Author Archives: Adrian Ruhi

Rear Window (1954)

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Among Alfred Hitchcock’s Hollywood films, Rear Window is the most nuanced. While it doesn’t match the sheer edge-of-your-seat terror of Psycho or The Birds, its methodical pace helps build a deliberate, nerve-wracking tension that only Hitchcock could pull off.

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Yes, I spelled that correctly. Director Quentin Tarantino’s grammatically challenged sixth feature film (Kill Bill is one movie, and yes, Death Proof counts) has been 10 years in the making, and today, the teaser trailer was released. Will Inglourious Basterds live up to the hype?

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24 Season 7: Episode 8

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This was definitely the most action-packed and exciting episode of the season thus far. Jack was a complete badass and made some extremely tough decision. Continue reading

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Grammy Awards 2009

As usual, The Grammys didn’t live up to the hype… how could they? But on a night where Al Green, Justin Timberlake, Boyz II Men and Keith Urban improvised “Let’s Stay Together” (Chris Brown and Rihanna no-showed because of… ahem… legal trouble), the “Rap Pack” stole the show… Continue reading

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The Roots + Jimmy Fallon

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For those that don’t know, The Roots have gone into semi-retirement (at least from touring), and their new gig is as house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Continue reading

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