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Farkakte Film Flashback: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” Edition

Pete Chianca November 25, 2009 4

Thanksgiving is upon us once again, and you know what that means: Dinner, and awkward interaction with little-seen family members. And then dessert. Because let’s face it — without food we might as well

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Farkakte Film Flashback: Bio-picky Edition

Pete Chianca October 23, 2009 7

In a stunning convergence of teeth and propellers, Hilary Swank's Amelia arrives in theaters this weekend, inspiring Pete Chianca to look back at some other noteworthy biopics

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Do You Hear What I Hear? In Defense of Dylan’s “Christmas in the Heart”

Pete Chianca October 20, 2009 113

Pete Chianca has heard you giggling through Bob Dylan's new Christmas album, and he doesn't much care for your lack of respect

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Book Review: Clarence Clemons & Don Reo, “Big Man”

Pete Chianca October 19, 2009 6

One thing you learn pretty early on in Springsteen saxophonist Clarence Clemons’ memoir Big Man (Grand Central Publishing, 400 pages, $26.99, Oct. 21) is that you’re not going to be reading any of the

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Farkakte Film Flashback: It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Business Edition

Pete Chianca October 2, 2009 4

Michael Moore’s latest, Capitalism: A Love Story, opens around the country today, and if the early reviews are any indication, it’s yet another cleverly executed and scathing reminder of how we’re all … wait,

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Farkakte Film Flashback: Time Keeps On Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’ Into the Future Edition

Pete Chianca August 13, 2009 13

Welcome back to Farkakte Film Flashback, friends -- and a Pete Chianca-led tour through some of the best time travel movies in cinematic history

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Farkakte Film Flashback: Aliens Among Us Edition

Pete Chianca July 31, 2009 3

Pete Chianca is back with an all-new, all-alien edition of Farkakte Film Flashback, featuring five of the best (and best worst) interstellar visitors in cinematic history

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Farkakte Film Flashback: Strange Magic

Pete Chianca July 17, 2009 6

There is a new Harry Potter movie out this week, which millions of fans are extremely excited about, even though they’ve all read the books and know exactly what’s going to happen. Also, they

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Farkakte Film Flashback: When Good Dinosaurs Go Bad

Pete Chianca July 1, 2009 8

I’m not a fan of the Ice Age movies. OK, I like the little squirrelly guy who continually risks severe bodily injury in search of a nut, because I can relate to that. But

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