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Review: Topol lives up to legend status in ‘Fiddler’
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I have to pass once again on Pig Out in the Park…
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Trailer makers need to ask for ‘Atonement’
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Illegal sales are just regular business
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Get ‘Betrayed’ at Borders
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Oh, HD, we hardly knew ye
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Dancing with a future star
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Kite Runner’ and more to open Friday
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Orphanage’ isn’t del Toro’s niヨa
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Samsung stays neutral in high-def war
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Muveez we most want to see in ‘08
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Get ‘Lost’ in Abrams’ world
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Call her mug shot Michelle
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Is ‘Juno’ irresponsible? You decide
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EWU film students earn SpIFF spots
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?uoy dluoc, ti raeh t’ndluoc I
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Toshiba gets desperate
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We want ‘Blood,’ and we want it now
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And then they all played ‘Twister’
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Author Marshalls up a good review
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DVD outlets deserve kudos, too
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Cloverfield’ is worth the money
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Ledger’s not closed on Ledger
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Another customer satisfied
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SpIFF opening feature unveiled
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Time to buy a Blu-ray player?
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Blood’ is brilliant, but flawed
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But does anything about Oscar make sense?
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Como se dice ‘Hobbit’ en espanol?
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No laughs among ‘Spartans’
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Earn your free movie here
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Finally, a superhero flick for the rest of us
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For romance, tune into Lloyd and Diane
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SpIFF 2008 opens on a high, noisy note
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Books for inquiring minds
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R.I.P. Chief Martin Brody
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He creates jigsaw puzzles for a living
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Not so fast, U2 fans!
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A Happy Valentine’s Day view
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HD - going, going, going …
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Kosovo has big party, and it’s free
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2007 was full of great imagery
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Regis Philbin? Wasn’t he born in the 19th century?
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Hollywood gives itself a first gift
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What’s a few years between spouses?
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Bravo Sr. Bardem … el gana el Oscar
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Movie clips are what we wanna see
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No country for timid voters
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Oui, c’est bon pour Marion!
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Foreign language? Take a stab, jack
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Gracious moment at the Oscars
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Global marketing taking over Hollywood
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Cody deserved the Oscar for her name alone
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Coens best directors of a not-so-good movie
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Just the tone for a murky Monday
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Spokane Is Reading … Sherman Alexie
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Poet laureate parties on
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All good critics are fans first
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Does your vote really count?
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Another memoirist fakes it all
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All you can say is ‘Hogwarts!’
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Here’s one brilliant trailer
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22 films to check out next
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James’ novel may hit the little screen
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Little Swedish film packs a big spiritual punch
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Lynch believes in peace …
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10 sci-fi movies that got it right
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Ruins’ is a ruin of a screenplay
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Movie criticism is all about words
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Hell, buddy, that’s a lot of hail
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A Bing is a Bing is a Crosby
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Smart People’ aren’t always
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Let’s viddy Alex again, oh, my droogies
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Heston had a fan in Spokane
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Duncan delved into our hearts
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Get Lit! is voices in the night
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Uwe Boll for president
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Dark, cold Sunday carries on
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Watch ‘War/Dance’ for emotional health
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Brooklyn is for lovers of springtime
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Tribeca offers … a little bit of Poland
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Tribeca day 2 ends with a fizzle
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Putting up with filmgoing posers
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Bye bye Tribeca
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Hear that siren? It’s the grammar cops
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Chow’s act has grown a bit old
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What movies, stars excite you?
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Who’s an ‘Iron Man’ fan?
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Two gems set amid the glitter
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Halberstam had a way with words
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Summer reading list? Start here
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Comics are the wave of Hollywood’s action future
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Iron Man’ retains its iron grip
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10 films that you won’t forget
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P.S. this comes as no surprise
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Language gets lost in ‘Horton’
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20 must-see films down, 80 to go
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What do we mean when we say ‘critic’?
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This Indy fan is a refugee from the past
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Seattle ‘Battle’ plays out on the big screen
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Today was a SIFF 2008 three-fer
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The one from Brazil at least kept me awake
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One final Lane word on ‘Indy’
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Are you excited by ‘Sex’?
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Sherman? That’s just Thomas Builds-the-Fire
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Will ‘Hancock’ outgross ‘Indy’?
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Sex’ may have you moaning
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Coen Brothers hatch a new one
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SATC opinion betrays gender bias
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Just when it gets interesting … ciao!
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Can anyone help with this trivia question?
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Time for an unpaid advertisement
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It is, after all, just S.O.P.
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An Oscar doesn’t mean squat
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Hancock’ is a big summer downer
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Will you go see ‘Hancock’ a second time?
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Newspapers doomed? Nero fiddles on
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Searching out an Italian master
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I’ll have a glass of cava with that goal, signore
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Some Madrid waiters are surly
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Barcelona is a Las Ramblas moment
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Barcelona is a great city
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Ever read ‘Midnight’s Children’? Now’s the time
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Five films that boast graphic-novel roots
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Bacon tastes …. good
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Spy books are Furst of their kind
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Get yer ‘Dark Knight’ tix now
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Whatever became of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?
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Does this make Ledger Brando II?
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Summer is the time to stay home, see movies
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Superheroes love their animals
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What? No ‘Superman II’ on the list?
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Whoz th mos pwrfl sprhro?
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Another new/old ‘Blade Runner’
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Dark Knight’ is violent? Uh … du-uh!
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Ebert and company disappear in the dust
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Dark Knight’ exerts its authority
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Big surprise: ‘At the Movies’ opts for youth
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Are you a Batman fan?
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10 more must-see films: loneliest of heroes
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Movies are just a download away
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Bukowski’s advice to writers and other strangers
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Lucas says movie houses will never die
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Magic Lantern wants to hear from you
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Dude, ‘Pineapple Express’ is only semifunny
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More than mere Adam Sandler this week
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Here’s a question for Paul Theroux
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The only question: Why so similar?
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Out of print’ means little in the year 2008
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Jewel of Medina’ novelist called naive
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The Internet is for everyone
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Twilight’ will shine sooner than expected
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Cows aren’t particularly poignant
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Downey not down with Pips impersonation
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5 reasons for the ‘Potter’ move
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Glatzer, being older, got there first
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Kevin Smith watches online porn
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10 more worthy films: The doctor is in
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Traitor’ offers much, delivers less than it should
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The world of scare, according to Remi
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Blu-ray coming to the budget-conscious
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Get a memory … and ‘Ghostbusters,” too
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One day in the not too far future …
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10 more must-sees: Beginning of The End
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Who’s the next Batman foe?
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Warner’s gets set for Oscar season
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Kershner’s book a TKO
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Burn After Reading’ fails to crack top 6
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Sundance to expand its PPV offerings
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To read about the real P.T. Anderson, click here
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Check out these graphic novel choices
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Babylon A.D.’ is beyond belief
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Does ‘Max Payne’ deserve a PG-13 rating?
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That’s genre with a capital G
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Here’s.Your.News.Now.OK?
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Jokers or journalists? Who can tell?
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Just another bit of good ‘70s rock
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Was Georgiana the Princess Di of her day?
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Here are five scary ones
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Here are five to help you get through
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Get ready: ‘Dark Knight’ is coming home
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She’s working hard for her novel
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Blindness’ succeeds, despite its blind spots
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Diddy’ll see ‘that one’ at the polls
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Oh, wow, that’s just fab, Mr. DiCaprio!
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In the words of Dennis Hopper, ‘Merci,’ man
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Who’s up for the new ‘Star Trek’?
