Alan Rapp

Community – Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

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After an extended three-month hiatus Community returns with a fun, but not great, episode centered around one of the characters getting married. As Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) and Pierce (Chevy Chase) work to convince Dean Pelton (Oscar winner Jim Rash) to let them open a sandwich shop in the Greendale commons, Shirley is surprised the unexpected proposal of her ex-husband Andre (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) – complete with Boys II Men back-up singers and dancers.

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Last Night

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last-night-blu-rayFrom writer/director Massy Tadjedin comes a tale of temptation as a married couple each find themselves fighting an attraction to someone other than their significant other during an evening spent apart.

What works so well about Tadjedin’s script is how lived-in Joanna (Keira Knightley) and Michael’s (Sam Worthington) life together feels. This isn’t your typical Hollywood romcom set of idealistic young lovers or bitter married couple. Despite a little bickering, it’s obvious the two love each other, but until the end of the film we’re not sure if doubts and temptation in the form of an old flame (Guillaume Canet) or an attractive co-worker (Eva Mendes) are enough to lure them into a decision that could end their marriage.

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Psych – Shawn and the Real Girl

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When one of the contestants on a reality dating show is almost killed in an apparent accident the show’s director (Lochlyn Munro) hires Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dulé Hill) to keep him alive and uncover the identity of person who wants one of his stars dead. To go “unnoticed” as they investigate the pair cast themselves contestants on “Paths of Love.”

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Reason #8 Why I Love DS9 – Far Beyond the Stars

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“You can pulp a story, but you cannot destroy an idea! Don’t you understand, that’s ancient knowledge. You cannot destroy an idea! That future, I created it, and it’s real!”

 

There are many reasons why I love Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and why it remains my favorite of the Star Trek franchise.

Reason #8: Far Beyond the Stars

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20 Questions with Amber Heard

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20-questions-with-amber-heardIn the March 2012 issue of Playboy Magazine actress Amber Heard sat down to answer 20 Questions and discuss her recent roles in The Rum Diary, Drive Angry, and the short-lived The Playboy Club, her views on doing nude scenes in movies, growing up in Texas, her appreciation for guns and fast cars, her teacup Yorkie named Pistol, dropping out of high school to pursue her dreams in Hollywood, and her relationship with photographer Tasya Van Ree. You can find the entire interview here.

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