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A marriage dissolving like the Dickens
By the time Charles Dickens had grown tired of his wife, the couple had 10 children and Dickens was a rich and famous man.
‘Uncharted 2’ brings action back to the screen
Harrison Ford is getting old. Bruce Willis looks tired. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a state to run. And Hollywood doesn’t make action heroes like it used to. At least the video-game industry is trying to pick up the slack.
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“Glee: The Music, Volume 1” Various, $11.98
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“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” Paramount, single-disc DVD $29.98, two-disc DVD $34.98
‘Borderlands’ a blast for shooter fans
“Borderlands” is dedicated to aficionados of fantastic weaponry. Developer Gearbox Software says the game has “bazillions” of guns, thanks to a random content generator that mixes and matches parts, ammunition and enhancements, like bullets that also set their targets on fire.
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“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” 20th Century Fox, DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $39.99
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Irish singer-songwriter Hansard, frontman of the Frames, and Czech singer-pianist Irglova not only fell in love in real life, but formed a band, the Swell Season. Then the couple broke up. But that didn’t end their musical relationship.
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10 years, 10,000 fears in our Halloween home-video vault
It seems like just last year we were dreaming up new entertainments for our readers (actually, we were yelling “OMG HOW DO WE FILL NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE?!?”) when inspiration struck. We would round up all the scariest, strangest or downright absurdest horror films we could find on home video, plumb them for quality and recommend our faves in easily scanned category-nuggets of unbridled terror.
Bookbites
“Frostbite” by David Wellington; Three Rivers Press; $14
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“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Paramount, single-disc DVD $29.98, two-disc DVD $34.98, Blu-ray $39.99
‘Brutal Legend’ is metal heaven
No style of music has taken more of a beating over the years than heavy metal. Critics don’t respect it, kids are more likely to spend their allowances on hip-hop, and parents stopped worrying long ago about whether Black Sabbath was going to turn their teens into devil worshippers.
Bacon explains appeal of coveted 1959 guitar
It may not be an Arthurian tale of Sir Percival in pursuit of the Holy Grail, but Tony Bacon’s “Million Dollar Les Paul” is still about a romantic quest.
Prose probes life, writings of Anne Frank
Last month, a video went up on YouTube that shows the only motion picture images ever taken of Anne Frank. It’s just a quick glimpse, a few seconds of film.
Soundbites
Grant-Lee Phillips’ new album opens with the cheerful, jaunty “Good Morning Happiness,” which hits the spot like a first cup of coffee.
DVD+U
“The Proposal” Touchstone, single-disc DVD $29.99, two-disc DVD $39.99, Blu-ray $44.99
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