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Check out the young Spock and Kirk
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The final 10: Living an Illusion
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Tuesday can’t come quickly enough
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And have we mentioned Rossi-Gregoire?
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Make sure that ballot is in the mail
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Wax on, wax off for Smith son
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What makes a good movie … uh, good?
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Say hello to these clueless little friends
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Just in time for the holidays … depression
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Sexiness is like comedy: It’s personal
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Lots to like about ‘Road House’ DVD
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Australia’: Don’t be so, uh, miserables
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Thoughts of ‘Synecdoche’ and David Lynch
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BBC lovers, check out ‘State of Play’
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Nobel Son’ boasts a ‘Tru’ star
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Times have changed for 3-D
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What were your top 2008 ‘Disappointments’?
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How not to be an Ugly American
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10 lines from great sci-fi films
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Keanu stood still, as did the Earth
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Further troubles threaten ‘Watchmen’
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And you thought the answer was 42, right?
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Twilight’ sequel sees some changes
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Why ‘Pulp Fiction’? Why any great art?
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it …
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Frost/Nixon’ may come for Christmas
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Mamma’s Boy’ offers perfect ‘reality’ theater
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How do you shut up up movie talkers?
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I haven’t seen more than half of these
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TV in 2008 was as bad as it gets
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Hey, ‘Che’ is one worthy view
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Acting or mere impersonation: You decide
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Gran Torino’: Un po disappointment
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Mystic Arts’ is a noirish rocket ride
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Boling wins PNBA award
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The Batman tops yet another list
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Spokane snares a trio of good ones
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Any surprises for Oscar?
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Sign up for our Oscar contest here!
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Never trust those movie ads
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Ledger wins another posthumous award
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Rourke: Hollywood’s favorite train wreck
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Noted poet Li-Young Lee comes to Spokane
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Here are your Oscar winners!
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Neeson ‘Taken’ with action payday
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I love thee, avatar mine!
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Here’s the king of on-set hissy fits
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Desierto Adentro’: One dark SpIFF opener
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Steilen stylin’ in Spokane
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Who’s your choice of best movie badasses?
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What 2009 movies do you most want to see?
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Secret journalism files: Negativity reads best
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Looking forward to the new ‘Godfather’
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Tarantino fights WWII his way
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The Tomatometer sometimes has a heart
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Barnes sells her third novel
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SpIFF 2009 was a good one
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Phoenix: The act just gets weirder
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Photos said to be Rihanna aren’t pretty
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Perseverance pays at the Oscars
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Movie criticism sometimes is automatic
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Sedaris returning to Spokane
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Rogen and Gondry? Who’s been smoking what?
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Zwick slams the ‘Slumdog’
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Street Fighter’: No wonder they held no sneaks
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Fisher knows how to highlight her accents
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Watchmen’ reviews all over the place
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Protect yourself from the aliens!
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Nominate your most vomity movie
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A ‘Watchmen’ by any other name …
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What’s the call on ‘Watchmen’?
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Never fear, Roberts fans, Julia’s back
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Old-school sometimes is good-school
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Her acting is anything but silky
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My SR career: 1981-2009, RIP
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Cena’s new movie: Maul cop
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Movie humor goes viral
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Big cars rule in best chase scenes
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Joe Cocker with subtitles
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Home isn’t always where the heart is
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Final college hoops game is a must see
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UNC came to play
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Will the real Bill Gates, please stand up?
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The week’s interesting video choices
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Diesel flick proves ‘Furious’ at box office
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The day the Earth stopped dead
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Public libraries are public treasures … duh
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Radio: Talking about movies can be fun
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Shades of the great 1970s
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Want a Spokane Trader Joe’s outlet?
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Crank’ up the action for Friday
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2009 Jewish Film Festival set to open
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Please don’t stab the critic!
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Big Brother - in our time
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Gear up, film fans, for SIFF 2009
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Things get all French in ‘A Christmas Tale’
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Moonraker’ novel worth a second look
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The week’s movie openings: a varied lot
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Week’s DVD releases wrestle with greatness
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For a Chaplin moment, try TCM
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When you say star, you mean Roberts
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Like coffee? Here’s a movie contest for you
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Fighting’ should throw in the towel
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The Hope is that Bob could dance
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Jewish Film Fest ups Spokane’s movie cred
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Five top shorts make it a Quicky night
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Battle in Seattle’ has a few problems
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Always room for a crazy chick or three
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Listen to your book, oh my brothers
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Wolverine’ offers questions, few answers
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Nothing beats Bruce Lee in the morning
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Jackman’s cry same as movie fans: Noooooo!
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A close look at the world’s cutest baby
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Perfect day for a shaggy dog story
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Godly Fincher brightens up the week
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Paramount puts lots of hope on ‘Trek’
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Help choose the NCAAP top 100 films
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Check out the secrets behind moviemaking
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Looks as if ‘Trek’ will live long and prosper
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Can ‘Borat’ make us laugh again?
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Angels’ like heading to … uh, church?
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AMC hosts a little touch of Paris
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Branagh brings ‘Wallander’ to life
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This ‘Clockwork’ is the best, my brothers
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Movies offer the secret of life
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Actress finds own way of ‘Staying Alive’
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Late-night musings by a still-hungry critic
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Hey, guys, always marry a movie fan
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Stella’ is a little SIFF treasure
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Britain does have talent: ‘Memory,’ too
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Things looking ‘Up’ this week
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Have you heard of Harvey Haddix?
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Another night of ‘Wallander’
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There’s always time for ‘Salvation’
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No ‘Salvation’ for this ‘Terminator’
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Up’ is the direction Pixar/Disney is going
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Looking ahead to SIFF Saturday
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And then she said … bah-dah-BOOM!
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Four more for Friday … enjoy
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DVD week less than ‘Revolutionary’
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Burn Notice’ is on: Life is good
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Hangover’ is seriously funny … and snarky
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Bargain DVDs offers up some good deals
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Ferrell isn’t ‘Lost’ in this CG-generated land
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Two films and a sneak for the weekend
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Mix your music with some salad fixins
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Talking movies is more fun that seeing them
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Five concert films worth seeing again … and again
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Scott’s stylisms fuel ‘Pelham 123’
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Read this … and prepare to sigh
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On Saturday, trek on down the boulevard
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TV shows and classic films are DVD choices
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10 Best Pictures? How about one!
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New Magic Lantern? Stay tuned
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It could be a good week at the movies
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Jarmusch, war and that Harry kid
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DVD week is somewhat ‘Inglorious’
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Mann’s ‘Public Enemies’ needs a story
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Here’s your summer reading list
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Seven-Ups’: Another great chase scene
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Mutants and demons and Elvis, oh my!
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The Cove’ is an eco-message with style
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Sometimes you gotta buck the crowd
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Streep’s top 10 screen performances
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Bruno’ makes punks of us all
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Apatow offers up comedy - with a heart
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Solo’ leaves us wanting more …
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District 9’ feels as real as CNN
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Unmistaken Child’ is a Lantern delight
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Basterds’ ending self-destructs
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Fanboys sure like their ‘Basterds’
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Time to check out Andrew Bujalski
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500’ days of lost love
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Here’s why good EFX kick ass
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It’s fun to run with the … cheese?
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Sabato lures us with his Blunt appeal
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You can see all the 48 Hour films by clicking here
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You’re the expert, so have your own say
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‘Home of the Brave’? It’ll likely be DVD
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All talking mules apply here
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Este tipo mexicano tiene bastante humilidad
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Movie trailers: Little movies that could … be?
