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Speed Racer
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Speed Racer
The makers of 'The Matrix' have reloaded a beloved cartoon classic, steering their eye-popping story straight at families. Should you jump out of the way or catch a ride?
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What Happens in Vegas
What Happens in Vegas
Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz get good and drunk and married after a night on the town in Vegas.
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Bella
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Bella
Life-changing choices frame this small art film with a big message.
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Disney Waves Its Wand at 'Wizards' Disney Waves Its Wand at 'Wizards'
And suddenly, as if by magic, 'Hannah Montana' is so yesterday. It's 'Wizards of Waverly Place' that's the IT Disney Channel show now, with Selena Gomez reading her lines for the role of IT girl.
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Joe Perry thinks 'Guitar Hero' just might be the antidote the world needs to dial down the poison of games such as 'Grand Theft Auto.' But then Joe Perry's the guitarist for Aerosmith and doesn't see anything wrong with jamming to Slayer. There's more to discuss than violence vs. music here...
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Yes, because games are interactive
Yes, because you play games longer
Yes, because more kids are playing games
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I haven't played enough games to know
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"When the history of the games industry comes to be written, it may be that the release of Grand Theft Auto IV is seen as a turning point," says Qube Software's Jonathan Kent. "This was the moment when the carping about violence or sex or inappropriate content was drowned out by the simple appreciation of a finely honed game release—when the mainstream press started to judge sex and violence in games by the same criteria they apply to films—not by a set of higher standards."

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