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Buffy vs. Edward: Feminist Redux?
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Donna Freitas
So my esteemed fellow blogger, Esther Kustanowitz beat me to the punch by posting the hilarious Buffy vs. Edward video-mash-up flying around the net these last couple of days. But in addition to the sheer enjoyment provided by watching one of my all time favorite kick-butt female tv heroines, Buffy (!!), aka, The Slayer, The…
Today’s Favorite Thing: ‘Harry Potter: The Musical’
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Esther Kustanowitz
If you’re like me, you know the best thing you can do is take something you already love, and add three simple things: a colon, and the two words “The Musical.” For instance: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical.” “Night of the Living Dead: The Musical.” See how it works?But today, thanks to those pop…
Review: ‘Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen’
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dross
Check out Movie Mom’s review of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, which releases today. In this sequel to 2007’s “Transformers,” where Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) becomes caught in the middle of a war between the Autobots and the Decepticons after receiving visions about the origins of the Transformers.And if you haven’t yet seen the trailer,…
Buffy Vs. Edward
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Esther Kustanowitz
You knew it was bound to happen in the age of the YouTube video mashup: just because Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Edward, the broody vamp from “Twilight,” exist in different media doesn’t mean they shouldn’t work together. I mean, they both went to high school, and they are both involved in the classic battling…
Chris Brown Gets Off Easy for Assault on Rihanna
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dross
Rapper Chris Brown has copped a deal after pleading guilty to one felony count of assault on ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. He received probation, community service, and will need to attend domestic-violence counseling. He faced more than 4 years in jail had he been convicted on the charges. Rihanna didn’t seem to care that Brown got…
Watch Trailer: ‘Fame’
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dross
This film, based on the 1980 movie of the same name, follows talented students studying performing arts at a New York City high school. The movie is set to release September 25, 2009
‘The Proposal’: Cute, Predictable
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Donna Freitas
One of the summer’s few romantic comedies, “The Proposal,” released in theaters last weekend. After suffering through “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” in May, which is one of the worst, most unsatisfying romantic comedies I’ve seen, watching Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds bicker and eventually fall in love felt like a welcome relief. Though, given the…
Jon and Kate to Divorce
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dross
As almost everyone suspected, the stars of the TLC hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” Jon and Kate Gosselin, have publically announced they are separating on a special episode of their show that aired tonight. Although they never said the “d” word, at the very end of the episode it was annouced that…
Jews in Sports? It’s a Fantasy…Camp
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Esther Kustanowitz
The famous joke goes: “One person asks, ‘did you hear someone published a book about Jews in sports?’ and the other person says, ‘yeah, it’s a pamphlet.'” With a few exceptions, Jews are not so well-represented on the athletics side of the sports field. Sandy Koufax made a stir by refusing to play ball on…
‘A Fierce Light’ Calls for Action
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Kris Rasmussen
Certainly the best documentary I saw at the Waterfront Film Festival recently was a collection of inspiring stories that made up “A Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action.” Filmmaker Velcrow Ripper (“Scared Sacred”) globe trots around the world looking at a vast range of people protesting various social issues and examines the notion that social…
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