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The more errors I read, the less hope I have
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Catch a taste of Sundance online
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Sleepless at Sundance … notes from the front
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Sundance: Hey, was that Mandy Moore?
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Sundance is for catching up … with Mandy Moore?
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Kosovars come to my Sundance rescue
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Overheard, overbearing at Sundance
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At Sundance, Kosovo met Sppokane
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Who do you think deserves an Oscar?
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SpIFF: Ninjas down, Gypsies & baseball up next
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SpIFF 2007 offers a Gypsy look
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Spokane filmmakers make good in Seattle
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Slow SpIFF afternoon merges with night
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SpIFF storytelling takes a loving turn
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Sherman Alexie had them laughing at GU
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SpIFF 2007: Best docs follow the characters
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SpIFF 2007: La guerra es un infierno
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SpIFF 2007: Prejudice is always a target
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SpIFF 2007 goes out in a fitting manner
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Don’t misuse the term ‘tragedy’
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Budapest riots seen in stark shades of gray
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Kukumi’ wins the ‘official’ SpIFF 2007 prize
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You can now listen to the poems of Emma Howell
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E! brings us the early word on Oscar
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Him is fluent in Brooklynese
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Insults sound meaner with a Brit accent
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What’s the movie reference? Leave a comment
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Which Jennifer do you prefer?
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Ryan Seacrest is a bigger idiot than I thought
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Throw the dice at the Oscars
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Turn on your TV, look at Nicole - and try not to laugh
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Nice way to begin …Oscar
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Funny lines for Degeneres
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Comedy can’t win, but Mexico can!
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From Mexico we move to the Middle East
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The sound mixing loser … loses again
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Bet Eddie won’t be celebrating much tonight
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George Miller: Another win for the internationals
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Everyone else wins … but will Scorsese?
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She thanks Stanley Kubrick: Good job
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But the language is Spanish, so I won’t complain
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The Mexicans miss the big one
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And one goes to China
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E la music e bella
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Oscar loves ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
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Imagine if Michael Moore were here
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Some of these names were atop office ghoul pools
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And Forest takes one and hits it out of the park
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Oscar has ‘Departed’ the building
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Lonely Hearts’ might break the trend
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Cd’A Film Fest opener is a big hit
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Dig your heads a bit deeper in the sand
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Leonidas would have loved Arkansas
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Hollywood promotion is for Twinkies
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This Kosovar understands waiting
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Limericks can be political, too
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Bored? Click here to find relief
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Fans want to keep ‘Eragon’ at home
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Click here to see the worst films ever made
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Rock ‘N’ roll is here to stay
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Do you recognize irony?
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Stay out of the media pool; sharks are hungry
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Finally, a BIG screen and comfy seats
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L.A. Times takes on Hagadone
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Mosley’s mystery? Where was the crowd?
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And a child did lead the readers
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Lethem: You haven’t read him - yet
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Get Lit! ends with Alexie stand-up comedy, emotion
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Hollywood to critics: Bite on this!
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O? WDALYIC?
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Smokin’ Aces’ smokes the competition
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Rock’s life is like a Michael Jackson video
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Spidey-3’ suspends the biggest web ever
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Get ready to rock for six minutes or so
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Home of the Brave’ better than its reviews
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Here’s a short look at ‘Killing Snakes’
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The number 100, rendered in movies
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Ten reads to spend the summer with
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Be careful finding meaning in foreign films
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Justice reigns, even in Serbia
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Paprika’ makes a critic’s case
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Sunny Seattle welcomes SIFF
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Today’s SIFF venture: three times the fun?
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Day 2 of SIFF continues our good luck
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Spokane’s not so conservative after all
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For a good time, get STIFFed
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20 movies you may never see
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Ciao from la citta bella
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Transformers’ topped only by trailer
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Not all summer movies are created equal
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Hey, Jon Stewart, pay attention!
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Anyone up for some free pizza?
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It may be pulp, but it can be literature
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John Dahl’s latest signals that he’s back
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Hey, Happy Madison, I want my money back
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No ‘Sunshine’ yet for movie fans
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Discovery Channel Grylls its survivor guy
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The scent of ‘Perfume’ isn’t sweet
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New Lohan movie is a must-see
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All Catholics: Click here
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Movie screenings depend on … you
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I see Kathleen Turner … stoned!
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See Jackie run, see Jackie fall
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Paprika’ is more than mere spice
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What is Blockbuster up to?
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Want an ‘exotic Australian snack’?
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This movie’s funnier than a rubber crutch
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Husky researchers take on the mighty Mouse
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Nice guy recommends a good read
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Astronaut’s star shines on hubby
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Humor comes in strange packages
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To Hollywood, truth is a plot device
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You gotta have heart …
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Satan must have made me do it
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Vick’s career going to the dogs
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Skip the ‘3:10 to Yuma’
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Classic Hollywood takes a ghostly parade
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Here’s a new definition of ‘bad’
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Foster has her hands full in ‘The Brave One’
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Horror comes real … and virtually real
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Remember: Some loves never leave you
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Stardust’ boasts a bit of movie magic
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The poet takes his wurst shot at ‘3:10 to Yuma’
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Brave One’ skews the meaning of bravery
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No going ‘Into the Wild’ this weekend
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What’s the next ‘Lord of the Rings’?
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Dead Fish’ wins over ‘The Zero’
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Tough interview Jones may get second Oscar
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Watch the new Magic Lantern - carefully
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Some readers’ comments worth more
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Some Young Hollywood does have talent
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Writers can talk, too
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Thought you heard the last of Britney?
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Men’s got the club, women’s the darning needle
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And, yes, ‘X-Men 3’ did suck
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Hint: They called him Gonzo
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Yo hablo un poco espanol
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Concealed weapons: Better read twice
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It’s good to be a Spokane movie fan - finally
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Hey, that pizza looks like a robot!
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Michael Dibdin: The Zen of mystery writers
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Horror is a personal experience
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Disney likes Blu-ray: Do you even care?
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Just call this one Life 101
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Save your pennies and nickels for Blu-ray
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Writers put strike in context
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Mr. Linklater, where is you now?
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Love in the time of — nausea
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Johnson makes the list, Alexie doesn’t
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The cake’s not too sweet these days
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Not all was lost in translation
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Trio of Spokane movie, uh, treasures?
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AFI rates its Top 10 films of 2007
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Great Debaters’ great movie manipulators
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Burton explores the razor’s edge
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Though you usually get more in the trailers
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A moment’s thought won’t kill … you
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They’ll rock your socks off
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Heading for the ‘Mountain,’ looking at the cliff
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Life’s good on (for?) ‘Brokeback Mountain’
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Call him the comic equivalent of Alan Smithee
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Trivia quiz below: It’s white hot
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See! Lemert did teach us a thing or two!
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As the Nike ads say, just do it
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Imbibe this ‘Juice’! It’s good for you
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Some of us have faces perfect for the radio
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His past career is only a Craven image
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ETS for some offers no sense of relief
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All good Italian meals end, too
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Again we go, into that wild fiesta called Sundance
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Wilson never once sang on a Pickett fence
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It’s an independent feel at Park City
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Allen rebounds like a tennis pro
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Sometimes, the glam scene glows a bit dim
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But don’t accuse me of child abuse, OK?
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The streets are filled with, uh, publicity
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It’s always fun to watch a pro in action
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Down a few dark ones and it’ll seem even better
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There are a million … er, four stories for today
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Oh, and Scott Speedman looks good, too
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One critic’s view: ‘Match Point’ is a hit
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Where have all the young men gone?
