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Nightmares Are Symptoms

Are you familiar with a tormenting feeling that starts little by little and gradually grows into inexplicable anxiety? Is it a tormented feeling that eventually turns into a nightmare?
Oksana BirchAugust 31, 2006

Would You Trust Your Life to a Talented Amateur?

A few days ago a friend of mine, who is a professional singer with a gorgeous tenor voice, told me a story about how after one of his performances, a man from the audience approached him and asked for an audition. The man sang a few songs.
Oksana BirchAugust 31, 2006

Where Is Modern Symphony Going?

Recently I read an interesting article on the topic of the modern symphony. However, it left me wondering. The author spoke of titans of symphony in the twentieth century, yet Prokofiev, Honegger, and Shostakovich completely escaped his attention.
Oksana BirchAugust 31, 2006

American Beauty (DVD) Review

Nominated for eight Academy Awards, and winner of five including Best Picture, American Beauty is one of the best films of all time. Exploring the depths of the American Dream - a good job, a nice house, the perfect marriage, etc.
Britt GilletteAugust 31, 2006

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (DVD) Review

One of a handful of essential, "must-see" animated Christmas classics, How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a Dr. Seuss holiday masterpiece. Created in 1966 on the heels of the phenomenal success surrounding such TV specials as A Charlie...
Britt GilletteAugust 30, 2006

Ben-Hur (DVD) Review

Winner of eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Ben-Hur is widely considered one of the greatest films of all-time. Combining powerful acting performances, unique set design, colorful costumes, and unrivaled visual effects for its day,...
Britt GilletteAugust 30, 2006

Classic Christmas Songs

Christmas songs are as assorted and diverse as anything I can think of. But what exactly do I mean by that statement? Well just think about the incredible variety of Christmas songs that have been produced throughout the years and I think...
Morgan HamiltonAugust 29, 2006

Along Came Polly (DVD) Review

Over the past decade, Ben Stiller has displayed a propensity for producing blockbuster comedies, and Along Came Polly is a fun and enjoyable comedy. Although not on the hilarity level of There's Something About Mary, Meet The Parents, or...
Britt GilletteAugust 29, 2006

American Pie (DVD) Review

Nominated for zero Academy Awards, American Pie is a lewd, crude teenage comedy that's probably the funniest movie of 1999. In the tradition of Animal House, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, and other such comedies, the film makes its mark as one...
Britt GilletteAugust 29, 2006

Billy Madison (DVD) Review

One of Adam Sandler's best movies, Billy Madison is the absolutely hilarious film that sparked Sandler's long reign as a romantic comedy box office draw.
Britt GilletteAugust 29, 2006