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Minority
Report
In an incredibly dark vision of the future (penned by Philip
K. Dick and adapted by Steven Spielberg), murder has been eliminated
by use of mutants' psychic powers. Fast-paced, marvelously faceted,
and full of ideas, this may be the best science fiction film
since another Dick novel was brought to the screen as Bladerunner. |
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Harry
Potter
The long-awaited screen version of J.K. Rowling's first novel
is good, but not great. Director Chris Columbus had the unenviable
task of trying to make a blockbuster movie while simultaneously
pleasing Potter fans who would be angry if anything was changed
or - heaven forbid - deleted. In spite of this, he's created
an enchanting film that the whole family can enjoy.
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Mulholland
Drive
In David Lynch's most recent offering, we're plunged into a
Hollywood nightmare, a mad miasma of recycled noir archetypes
and fractured dream logic. This is Lynch at his most characteristic
- weird, macabre, superbly unsettling - as he conducts us on
a tour of the seedy side of LA's glamour factories and palm-lined
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Bandits
Director Barry Levinson's goofy crime comedy centers on two
bungling buddies who escape from prison and begin robbing banks,
while at the same time endearing themselves to the public and
hostages alike. When a troubled married woman enters their fold
it complicates both their escapades and their friendship. |
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Soul
Hooligan - Music Like Dirt
Soul Hooligan is composed of three England-based club-going
friends who independently developed their musical styles. On
their debut album, the Hooligans take the musical spectrum of
such traditional genres as soul, blues, and jazz, and stretch
it to include hip-hop, garage rock, banjo-plucking and futuristic
laser noises. Turn it on. |
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Nick
Cave and the Bad Seeds - Nocturama
Each song on this album is crafted around Cave's despondent
signature vocals, which convey his daunting, yet poetic, story-telling
lyrics amidst a wash of delicate piano and string arrangements.
There's plenty of goth-melancholy here to please longtime followers,
while more accessible tracks are likely to enlarge Cave's congregation.
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Jan
Dismas Zelenka - Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis
A beautiful late work of the relatively neglected Czech baroque
composer, written in 1736, just years before his death. Zelenka
has adapted the typical five elements of the baroque mass -
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei - and divided them
into 19 gorgeous, moving set pieces, which are even more astounding
on repeated hearings. |
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Moviola
- Rumors Of The Faithful
For five years, Columbus, Ohio's Moviola has honed its organic
porch-pop through meticulous home recording and democratic creation.
All members take turns on lead vocals, and the result is a richly-varied
album that ranges from bittersweet yearning, to ultra-catchy,
to saloon sing-along. A thoughtful, timeworn approach to making
music. |
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CDs and DVDs available at www.bontonland.cz
and www.dvdexpress.cz.
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