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Yeah, I got your Oscar nominations
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It’s not a job, it’s a new reality show
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SpIFF Day 1: A new adventure begins
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Day 2 of SpIFF begins 2:30 p.m. Saturday
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It’s a scary Saturday at the good ol’ SpIFF
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Two days of SpIFF, one day of rest
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Enough bad officiating; back to the movies
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It’s nice to be reminded once in a while
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It’s not just a movie, it’s ‘Hidden’
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‘Gie’: too much, too little, at once
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For him, Sundance is now a fond memory
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All you poets who know it, don’t blow it
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Don’t worry, we’re here to protect you
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And we have a winner!
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Oscar is a real joker, that guy
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Vernon J. Baker: One more time in the sun
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Pin-up boy just might make mama proud
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Once again, the reader has a say
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Poetry seems like a good way to begin the week
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At least they got my daughter’s name right
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Oscar, thy name is not not taste
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It will be every man’s fantasy moment
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But she has that elegant accent
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My god, Joan’s face doesn’t even move anymore
-
Is this our first hit of profanity … no that’s just the scene
-
And so we transition back … to Joan?
-
And I can feel Joan recoil through the screen
-
It’s a cheat, folks
-
That’s what you call a cinematic hat trick
-
And why do should we care
-
The big ape and the Aussie look cool
-
Felicity Huffman, I mean
-
At this point, you’d expect that
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Who is talking to Rachel Weisz
-
And their claws never unfurl completely
-
Can’t do without the Zags news
-
And George says, start the show
-
Even the Republicans laughed at that one
-
Ben Hur sure is cut
-
Clooney gives a short but gracious speech
-
Dressed in green? How tacky
-
I think it should go to …
-
Most officiating stinks anyway
-
And we head back to the Oscars
-
But then Knight gets fouled
-
He wasn’t the luckiest man in the world
-
And then Stewart gets a shot at Crowe
-
But then all she does is thank a bunch of people
-
Noir stands for great
-
As if anyone really cares
-
There’s smoke and other stuff on stage
-
Seems like Rick does have something smart to say
-
Costume and Art Direction go together
-
Head back: GU 62-58 9:22 left
-
And we flip back to see the film-composer montage
-
‘Brokeback Mountain’ gets the music nod
-
Uh-oh
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Noooooottttthhhhhiiiiinnnnnnggggg
-
Go to the movies, but shut the hell up
-
But now USD goes to the line
-
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
-
I’d probably have to say something nasty
-
It’s a one-point lead now
-
USD draws foul with 12.5 left
-
95-92 with 3.6 left
-
Tony Franciosa, Sandra Dee, Brock Peters …
-
Mi piace i film del mundo
-
But then I can be a boor at times
-
So it’s no big surprise that my eyes are heavy
-
Reese is as cute as her characters
-
Even worse, Louisiana
-
And that’s the worthiest award of all
-
And this guy isn’t even a native English speaker
-
And sentence her to listening to her own speech …
-
Then again, this fevered viewer’s not responsible
-
‘Crash’ won; time to move on
-
You can’t please all the people all the time
-
‘Ah-Dee!’ translates as ‘All done!’
-
But, really, what can a poor boy do?
-
V doesn’t always stand for victory
-
Looky here: Easy way to get published
-
Hmmmmm, can’t even give it away
-
Sam just couldn’t quit his Mr. Frodo
-
It’s my karma for many unnamed sins
-
Mosty it’s because the movies suck
-
No better pen than a poison one
-
News comes from all corners
-
Speaking of Tartan Video …
-
Two late-night ventures into … boredom?
-
Hey, ad folks: Try to develop a sense of balance
-
Is Hollywood shying away for a reason?
-
In Africa, men drinking without women
-
Strange pairings don’t always a good night make
-
Don’t cha wish your screenplay was this fre-aky?
-
It’s a jewel of a bad movie
-
They’ve gone to zoos, every one
-
Life goes on … and on … and on
-
Calling Dr. Phil, calling Dr. Phil …
-
Chuck Norris certainly is no ‘Dandelion’
-
Somebody better start looking at the want ads
-
SIFF 32: Not off to the best start ever
-
Those Danes sure know their dark comedies
-
Sometimes, Seattle IS better
-
Even the fish smile at those lines
-
But how big a price is ‘inconvenience’?
-
They just had to turn on the red light
-
Some people have actual lives
-
Jus shows that everyone can be a radio star
-
Not unless you count Starbucks
-
And the prize goes to … Kermit the Frog?
-
Another free book offered here
-
Don’t mess with the ‘stache
-
Spokane IS the mainstream
-
It all begins with a firm heart, not hand
-
STIFF is a lot more relaxed than its name
-
Fundamentally, church is separate from state
-
They should sell IMAX pillows
-
Webster’s the name, vocab’s the game
-
Regal opts to dis Tyrese
-
Jimmy Kimmel? Just give me Carrot Top
-
Where’s Brandi Chastain when we need her?
-
If you love Idaho, don’t click here
-
Here’s the eulogy we’d all love to have
-
Is it ‘Waist Deep?’ Or ‘Waste Deep’?
-
Waist’ isn’t a complete waste of time
-
Patient’ trivia winner takes home prize
-
What’s super about ‘Superman’?
-
Can you speak your native tongue?
-
Metaline memories: Part 1
-
Ask us about LK and the bus driver
-
If you wanna speak good, looky here
-
Nothing remains hidden forever
-
But don’t panic just yet
-
Spidey 3 teaser trailer
-
Doig: Maybe the movies will come calling
-
Mexico’s giving us our own reflection
-
Journalists love to gossip, too
-
Pirates’ puts up ‘Titanic’ numbers
-
No need to steal HBO, just wireless Internet
-
What does YouTube have to do with King Tut?
-
Driving into a living Hell …
-
Earth to Stewart: Don’t go soft
-
It’s great when Peter Gabriel starts to sing
-
Baker’s heroic story now on DVD
-
Wilson’s popular with the Kelly girls
-
From Anne Frank to snakes on a plane
-
And it’s a good shish kabob that Rathbone makes, too
-
No Germans were hurt during the making of this film
-
Check out the work of Jason McKee
-
9/11 film may not be all that it claims
-
Scoop’ should have been titled ‘Strangle’
-
We could start with impoverished veterans
-
Stone enrages the conspiracy theorists
-
Gas prices too high? Just drink more vino
-
Then again, you might fall asleep before the end
-
The scene in Mexico City: Part 2
-
In Spokane, people are strange … er
-
Critics are dead! Long live the critics!
-
Besides, these days everybody’s a critic
-
On the fourth call, I scored a hit
-
Steptoe didn’t fight ON the Butte
-
IPIFF starts off with a moviemaking bang
-
Give Jon Stewart credit where it’s due
-
What would Orwell say about this Okie?
-
Maybe the future isn’t that dark after all?
-
What music is impossible NOT to dance to?
-
Bigfoot’s as marketable as Pam Anderson
-
Remember, poets, your art is oral
-
Anybody out there writing a porn blog?
-
Some Netflix nights are political AND philosophical
-
Big Ben is a just George in “Hollywoodland”
-
If you can’t say anything nice …
-
It’s just life in an outsourcing world
-
Suzanne took him down to her place by the river
-
Wait! Haven’t we already seen ‘Capote’?
-
The world travelers make a stopover
-
Sometimes, ‘creepy’ is good
-
Walking is good exercise, too
-
It’s hot behind the headlines - at times
-
There’s a light side to life in Kosovo
-
Pols prattle, but life in Kosovo goes on
-
Religion is in the eye of the beholder
-
Those who dwell on the past, imperil the present
-
More photos from Pristina
-
Let’s hope there’s no ‘Psycho’ nearby
-
A walk through Pristina, Part I
-
Sunday: Pristina swims with the fishes
-
It’s Monday, and life is good
-
Hear the one about the Albanian swimmer?
