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RENT - 4/10 A couple of catchy tunes, but this is otherwise a generic, forgetable mess. On the bright side though, Rosario Dawson and Idina Menzel = Hot.

8 1/2 - 9/10 Fellini > *.

No heart, no flare, no medal. And that's all I'll say with regards to the Canadian men's hockey team. They lost, they're no longer newsworthy. We did happen to take 4 medals today (including 2 golds), so I hope the Canadian media gives them their due instead of our underperforming overpaid hockey players. Two times now Canadians have finished 1-2 in an event, can't say we did that last time, and we've now moved ahead of our 17 medal performance in Salt Lake. (Y)

Well, at least our WOMEN'S hockey team are playing well...

Maybe it was the perspective that came from watching "Some Kind Of Monster", but I grew to appreciate "St. Anger" for what it was: a band making the very best of a bad situation.

As a point of reference, the United Kingdom is ranked 25th in Men's hockey and 20th in Women's. I'm not sure how the qualification system works, but one would assume the UK isn't exactly next in line to participate. And although I know it's a guaranteed medal for Canada, is it obvious to anyone else that Women's hockey shouldn't be a part of the Olympics? We just saw baseball removed from the competition because it wasn't competitive enough, and if you haven't noticed while watching the Canadians absolutely massacring the Italians, Women's hockey isn't any better. It's a two horse race, and it's been that way since it debuted.

Capote - 7/10 From director Bennett Miller (The Cruise), Capote is a performance piece in the true sense of the word. It tells the story of a writer at the peak of his prime, who descends into madness after he takes on the case of a quadrupal homicide, getting to know the muderers and witnessing their desperate process of appeal. There are a lot of great performers at work in this film, but there is little doubt that what makes it work so well is Phillip Seymour Hoffman's fantastic portrayal of the film's namesake, Truman Capote. The direction is also slick, but Miller's real strength is in crafting the movie around Hoffman's performance. Because the film take place more often than not within the confines of a prison cell, it is up to the ensemble to make sure that what is on the screen is entertaining, and they all pass this test with flying colours. Capote is not a riveting masterpiece, but it's a solidly made film elevated by a few great performances. Thumbs up.

Devdas - 8/10 From director Sanjay Leela Bhanshali, Devdas was already popular in the minds of Bollywood film-goers when it was made in 2002. This story, about forbidden romance and the descent into darkness one lover takes, has been made into 7 films, 3 in Hindi. However unlike some stories, which have been told so many times that they lose resonance with viewers, this one was met with overhwhelming success when it was released 4 years ago, and with good reason. Devdas is a 3 hour sweeping epic that features vibrant dance sequences, over the top performances and relaxed direction. And in the context, it works perfectly. This is the kind of film that Hollywood has forgotten how to make. A film like this would be right at home with on Broadway, and for those lamenting the death of the movie musical, there is another (non-English) option. Thumbs up.

I'd Hit It: 1. Aishwarya Rai 2. Charlize Theron 3. Keira Knightley 4. Scarlett Johannson 5. Uma Thurman 6. Jennifer Ellison 7. Elisha Cuthbert 8. Evangeline Lilly 9. Kate Beckinsale 10. Christina Milian I'd Hit It, But Tell You I Wouldn't To Save Face: 1. Paris Hilton 2. Lindsay Lohan 3. Ashlee Simpson

HE'S quality in everything he does, some of the movies however...are not

Love the trailer, love the cast. Something awful would have to happen for this to not be worthwhile.

Good Night, And Good Luck - 8/10 With his second directorial effort, George Clooney tackles an issue which is more and more relevant with each year of the second Bush administration, McCarthyism. The film focuses on Edward R Murrow, the much beloved journalist who not only was crucial in the eventual censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954, he also set the table for CBS' eventual legacy of bold, take no prisoners journalism. David Strathairn is absolutely perfect in the lead role, and he is backed up by some of Hollywood's best and brighest (Clooney, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, among others). The black and white color scheme also adds to the film, not only by making the viewer feel more in the time period, but also because the black and white reads remarkably crisply when watching the film. This is a slick, fast moving effort that, though based entirely in a television studio, never lets up for a second. Thumbs way up.

Well of course it will. Wouldn't want to force Tarantino to actually develop a style of his own. He does bring new meaning to the term "70's exploitation" however, so I suppose he's contributed that to pop culture. On the other hand, Robert Rodriguez is bad ass. So it's good news-bad news from my perspective. Quentin Tarentino doesn't have his own style? News to me.

Well of course it will. Wouldn't want to force Tarantino to actually develop a style of his own. He does bring new meaning to the term "70's exploitation" however, so I suppose he's contributed that to pop culture. On the other hand, Robert Rodriguez is bad ass. So it's good news-bad news from my perspective.