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RT @radioheadnews: Radiohead to release 2 new tracks on 12" vinyl on Record Store Day http://bit.ly/rdhdnws \#rsd
28th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterI must say, I'm slightly more impressed with the Texan wrap I picked up on my way home. http://yfrog.com/h0oksgij
28th Mar 2011
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The Veils
Troubles of the Brain EP
Killer EP that returns the band to toe-tapping Nux Vomica standard ...or better.
28th Mar 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsThere's a mob down @Rough Trade East getting their picture taken with the Radiohead newspaper. The Universal Sigh http://yfrog.com/h7ximwgj
28th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterFinally worked out what \#oxymoron means: "A star-studded cast, led by Sean Bean". \#gameofthrones
28th Mar 2011
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The Book Of Eli
Decent post apocalypse thriller. Main Q: how does Denzel's iPod 4.0 survive 30 years? Mine died after 3.
28th Mar 2011
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Battles
Ice Cream
Locked-down, driving mathrock now w bonus vocals
28th Mar 2011
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Crazy / Beautiful
Disappointingly unambitious 00s version of 'Some Kind of Wonderful', with added potential insanity.
27th Mar 2011
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Robin Hood
$155m of utterly shapeless shambles as an occasionally scouse Robin plods through a revisionist Sherwood
26th Mar 2011
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Brothers
Powerful post-war drama from Jim Sheridan with intense perfomances from Toby Maguire and Donnie Darko.
26th Mar 2011
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GBV Digital
Just stumbled across GBV Digital - Guided By Voices' own digital download store. Looks like the perfect place to pick up any of those 130-odd GBV-and-related albums that you may be missing. For completists only. Think I actually have a good chunk of them already...
Dig out a couple of the dozen plus we have reviewed on Chimpomatic here.
25th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Sounds like Zack Snyner has another over-hyped turd on the way: http://t.co/LnMYNYk Not holding my breath for another good Superman movie.
25th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterBoardwalk Empire's excellent Michael Shannon is apparently up for the villain in the Superman reboot: http://t.co/SuKfi0F
24th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterOver-looked @radiohead song of the day: 'Blow Out' from Pablo Honey. http://t.co/F2wUtrs
24th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterHypebeast have a nice short film about Erik Lundberg the downhill skater. Serious speed wobble alert. http://bit.ly/ia3ipX
23rd Mar 2011
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True Grit: Jeff Bridges Style
New instalment of on-set photos up at jeffbridges.com - from True Grit and taken by the man himself. Looks like a fun shoot.
That's Matt Damon's tragoedia/comedia above.
22nd Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Radiation Dose Chart
interesting comparison of various different levels of radiation at xkcd.com
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22nd Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
#Spotted: A very young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young Brad Pitt's younger brother in 'A River Runs Through It'.
21st Mar 2011
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Eddie Vedder
Longing To Belong
Slight, but not insignificant new single from the PJ front man. Ukulele-heavy.
21st Mar 2011
Read more 3.5 star reviewsRT @snaxhanso: 2 eps into BSG & no sign of token black person. 1 asian girl and a couple of hispanics is all we get? And which one's gay??
21st Mar 2011
Read on TwitterThe dos and don'ts of Twitter. This one's for you @GeorgeMichael, http://gu.com/p/2npg2/tw
21st Mar 2011
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Attack The Block
Decent small-scale London alien invasion from Joe Cornish. Weed jokes, gore and punchy soundtrack. Allow.
21st Mar 2011
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Black Swan
Amazing cinematography and art direction style out this hammy horror romp. White = good. Black = bad.
21st Mar 2011
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Righteous Kill
De Niro/Pacino as NYC cop partners chasing serial killer/bad poet. Routine.
21st Mar 2011
Read more 2.5 star reviewsHope someone cleaned up all those bottles of bootleg hooch at the start of Boardwalk Empire
20th Mar 2011
Read on Twitter#Spotted: John "Roger Sterling" Slattery as a dopey wannabe politician in 30 Rock
20th Mar 2011
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The Brothers Bloom
Messy conmen ramble. Disappointing entry from Rian "Brick" Johnson .
20th Mar 2011
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Kick-Ass
Disappointing, predictable, DIY superhero movie. Not big enough in budget or ambition to better the big boys.
20th Mar 2011
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Cop Land
Brilliant modern western, built around the basics of good story, good direction and great performances
19th Mar 2011
Read more 4.5 star reviews#Spotted: Rawls from The Wire as another cop in 'Copland'. Every role is perfectly cast.
19th Mar 2011
Read on Twitter#Spotted: A young Peter Berg amongst the heavyweights in 'Copland'.
19th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterReading Jan's Entertainment Weekly, where their 'Most Underrated Movies' column brazenly compares 'Vanilla Sky' to 'Inception'. WTF @ew\?
19th Mar 2011
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New Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs
Eddie Vedder is back with a new solo album on May 31st, his first since the recent-Pearl-Jam trumping Into The Wild soundtrack. Ukulele Songs is made up of new songs and covers, unsurprisingly played on a ukulele. Don't worry if that's a deal-breaker for you however as he also has a tour film - Water On The Road - coming out on the same date and directed by Fugazi's Brendan Canty. That film is culled from 2008's solo tour and features solo cuts mixed in with Pearl Jam classics.
First single Longing To Belong is out today.
Via Pearl Jam
UPDATE: Cat Power guests. Uh oh.
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Just watching Copland with a bowl of muesli. So many great actors. What ever happened Stallone's comeback as a serious actor? He rules this.
19th Mar 2011
Read on TwitterIf only \#FlashForward could have told us how boring \#TheEvent was going to be. Gave it 1.26 more episodes, but now calling it quits. Dull.
19th Mar 2011
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The Strokes
Angles
Harmless fluff as the band regress away from their adventurous 3rd album.
18th Mar 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsRT @joelmchale: Hey East Coast an all new \#nbccommunity was just on!\#dangit\#uselesstweetsafterthefact\#runtomountaintime\#ilikepie
18th Mar 2011
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