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'Warm Water' saturates dried up lives

"Warm Water Under a Red Bridge," a film by celebrated Japanese director Shohei Imamura, is showing at the 15th annual Virginia Film Festival in collaboration with OFFScreen, a film organization composed of University students.


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Celine, meet Faith: 'Cry' completes crossover

After three years, country-crossover superstar Faith Hill is back again with a new album, "Cry." Here, Hill continues the transformation she began on her last album "Breathe," effectively leaving any remaining traces of country music in the dust and turning her focus to a much more soulful sound. For all those girls out there who have been burned by love, Hill lets you know you're not alone.


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LL Cool J's 'X' fails to hit the mark

"You could call it a comeback, I laid back, analyzed the rhymes, and realized I own that crown for lyrical combat," James Todd Smith tells us on the opening of "10 Million Stars." While modesty has never figured into the persona of Ladies Love Cool James, it is apparent honesty hasn't, either.


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Pfeiffer, Lohman give a sweet smell to 'Oleander'

"White Oleander" is the movie to see if you are in the mood for some serious drama -- and re-watching another Lifetime Original movie just won't cut it. Based on the award-winning novel by Janet Finch, "White Oleander" tells the story of Astrid Magnusson (Alison Lohman) and her emotional journey of self-discovery.


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MTV-esque film doesn't play by 'Rules' of comedy

Marketing is truly a deceptive process. The trailers and advertisements made it seem like "The Rules of Attraction" would be yet another mindless sex comedy, some high budget version of "MTV Undressed." Starring all the requisite hot young Hollywood stars, including James Van Der Beek (Dawson himself), and even having a special promoting it on Comedy Central, it appeared that this would be a rehash of "American Pie" and its ilk. Surprisingly, it turns out this film is not a comedy at all.


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Nothing prehistoric about Jurassic 5

Forget about Time Warner merging with AOL. When the Rebels of Rhythm joined forces with the Unity Committee back in 1995 to create Jurassic 5, they created a sound and style all their own.


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She's bare naked, and we can't take it

Remember how we laughed when Jennifer Love Hewitt released "How Do I Deal?" We clutched our stomachs with glee when she tried on some alt-rocker-chick clothes for the video, and we could barely contain our mirth when the single tanked. Then there was the time Jennifer Love Hewitt played Audrey Hepburn in a made-for-TV movie.


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'Voyage' to smart second album

Who can forget the breakthrough album "Acoustic Soul" by India.Arie? Its intelligent and honest lyrics, soulful voice and elegant guitar lines earned 9 Grammy nominations -- the second highest number of nominations ever.


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Beck's 'Sea Change' is where it's at

Once again, Beck has completely redefined his sound. Although a few elements of "Sea Change" are reminiscent of 1998's "Mutations," his new work is much darker as a whole than even the bleakest songs of his old records. In the three years since "Midnite Vultures," he has collected an array of songs that take the honest lyrics and gruff voices of cowboy rockers like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson and has combined them with the dynamic sense of instrumentation and song craftsmanship that Beck is known for. But instead of going with the raw production of Jennings and Nelson, Beck has enlisted producer Nigel Godrich to make his endeavor as slick and textured as any Radiohead album out there.

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