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Movie review: 'After the Wedding' marries humanitarianism, hypocrisy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - There is a curious gulf in the Danish drama "After the Wedding." It divides what the film ostensibly asks us to care about, and the different drama that actually captures our attention. The story begins in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, where orphanage manager Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) faces painful ethical choices to provide for his foundlings. He is invited back to Denmark, where wealthy ...

After the Wedding (***) | How life can take a change of direction (Miami Herald) - This review ran previously as part of coverage of the Miami International Film Festival

EUR DVD REVIEW: Premium (Eurweb) - *Charli (Zoe Saldana) is putting the finishing touches on her planned fairytale wedding to Ed (Hill Harper).

Book Review: The Sirens Of Baghdad by Yasmina Khadra (Blogcritics.org) - You were eight years old when they invaded the first time. At that time your village was ignored. The tribe went on much as it had since even before they settled and gave up the ways of wandering the desert. Nobody cared for a little village made of mud and straw. But Oil For Food and embargos take their effect and as you've grown to manhood your country has begun to disintegrate around you. ...

You're invited (Petoskey News-Register) - Mailing out hundreds of wedding invitations has gotten a whole lot easier.

TV Review | 'The Real Wedding Crashers': Smile, Say ‘I Do,’ and Punk the Wedding Party (Addict 3D) - One crashed wedding can be entertaining, but a steady stream could wear thin.

'Diggers' is a tragicomic tale of a dying industry (Boston Globe) - By coincidence, two independent films about guys in their 30s and set on the eastern end of Long Island are opening at the Kendall today. One of them, "Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace " (see review on D8) is about singing yuppies in East Hampton . "Diggers ," by contrast, is about burned-out clam diggers in Montauk . ...

There Goes The Bride (Headed To Target) (Hartford Courant) - Target has been a helpful resource for busy brides. The big-box retailer not only has a wedding-gift registry where couples can sign up for all manner of housewares, electronics and tabletop wares but also has services for designing your own wedding invitations, thank-you cards and wedding day serving essentials.

Texarkana Gazette (Texarkana Gazette) - Baldwin: 'I Apologize to My Daughter' Actor Bashes Tabloid Reporters, Says He May Quit Acting Following Released of Infamous Voice Message...

Rising from the sand (Stuff) - IMAGINE this. A palm tree created in the shape of an island in the sea. The trunk is the causeway connecting it to the mainland, 2km away. The 17 drooping fronds are fingers of land where the houses are built, each with its own marina and private beach. The stem of each frond is a two-lane road.