-
MacBook: Don’t leave home without it
-
There are Mavericks, even in Pristina
-
Don’t understand ‘The Zero’? Ask Mr. Samsa
-
Noirs play well in this corner of Kosovo
-
Of subtitles, power outages and the meaning of life
-
Our good face in Pristina
-
This pool is good enough for the movies
-
The Balkans stew still simmers
-
Hungarians make very good painters
-
Violence, though, won’t help anyone
-
In the Balkan sun, there’s a place called Kosovo
-
Time to eat smoke in Kosovo
-
That’s a flag, not a blindfold, buddy
-
I didn’t see any George Bush masks, though
-
Even in Pristina, snow jobs are common
-
Another tour of Kosovo, part 1
-
These young Kosovars are hungry for life
-
Live in Kosovo, make your own rules
-
As the vote goes forward, let’s look at a joke
-
Kosovo: Video captures the feel
-
Skopje’s holy glow leads us on
-
Even in Skopje, cibo italiano e il piu buono
-
Skopje’s massive earthquake
-
Wisdom comes from the Balkans, too
-
Spokane film scene? Look to Kosovo
-
This Kosovar filmmaker deserves better
-
Craig’s a good Bond, but he’s still no Connery
-
Watch two movies, call me in the morning
-
And with a hearty ‘Hi Yo Silver!’
-
DVDs will be around … until they aren’t
-
Fincher offers a look at the ‘Zodiac’
-
It’s fun to mingle with the filmerati
-
The hills are alive … with the sound of screaming
-
The magic’s in the words
-
Relax: It’s just a rhetorical question
-
Regan not going gentle into that good night
-
‘Marshall’ too formulaic? We aren’t amused
-
2006 was more than a mere ‘Zero’
-
‘L’Enfant’ is no 10
-
Repeat: Movies is movies, history is history
-
The beat: LK about Memphis
-
Enjoy Sundance from the comfort of your own home
-
This ‘Big Fish’ is quite a catch
-
Film festivals aren’t for the faint of heart
-
Don’t let Theron’s looks fool you
-
Heeeeeerrrre’s Johnny, not Jay Leno
-
Critics have to sit in the back of the theater
-
Let’s go surfing now, some films want to show you how
-
Screaming for humanity
-
Is the ultimate solution truly the best one?
-
It’s early, I didn’t sleep well and I’m cranky
-
Don’t have a ticket? There’s always a way
-
Woody doesn’t do New Jersey
-
And we’re now approaching crazy time
-
Hey, dude, where’s your career?
-
Life is better on E!
-
Yeah, Pete, but wasn’t that J-LO?
-
She’s no monster! She’s just Charlize
-
Robbins’ win is highway robbery
-
Meryl’s hair must have been on steroids
-
Travesty begins with a capital T
-
Sofia: a chip off the old Coppola block
-
Go to work for Ricky, right Peter?
-
Goodbye, Osama, we preferred Lenin
-
Way to go NBC, you’re absolutely the BEST
-
Oscar nominations 2004: Time to sigh
-
It’s takes a wizard to negotiate ‘Traffic’
-
To those who fail, we — uh — salute thee
-
Even on digital, Sam’s story is something else
-
There’s more than one way to sing tragically
-
The invasion was by some quality films
-
They’re all burnin’ to hear Sherman
-
Against all odds, love is in the air
-
Sometimes, being ordinary is just enough
-
And the wet-T-shirt contest winner is …
-
Love makes the world go round
-
If you know the form, then adhere to the norm
-
Paging Mr. Mossman
-
Sometimes the real drama is in the lobby
-
Oh, to have the power to smack this mortal
-
Where was that wascally wabbit?
-
Up next, Jack Valenti… where’s the hook?
-
Be it Blake or Peter, it was always funny
-
Life better in Kiwi
-
Taking the next slow boat to Kiwiland
-
He made Hollywood an offer it couldn’t refuse
-
And 11 for a 11 is what they call a sweep
-
The fog is lifting, but Bob is still blind
-
Another average day at the movies
-
If the words don’t fit, you can acquit
-
He’s either the worst actor who ever lived…
-
Let’s get serious for a couple of weekends
-
How to say ‘no way’ in four words or fewer
-
So long, Jack, we’re not sad to see you go
-
Pusser’s new story has a rocky future
-
Any way you spell it, DMX means bad
-
What is truth, and who owns it?
-
He comes from the depths of hell, boy
-
There’s no idea like a really bad idea
-
What are some good beach reads?
-
Jennifer Garner is the obvious choice to star
-
Time to get off the couch, teach
-
Taking a moment to ponder the world
-
Wonder if Mark Twain ever got this reaction?
-
He was a good Spokane prairie companion
-
Smoke, mirrors and swordplay mask the void
-
John Dalmas: Let the protesters wail on
-
Franzen: The head is a lonely punter
-
Washington native Jim Caviezel: In his own words
-
Spokane: a place to read
-
Berry bares more than her soul for stardom
-
Going, going, going … get gone already
-
Mr. Smiley Face, meet Mr. Clenched Fist
-
Global warming? How about a plot, man?
-
Inflation by any other name would still cost a lot
-
It takes no sorceror to see that Harry is tops
-
I have less patience and fewer friends
-
They seem to have things well in hand
-
SIFF 2004: The marathon is nearly over
-
How to beat long car trips: The Rule of Bore
-
Even cats can’t laugh when they’re purring
-
Terminal pretty much describes it
-
AFI means “Almost Fooled the Idiots”
-
How much is that doggie on that page there?
-
To be Bill or not to be Bill, tis a question
-
Here’s today’s recommendation
-
Somewhere in between lies the truth
-
Letters, we get letters, we get stacks and stacks…
-
Marlon Brando, 1924-2004
-
One Cassavetes, two Cassavetes… .
-
It be a tall tale that King Clive weaveth
-
Don’t be wary about Barry
-
Take that, Mr. David Denby
-
We remember when John Hughes ruled
-
New Yu movie is hardly a ‘Scream’
-
Thoughts to ponder on a gray Sunday afternoon
-
Her movie’s a pumpkin, but it’s not Duff’s fault
-
This one is headed for the litter box
-
Chill, buddy, you see only ‘some’ skin
-
Network displays ABCs of journalistic bias
-
And the ‘Blair Witch’ gives flying lessons
-
Writers? Takes one to know one
-
Comedy is tragedy plus time
-
Sometimes, being bad is a good thing
-
For Jess Walter, three is a quality number
-
Don’t trash talk A&E’s trash TV series
-
Fact? Fiction? It’s a mystery
-
At home at the end of the world – Cleveland?
-
Kitano walks to the Beat of a different drummer
-
Journalism: Showing both sides of the story
-
It’s a part of American history, dude
-
Tarantino: an ego larger than life itself
-
A Mel Gibson moment ‘for the whole family’
-
First half of 2004 not too bad, pal
-
You be the critic: Pay your $7 and go
-
The ‘Whole’ truth and nothin’ but… ?
-
For a slice of real life, try The Met
-
Hamm’s field is not of dreams
-
History: Those who forget it are doomed
-
The gold isn’t only their tans
-
Expect to see one or the other this fall
-
Turns out we can learn something from the world
-
That stink that you detect is coming from… .
