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November 9th, 2006

DVD News: - Blood of My Brother, The This Iraq War documentary focuses

Blood of My Brother, The
This Iraq War documentary focuses on the struggles of an Iraqi family coping with the death of its oldest son. [Not rated]

November 9th, 2006

DVD News: - Christmas in the Clouds This family-friendly comedy is set in

Christmas in the Clouds
This family-friendly comedy is set in a Native American ski resort in Idaho. [Rated PG]

November 9th, 2006

Review: - Edward Said: The Last Interview Edward Said, University Professor of

Edward Said: The Last Interview
Edward Said, University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was one of the most important literary critics of the late 20th century, and for many years the most prominent spokesperson for the Palestinian cause in the United States.

November 9th, 2006

Review: - Movie Review: Babel Combined Rating: 83% (S:82%; P:85%) - The

Movie Review: Babel
Combined Rating: 83% (S:82%; P:85%) - The word babel finds its roots in an association to the Hebrew verb balal, which means to confuse or confound. Hence, when someone is said to be babbling, they are not communicating their point properly, just spewing out a bunch of unnecessary words that end up being entirely pointless. All of Inarritus words and images are carefully chosen and constructed in a concise fashion that is on many levels successful, but by trying to get across so much, he ends up narrowly but sadly missing his own point.

November 9th, 2006

Scott Holleran Timely DVDs include Mike Nichols’ TV Family, Liza

Scott Holleran
Timely DVDs include Mike Nichols’ TV Family, Liza Minnelli’s groundbreaking TV special and her dark 1972 musical Cabaret…
by Scott Holleran

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Box Office: - Black Snake Moan gets a new release date. Samuel L.

Black Snake Moan gets a new release date.
Samuel L. Jackson will star only in snake projects from here forward.

November 9th, 2006

Box Office: - Monday Morning Quarterback: Borat Edition Kim Hollis: One of the

Monday Morning Quarterback: Borat Edition
Kim Hollis: One of the biggest surprises in box office history occurred this past weekend as Borat earned $26.5 million in only 837 venues. How did this happen? Tim Briody: It was marketed perfectly. Even with the limit of clips that could be shown on television, the guerrilla advertising and general nuttiness of it all just clicked with viewers.