The weekly rundown: by Shane Smith
don't miss:
Volver
I'm not a big fan of Almodovar or Penelope, but this is a good one. Landmark Sunshine (NYC)
don't bother:
Music and Lyrics
Hugh and Drew compete for Most Cloying Performance of the Year. cute soundtrack, though
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By Tris McCall
From: The Graves still live in Metuchen, and I believe Mister John
Gleason teaches primary school somewhere around there. But their new
label – Kill Buffalo – is based in Brooklyn. Perhaps because of this,
the Roadside Graves have come untethered from the Turnpike. These guys
have always sung about the West; for the first time, they sound like
the West. And they do it without falling into any of the Will Oldham
clichés that are currently wrecking contemporary folk-rock.
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Editors' note: A new feature today at City Belt is Shane Smith's weekly rundown of what's playing in the theaters around our area. Short & sweet, it's our weekly film user's guide.
don't miss
The Queen: the film is awesome, Helen Mirren is better CC Village East (NYC)
Volver: I'm not a big fan of Almodovar or Penelope, but this is a good one
Landmark Sunshine (NYC)
don't bother
Babel: really speaks to you if you happen to be experiencing culture shock when you see it, otherwise it's pretty flat
Music and Lyrics: Hugh and Drew try to outdo each other for Most Cloying Performance of the Year. cute soundtrack, though
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By Nightdreamer
In bowling, 300 is the perfect score, achieved when one rolls strikes
in all ten frames. In the kingdom of cinema, Frank Miller has just
scored 300 for the second time with the release of 300, which is based on one of his comic books.
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By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Sorry the Peach Pit’s been closed for renovations the last few weeks.
It’s been wild. Brandon just came in and wanted his job back after only
giving Nat, uh, no notice to take a job at the Beverly Hills Beach
Club!
But back to the subject at hand – America’s Next Top Model, cycle 8.
Union-busting must do a body good, because Tyra is more like her cycle
1 or 2 self. If only the same could be said for the girls.
Last season Tyra paraded around like a more-narcissistic-than-usual
drag queen. No matter the topic Tyra could make it about herself. But
the rumors that Tyra wants to be the next Oprah “When will everyone see
I’m a cult leader?” Winfrey must be true because Ms. Banks (ohh,
la-de-dah, look at me! I work at The New York Times!) is adopting that
down-to-earth every woman’s BFF style that Oprah does so well.
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