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Metro staff reviews the latest CDs, DVDs and books for your reading pleasure.
 
Music
Run this town
No living man but Jay-Z could get a sold out Boston arena so excited about New York City. But for two hours last night, the sold out crowd at the Garden was in an Empire State of Mind, as “The Blueprint 3” tour rolled into town.
 
My Television
Back in the trenches
Steven Spielberg makes strikingly vivid, breathtakingly poetic movies about some of the most terrifying conflicts in the history of man. The filmmaking aesthetic he pioneered with “Saving Private Ryan” — and continues to perfect in HBO’s new WWII miniseries, “The Pacific” — was born out of a desire to translate as honestly as possible his conversations with veterans on their combat experience.
 
The Word
Is nothing in her life real anymore?
When we first read that Heidi Pratt was firing husband Spencer Pratt as her manager, we thought, “Yay! Heidi’s new face is finally doing something right!” But then we found out that although she did fire Spencer, it seems like she’s replacing him with psychic Aiden Chase to take the reigns on her “career” — and then we got scared.
 
Movies
Pattinson: A vampire in Brooklyn
Robert Pattinson has been playing Americans so often that he has forgotten how to talk like a Brit. In his latest, “Remember Me,” the “Twilight” heartthrob stars as a soulful young New Yorker attending NYU, but he insists he didn’t need any help sounding like a native. “I’ve never had a dialect coach or anything,” Pattinson says. “Ironically, I’ve only had a dialect coach for this film I’m doing now, which I’m doing in an English accent. I guess I’ve forgotten how to do an English accent.”
 
Published 22:38, August the 12th, 2007
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Bringing sexy back, indeed

 
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REVIEW. Justin Timberlake brought sexy back to Boston Friday with his second show this year at the TD Banknorth Garden.  
Over the screams of thousands of women and girls, Timberlake started his concert with the title track off his latest CD, “FutureSex/LoveSounds.” With Michael Jackson-inspired dance moves, he performed all his solo hits and threw in a few surprises. On top of proving what an amazing dancer and singer he is, he played the guitar for “Like I Love You,” the keyboard in “Senorita” and even the upright piano for the *NSYNC song “Gone,” confirming that he indeed has an abundance of musical talent.
The shocker of the show was a surprise appearance by Timbaland during Timberlake’s “Chop Me Up.” Timbaland performed a short set while JT prepared to return to the stage.
One last song on the piano, “(Another Song) All Over Again” ended the evening on a high note. Giving a warm theater-style bow with his backing band to The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony,” Timberlake thanked all the men and “wicked hot” ladies of Boston.

 
 
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MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
 
 
 
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