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...around. The soundtrack to 50’s new movie “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” is the latest installment, no more and no less. The album pretty much has the same feel all the way through: mildly threatening drums, mid-tempo minor-key keyboards and the occasional generic ’70s funk loop. The good part of this is that the album has a unified feel, and one can get lost in the drone, which is, at times, pretty easy on the ears. The bad part is that if you step...
...phonemes. Gere is Saul Naumann, a cocky, self-absorbed father who demands perfection in his son, Aaron (Max Minghella), and wife, Miriam (Juliette Binoche). He points out a spot his wife misses on a pot she cleans, he obnoxiously corrects his son on minor details, and he never pays attention to his introverted daughter, Eliza (Flora Cross)—that is, until she wins the local spelling bee. Saul, a theology professor, insists that his daughter’s spelling powers are intrinsically connected to Jewish mysticism, which, of course, means her powers would be best spent in winning...
...whatever long-haired sell-outs she co-opted into her band banged on see-through instruments. It’s all very mod, minus any pretense of legitimacy.The bridge signals a radical change in tone. The three chords employed throughout (bold minimalist statement or banal pop trash?) suddenly turn minor, and Hilary starts yelling “Away! Away!” for no discernible reason. To add visual insult to aural injury, all of this takes place while Hilary dances in front of a shadow puppet of a speedometer.This disturbing interlude is resolved by Duff going through a full...
...Just Like Heaven”), but, in this film, she returns to the acting promise seen in 1999’s “Election.” Neither actor looks much like the person they portray, but their interpretations are good enough to make up for this minor flaw. They slip easily into the roles, picking up mannerisms and life truths so simply that it is impossible to avoid falling under the story’s spell. Even their renditions of the songs are impressive; it’s almost impossible to differentiate Phoenix and Witherspoon?...
...first slice of cake. Gurfein, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs who re-joined the Corps after Sept. 11 and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, stressed the importance of winning “hearts and minds” to ease the insurgency in Iraq. Gurfein also played a minor role as a Marine officer at Guantanamo Bay in the 1992 movie “A Few Good Men.” The second slice was given to the oldest Marine in attendance, John Brock, who was born in 1943. A corporal born in 1984 received the third slice...