Jacob Shamsian

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You Won’t plays offstage

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Saturday night, Cambridge, Mass. folk band You Won’t proved that a concert in the Undergrounds Coffeehouse can be both intimate and energetic.

All the news that’s fit to screen

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Sometimes when it’s 2:30 a.m. and we’re losing our minds writing news, we think our lives would be fit for a TV show or film. Well, we’re not the only ones. Here are seven films about journalism, films that capture the struggle on screen.

Are 3D re-releases here to stay?

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A few tens of millions in theatrical grosses in the domestic market isn’t a big deal when it comes to covering the costs of converting a movie to 3D, especially when marketing costs are factored in. The big money comes from overseas, in markets such as China and Russia, where theater-going has increased significantly in the past couple of decades.

All is fair in love and after war

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alter has decades of experience when it comes to writing sex scenes, so it’s impressive how he can write so many in this book without using repetitive or ornate writing.

All smoke and mirrors for prequel “Oz”

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There are three witches in the movie, and, without spoiling which is the evil one, you should know that Mila Kunis as Theodora is absolutely horrible.