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Posted on September 27th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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I remember when the musical scene in the U.S. was diverse. Back in 1999, for example, Eminem had just started out, Britney as well, there were the Offspring, Cher was having one last blast, there were the TLC (now that was RnB), Ricky Martin was reaching his peek, Shania Twain had released her most popular [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p {text-align:justify} Warning: Spoilers ahead!    The same way the African dude who misteriously hinted at time paradoxes knew who Britney Spears was (if that’s not fame I don’t know what is) the same way the entire planet is aware of Heroes. In a way the show is the pop music of television. It’s pretty, [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p {text-align:justify}    Tarantino is one of the great contemporary directors, I’m quite sure no one would deny that. He’s brought to cinema his own unique style of movie-making, one that many others have tried to emulate.   However, that “style” was just his early attempt at cinema. Sure, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are good [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p {text-align:justify}   Had nothing to do today so I decided to watch House of Wax. Don’t get me wrong I was expecting the usual slasher film, and that’s the problem. It’s exactly what I got, minus creative slaughter or interesting psychology.   The “origin” of the killers is revealed. But their motives aren’t. Sure, mom was [...]

Posted on September 19th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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