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Hostel: Part II Writer/director Eli Roth reprises his 2005 hit “Hostel” franchise with another scary cautionary tale. Same plot, same locale. In the first film, three male tourists take a train from Amsterdam to a hostel where the local women are hot. This time, three females take a train from Rome
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Hollywood’s infatuation with penguins continues with “Surf’s Up,” where a documentary film crew asks competitive surfer Cody Maverick if he has any other skills. He answers: “What, like singing and dancing?” His response is a pointed diss/nod to last year’s animated “Happy Feet,” in which emperor penguins sang for their spouses
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Hollywood’s infatuation with penguins continues with “Surf’s Up,” where a documentary film crew asks competitive surfer Cody Maverick if he has any other skills. He answers: “What, like singing and dancing?” His response is a pointed diss/nod to last year’s animated “Happy Feet,” in which emperor penguins sang for their spouses
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The genius of the past decays remorselessly into the routine of the present, and one example is the downfall of the caper picture. The classic caper genre had rules set in stone. It began (1) with an impregnable fortress (vault, casino, museum or even Fort Knox). Then we met (2) a
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The genius of the past decays remorselessly into the routine of the present, and one example is the downfall of the caper picture. The classic caper genre had rules set in stone. It began (1) with an impregnable fortress (vault, casino, museum or even Fort Knox). Then we met (2) a
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on sale now Face The Music Rock Party with Viva Voce, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Siberian Seattle. June 14 9 pm. $15 (Neumo’s, TW). Akon Tacoma. June 16 9 pm. $35 (The Loft, www.brownpapertickets.com). Sara Gazarek Seattle. June 26-27 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Soul Provider Seattle. June 30 7 and
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on sale now Face The Music Rock Party with Viva Voce, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Siberian Seattle. June 14 9 pm. $15 (Neumo’s, TW). Akon Tacoma. June 16 9 pm. $35 (The Loft, www.brownpapertickets.com). Sara Gazarek Seattle. June 26-27 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Soul Provider Seattle. June 30 7 and
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On Saturday, June 9, Allan Boothe will play an early, 4 p.m. show at Jazzbones, celebrating the release of his debut full length CD, Open Air in a Closed Casket. It’ll be an excellent opportunity for fans of Boothe’s folksy, funny-voiced, strangely intriguing styling to enjoy the acoustic toting Tacoman
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On Saturday, June 9, Allan Boothe will play an early, 4 p.m. show at Jazzbones, celebrating the release of his debut full length CD, Open Air in a Closed Casket. It’ll be an excellent opportunity for fans of Boothe’s folksy, funny-voiced, strangely intriguing styling to enjoy the acoustic toting Tacoman
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(Bobble Tiki is in the kitchen). Buddhist Monk: Hi, Bobble Tiki, what’s on your plate? Bobble Tiki: Hundreds of things. Buddhist Monk: What are they? Bobble Tiki: Coconuts. Buddhist Monk: Then it is one thing. Bobble Tiki doesn’t give a pile of coconuts about comics unless it’s his hero — Bazooka Joe. Back in the
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(Bobble Tiki is in the kitchen). Buddhist Monk: Hi, Bobble Tiki, what’s on your plate? Bobble Tiki: Hundreds of things. Buddhist Monk: What are they? Bobble Tiki: Coconuts. Buddhist Monk: Then it is one thing. Bobble Tiki doesn’t give a pile of coconuts about comics unless it’s his
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My wife and I had our daughter this week. Monday, June 4 to be exact. 6:23 p.m. Dark hair. Blue eyes. Big feet. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. (More on this below.) Every journalist knows it doesn’t get much easier than the e-mail interview. E-mail interviews are like free
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My wife and I had our daughter this week. Monday, June 4 to be exact. 6:23 p.m. Dark hair. Blue eyes. Big feet. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. (More on this below.) Every journalist knows it doesn’t get much easier than the e-mail interview. E-mail interviews are like free
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Thursday, June 7 PUNK FOLK ROCK colin spring While normally the term “punk folk rocker” would cause my toes to curl in disgust, Portland’s Colin Spring is a welcome exception. Usually when someone decides to refer to himself as a “punk folk rocker,” he’s pulling s*** out of his ass, and his
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Thursday, June 7 PUNK FOLK ROCK colin spring While normally the term “punk folk rocker” would cause my toes to curl in disgust, Portland’s Colin Spring is a welcome exception. Usually when someone decides to refer to himself as a “punk folk rocker,” he’s pulling s*** out of his ass, and his
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Most cover bands pretty much suck, in my humble opinion. Usually it is four guys and maybe a chick scantily clad for eye-candy appeal playing Top 40 and overplayed rock tunes from the ’80s. Musically, they are OK, but the vocals, riffs and solos lack passion, and you know that
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Most cover bands pretty much suck, in my humble opinion. Usually it is four guys and maybe a chick scantily clad for eye-candy appeal playing Top 40 and overplayed rock tunes from the ’80s. Musically, they are OK, but the vocals, riffs and solos lack passion, and you know that
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So it’s time for a new summer ’do, but you don’t have a lot of cash to burn and you want to do something that’s altruistic? While there’s altruism (and money to be saved) in offering your tresses to students of cosmetology to help them gain experience, on June 15 there’s
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So it’s time for a new summer ’do, but you don’t have a lot of cash to burn and you want to do something that’s altruistic? While there’s altruism (and money to be saved) in offering your tresses to students of cosmetology to help them gain experience, on June 15 there’s
