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MOVIE REVIEW: Steer clear of this 'Date' movie (Daily Aztec) - Great comedy screenplay writers know how to spoof. How to take a movie and twist it around. How to mock an already-made film. Or, as Webster's dictionary defines, how to "satirize playfully." Mel Brooks probably comes to many fans' minds first. But, the director/writer duo of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer - two of the six writers of "Scary Movie" - are not on the same level as Brooks and are

DVD review: The Jolly Boys Last Stand (icScotland) - Now I have seen a lot of really bad films in my time, Brotherhood of Justice (TV Movie with Keanu Reeves) and Waterworld, to name but two. The newest one to add to that list is The Jolly Boys Last Stand; it's so good that it went straight to DVD and was released on February 13th.

EUR FILM REVIEW (Date Movie): Silly Spoof Lampoons Lots of Romantic Comedies (Eurweb) - *Being a big fan of romantic comedies will undoubtedly add to your enjoyment of Date Movie, a silly spoof from the writing/directing team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the same brains behind the Scary Movie trilogy.

Fast-Paised review: ‘Date Movie' (Metromix.com) - Big question : This spoof targets "romantic comedies," including "Meet the Parents," "Wedding Crashers" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Um, were any of those really meant to be date movies to begin with?

Book Review: Godwin fans rejoice: a juicy novel plus her journals (San Antonio Express News) - Fans of best-selling novelist Gail Godwin have two reasons to celebrate this season: a big, atmospheric new novel and the first installment of Godwin's journals.

Letters to the editor Feb. 20, 2006 (Journal Times Online) - In response to a letter of concern about the Supreme Court by Gerald L Hansen, let me offer another view. I, too, am a 72-year-old voter in the 1st Congressional District from nearby Kenosha.

Review: 'Date Movie' could be the worst of the year (Detroit Free Press) - When judging a scattershot genre spoof, it’s all about the numbers. For all the jokes thrown up at the screen, what percent come even close to sticking?

@Play : ePLDT creating a gaming monopoly? (INQ7.net) - WELL, they finally did it. The possibility of the number one Philippine online game publisher Level Up! becoming a PLDT company has been the subject of speculation for some time.

Government to go ahead with Moovattupuzha river project (Kaumundi Online) - : The Kerala government considered the Moovatupuzha River Valley project carrying water from Thodupuzha river to Meenachil river as an important project, Water Resources Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan told the assembly.

Adoption's poignant tales (Calendarlive.com) - WHEN I was growing up, the fact that my older brother had joined our family through adoption was known by all concerned but seldom discussed. Although not quite banned, the subject was considered inappropriate for polite conversation.