-
It’s a novel way to make a movie
-
Yeah, there are women in action movies, too
-
It’s not always the director’s fault, partner
-
It’s a tough life, here amid all this wheat
-
All together now — That’s original!
-
To go boldly where no Helga has gone before
-
Bettany is a Prince of a guy
-
“Sky Captain” just doesn’t, uh, sing
-
65 songs and they’re all about Joe
-
Zombie films? We just eat them up
-
Fame: It’s just a three-part formula
-
Coulter: She’s a true Fox News lady
-
A great, if slighly evil, Leigh moment
-
Evil Leigh moment, No. 3
-
Light a fire under those filmmakers
-
On Friday or any other night, ‘Lights’ is a hit
-
Teaching Radiohead: It’s a just cause
-
It wasn’t Stewart who was wearing a bow tie
-
And some raise gardens of middle-class pigs
-
There’s always time for a ‘Spinal’ … tap, that is
-
All we want to do is dance
-
Eminem’s ‘Mosh’: Even Moms like it!
-
Even murder can’t hide the truth that film reveals
-
The name is Bond, James Bond
-
Thanks, Hanks, but bring in the kid
-
Part 2: Russell, the new Scorsese?
-
Out of the fog and into the snow
-
You can take the boy out of the Southwest …
-
Just ask Clarence Darrow
-
Don’t forget the especially appropriate Franz Kafka
-
As Butch says, ‘Who are those guys?’
-
Stone: Once a rock of a director
-
Here’s some early ashes and coal
-
The world (la vita) comes to … Spokane?
-
E il piu grande momento in tutto la cine Italiana
-
How to party like a pro, part one
-
All animals are equal, but …
-
Where are you, Karen Wombledorf?
-
It’s murder, I tell ya!
-
Letters, we get letters
-
Spokane’s not so bad, pal
-
More than just a pop hit, “Beyond the Sea” is great
-
Phantom: “Horror has a face …”
-
Lear wouldn’t dare to leer, dear
-
Gracias, Pedro, for making my job harder
-
Straight from Battlestar Bellingham
-
It’s a horse race of a movie weekend
-
Park City: Sundance 2005, the beginning
-
The best endings are “Happy Endings”
-
Herzog takes a look at a bear man
-
There’ll be groping in the aisles
-
Even evil can’t trump a noble man
-
And some movies will drive you to drink
-
Day Saturday: Before the real fatigue begins
-
Guns in the hood: a reel slice of life
-
Parties are for the young and famous
-
People watching in Park City: It’s a job
-
Dallaire
-
Is the world watching?
-
A clip: the devil strikes
-
How to direct a documentary: be honest
-
Journalism: searching out excitement
-
Laughing to cover the tears
-
Santa’s toys: It’s what we all want
-
A high tide raises all ships
-
Question is, who does count?
-
Anything that spreads the news is good
-
Trying for the ‘big’ moment is never a good idea
-
Courage, thy name is gringo
-
Able was I ere I saw Elba – or something like that
-
One star, two stars, three stars a movie
-
They should have been at the “Deep Throat” movie
-
And a final three makes it a cool 30
-
And then they gave out the toys
-
Best of times, worst of times for ‘Rize’ guy
-
Oh, JibJab, we hardly knew ye
-
Hooray for Bollywood …
-
A good festival film should vibrate your world
-
And Day Three threatens to be even better
-
From Buenos Aires to Spokane
-
No festival goes off without some hitch
-
It was ‘Thin Man’ vs. not-so-thin man
-
Sex is not the message, merely the means
-
And so we will get to see Slovenia
-
Another look at wearing the ‘Green Hat’
-
There’s always time to howl at the wind
-
And now let’s look forward to 2006
-
Call it the sting of heaven and hell
-
Why Auntie’s? Because we owe her big time
-
I thought I saw Kramer’s mark on it
-
Small talk with a big star
-
She’s headin’ back to that cold mountain
-
And someone is having to breathe hard
-
Marty is happy, happy, happy
-
And for comic relief … rockin’ Robin
-
Don’t laugh — just kiss and make up
-
They were dressed so well
-
And from the cathouses of India
-
Is there a name for that? Laurel Kelly would know
-
The Web Slinger catches L.A. in its net
-
Yeah, the long and short of it is
-
At least he didn’t thank his agent
-
And then he opened his mouth …
-
Then the guy sings in Spanish … olay!
-
In a word, the honor goes to Javier’s movie
-
Thank god Sean Penn wasn’t up for it
-
Scorsese is a raging bull
-
Then again, the Red States will embrace it
-
Fat, drunk and stupid was what we all were
-
Now those peace marches will be a real pain
-
Can’t say as that’s any big relief
-
It’s not just a job … it’s his life
-
Where is Juan Valdez when we need him?
-
“Robots” is heavy metal, man
-
Our library of Northwest lit grows monthly
-
That’s why they call them Monarchs
-
Are there more good ones? Bring ‘em on
-
Let’s take to the airwaves …
-
I once saw Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas there
-
1980: It seems as if it were only yesterday
-
You never know who’s gonna call
-
Note to teens: You have no monopoly on angst
-
I know it’s a ‘sin,’ but I just don’t get it
-
The word on ‘Vince’ is spreading
-
How many ways can you spell pedant?
-
E, come ora, qualche volta sono uno sciocco vero
-
Time to talk to the poets
-
Poetry, at times, is a visual medium
-
John Huston couldn’t do it any better
-
This Dove’s work flies oh-so smoothly
-
Another night of paging success
-
The only bad publicity is none at all
-
Another Seattle film adventure is set to begin
-
Heading into summer, time for a mystery
-
The name starts with Buenos for a reason
-
Donᆱt cry for me, poor Evita
-
Waiting by any other name is still annoying
-
Colonia: These boots are made for walking
-
This is the same guy who made “The Duellists”?
-
Even at low tide, the falls are a hit
-
A last look at the falls before returning to B.A.
-
Or maybe even Steve Jobs
-
Sad thing is, it’s no joke
-
How do you say ‘smile’ in Spanish?
-
Maybe Paella Westerns would be better
-
And now the moviegoing begins
-
And, frankly, we do give a damn
-
The Posies put on a show
-
That’s right, it was still raining
-
Nothing in history stands alone
-
Questions for Gandulf
-
Paging Dr. Trueman …
-
This nag may be down for the count
-
All that and car crashes, too
-
After all, it is RAINING!
-
Answer: not a damn thing
-
He’s the movie version of Jared Fogle
-
Step into the cool world of British noir
-
Elaine Robinson got started in a Ford
-
The music changes, message doesn’t
-
And a happy trails to me, I hope
-
Who’s looking at whom?
-
Espresso always sets the mood
-
There’s always the M’s
-
Back at the beginning of ‘Batman’
-
Just the facts, Mr. Vachss
-
All the answers are on the Web - somewhere
-
Now he can be invited to read from his own books
-
One can always hold out hope, eh?
-
Then again, I dropped semiotics
-
Which means I’ll need even more bookshelves
-
And we’d hate to get on Mom’s bad side
-
Which would be ironic in and of itself
-
Make Mike ride to the rescue
-
The view was great from across the river
-
My own burden? Thanks, Stephen Vincent Benet
-
I’m staying home as long as I can stand it
-
No matter what Tom Cruise says …
-
It’s a short step to ‘Heaven’s Gate’
-
Thing is, they never did find it
-
The rest of us will be able to exit more quickly
-
Even though it sound more awkward …
-
It’s ‘Fantastic,’ part 4
-
It’s ‘Fantastic,’ part two
-
Es las verdad, comprende?
