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After over 20 years of collaborating with composer Carter Burwell, it’s pretty clear that the Coen brothers have found their musical counterpart when it comes time to score a film of theirs. In the Coen’s latest darkly comedic film, A Serious Man, Burwell provides some of the most contemplative music of his career. And in […]
As lead David Duchovny – along with the rest of the cast – settles into a fourth season of the popular Showtime series Californication, Lakeshore Records and Showtime have teamed up to release a selection of soundtrack pieces from the highly viewed third season. And why not? The show has featured music from well-knowns like […]
With Curious George hitting the big screen a few years ago in an animated feature starring Will Ferrell as the Man with the Yellow Hat it’s easy to forget his humble beginnings in Margaret Rey’s simple and adorable illustrations in the pages of H.A. Rey’s Curious George book series. In this Scholastic Treasures collection of […]
From the opening notes of “The Battle of Red Cliff” Taro Iwashiro’s soundtrack for Red Cliff – the (reportedly) most expensive Chinese language film ever made – is impressively epic and stirringly original. Iwashiro’s work on John Woo’s film has already won Best Original Film Score at the 2009 Hong Kong Film Festival and with […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a contracting company from the Buffalo area of New York, having cited the company on ten counts of serious workplace violations. The company was found to have been involved in dangerous practices with regards to the assessment of asbestos. The company has been fined fifty thousand dollars […]
Green Stone Of Healing Series – Book Two I have to admit that I did enjoy the first book in the Green Stone Of Healing Series – The Vision and so was eager to read this one. Fallout picks up right where The Vision ended. Lieutenant Helen Andros has discovered the true identity of her […]
An Amber Alert has been issued Monday evening for an infant who is only one month old from South Carolina. Apparently Angel Miguel Perez was snatched from his mother’s car as a post office in North Charleston. The baby’s mother left him inside her car strapped into his car seat with the motor still running […]
Win PUBLIC ENEMIES on DVD http://www.mungleshow.com/munglesondvds.htm Number of discs: 1 Rating: R (must be 18 or older to enter) Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Run Time: 140 minutes ON BLU-RAYâ„¢ HI-DEF & DVD DECEMBER 8th! In the shadow of the Great Depression, criminal minds are thriving — notorious men like John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), “Baby […]
When Ashley invites Adam to join her and her family for Thanksgiving dinner but he says he will pass. He thinks back to when he kissed Sharon and how he apologized to her for it. Sharon tells him that he didn’t mess things up, he just surprised her. Adam tells her to call him if […]
Hollywood, are you listening? Liberals who think at least Chavez isn’t the monster he’s often portrayed as, are you paying attention? President Hugo Chávez has risked international ire by lauding Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan terrorist notorious for a series of bombings, kidnappings and hijackings across Europe, as a "revolutionary fighter" unjustly imprisoned for trying […]
Normally, “fog of war” refers to the ambiguity and confusion encountered by military men, from commanders through ground soldiers, combatants during a war or battle. Yet the fog can envelop more than the military. There is also a fog of uncertainty and confusion in a city under siege or its inhabitants. Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury […]
Two foreign companies have been accused at exposing a worker to asbestos, which has resulted in a lawsuit being filed in the Tyler Division of the Easter District of Texas earlier this month. The federal lawsuit was filed by Robert Plummer and his wife Nadine. The lawsuit was filed against two companies, including T&N Limited, […]
Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee, Inc. revealed the “Twelve Scams of Christmas†– the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious of this holiday […]
The murders at Fort Hood have been blamed on jihadi terrorism, a fantasy disease called post traumatic syndrome by proxy, and “going Postal”. Presumably “Road Rage” will be the next diagnosis for the Psychiatrist who went on his own personal terrorist strike. But until now, I was not aware that many of his victims were […]
This probably goes without saying since it’s a movie made by Pixar, but I think this film is an absolute delight. It’s funny, it’s very sentimental and touching and there are little bits of humor than you have to be fast to pick up on. That’s a perfect combination and now it’s ready for you […]
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