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February 17, 2011

CD Review: Tipper juggles several genres flawlessly on her second record

“The Juggler” is the second release from singer/songwriter/pianist Ellen Tipper. It follows her 2007 debut, “Flanagan’s Field.” I liked that record, and I love this one. Having listened to little else for the past four days, I have absorbed the CD’s 13 songs and offer these remarks: If music genres were found in a supermarket, […]
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February 17, 2011

Off Beat: Toast with jammies

JJ's Eatery Too brings back its popular pajama breakfast.
Published
February 17, 2011

Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill

• HOT TICKET What a tasty lineup: Six wines, six cheeses BLUE IS KNOWN for its eclectic array of live music performances, but also for its selection of fine wines, Maine microbrews and artisanal cheeses. At the Blue Wine & Cheese Club, you can taste six of the wines and six cheeses. WHEN: 6 p.m. Tuesday […]
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February 17, 2011

Who’s waiting off stage to replace aging action stars?

This summer, 68-year-old Harrison Ford will be mixing it up with Old West-invading extraterrestrials in “Cowboys & Aliens.” Next month, 67-year-old Robert De Niro will star in the action thriller “Limitless.” When “The Expendables II” opens in 2012, the combined age of its top five prospective stars, God willing, will be 291 years. The landscape […]
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February 17, 2011

DVD Releases: ‘Superman’ moves, informs, while ‘Tango’ can still shock

NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “UNSTOPPABLE,” starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Above-average thrill ride finds train engineers Washington and Pine (“Star Trek”) putting their machine to the test when circumstances render them the best chance at preventing an unmanned locomotive full of toxic chemicals from jumping track and wreaking havoc on a Pennsylvania town. […]

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February 17, 2011

Movie Review: ‘Unknown’ never reaches requisite breakneck speed

“Urgency” in the movies can be a product of editing or a consequence of very fine acting. It’s that sense that there is a ticking clock working against our hero, that a matter of life or death, love or loss is at stake. Think of Pierce Brosnan’s breathless sprints away from explosions in his James […]
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February 17, 2011

From the Editor: Testifying to a true original: Son House

This is the third in a series of profiles on lesser-known but important African Americans commemorating Black History Month. Before there was Jimi Hendrix, there was B.B. King. Before B.B. King, there was Muddy Waters. Before Muddy Waters, there was Robert Johnson. And before Robert Johnson, there was Son House. Although not the first musician […]
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February 17, 2011

At the Movies

OPENING FRIDAY “I AM NUMBER FOUR” (1:50) (PG-13) Stars Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant and Dianna Agron. Directed by D.J. Caruso. Nine aliens come to Earth after their planet is destroyed by an enemy species, but they soon discover that their enemy is now after them on their new planet. Intense sequences of violence and action, […]
Published
February 10, 2011

Go Poll: Valentine’s Day is…
Published
February 10, 2011

Movie Review: Lots of hotness, but plot of ‘Roommate’ lacks sparks

Hot Sara (Minka Kelly) is fresh on campus from Iowa. But her new roomie, Hot Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is an Angelino and is wise to the ways of LA. Rich, friendly and helpful, she’s the kind of girl who’ll pick you up when your friends have ditched you at the club in the middle of […]

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