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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.

Music Reviews: Damn Yankees, Stryper, Sadus, and Gorefest (Blogcritics.org) - Apologies for the erratic release of this column, I have been rather busy with a wedding, a funeral, and the recording of a few tracks of my own music. Nevertheless they pile of review material continues apace and I have been sneaking "listening" sessions whenever possible. This week we have a mixed media group with DVDs and CDs. DVD reviews Stryper: Live in Puerto Rico Greatest Hits ...

Weekend of plots, intrigue and a twist - the inside story (The Scotsman) - ALEX Salmond wanted to spend this past weekend having a quiet 26th wedding anniversary celebration with his wife Moira, below. "He will not be doing anything publicly today, it's his wedding anniversary," a press spokesman said yesterday.

TV Review: How I Met Your Mother - Season Finale (Blogcritics.org) - The line between comedy and drama can often be a hard one for television shows to navigate. As they get older, many sitcoms, having already mined tons of material from humorous events, turn to more serious issues and problems, only invoking humor every once in a while. It is an awkward switch for comedies to make and not always a successful one. Happily, CBS’s brilliant How I Met Your ...

PEOPLE WEEK IN REVIEW (Contra Costa Times) - New jobs for many celebs this week, as well as a new job for a judge who tried to get a celeb in trouble. And we may never know the paternity of a certain baby girl (but we doubt it's Larry Birkhead).

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 ...

'Spider-Man 3' is endearing and exasperating(REVIEW) (EARTHtimes.org) - Film: 'Spider-Man 3' (Hindi); Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco; Director: Sam Rami; Rating: ***

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 ...