Review - Babylon A.D.
BABYLON A.D. [PG-13]
Sci-fi epics like Babylon A.D. are a lot like Frankenstein’s monster. They are large and clumsy, and stitched together from the parts of many others. And with an action hero like Vin Diesel in the lead, the best it can muster when it speaks is echoes of Peter Boyle’s cry, “Super duper!” from Mel Brooks’s “Young Frankenstein.”
Puttin’ on the glitz here is French writer-director and former arthouse darling Mathieu Kassovitz (”Hate”). He has the story of a mysterious young nun named Aurora (Mélanie Thierry) and Toorop (Diesel), the muscle hired to shuttle them from Russia to New York, with which to work, and a number of thoughtful touches suggest that some far more thoughtful was intended. Instead, this vague, heavily dystopian future tale appears to have been heavily edited by studio Fox for length and to earn a more marketable PG-13 rating, and it neuters the film right […]
Original post by Robert Newton
DVD Giveaway - CSI: NY, The Fourth Season
“CSI: NY,” the third incarnation of the “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” franchise and the spin-off of “CSI: Miami,” is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple. Relive the drama and investigations when CSI: NY - The Fourth Season debuts on DVD September 23 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. The six-disc DVD set will be available for the suggested retail price of $72.99.
QUESTION: Which action movie mogul serves as producer on the original ‘CSI’ series?
E-mail your answer with the word CSINY CONTEST in the subject head to RNewton@PagioInc.com by 11:59pm on Sunday, September 21st. Multiple entries will be disqualified, as will entries by winners from the last 60 days. Winners will be selected at random from all correct entries. Good luck!
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Patrick’s address stressed education for all
Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s stirring address in Denver on Aug. 26 spotlighted Massachusetts’ commitment to learning. He used the national podium to highlight the cornerstone of a strong American future: education for all. More important, Mr. Patrick and Bay State legislators backed that commitment with action when universal preschool for Massachusetts children was signed into law. Perkins School for the Blind applauds the speech, as well as the law that gives very young children access to education
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Dog abuse was appalling, inhumane
I felt compelled to respond to the article regarding the Charlton cruelty case involving Nikkia, the 12-year-old male Husky (Telegram & Gazette, Aug. 23).
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Spotlight on McCain
Long before the Republican nominating convention got under way, the task before John S. McCain 3rd in Minnesota this week was clear: to make the case that his honorable military service and long record as an independent-minded senator has uniquely prepared him for service now as president and commander in chief.
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A place to park
The Worcester Planning Board’s idea of relaxing off-street parking requirements as a way to encourage redevelopment in Quinsigamond Village and lower Grafton Street is promising.
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Vote may determine future of democracy in Pakistan
American policy makers are now facing the Asif question. The question of Asif Ali Zadari - widower of Benazir Bhutto - and his being odds-on favorite in this weekend’s election to become Pakistan’s next president. With recent revelations about the reportedly rather tenuous state of Mr. Zardari’s mental health, the Asif question has become quite pressing indeed.
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Readers offer endorsements
It’s an old game when a campaign feels the pressure and the stress; throw up signs anywhere and tries to buy an election. Shame on Michael O. Moore. People donated money for him to campaign wisely, not to throw up signs on every empty lot, vacant house or town land where there is no permission and, by the way, no voters in the house.
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