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Toronto International Film Festival is key to the Oscar race
The festival, which opens Thursday, helped launch 'The Hurt Locker,' 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Juno.' Four years ago, a controversial British film called "Death of a President" stormed into the Toronto International Film Festival. The media was abuzz about its premise, which imagined that George W. Bush had been assassinated and Dick Cheney had ascended to the presidency.
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Pixies perform 'Doolittle' at Tower Theatre
The classic album concert - wherein a storied and beloved band reunites to perform its career-making album beginning to end, along with all the attendant B-sides - is the latest attempt by the music biz to plug the gaping hole at the bottom of the money pool.
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Star-studded films vie for attention in Toronto
"Passion Play," starring Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox, is just one of many star-studded titles hoping to catch buyers' attention at the festival.
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Cockroach brains help fight deadly human superbugs
In the battle against drug-resistant bacterial infections, researchers have identified two possible, if unlikely, allies: cockroaches and locusts. Drug resistance - Infection - Cockroach - Antibiotic - Nottingham University
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Fall Arts preview: Caffeinated stage season
Starting today, have a "Triple Espresso" at the CLO Cabaret Theater to kick off the fall theater season, then wander over to McKees Rocks and help the Pittsburgh New Works Festival celebrate its 10th anniversary. And rain or shine, Playhouse Rep will present "The Umbrella Man," opening Friday.
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Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Festival Preview
I'll be covering the Toronto International Film Festival and contributing stories to Huffington Post throughout. Hundreds of movies and documentaries, from early in the morning...
www.huffingtonpost.com
Fall films
Summer movies are usually the stuff of fluff. Fall is when film studios roll out the movies they consider their bestchance for award consideration. These flicks are the more seriousattempts at film art.
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The Adjudicator: NRL finals W1
Woke up this morning from the strangest dream, the NRL had the oddest top-eight The Adjudicator has ever seen; the Raiders were on the road to the holy grail...
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Murders, assaults, drug and weapon cases make up lawmen's top unsolved files
Fingerprints and DNA can be vital to investigators tracking unknown criminals. As helpful as they are, however, it can pale in comparison to the wealth of information authorities receive from public tips.
www.theblacksheartimes.com
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: How to stop cyclocross brake chatter
Lennard Zinn takes a new look at the old problem of brake chatter in cyclocross
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