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'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Mulder and Scully. The dark and the light. The sacred and the profane. A pair of ravens on a snowy West Virginia road - everything comes in twos in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," including the number of women abducted by a mysterious band of "surgeons" and the couple in bed at the beginning of Act 2 (could it be?). Can it be a coincidence that this is the second feature spun off from the nine-year TV series? And one that should have its devoted acolytes happy as alien clams?

Singer Connie Francis hospitalized

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:42:00 -0400

Singer Connie Francis was rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center for dangerously high blood pressure, shortly before her concert on LI.

'Step Brothers'

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Nudie magazines, dog poop, words like "mangina" - if these are a few of your favorite things, " Step Brothers" is the comedy for you. Crudely and consistently funny, if never quite gut-busting, the movie gets a surprising amount of mileage from the sight of two grown men indulging their inner, giggling 10-year-olds.

Woodstock museum recalls 1969 music fest

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Finally, I made it to Woodstock. It only took me 39 years.

Publisher sues Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim over books

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:45:00 -0400

A New York publisher is suing rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered.

Will Smith among top paid actors in Hollywood

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

It's been a very good year for Will Smith. The "Hancock" star banked $80 million - making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to Forbes.

Project Runway: It ain't easy being green

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:19:51 -0400

In a role reversal, the models buy eco-friendly fabrics and the designers have to figure out what to do with it.

Pet Rock: Top 5 Thursday ranks football movies

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:07:36 -0400