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Director Stephen Gyllenhaal Turns Sixty Today

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0700

Film director, poet, and famous father Stephen Gyllenhaal turns sixty today. This past year the man has gone through tribulations no man should go through. The dumping by his wife of thirty years, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Naomi Foner, who al...

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Sesame Street's Mad Men

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:05:23 -0700

I think their Don Draper is dreamy, don't you? GET THE GOODS ON THE INDIE WORLD. GET CANTARANEWS.

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Jon Hamm on Kevin Pollak's Internet Show

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:30:30 -0700

Don't you just love it when good-looking actors need a shave and a bath? GET THE GOODS ON THE INDIE WORLD. GET CANTARANEWS.

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Yes, Juliana Egley, Filipinos Do Exist

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:17:57 -0700

At the turn of the 20th century, Filipino martial arts were not just sports; they were techniques for survival. Three Americans, however, found a way to attract Filipino crowds by creating American-style Filipino boxers. The rest was history. (R...

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Hitchcockian Handbags

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:58:21 -0700

What a story. And it's all about one of my favorite subjects! ---- GET THE GOODS ON THE INDIE WORLD. GET CANTARANEWS.

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Jake Gyllenhaal-Tobey Maguire Celebrity Death Match

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:38:52 -0700

Not rooting for either one in particular. They're both big boys. ---- GET THE GOODS ON THE INDIE WORLD. GET CANTARANEWS.

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You Blow a Fuse

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:50:57 -0700

When YouTube yanked this Bjork video I thought I'd lost it forever. But here it is now, courtesy of Daily Motion - one of our favorite singers doing a great rendition of a song Betty Hutton sang to the troops in '44... ---- GET THE GOODS ON THE...

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John Barrowman Sings Doctor Who Theme

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:46:53 -0700

Is there nothing this man cannot do? John Barrowman aka Captain Jack Harkness sings - yes, sings - the theme music to Doctor Who with an assist by David Tennant. And by the way, The Weakest Link is one kinky show. ---- GET THE GOODS ON THE INDIE...

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Do-Re-Mi, Antwerp

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:29:32 -0700

Marvel at this incredible stunt of choreography: Approximately 200 dancers in Antwerp Centraal Station dancing to “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music. Of course it’s a promotion, this time for a Belgian television program, Op zoek naar Ma...

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Famous Sketches Retold

nobody@vox.com(Cantara Christopher) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:46:51 -0700

What if famous directors retold some of the most famous sketch comedy of all time? What if Wes Anderson directed Abbott and Costello's Who's On First? What if Michael Moore directed Monty Python's The Ministry of Silly Walks? What if Quentin ...

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