“If the guy I was then met the guy I am now, he’d beat the shit out of me.” “SLC Punk!” is a strange amalgamation of elements that seem to be operating at cross-purposes. It has passages reminiscent of John Hughes, “Sid and Nancy,” and Tarantino, a tone that convincingly encompasses dramatic shifts in temperament […]
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In “Iron Man 2,” Robert Downey Jr. again plays Tony Stark, the wealthy, selfish industrialist who is out to bring about world peace and stroke his giant ego at the same time. Thanks to Downey and a terrific cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johanssen, Sam Rockwell, and Don Cheadle, this sequel is lighthearted and […]
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Sometimes the best tunes come from the spark of an outside collaborator. David Bowie entered the studio to sing backing tracks for a new Queen song, but ended up working with the group on another song called “Still Life.” Eventually that morphed into “Under Pressure,” which was credited to Bowie and all four members of […]
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