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6th ‘Harry Potter’ film is a beautiful work of art — and sometimes it’s even a bit funny (Movie review)

J.K. Rowling did her best writing on “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and the filmmakers rise to her level to make the series’ best film by

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I like ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ well enough, but I don’t love it (Movie review)

Remember that scene from “Election” when Tammy Metzler steps up to the podium and encourages the student body to just vote for whoever they want

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Random plug for a good column: Life in the Cubicle by Dudley B. Dawson (Internet commentary)

As a student in the 1990s, my favorite genre of TV shows and movies was high school stories (the latest example of the “last day

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Sharks, creepy islanders and even a bit of surfing: It’s good to have ‘Beyond the Break’ back (TV review)

In the summer of 2006, I gave “Beyond the Break” a C+ in a review, ranking it behind its contemporaries “Falcon Beach,” “South of Nowhere” and “Degrassi:

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‘10 Things I Hate About You’ saves the summer season (TV review)

I don’t think I’ve seen the Julia Stiles-Heath Ledger movie of the same name, or if I did, it made no impression on me. So

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‘Fate of the Jedi: Outcast’ a great launch of new ‘Star Wars’ series (Book review)

Aaron Allston has been among my favorite “Star Wars” authors since his “X-wing” Wraith Squadron books from about a decade ago. “Star Wars” novels tended

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It’s time we stop taking technology for granted: Hug your DVR today (TV commentary)

I’d like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a wonderful piece of technology: the DVR. Now, I’m not saying it’s the greatest invention

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Can we skip the rude looks? It’s just a movie (Commentary)

Do you ever go to a movie alone and feel like the ticket seller is giving you a rude look? A look that says, “Don’t

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5 random thoughts and observations (Commentary)

1. A lot of people use their baby as their Facebook profile picture. Wouldn’t it be awesome if an actual baby had a Facebook page?

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My ‘Proposal’: This rom-com needed more character development (Movie review)

See “The Proposal” only if you are a romantic comedy kind of person. If you aren’t, this movie won’t convert you to the genre. (more…)

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