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DVD Review: Wedding Daze (2006) (Blogcritics.org) - No U.S. theatrical release is never a good sign. Practical jokes are always funny until they get played on you. It sounded like a good idea that in honor of April Fool’s Day some of us would trade bad films that we were forced to review. I chuckled to myself as I stuck someone with the likely unfunny Bachelor Party 2, but the laughter died when my selection was named: Wedding Daze. At least... ...

Review: 'The Wedding Singer' with little to love (Naples Daily News) - The Barbara B. Mann’s roadshow production of “The Wedding Singer” manages to cram references to dozens of 1980s touchstones into its two-plus hours — Imelda Marcos, Clara Peller, Ronald Reagan, Mr. T, Richard Simmons, New Coke, big hair, bad fashion and ginormous cell phones. Yet it still does a criminal disservice to the music of the decade.

New York City Post Office Marketing Manager Offers Tips for the Best-Dressed Wedding Invitation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - According to New York State statistics, more than 60,000 people get married in New York each year. There are many creative ways to use mail to make their wedding special and to manage wedding costs, says Raschelle Parker, Marketing Manager for New York City Post Offices. When the soon-to-be bride and groom begin planning their big event, it is a good idea to consult with the Postal Service ...

Internship Decision Time (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) - Last month my family gathered in Las Vegas for Mom and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary, and I had some heavy decisions to make in between trips to the auto museum and eyeing the nickel slots. By Sunday evening I needed to choose the firm at which I would spend my summer internship, and with several different, challenging opportunities available, I was in a bind. My parents, always the voice of ...

BOOK REVIEW: Bengalis replanted in American soil (Miami Herald) - Plenty of teenagers think their parents are from another country (if not another planet), but in the case of the characters in "Unaccustomed Earth," it's inevitably true.

Review: 'Midsummer' a wild ride from Center Rep (Contra Costa Times) - Company produces a rollicking and funny production of Shakespeare's classic

BOOK REVIEW: Bengalis replanted in American soil (The Charlotte Observer) - Plenty of teenagers think their parents are from another country (if not another planet), but in the case of the characters in "Unaccustomed Earth," it's inevitably true. Returning to themes she explored in her first novel, "The Namesake," Pulitzer-Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri details with quiet precision the divide between American-born children and their Bengali parents in her new short-story ...

Film Clips (Creative Loafing Atlanta) - Capsue reviews of recently reviewed movies... Opening Friday BILL (R) A doormat of a man, Bill (Aaron Eckhart) works an unsatisfying job and stays married to his cheating wife. But once he begins mentoring a rebellious and self-confident teen (Logan Lerman), his life starts to turn around. LEATHERHEADS Three stars (PG-13) See review. NIM'S ISLAND (PG) When Nim's father goes missing from the ...

FotoFest: "Independent Documentary Photography 1985-2008" (Houston Press) - There wasn't exactly a lot of art being made during China's Cultural Revolution, unless you count portraits of Chairman Mao or, maybe, "inspiring" Socialist Realist murals. A lot of the country's real art was destroyed during that period. Last week's review took a look at "Ethnography, Photojournali ...

Movie Review: Run Fatboy Run (Blogcritics.org) - A comedy that tastes great, but doesn't last. Run Fatboy Run is a movie that made me laugh out loud more times than I care to remember, and the film earned each of those moments. As I left the theater, I had a smile on my face and a bounce in my step. Well, sort of. The bottom line is that I liked the movie; it gave us a poor schlub to identify with, an underdog who is a true underdog, not a... ...