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REVIEW: Wedding satire is just so much mocking about (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Twenty years after "This is Spinal Tap," the mockumentary format seems easy to emulate but hard to master.

In theaters (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - ALL THE KING'S MEN (Rated PG-13) Full review, D1. Grade C- FLYBOYS (Rated PG-13) Full review, D3. Grade B-

How bridal shows can save you money on your wedding (Market Watch) - NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Tying the knot does not come cheap. A wedding in the U.S. will cost an average $26,800 this year, according to estimates from The Wedding Report, a market-research organization. And with a dizzying array of choices to make --photographers, venues, caterers, florists, DJs -- planning a wedding can clobber both your sanity and your wallet.

Movie review: 'Confetti' proves to be enjoyable fluff (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - While it doesn't attain the dizzying hilarity of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries "A Mighty Wind" or "Best in Show," there's an affectionate tone to "Confetti" that makes it a serviceable time-waster. The British import is a cinéma vérité-style satire of England's wedding industry, following three couples in a contest sponsored by the nation's leading bridal magazine. The pair that mounts the

Your Money Matters: Say 'I Do' to Home Buying (Advocate Tribune) - (ARA) - Getting married marks a huge milestone for many people who have spent years dreaming about being a husband or wife. Another major milestone that often follows marriage is the first "big" purchase, which is typically buying a home.

Together in the end (Sierra Vista Herald) - DOUGLAS — “Life is not what if, it’s what happens.” That could be the mantra for Karen Fullen. She and her fianc/ Ben Thomas have a story worthy of a novel.

SCATTERSHOTGUN WEDDING (Lexington Herald-Leader) - It's not stupid. The performers give it their all (in at least two cases, their altogether, too). It doesn't get too cutesy like so many British comedies. And heaven knows, the subject is worthy of satire.

A Kennedy with star power (The Palm Beach Post) - The official cause of her passing was complications from pneumonia. There is no place on a death certificate for a broken heart.

DVD Review: Sin By Murder (Blogcritics.org) - On the evening of their tenth wedding anniversary, lawyer Michael Barnes’ (Tim Ross) wife, Michelle (Rachelle Williams) is brutally murdered in the shower. Detectives Jack Burns (Mark Baranowski) and Amy Cobb (Ryli Morgan) think it’s a matter of open and shut with Michael as the main suspect in the slaying. Especially since he left his wife to go bed his mistress, Sharon Sloane (Jyllyan Dixon).

Family dynamics are Wisconsin novelist Jane Hamilton's specialty, earning... (Pioneer Press) - Family dynamics are Wisconsin novelist Jane Hamilton's specialty, earning her spots in Oprah's Book Club for "The Book of Ruth" and "A Map of the World." In her fifth novel, "When Madeline Was Young," Hamilton looks at a family whose living arrangements are unusual.