-
I still haven’t finished the 734-page fourth novel
-
Put this one under the category heading of ‘duh’
-
And they call this a job …
-
There’s that little matter of a 20-game suspension
-
Stand up for what you say
-
That’s what I should’ve told my 4th-grade teacher
-
But that quote will live forever
-
Si no el presente, amigo
-
And if it’s good, then all the better
-
The name of the game is research
-
Just ask Vic Morrow
-
To quote Theodoric of York, “Naaaaaaahhhhh!”
-
But children and small animals should stay away
-
But then everybody knows that nerds are cool
-
So you think you know Spokane movies?
-
Like, maybe, how do you spell ‘Spokane’?
-
And, meanwhile, the world somehow limps on
-
It’s due to the Jessica factor, no doubt
-
Mi piacciono i film italini veramente
-
Up next: The book that King James had translated
-
It’s from ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’
-
It’s a sin, but we don’t care
-
The short answer: Because I could
-
You could say his argument Held sway
-
Some horror stories end well
-
Ford to his former crew: ‘I’m Sorry’
-
It opens in Spokane Sept. 2 at the NorthTown
-
It’s a life only a man can bear
-
He’s a James Bond for the new century
-
Aristocrats’ brings out the strangeness
-
And the evil creeps in on little cat feet …
-
My math education is unfinished, too
-
Then again, she could be shooting at a …
-
Tell them we don’t need another unfunny pedant
-
No stiff he, Sennett is a prince
-
But don’t call the nursing home just yet
-
Which is always a good think to ask for
-
Would a Gwyneth, by any other name … ?
-
Ebert’s vying for the title of ‘Unfinished Career’
-
No, I don’t bleed Duck Green
-
Burton’s latest is no, heh-heh, grave thriller
-
I’d keep a Snickers bar nearby, though
-
And, not, the mantis isn’t looking for a snack
-
From Renee to Rita, the storms have hit heavily
-
What am I rebelling against? Whaddaya got?
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Howell makes the top 16
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Who among us is a Perfect 10?
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He always was a bit too hard-boiled
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But I hate Spam!
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The name is Babe, you blue ox!
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Maybe they would have made it on Uranus
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Family starts with F, same as a four-letter word
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Say it (don’t stutter): ‘I, Claudius’ rules
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In fantasyland, we can all do super stunts
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Notes from Old Europe: The good life
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Then I looked at my bankbook and just laughed
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And besides, lies sound so much better in Italian
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So, go, now, to your friendly travel agent
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And that was long before steroids came along
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And bad movies from the 1960s, no less
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I’m not sure that I would ever be THAT honest
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I’ll take two Royales with Cheese, hold the felafel
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There were no commandos at Vung Ro
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Of course, then you’d actually be in Ritzville
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You might miss what’s right in front of you
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Not that I’m trying too hard, mind you
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Finger pointed at mouth means ‘I hungry’
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I’ll have to rent out Luna for the weekend
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La vita e bella … and it’s stylish, too
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Not one chainsaw massacre in the bunch
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Doing your duty doesn’t have to be boring
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Turns out WE live in the badlands
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I vote for aardvark akido
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Hum along - “And just in time”
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Just call them the anti-Backstreet Boys
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To hear or not to hear, that’s the quest, son
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Just the thing to enjoy with your morning latte
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One for two is never good enough
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A long evening of shorts
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Watch a movie, then go shopping
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Eat Drink Man Blog
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Mixing movies with politics is super!
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Again: It’s what’s called a rhetorical query
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Six Lukes at once is enough to damage any brain
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Which is enough to make anyone grimace
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The world doesn’t need more lame literature
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And the boys didn’t exactly howl with delight
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And, of course, all’s well that ends …
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It was easy to film, grasshopper
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Then the Zags just might finally beat these guys
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They scribbled FTA at Marathon, too
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This Brando never made headlines
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No doubt it’ll cure cancer, too
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Trials of the moviegoer: Chapter 27
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And the survey says … ‘Flux sux’
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Now let’s all sit down and have a spot of tea
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This little Smurfie went went right into the fridge
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The dispute over Abu Grhaib is no movie
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And a happy new year!
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It takes time to find those holiday gifts
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I think that’s Robert Mitchum in the hat
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As Nilsson wrote, one truly is the lonliest number
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And like Charlie Brown, I can’t resist kicking
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A bit of gastronomic heaven … gone
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What kind of meaning do you demand
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The worst of 2005 is a bad lot of celluloid
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Take the money and book ‘em, Dano
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“Cry_Wolf” is a more apt title than expected
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There’s nothing quite like Sundance
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Sundance fashion
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Bob takes the stage
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The opening-night movie
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Celebrities and such
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Thumbs up/down
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MP has her say
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Celebrity sightings
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Murphy’s movie law
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Panic in the streets
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Three in a row
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Quotable quotes
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Stand-up Neil
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Passing the time, er, “The Hours”
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“The Hours” 3
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Doing well with Doig
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“Housekeeping” isn’t just a chore
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A quality threesome
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Sundance star sighting
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La sera italiana con musica
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Haynes’ hysterical history
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No more Mr. and Mrs. polite couple
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Marshall’s best for 2002 includes Earling
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SNIFF notes: Opening night
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There are docs in the house
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SNIFF notes 3: The films so far
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SNIFF notes 4: mysterious ways
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SNIFF notes 6: Phnom Penh nights
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SNIFF notes 8: The final word
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Yes, kids, there is something called theater etiquette
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Attention all readers: Patterson alert
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A noble mind at work
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And the nominees are…
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We love February, yes we do
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Some very BIG news
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Sunday night two-fer
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Take the dare, go to the devil
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Catch-22, or How I Learned How to Write
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Four score and 136 minutes more ago
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While driving in my car…
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Patterson’s audio adventure
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From Bombay to Brooklyn
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Booyah for Bollywood
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Ozzie Nelson, meet Homer Simpson
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What would you expect from Gordon Gekko?
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The name is Sherman Alexie Jr.
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Out of the dark … and then right back in
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A movie by any other name
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In the wild, mild West
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Bringing down a career
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El film de las preguntas grandes
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It’s called challenging cinema
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There was a small group from Spokane…
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It all begins with the word…
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One final bit of Irish doggerel
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Flaunting Flaubert: Or, Go Zags!
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Look in a dictionary, under strange: Glover
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Eyre’s “Skins”: No “Smoke Signals 2”
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Of rants and raves and a great Oscar kiss
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There’s no business like Spam business
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Get ready for a talk about Teddy
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Movies and books: Never the King shall meet
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Alice in Computerland
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Reality is a relative notion, eh, Einstein?
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Travolta greases his career
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Tilting at celluloid windmills
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Not quite as solid as a Rock
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Readings 101: Taught by Prof. Barnes
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Of lost wives, Polish pals and movie shows
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Moviegoing: a lesson in crisp dialogue
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Get Lit! Opening night
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Mike and Mark and Zonker and stuff
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Of Dante, Massaccio and good coffee
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Date movies for those with a brain
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The word, from here…
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They were silly for … uh, Billy?
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Listening to Barry was pure ecstasy
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More Barry on the Get Lit! docket
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The Web discovers Movies & More
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Movies and justice at Whitworth
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Never send to know for whom the bell tolls
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Madam Im Adam
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Prom queens go only to cool guys
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Look here for the free stuff
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Another exercise in shameless self-promotion
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`X’ marks the spot
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TV ads: The adventure continues
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A new second-rate superhero: Media Man
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Twists and turns of Hollywood dating
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Hey, hey it’s a humorous hootenanny
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Enter “The Matrix” and discover virtual life
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Lucky teacher gets a freebie
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Oye, compa, ese tipo no tiene trabajo — ahora
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Life in Italia is a bit cara on the pocketbook
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Dancing in the dark makes dork a dull boy
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Taking Mary Blew to the beach
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Can’t find the flounder? Just call and ask
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CIA RV load done in
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Another freebie: FREE FREE FREE BOOK!
