Month: September 2012

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Film

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  *Burn Flix of the Month   *Starting Out in the Evening Cast: Frank Langella, Lili Taylor, Lauren Ambrose, and Adrian Lester Director/Producer: Andrew Wagner Genre: Drama DVD Release Date: 04/22/2008  Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes   Starting Out in the Evening is Andrew Wagner’s independent drama─an adaptation of Brian Morton’s best-selling novel (1999)—starring Frank Langella (Dracula, Good Night, and Good Luck, Bad Company) as once-famed author, Leonard Schiller.  Due to the success of his first four novels, Leonard grapples with persistent bouts of writer’s block and the inability to culminate his final novel.  The novel, it is believed, … Continue reading Film

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Music

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*Burn Cut of the Month Strut On: Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011)  By C. Reid  Lioness: Hidden Treasures is a myriad of outtakes compiled together by Island Records that showcase the final efforts of Amy Winehouse.  Winehouse grappled personal addictions and legal entanglements over the years after the enormous success of Back to Black released in 2006.  The five-time Grammy  Award-winning songstress could do no wrong on wax and many expected her career would blossom into other branches of the industry, i.e cinema.  Her untimely demise last July, vanquished a promising light in a field of unidentifiable entertainers.  Winehouse … Continue reading Music