Monthly Archives: August 2005

Edgeplay

Back in the ’70s teen chick rockers the Runaways almost pushed it over the top but, sadly all too common in the history of rock and roll, fell apart in a frenzy of intramural ego battles, drugs and external manipulation. … Continue reading 

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City of God (Cidade de Deus)

Foreign films are rarely nominated for Oscars–outside of the Best Foreign Film category, of course–so if I say that Cidade de Deus was nominated for four last year and yet not in that category you’ll have some idea of the … Continue reading 

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