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On screen: Hang loose with boys of 'Samoan Wedding' (Daily Breeze) - BY BOB STRAUSS RAVE! Sort of a morning-after "Wedding Crashers" with lame slapstick but good insight into arrested male development, "Samoan Wedding" also, almost offhandedly, paints a portrait of a vibrant ethnic community that -- at least outside of New Zealand -- has rarely been shown.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: 'Blonde' Has More Fun (Playbill via Yahoo! News) - You could have knocked the theatre community over with a feather when they woke up the morn of Feb. 7 to read across-the-board raves for the new musical Legally Blonde, which opened its out-of-town tryout in San Francisco this week.

Date My Mom (New Times Broward-Palm Beach) - Though I'm sure it's purely coincidental, the decision to release the Diane Keaton/Mandy Moore rom-com Because I Said So with the scent of this year's Sundance Film Festival still fresh in the air provides us with an excellent opportunity to review the wayward career of the movie's director, Michael Lehmann.

Review: The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer (Guardian Unlimited) - Norman Mailer's The Castle in the Forest is an electrifying inquiry into the nature of evil, says Beryl Bainbridge.

Ed Sherman's golf blog: Bunker Mentality (Chicago Tribune) -

Review: 'Norbit' painfully one-note (AP via Yahoo! News) - Someday — someday very soon — he'll be Academy Award winner Eddie Murphy. And that's what he'll be for the rest of his life.

Up Next And Recaps (CBS News) - COVER STORY: Idol Worship The Grammy Awards are Sunday night, honoring the best in music. And among the paths to Grammy success, you can now add "American Idol." Last year, "Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson took home two Grammys. This year, Carrie Underwood has several nominations.

Credit check (Lancaster Online) - The e-mail was supposed to quiet the rumors. It had the opposite effect. Sent in early December and signed by David W. Calender, president of the Lancaster Education Association, it assured the 123 recipients that the union's finances were strong, though an audit had recommended improved...

Your location: (Teen Hollywood) - Kevin arrives at Maxim party with a new lady. A brutal and bloody look at Lecter's ghastly youth.

Your Money Matters: Say 'I Do' to Home Buying (Hornell Evening Tribune) - (ARA) - Getting married marks a huge milestone for many people who have spent years dreaming about being a husband or wife. Another major milestone that often follows marriage is the first "big" purchase, which is typically buying a home.