana Jones," a dollop of "The Da Vinci Code," a splash of American history and lots of high-octane Hollywood hooey. That's the formula for "National Treasure," the latest big-budget escapism from producer and popcorn movie magnate Jerry Bruckheimer. Nicolas Cage reunites with Bruckheimer after starring in his "The Rock," "Con Air" and "Gone in Sixty Seconds." This time Cage is Benjamin Franklin Gates, the latest in several generations of his family to be obsessed with a purported and long-rumored secret of American history.
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Reality TV filled with fake winners and real losers

Let's start off with "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax" (Mondays, NBC). This show has been getting mixed reviews by the masses. Some say the show is manipulative and downright evil. Others say it's a practical joke gone too far. I say it's good family fun. Who better to mess with than your own family?
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‘SpongeBob SqaurePants’ swimming into theaters

SpongeBob SquarePants is a popular cartoon character who also has clicked with some teens and adults, thanks to a playful humor that crosses typical kid-entertainment boundaries. "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" moves the sweet-natured goofball to the big screen. Like the TV show it's based on, it's a daffy, enjoyable creation, one that doesn't talk down to kids and revels in its sheer silliness.
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We have a winner!

The people have spoken. We have the results for our 7 for President mp3 contest. With about 160 songs in our library, we've got the makings of a decent online jukebox, or maybe even an online radio station. You can hear tracks from more than 70 local and regional bands at www.spokane7.com/soundwave. Here are the seven bands that collected the highest online votes.
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A gift-giving and -getting guide of the season’s greatest gizmos

We're all geeks now. Maybe it started when we had to program the VCR clock for our parents. Maybe it started when companies figured out that interface and usability ought to be priorities and gadgets got a lot simpler. Whatever happened, technology surrounds us – at work, at home, at play – to the point where we don't even notice most of it anymore. Things just work. So we use them. And we want more of them. This really does make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year: We have a built-in excuse to indulge, and tech companies are happy to roll out plenty of shiny, shiny things. That's what this holiday gift list is all about: shiny things. Those items that tech makes a little bit more useful, or a whole lot more fun. We're not talking big-ticket presents, such as flat-panel TVs, or flooded markets such as cell phones and digital cameras. Great presents, to be sure, but those for which you should definitely comparison shop. Start with some side-by-side reviews at a site such as cnet.com.
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Christmas spirit barrels through ‘Polar Express’

A young boy lies awake in his bed on Christmas Eve. He's listening for sleigh bells that'll indicate the arrival of Santa Claus. But he's not really sure he'll hear them. Friends have told him there is no Santa Claus. And he's beginning to have doubts.
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Cultures collide at circumcision crossroads

Q: My husband I are expecting a baby boy in a couple of months. I'm Jewish, he's not, and we have strong disagreements about circumcision. It's a part of my culture, and I want to have a bris. My husband, however, feels strongly that circumcision is a form of mutilation. When we got married, we talked of blending our cultures and sharing our lives, but on this question there doesn't seem to be any compromise. Don't you think that since I'm doing the work of carrying the baby, I should get to choose? Steve: I hope you agreed before you married which religion your children will follow. Your husband needs to understand the importance of the bris. It may be the only mitzvah (commandment) observed by Jews of every affiliation, even those who are not very religious. If your husband has health concerns, he can talk to a pediatrician. Circumcision was routine for all male babies born from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
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Dead Diary

"Another year, another diary," Renée Zellweger intones in her now flawless British accent at the start of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason." Really, though, it reads like the same book, only written in a slightly different shade of ink. This follow-up to the enormously successful "Bridget Jones's Diary" is more of a remake than a sequel. "Bridget Jones" author Helen Fielding and Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral") are among the four people credited with concocting the script, which is sort of mind-boggling when you think about it.
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Fantasy just as depressing as reality

I tried desperately to stay away from my television last week, to spend time on more important fall activities, such as raking leaves, baking yummy pies out of leftover Halloween pumpkins and starting my mandatory fall cleaning. However, I found a few small kinks in my plan. I live in an apartment in New York City, and there are no leaves to rake. My pumpkin was about the size of a grapefruit and would not create an impressive pie, and the household cleaning just sounded like a painful undertaking, so I put it off for yet another week and parked my behind on the sofa for another dose of reality television.
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hot film

Warren Miller's new film "Impact" will give skiers their usual pre-season thrills at 5 and 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Spokane Opera House. Tickets are $18.50 and are available through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT or www.ticketswest.com. – Dan Webster, staff writer
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John Prine: American music’s unsung hero

John Prine is a name that always seems to get lost in the shuffle. These days, contemporary music often sparkles with more colorful and creative names such as Xzibit, Eminem or Beyonce. And on the airwaves, well, rustic acoustic tunes such as Prine's rarely register on the radio dial.
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