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"Parque" a memorable portrait of a lonely man
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:46:42 GMT
Reuters - Mexican
director Enrique Rivero's first feature film, "Parque Via," is
the study of a simple man who lives alone and really likes it
that way. Slow and repetitious, it uses the structure of a
short story that lulls the reader with ordinariness before a
stinging climax.
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T. Boone Pickens talks about his first billion
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:10:09 GMT
 AP - "The First Billion Is the Hardest" (Crown Business. 252 pages. $26.95), by T. Boone Pickens: T. Boone Pickens deals in big figures. Very big. He quotes Forbes Magazine as pegging his worth at $3 billion in 2007, when he was 79.
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Theory linking music, human evolution is lacking
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:37:52 GMT
AP - "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature" (Dutton. 336 pages. $25.95), by Daniel J. Levitin: Why do humans act the way we do? Evolutionary biologists often give the simplified answer: Because we're driven by the instincts that helped our ancestors survive.
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New gems from Xbox Live Arcade
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:12:42 GMT
 AP - I'm a sucker for big, juicy games with flashy graphics, block-rockin' audio and tons of things to do. This summer has been unusually rich in such ambitious productions, with high-profile releases like "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Ninja Gaiden II" and "Grid."
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Rainn Wilson in fine comic groove as "Rocker"
(Reuters)
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:30:52 GMT
 Reuters - The off-kilter comic
rhythms of Rainn Wilson are exploited to excellent effect in
"The Rocker," a derivative rock satire that is far more
enjoyable than one would have a right to expect.
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