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Lead Photo Off the ‘Avatar’ bandwagon

K.W. Jeter | Wed, Feb 3, 2010 (6:45 p.m.)

Step right up. The blockbuster backlash starts here.

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Lead Photo Love is a battlefield

Josh Bell | Wed, Feb 3, 2010 (6:30 p.m.)

The Messenger and Dear John offer different takes on military romance

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Lead Photo From Paris With Love

Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Feb 3, 2010 (6:15 p.m.)

John Travolta is not meant to be bald.

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Lead Photo Stories of tolerance and identity

Josh Bell | Wed, Feb 3, 2010 (5:15 p.m.)

Exploring the range of Jewish culture at the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival

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Lead Photo See some Dam fine movies

Josh Bell | Tue, Feb 2, 2010 (3:13 p.m.)

The Dam Short Film Festival in Boulder City has become not just one of the top film festivals in the Las Vegas area, but also one of the premier short-film festivals in the country.

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Lead Photo A familiar tune

Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Jan 27, 2010 (5:15 p.m.)

Jeff Bridges shows off in the predictable but entertaining Crazy Heart

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Lead Photo Edge of Darkness

Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Jan 27, 2010 (2:45 p.m.)

It feel a bit like Ransom, except that in this case Mel Gibson's child is already dead, so he’s even meaner and more implacable.

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Lead Photo AFI vs. AFI

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Jan 26, 2010 (7 p.m.)

The band versus the American Film Institute

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Lead Photo Sundance in your living room

Josh Bell | Wed, Jan 20, 2010 (6 p.m.)

Now you can watch (some of) Sundance from the comfort of your living room.

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Lead Photo Robots and relationships

Josh Bell | Wed, Jan 20, 2010 (6 p.m.)

Galactica prequel Caprica is an odd mix of sci-fi and soap opera

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Lead Photo Extraordinary Measures

Josh Bell | Wed, Jan 20, 2010 (5:30 p.m.)

Nothing extraordinary here. Just more adorable terminally ill kids.

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The Flapping

Scott Dickensheets | Wed, Jan 20, 2010 (4:30 p.m.)

This week’s release of Legion and The Tooth Fairy—two movies linked only by the presence of winged creatures—got us thinking about other wingy films …

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Lead Photo Broken Embraces”

Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Jan 13, 2010 (6:59 p.m.)

This is yet another tiresomely reflexive film about filmmaking, moving back and forth between present-day Madrid, where a blind writer-director wrestles with footage of a movie he shot.

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Lead Photo I’ve already seen “The Road”; should I also see “The Book Of Eli”?

Jeffrey M. Anderson | Wed, Jan 13, 2010 (6:44 p.m.)

Yes and no, it just depends on if your preference is good acting, story line, or evocation of a believable postapocalyptic world.

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Lead Photo A Single Man”

Josh Bell | Wed, Jan 13, 2010 (6:33 p.m.)

Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut with a movie that’s classy and restrained but still comes off mostly like, well, a glossy fashion spread.

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A&E

Just say no to roses and teddy bears
This Valentine’s Day, just say no to cliche gifts and think outside the chocolate box for something a little more creative.
‘I dress them with art’
Somewhere between naked and not, there’s body paint.
The rumble was a jungle
With a lineup screaming dance party extravaganza, Sunday night was one of the most successful crowds the Rumble has pulled.

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Feb 4, 2010
by Xania Woodman

Bramblin Man

For this, Andrew Pollard’s first solo menu at Noir Bar, he presents a twist on the classic Bramble. A gin-based cocktail made popular in 1980s London by Dick Bradsell, the ...
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