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February 04, 2012 | 
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February 04, 2012 |
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For the past eight years, the television drama world has been fixed on Fox’s “24.” Despite falling ratings and an ever-complicating plot line, the show still remains relevant in 2010. With the news Friday that Fox would not be renewing the show for a ninth season, there is already speculation
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Jaguar Love: Probably one of the biggest highlights of the week, Jaguar Love has an infectious sound comparable to Passion Pit. What separates this group is their songwriting. The very thing that holds Passion Pit back, throttles Jaguar Love to the head of the class. Their live sound is just
Cold weather and outdoor concerts. Things that do not usually work well together. Luckily for those at the Billboard.com Bungalow on Saturday night, the cold was the last thing on their minds. With SXSW drawing to a close and most of the best artists already on their way out of
New music. When I arrived at SXSW four days ago, I had a plan. I was going to see these bands, at these times. I would attend some cool panels and mingle with people in the music industry. The first lesson I learned in Austin on the very first day
News of Fall Out Boy’s breakup sent shock waves through the music industry. A band that saw dark and dirty club shows fade into sell out arena concerts in less than five years was disbanding and one of the founding members of modern alternative rock was no more. That was
Although many critics have a stigma against trailers, I love them. I think that a good trailer is part of a good movie and that some of the best movies were represented perfectly in their trailers. Movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen” represented exactly what you would see on
Watching this year’s Academy Awards left me with an incredible sense of closure. The best movies won, the best actors won and there was nothing anyone could say about it. The biggest shock and triumph at the awards came in the battle between “The Hurt Locker” and “Avatar.” Expected to
This year’s award for Best Director at the Academy Awards will surely go to the most worthy director out there. There are five nominees and all of them deserve to win. Among the more interesting nominees are Kathryn Bigelow (“Hurt Locker”) and her former husband James Cameron (“Avatar”). Also nominated
This year’s field in the best acting category is extremely tight and quite intriguing. In order to win the award, your performance has to be career defining. Without a doubt, the best performance of the year came from Jeremy Renner in the movie that should win Best Picture, “Hurt Locker.”
There are a number of great races to break down and I thought that a great place to start would be with some of the nominees for Best Picture. “Precious” tells the story of an obese, abused, raped and illiterate 16-year-old girl growing up in New York City. Despite having
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