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Filminism: Daughters

Kelly Stitzel April 7, 2011 2

Join Kelly Stitzel as she explores the many facets of women in film in her new monthly column. This month, inspired by the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce, she discusses some of her favorite daughters

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DVD Review: “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Scott Malchus March 23, 2010 1

If you were like me, reluctant to watch Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (we’ll dispense with the full title from here on out) because of it’s hard core subject matter, I

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CD Review: Mary J. Blige, “Stronger withEach Tear”

Michael Parr January 11, 2010 4

Mary J. Blige recently performed her new single, “I Am,” on the finale of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, surrounded by dancers costumed in some of her signature looks from the past

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Dw. Dunphy On… The Theater of Pain

Dw. Dunphy January 7, 2010 2

I struggled to find a properly descriptive title for this week’s column and failed miserably. I’m actually referring to movies that beat up the main character so badly, for so long, in such depressing

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No Concessions: Happy Goddamn Thanksgiving — “Precious,” “The Road,” and More Feel-Bad Holiday Movies

Bob Cashill November 20, 2009 10

Thanksgiving: For some, that time of the year to reconnect with friends and family, to eat plenty of turkey and trimmings, and figure out what to gift Aunt Ida with this Christmas. For filmgoers,

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