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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Are you worried at all that this pitcher-teacher is so miserable that he might turn people off? Why are so many of your characters so miserable? Creatively, I'm coming at these things from the standpoint that there are already so many stories about the good guys who are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Danny McBride | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

There's no evidence that Becky ever really questions this point of view. Maybe that's why we ultimately find a character we're presumably supposed to hate, the collection agent doggedly pursuing her, so sympathetic. Angular, angry Derek Smeath (Robert Stanton) has been driven to the brink by Becky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a Shopaholic: Relic of an Economy Past | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

In the game's newest installment, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, which will be released on Feb. 17, Houser and his team have ratcheted up the complexity even further. Instead of extending Niko's story laterally by adding a straight-up sequel, they're drilling down into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Theft Auto's Extreme Storytelling | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

I’ve been playing a lot of “Rock Band” lately, and without a doubt, the dumbest part of that video game is the character customization, which allows me to buy new accessories and haircuts for my onscreen persona and completely change its appearance...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Hoobastank | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

“It’s not necessarily the best film, but it’s the one that moves me most...It’s the only time a script came to me in a dream,” quipped writer-director Paul Schrader at a screening of...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Schrader Discusses Characters, Career | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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