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This “Homicide” is enough to kill you
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Hey, all those “I” states look the same
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Isn’t Holden Caulfield’s sister named Phoebe?
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It’s not easy being Mr. Jim Carrey
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Life in Eye-Tye
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Looking for Leonardo
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Giovane Holden in any other language…
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Tourist of the living dead
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Benvenuti Benvenuto
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And Demi drew down on the Angels
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Look for a John Dalmas update
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Summer movies: The triumph of pure escape
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It’s a hard job, but… etc., etc.
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When art takes the natural path
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Bad Boys 2: Don Simpson’s revenge
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Hitchcock: Not just for the birds
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This time the zombies… win?
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Which angel wears the sexiest halo?
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One question: Where’s the jocularity?
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The only thing missing is the mariachi
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We keep book titles on a short leash
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Why I want Q to outfit my next car
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Bad, worse, worst, worsted
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James Welch: 1940-2003
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This nymph is all our sins remembered
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What do they call a Quarter-pounder in Hong Kong?
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Will fans Crowe over ‘Master and Commander’?
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To spell or not to spell…
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Five hours of big, BIG movies
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Elvis preferred grilled peanut butter sandwiches
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So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, adieu
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Happiness is a warm song
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My brief career as a TV “talent”
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Will the real Harvey Pekar please stand up?
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High school: A time rich for fiction
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Life is just one big garage sale
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The best stuff is out in that deep, blue sea
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A nice-guy actor? That’s a helluva thing
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The best picture is the big picture
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Dear Ms. Kael: I offer my sincere apologies
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Three to remind us that better times lay ahead
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The Rock: HE doesn’t want to be Gray Davis
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Maybe people aren’t buying enough Jell-O
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Black, Black no takes back
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Life is a dream told well by a Coppola
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Movies are just like life, only more so
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Oh, for a bit of Disney
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Maybe Maddin should have cast the goose
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MovieJuice: my choice for California governor
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Even that statuette would sweat in Miami
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And I will strike down upon thee…
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For a bad movie decision, “XXX2” marks the spot
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There’s no crying in baseball
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From page to screen with formula ease
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Courage comes in kelly green
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Perry’s heavenly life is a creature feature
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The sound of gunfire replaced the silence
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Something for kids, and for their adults
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Mr. Smith takes his revenge
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The saddest truth: Books sell online
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Love, and NOISE, were all around
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Calling all Moritz Thomsen fans
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The face that launched a thousand metaphors
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R-E-A-D cheers for you and cheers for me
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Oh, Nicole, you are hot, and you surely know it
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Cruise puts the bush league in bushido
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Calling from the Costa Rican coast
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What to do when you’re high and `Dry’
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In the end, everybody’s a movie critic
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May an Orc cut out thy offending tongue, dude
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Nothing beautiful about this behind
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Plath was a poet, and now we know it
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Beyond the Valley of ‘Cold Mountain’
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Sleep training
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Horoscope
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Carolyn Hax: Imagine yourself moving out, on
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Culinary calendar
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So did Brown black out?
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Miss Manners: It’s your choice but place settings need not match
Idaho
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CdA man, 61, accused of raping teen
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Hump Day Wild Card — 9.2.09
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Parting Shot — 9.2.09
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HMO: I Want That Downtown Garden
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Gmail Users Knocked Offline Tuesday
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PM Headlines — 9.2.09
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APhoto Of The Day — 9.2.09
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PM Scanner Traffic — 9.2.09
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HBO Blogosphere — 9.2.09
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At Least 3 Wolves Shot Opening Day
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JohnA: A Mother’s Love
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Semanko Disses 1 Rally, Not Other
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HH: County Attacks Bayview’s Quiet
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In The News: SoCal Fires
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Fire danger warning posted west of Spokane
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Press Boo-Birds Slime Mayor
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MM: Don’t Like Anti-Outsider ‘Tude
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Boise health care rally turns into shout-down
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City Fights Vandalism w/Park Curfew
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Judge Rejects R-71 Challenge
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HBO’s Inland Northwest — 9.2.09
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High Noon: I’ll Write My Own Obit
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Tasered In Wyoming
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AM Scanner Traffic — 9.2.09
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TE: Of Wolves, And Men
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NYTimes Disses Idaho Wolf Hunt
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MT: Idaho Needs ‘McCain Moment’
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CdA Man Accused Of Raping 13YO
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Holocaust Museum Shooter In Court
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Kennedy Throws Hat In Ring
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WSU Prof Hurt In Bike Accident
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Some State Workers Get Pay Hikes
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Some of Idaho’s state employees get raises
-
HBO Poll: $56.7M Jail Expansion
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AM Headlines — 9.2.09
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Me: Hunting Provides Meat
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Rammell: Otter Out To Destroy Me
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City Won’t Raise Property Taxes
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Signe: Happily Ever After
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Bonner County police logs 9/1/2009
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CdA targets vandals with park curfews
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Now he’s a target, hopeful asserts
Nation/World
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Obama notes Muslim contributions at dinner
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Fire battle shifts to mountaintop
-
Afghanistan contractor investigation finds rampant misconduct
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Afghanistan plan adds combat troops
-
Tweets mark surgery progress
-
World in brief: Gadhafi celebrates 40 years in power
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Nation in brief: Author-politician files as Democrat
-
Weaker Jimena still makes waves
-
NIV Bible translation revisions set for 2011
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Iran ready to reopen nuclear program talks
Spokane
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Commissioners want racetrack operator out
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I-90 cleared after two-car crash at Altamont
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Wash. smoking rate hits new low for 6th year
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King County judge rejects challenge to R-71
-
Study: Higher cancer rates for Hanford workers
-
Walgreens hopes special safes suppress OxyContin robberies
-
Idaho records
-
Residents say Republic couple signaled no trouble
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Region in brief: CdA council votes not to raise taxes
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Washington records
-
Nuclear plant is back online
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Pot law to get court test
-
Mine tagged for cleanup
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School sues over Bible plan
-
Rwandan refugee denied asylum, farewell
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Appetite for Pig Out has grown over years
-
Accuracy watch
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Idaho’s wolf hunt is still on, for now
Sports
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Coaches vs. Cancer raises $481,000
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Zags, WCC television schedule released
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Some thoughts on WSU’s practice
-
Gerhart a challenge for WSU defense
-
Panhandle picks
-
Chiefs release exhibition roster
-
Cowen back on ice
-
No exaggeration, plenty of WSU, Pac-10 news
-
Bullseye on Colfax
-
Sounders vs. United in controversy cup
-
Expectations always high for Colfax football
-
On the Air
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Eagles set to soar
-
Sports in brief: Point guard Rubio remains in Spain
-
Untested QBs give Pac-10 unique flavor
-
Sports in brief: Inland NW Hall of Fame expands
-
Sasquatch split; Pirates swept
-
Storm cruise past Liberty for sixth straight victory
-
Baseball notebook: Boone back with Astros
-
Sharapova glad to be back
-
Preview B Football
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Bennett hopes to beat the odds
-
Trojans edge Vikings
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Newsmakers
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Today’s Best
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Scoreboard
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Today’s menu
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NEA Preview Football