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REVIEW:Foreign film, "After the Wedding," has universal appeal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - There's a lot of crying in "After the Wedding," the latest film from director Susanne Bier. But where some filmmakers would allow the proceedings to slip into soap opera, she approaches this tale of regret and redemption with graceful restraint.

TV Review: Boston Legal - "Tea and Sympathy" (Blogcritics.org) - When Paul Lewiston (Rene Auberjonois) enters the office of Denise Bauer (Julie Bowen), he notices something is amiss. She and Brad Chase (Mark Valley) are having a disagreement of some sort. Paul discreetly leaves, but Denise later tells him what happened. Brad, a former Marine, wants to have a military wedding. Even though Denise is proud of his service, she knows her family would not be keen ...

Review: 'Lucky You' Needs To Fold (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - The Drew Barrymore-Eric Bana gambling romance "Lucky You" is, well, short on luck. Find out why with our @ The Movies review.

Movie Review: Lucky You (Smart-Popcorn) - Combined Rating: 41% (S:41%; P:43%) - Curtis Hanson's passions seem to run hot and cold. He was passionate about the corruption and deceit of L.A cops in the forties and fifties and that lead to L.A Confidential. He was passionate about Michael Chabon's terrifically unique characters in the book Wonder Boys and that lead to, arguably, the best work of his career. Then again, he was passionate ...

Movie Review: Spider-Man 3 (Smart-Popcorn) - Combined Rating: 76% (S:75%; P:79%) - Later this summer Shrek will try to avoid it's own jump the shark moment. Meanwhile Pirates of the Carribean will try and bounce back from a lackluster follow up. Every franchise is different but each will have a low point. If Spiderman 3 is the low point for the Spiderman franchise then we can look forward to more great things from our friendly neighborhood ...

Tucson Time Capsule: A different kind of 'idol' chatter (Arizona Daily Star) - Rock star Billy Idol made an appearance at the Tucson Community Center Arena on May 5, 1987. Opening for Idol that night was The Cult. Among the numbers Idol performed were his renditions of "White Wedding," "Mony, Mony" and "To Be a Lover."

Movie Review: 'Paris Je T'Aime' (The Epoch Times) - Some of the world's most celebrated filmmakers are brought together in Paris Je T'Aime, a collection of 18 vignettes, 5-minutes or less each, depicting 18 of the 20 neighborhoods of Paris, ...

Viewers should celebrate this `Wedding' (The Charlotte Observer) - After his brush with international fame as the evil Le Chiffre in "Casino Royale," Mads Mikkelsen has gone back to Denmark. He predicted he would in a September interview at the Toronto International Film Festival: "My base is back home. Those are my stories. What happens (in America) is icing on the cake."

TV Review: Grey's Anatomy Spins Off And Spins Out (Blogcritics.org) - I’ll admit it. I started watching Grey’s Anatomy because everyone else was doing it. Call it peer pressure. Call it curiosity. Whatever. I became a McSheep like the rest the planet. The characters are likeable. The dialogue is snappy even if the plotlines are too drawn out at times. It’s highly addictive and I usually don’t like hospital shows. The music is some of the best on television. ...

Review: Odds Not In Favor Of 'Lucky You' (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - If you think a gambling movie with a romance mixed in is a safe bet, you may want to reconsider seeing "Lucky You." Find out why with our @ The Movies interview.