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Whether you have read the book or not, you are probably familiar with the story of Oliver Twist, the young orphaned boy created by Charles Dickens in 1838 for his novel of the same name. Oliver lives in a workhouse with other children his age until he so bravely utters the infamous words, "Please sir, I want some more" at mealtime, whereupon he is sold, runs away, joins a band of pickpockets, and eventually ends up in the home of a wealthy man who may or may not be a long-lost relative. »
Forget everything you know about zombie movies. While you're at it, forget everything you know about alien movies, and epidemic movies, and so on. Once you've successfully cleared from your mind all of the horror films you've ever seen, you might actually enjoy Slither. »
Pianist Alexandre Dossin performed in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall on Saturday as part of the 2005-06 Rhea Miller Concert Series. »
Basic Instinct 2 is a pointless endeavor, a fairly empty film despite the way it carries itself. There's some psychological warfare that begins to look interesting, then sputters and fades away, leaving nothing but an impossible storyline with a really bad novel as the backdrop. »
My favorite release of 2004, and one of the most unheralded, had to be Atreyu's The Curse. The metalcore quintet showed its versatility, even scoring a minor hit with "Right Side of the Bed." Much of the album sounded like nothing you would normally hear on the commercialized crap-fest we call terrestrial radio, as lead singer Alex Varkatzas sliced open your eardrums with razorblades and sewed them shut with sorrow. »