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Getting props

For Hollywood directors, shooting in Baton Rouge just got easier

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Roedel's Hollywood

Wilco becomes America’s band with new DVD

There is a song on Wilco (The Album), the band’s new record released yesterday that goes “I'll fight, I'll fight, I'll fight, I'll fight for you/ I'll die, I'll die, I'll die, I'll die for you/ I will, I will, I will.”

Studio balks at Soderbergh’s Moneyball

Wow, here’s a sobering thought: Even Brad Pitt doesn’t get everything he wants.

The Hangover is not all forgettable

One can imagine Vince Vaughn as The Hangover’s slick-tongued ladies man instead of his Wedding Crasher’s co-star Bradly Cooper, and similarly, a bearded Will Ferrell as the requisite outcast, oddball goober instead of stand-up Zach Galifianakis.

Gonzo goes over the edge

Being a journalist, there is a solid amount of film dedicated to my craft.

Galifianakis. Get used to it.

The Movie Filter is not often used for blanket endorsements of individual actors, but since I haven’t watched anything new this week I thought it would be best to take a brief moment to admire Zach Galifianakis, who can be seen starting Friday in The Hangover.

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The FX of the Change

2009 means more space and more films for Digital FX
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The silent minority

By the time you read this, Sean Ottosen will be well on his way to Madison, Wis., hoping to get into graduate school and sink into a tremendous film culture, complete with one of the largest film archives in the nation.
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Weekly Picks

Whatevs

At this point seeing a May-December romantic comedy from Woody Allen—who turns 74 this year—is not exactly surprising.
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Earth to Disney

Fans who have already seen the Discovery Channel series Planet Earth may bristle at this long-awaited feature-length version produced by Disney Nature Films.
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Duplicity

It’s ironic that British actor Clive Owen passed on becoming the new James Bond a couple of years ago but has since portrayed such similar characters on screen.
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He’s Just Not That Into You

With an eclectic and all-star cast, He’s Just Not That Into You is like the Ocean’s 11 of romantic comedies.
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Taken aback

What is it about Paris?
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Jonathon "Boogie" Long & Soul Explosion (Blues / Funk / Rock / R&B)
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux

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Ruby Rendrag with Cellist Suki Kuehn (Alternative Rock)
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux

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The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society
Highland Road Park Observatory

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ReBirth Brass Band, The
Varsity Theatre

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Anthony Potmesil
Funny Bone Comedy Club

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Anthony Potmesil
Funny Bone Comedy Club

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Photographs of Tony Ray-Jones, The
Louisiana Art & Science Museum

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J.D. Blake
Monjunis Italian

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Cajun Dances
American Legion Hall

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Storytime at Barnes and Noble
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The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe
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