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The Beatles – Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972

by n/a  (2009-11-17)
Pride  (138 minutes)
average customer review:  3.2 out of 5 stars  (5)

An independent documentary film which reviews the music and impact of Lennon and McCartney as solo composers, during this first post-Beatles period.

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Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 9:24 am by Sylvhania
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The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action

by Wendy Northcutt  ()
average customer review:  3.5 out of 5 stars  (134)

Warning: The Darwin Awards are not for the tenderhearted. The vastly popular Web site, now a book, recognizes "individuals who ensure the long-term survival of our species by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion."

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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 2:23 pm by Sylvhania
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The Fortune

by Mike Nichols  (1998-05-19)
Sony Pictures  (88 minutes)
average customer review:  4.2 out of 5 stars  (8)

Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 9:33 am by Sylvhania
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr  ()
average customer review:  4.1 out of 5 stars  (148)

Carr looks to neurological science to gauge the organic impact of computers, citing fascinating experiments that contrast the neural pathways built by reading books versus those forged by surfing the hypnotic Internet, where portals lead us on from one text, image, or video to another while we’re being bombarded by messages, alerts, and feeds.

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Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 9:37 pm by Sylvhania
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Prince: The Glory Years

by  (2008-04-22)
Music Video Dist  ( minutes)
average customer review:  3.8 out of 5 stars  (9)

A documentary of a remarkable musician, his early years, and rise to super-stardom.

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Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm by Sylvhania
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Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind

by Candace Pert  ()
average customer review:  4.2 out of 5 stars  (24)

Dr. Candace Pert describes her extraordinary search over the past two decades for the grail of the body's inborn intelligence. Learn the secret of how your emotions literally can transform your body and create your health.

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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 at 4:02 am by Sylvhania
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Your Kids Are Your Own Fault: A Guide For Raising Responsible, Productive Adults

by Larry Winget  ()
average customer review:  4.8 out of 5 stars  (52)

Well-behaved, respectful kids are the exception, not the rule, and for the most part, parents are to blame. Responsible parenting is about beginning with the end in mind and parenting with a plan. But most parents have never stopped to consider what kind of adult they want to raise.

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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 12:59 pm by Sylvhania
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…And Justice For All

by  (2001-01-16)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (119 minutes)
average customer review:  4.0 out of 5 stars  (57)

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial.

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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 3:15 pm by Sylvhania
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The Silencers

by Phil Karlson  (2003-11-11)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (102 minutes)
average customer review:  3.4 out of 5 stars  (24)

Matt Helm is coaxed out of semi-retirement by an attractive ex-partner. It seems that the evil Big O organization has a nefarious plan called "Operation: Fallout." See where Austin Powers stole half its ideas.

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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:35 pm by Sylvhania
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Elegy

by  (2009-03-17)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (112 minutes)
average customer review:  3.8 out of 5 stars  (53)

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

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Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:32 pm by Sylvhania
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