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I had originally planned to write about how annoying Michael Cera is getting by playing essentially the same character over and over again, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Instead I found a couple of things that made my day and that should make yours.
There will be no Oscar buzz around this fall's Lakeview Terrace, a predictable little tale of good vs. evil, with good winning in the end. It didn't appear that it was looking for awards, though. It plays like it's very aware that it's nothing more than entertaining mush with no nutritional value.
Despite some negative feedback that season four received due to the introduction of a new team of doctors and less involvement of the original team, our favorite Vicodin-popping master of medicine is back to prove that "House" is still capable of gripping drama, witty black humor, and new dynamics that have without a doubt set an exciting path for season five.
With the semester in full gear, students have started their personal countdown toward the end of the year, while fans from around the world have ignited theirs, with the news of newly anticipated album releases set for 2009. Next year one can expect an entire streak of new music to hit stores, yet there are a few artists you should pay careful attention to with their promise of change.
For nearly a year, thousands of fingers have been tapping away at plastic buttons and rubber pads, singing their hearts out to the likes of The Police, Boston, Foo Fighters, and a variety of other bands. Developer Harmonix, responsible for the first couple of installments of Guitar Hero, turned it up to 11 and changed the music game genre with Rock Band.
In Queens, there is no scarcity of Asian cuisine - in fact, on every corner there is at least one Chinese, Japanese, or Korean eatery to be found, but one night, I truly craved seafood and decided to give the recently opened Samdado Restaurant a try. The décor is nothing remarkable: cheap potted flowers in traditionally auspicious yellow and red, and bamboo sit atop the barriers between booths.
What happens when a dentist who hates people ends up seeing the dead? They pester him and chase him around New York City trying to bring closure to their lives, according to the plot of Ghost Town. The movie begins with Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), a smooth-talking adulterer, avoiding one very bizarre death to immediately be forced into another.
For those fans missing the quirky dysfunctional dynamic of shows such as "The Office" and the late "Arrested Development," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" will more than fill the void. The completely inappropriate and absurdly entertaining half hour comedy series is back in its highly anticipated fourth season with all new episodes designed to shock, satirize and slightly offend.
Kiera Knightly brilliantly rehashes the same character that she has played dozens of times now: the bright, sassier-than-socially-acceptable young woman whose inner struggle centers around her desire to be well-liked by the public and be true to herself. While Knightly fits beautifully as The Duchess of Devonshire, the role is uncomfortably familiar.
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