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Examining the role of family

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:54 p.m.

Few films truly exemplify life in 'small town' America, and very seldom do films do the miraculous task of showing the thin line between city folk and small town folk. Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" tried hard to master this feat, but ultimately was lost in a sea of incoherent plots and sappy, melodramatic songs. Enter "Junebug," an indie sleeper from 2005 that works not only as a wonderful character study, but also a fascinating and complex examination of small town life, clashing with big city social politics.

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One of years 'smartest' documentaries

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Hiester · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:53 p.m.

Any political documentaries in the past few years have compromised their presentation of the truth in order to promote a partisan agenda -- most notably Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11." Thankfully, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" does what it can to avoid politics. Instead, it tells a story about morality, lost in a haze of unchecked ambition. Jeffery Skilling was proud of Enron once. As the film tells it, Skilling believed he was a "fucking smart" man. He saw Enron as a company full of smart people. It seemed to be a symbol of how dreams can conquer the constraints of reality.

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'Two for the Money' is a good gamble

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Schoenbaechler · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:47 p.m.

The business of sports gambling has no rules, except to win. Inspired by a true story, "Two For the Money" took audiences for a ride when it came out in theaters back in October, and now plans to do the same with it's recent release on DVD. Matthew McConaughey ("Sahara," "A Time To Kill") stars as former hotshot quarterback Brandon Lang, who works a lousy job making sports picks in Las Vegas until Walter Abrams (Al Pacino) comes a calling. In a matter of days, after getting a job offer from Abrams, Lang hops on a plane to New York in order to act as a gambling advisor making large sums under Abrams while also picking up a posh new life.

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Not quite the 'Lord' of movies

By Alyson Brodsy and Ash Cartwright · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:45 p.m.

This tale of moral bankruptcy gives us a window into the world of a private, international and illegal arms dealer, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage). The Ukrainian born, American Yuri is good at his chosen profession, and it has allowed him to rise above the poverty of his youth. He sells indiscriminately to anyone with the ability to pay and Yuri's only concern is for himself and his family. He attempts to keep his trophy wife relatively in the dark as to the true source of the income that allows her and their young son to live more than comfortably.

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Jesus walks in the jungle

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt McMullan · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:22 p.m.

As an amateur movie critic, I give very few points for trying. If you put a lot of effort into your film and it still sucks, then I'll call it as I see it. No hard feelings. Someone, you know, might value my opinion and base whether they see it themselves on what I have to say. It's possible. I can't, in good conscience, give a movie a decent grade because the people involved meant well. That's how I feel about "End of the Spear." Good intentions will only get you so far, and then you're stuck with a hokey movie about Jesus in the jungle.

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A flashy, but poor action sequel

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:22 p.m.

It's hard to say what exactly made "Underworld" a worthwhile film. Bits of action mixed into a Gothic-horror-thriller, a chilling cinematographic palette of blues and grays, an interesting storyline depicting the war between vampires and werewolves (called "lycans" in the film), or maybe all of this was an impressive mark for first-time writer/director Len Wiseman.

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A failed look at 'Comedy in the Muslim World'

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:22 p.m.

If you think you're going to learn something from Albert Brooks' ("Mother," "Taxi Driver") new film, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," you've got another thing coming. This movie is a distinctly no-learning zone, despite a premise chock full of creativity and a trailer that seems to suggest the possibility of a hilarious quasi-documentary.

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The Beautiful Discovery

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:21 p.m.

Terrence Malick is somewhat of a hermit among the filmmaking community, what with only directing three films during the past 32 years. Good thing each one of them was a genuine artistic achievement worth fawning over, or else we might have forgotten about him by now. Malick's fourth film, "The New World," is another event in and of itself, combining a sense of visual wonder and subtle, moving drama that towers over all the Jesus lions and Queen Latifahs clogging today's cineplexes.

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A songwriter's minor album

By Alyson Brodsy and Ty Schrock · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:15 p.m.

Releasing three albums in eight months is no easy task. Maybe that's why Ryan Adams sounds so tired on 29, the final album of his 2005 trilogy. After the breezy country-rock of Cold Roses and the more traditional twang of Jacksonville City Nights, 29 comes off as excessive and unnecessary, even for a guy who is known for being overly prolific.

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'Hell No' to Beck remixed

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Perlman-Price · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 7:14 p.m.

Maybe it is just my music ADD, but with Beck's Guero CD from last year I would usually stop listening or tune out by the sixth or seventh song ("Earthquake Weather" or "Hell Yes," depending on my mood). If approached randomly and asked if I listened to Beck, I'd answer with a resounding yes. I even listed him under music I like in my Facebook profile. So when the opportunity was offered to review Beck's new CD Guerolito, a remix of Guero, I volunteered immediately.

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Vaden ties single-game 3-point record in loss

By Andy Romey · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 8:51 a.m.

When sophomore forward Robert Vaden threw in his eighth 3-pointer of Tuesday night's game, he suddenly -- despite the score -- had a whole lot in common with the opposing Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Unearthing an underground history

By Joseph S. Pete · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:47 a.m.

Alexander McClure, a slave in Tennessee, sought to ship himself to freedom, to a new life in the North. With help, McClure sealed himself in a dry goods crate in Nashville, Tenn., bound for Cincinnati by rail. Documents unearthed by the Indiana Historical Bureau Underground Railroad Initiative reveal that McClure endured more than 10 hours holed up in a three-foot by two-foot crate.

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Faculty pleased with provost post

By Allie Townsend · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:47 a.m.

While some faculty members are pleased with the new provost position, others are frustrated after being left out of the discussion to shift some of the University's major administrative roles. Faculty members voiced their concerns Tuesday during the first Bloomington Faculty Council meeting held since the IU board of trustees voted to approve President Adam Herbert's restructuring plans.

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Artest-to-Kings trade called off

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:37 a.m.

CLEVELAND — The Ron Artest trade to Sacramento is off -- for now. The Indiana Pacers had reportedly agreed to ship the volatile forward to the Sacramento Kings for Peja Stojakovic, but Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday night no deal was imminent.

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Hoosiers 'unsatisfied' with weekend ties

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:34 a.m.

After losing a double-overtime thriller to Ohio State 6-5 in late November 2005, the IU hockey team sought revenge against its conference rivals this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. However, the two-game set didn't go as planned as the Hoosiers came away with two ties, 5-5 and 6-6.

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Grant to help IU fight sexual harassment

By Chip Cutter · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:22 a.m.

Sexual harassment will soon be getting more attention on campus, following a $5,000 grant to the Office of Women's Studies and the creation of a new student committee designed to address the issue.

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Survival of the cutest

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, Jan. 25,2006 12:16 a.m.

Paris, "The City of Lights," renowned for its beauty and romance, descended into the depths of "love lite" when ABC's "The Bachelor" recently came to town.

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