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Innovators turn ugly into 'American' beauties

By Mindy Longanecker | September 23, 2003

Written and directed by husband and wife team Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, "American Splendor" is a clever blend of comedic adaptation, documentary and animation that has garnered such accolades as the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Fipresci Award at Cannes -- and it is well-deserving of all the hype. The film tells the story of Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti), a frustrated and uncouth file clerk turned comic book writer.

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'Secondhand Lions': Second-rate filmmaking

By Jessica Urquiola | September 23, 2003

Who has ever heard of secondhand lions?I never had until seeing the mildly foolish family flick of the same title.The term "secondhand lions" refer to lions that are considered worn out -- "defective," as Uncle Hub (Robert Duvall), himself once a young thrill-seeker, would describe them in the film.

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Flaw and 'Order': Plot holes sink holy mess

By Nadia Shairzay | September 23, 2003

Coming back from the theater, I thought the title of the movie I had seen was "The Others." I began to craft my opening paragraph in which I would compare the movie to the hauntingly scary "The Others" to illuminate the vast differences between them, despite the fact that their titles are very similar.

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Mild 'Thing': Mayer aims to strengthen sound but loses flair

By Vijith Assar | September 16, 2003

Well, would ya look at that? John Mayer's new record is titled "Heavier Things." Anyone who has compared the re-recorded songs on "Room For Squares" to the originals on the "Inside Wants Out" EP or heard the opening bars of "Any Given Thursday" knows where this is heading -- Mayer has progressively been fattening up his sound since his first release, and the cover art featuring him tangled up in a well worn Stratocaster, dietary staple of Rock and Roll that it is, hinted that an even edgier set list might have been in the works. It's hard to tell whether he's making good on the promise that the title suggests, though.

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Just your average 'Joe': mediocre humor

By Jessica Shafer | September 12, 2003

Jerry Stiller calls Paul Davidson's "Consumer Joe: Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time" "some of the funniest writing since 'Seinfeld,'" but "Consumer Joe" is more like a "Jackass" stunt for the literate.

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Guster speaks out: Drummer reveals all

By Vijith Assar | September 12, 2003

On Tuesday night, college pop phenom Guster performed at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center.We caught up with their drummer "Thundergod" before the show. CD:You took almost four years off between "Lost and Gone Forever" and this album.What were you doing? TG:Well, it wasn't four years off. CD:Well, yeah.You were touring frantically, of course. TG:Yeah, it was a lot of work, but that's a long span between albums.

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Odd String Cheese gets strung-out

By Emily Roper | September 9, 2003

Sometimes, an 'A' for effort just doesn't make sense, and this is one of those times. After three studio albums and relentless touring, one would think The String Cheese Incident would have found its element by now.

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