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It was supposed to have been so easy for The Wedding Present; simply assume the mantle of guitar-centric, irony-clad morosity cast off by The Smiths in 1987. As Morrissey, Marr, and the other two imploded, leaving a gaping wound in the corpse of melodic, janglepop navel-gazing, David Gedge's...
Charlie Wilson's War
One congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause, and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Tom Hanks, Emily...
Sports movies are some of the best-loved films in movie history. These movies generally span all genres and usually involve an underdog (team or individual) that is determined to win, sometimes at any cost. They evoke strong emotions within us as we watch and relate to certain characters. Some...
In the early part of the 21st century, the United States was hit with spelling-bee fever. Spelling bees were featured in everything from movies (Akeelah and the Bee) to books (Bee Season) to Broadway musicals (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). And while The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee does have some catchy songs, nothing stood out quite like the documentary Spellbound.