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SXSW ’10: Get your dance on, great songs optional

The trends that emerged from the SXSW Music Conference in Austin last week are still bubbling to the top as I make sense of the hundreds of songs that filled the city for four days, but one thing I definitely noticed is that popular music may soon have a lot more emphasis on flexibility.

SXSW ’10: Get your dance on, great songs optional

The trends that emerged from the SXSW Music Conference in Austin last week are still bubbling to the top as I make sense of the hundreds of songs that filled the city for four days, but one thing I definitely noticed is that popular music may soon have a lot more emphasis on flexibility.

Just when it couldn’t get worse for Bullock, here come the neo-Nazis

Sure, it’s Monday, but it could be worse — you could be Jesse James. On Saturday, James went back to work at West Coast Choppers, days after allegations surfaced that he cheated on his wife, Sandra Bullock, with a tattoo model. Us Weekly notes he was wearing a wedding ring.

Taking on a blockbuster

If the name Stieg Larsson isn’t familiar, the cover of his globally best-selling book may provide instant recognition, considering the novel is reaching Harry Potter-level ubiquity. The film adaptation follows suit, blowing box office records all over Europe for its roundly praised, faithful rendition of the story of two detectives (of sorts) who uncover family scandals in search of a woman who has been missing for 40 years. We sat down with director Niels Arden Oplev to chat about his version of the tale.

Can’t get your movie made? Just wing it

Making a documentary about competitive eating doesn’t exactly sound like a good way to lose weight. But Brian Dwyer became so consumed with his project that he lost nearly 50 pounds at Philadelphia’s 2005 Wing Bowl. “I was doing the movie full-time, and I didn’t have a lot of money,” he says. “So I lived on a steady diet of spaghetti and Pop-Tarts.”

Photo: KNUT KOIVISTO

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Taking on a blockbuster

If the name Stieg Larsson isn’t familiar, the cover of his globally best-selling book may provide instant recognition, considering the novel is reaching Harry Potter-level ubiquity. The film adaptation follows suit, blowing box office records all over Europe for its roundly praised, faithful rendition of the story of two detectives (of sorts) who uncover family scandals in search of a woman who has been missing for 40 years. We sat down with director Niels Arden Oplev to chat about his version of the tale.

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A chase worth pursuing

REVIEW. On the one hand, there’s no one as sexy and ambitious as Jennifer Aniston slinking around your average small-town, New Jersey newsroom. On the other, it’s a lot more fun when there is — and that’s kind of the point of “The Bounty Hunter.”

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Not quite a ‘Runaway’ success

REVIEW. The story of Cherie Currie’s rise to fame as the teenage sex kitten singer with the Runaways is fascinating and ultimately sad, but there’s a reason you know Joan Jett’s name better.

Photo: WIREIMAGE

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Stiller: You live and you learn

Ben Stiller had little trouble relating to his character in “Greenberg” — Noah Baumbach’s new film about a misanthropic failed musician adrift in Los Angeles after a nervous breakdown — but he insists that’s just because of a monumental birthday.

Philly Movies

New Pattinson flick not very memorable

An ‘Ugly’ farewell and a role in a ‘Wedding’

Tim Burton in ‘Wonderland’

Going from spy to prime minister

And the Oscar goes to ...

Revisiting Wonderland

A tumble down the rabbit hole

10 is the magic number

And the Oscar goes to ... we’re still not sure

Burton’s ‘Alice’ is not so wonderful

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Really the ‘Finest’ Brooklyn can offer?

This week, celebrate girl power

French film able to turn ‘A Prophet’

Kevin Smith makes a big-studio comedy

Because sanity is so overrated

Surprised? ‘Cop Out’ takes the easy route

She’s got range, and she uses it

Extra, read all about it!

Meet the new sidekick from ‘Shutter Island’

Standing tall on the shoulders of giants

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.