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Movies & Music

The Met is in Topeka!

Metropolitan OperaThe Metropolitan Opera started live HD video broadcasts last year.  This year a Topeka movie theater has joined the growing number of theaters playing these broadcasts.  They have been successful with good attendance at theaters in Kansas City, Lawrence, as well as Topeka.  If you love opera or...

New This Week, December 23rd 2008

New This Week

Burn After Reading
When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo is intent on exploiting their find. With Frances Mcdormand, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney, John Malkovich. (2008, 96 minutes,...

Pass the Popcorn: Fracture

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"I Shot My Wife...Prove It." That's the tagline for the 2007 legal thriller, Fracture.

After suspecting his wife of cheating, Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), shoots his wife.  He then begins a careful manipulation of the the legal system.  Rearranging the crime scene before the police arrive,...

How many of these movies have you seen?

photo by limowreck666 on flickr

I found this list of movies on facebook -- you mark all of the films you've seen and count up the total number. If you've seen over 85 films from this list, supposedly that means you "have no life" and spend too much time watching movies! How many of these films have you seen?

(x) Rocky Horror...

New This Week, December 16th 2008

New This Week

Mamma Mia! The Movie
Join the music, laughter, and fun of this irresistibly charming movie. This is a musical celebration of mothers, daughters, and fathers, and true loves lost and new ones found. With Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda...