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Sofia Coppola directed Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst

Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette makes use of some terrific songs. Too bad the director has no understanding at all of how to use that great music to make a point.

A book report on To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson.

This article reviews the latest Kirsten Dunst movie "Marie Antoinette."

Marie Antoinette is a rarity in contemporary film: a cinematic experience that is intelligently post-modern, visually stunning, and profoundly human.

A review of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette

Sophia Coppola's new film Marie Antoinette has a great cast, wonderful costumes, and the Palace of Versailles... so will you actually get your money's worth at this film? Read and find out.

Have you seen Marie Antoinette yet? Well before you think about it you might want to read this review.

Sofia Coppola re-engages the discussion of what film in a surprisingly well directed and acted rendering of the married life of France's Marie Antoinette. This is Kirsten Dunst's finest role since Mona Lisa Smile.

Marie Antoinette is an entertaining if not factual story of the young life of the infamous Queen.

Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania campaign was helped by Barack Obama's "bitterness" remark

Historical melodrama,period piece

Not every great book comes off the Bestsellers list. Here are five fantastic must reads you don't want to miss. Reviews of: The Dress Lodger, The Secret History of The Pink Carnation, The Masque of The Black Tulip, The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and Enemy Women.

Maybe Marie Antoinette should have sliced the cake first.

A look at the possibili6ty of cloing, and some pros and cons concerning this moral, ethical and scientifically unproven theory and procedure

A brief look at where some Oscar contenders stand at this early point in the year.

Investigating the dubious talents of Kevin Federline and Paris Hilton, and why they do not deserve careers in music.

The debut of the OC Post and the trend in cutting newsroom employees is leading to the unraveling of the newsroom. How can the print media continue to thrive and more importantly, will it?

My goal here is to produce a series of columns giving thoughts, predictions, commentary and information on the movie awards season leading up to the Academy Awards

Ben Franklin once invented a musical instrument called the Armonica, after making an eerie kind of music with his wine glass. Used for everything from meditation to entertainment at parties, making a wine glass sing is a great skill to have!

Unsure of what to give as a gift? Here are 10 wacky ideas to get your noodle goin.

The second part of my series on the 2007 Oscars details the top candidates to be nominated for Best Director.....

There were plenty of competitors for both lists....

A look at some of the best sountracks to feature New Wave music.

What do you put on your child for Halloween? Parent's magazine (October issue) has costumes sure to please the most finicky child and adoring parent.

A look at 5 non-conventional careers I would pursue if I quit college.

Champagne brings to mind very special events. New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Romantic Dinners.

I call these dolls, but the politically correct term is "action figures". Now, you can find superb collectibles that honor the greats of history.

Take a break from rushing from attraction to attraction in Paris and take a leisurely stroll down the most famous street in France.

Air, a French electronic band consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, made their debut in 1997 with the album "Premiers Symptomes".

A rundown of the top 10 contenders for Best Actress Oscar nominations this year....

Review of the original 1953's House of Wax film.

It's rained both times I've visited Lucerne, but I didn't let that stop me from enjoying the attractions of this fine Swiss city. Even in the rain, the Medieval town center is enchanting.

The musicians and singers did a very good job bringing an interesting and important story to life. While in a different format, the opera covers familiar themes from other works by Waters, so fans of his song lyrics should appreciate this.

This article compares three female monarchs of three different revolutions, and the vilification and abuse they endured during these turbulent revolutions.

With a year-round calendar of costume parties and historical celebrations, residents in southwestern Michigan make shopping for vintage clothing - at its coolest, most imaginative and most colorful - a favorite past-time, so retailers cater to this.

As a lamp shining in the dark, the Enlightenment was meant to open the eyes of the poor and free them of unjust rule. France embraced these ideas, but what started as a call for reason and science turned into slaughter during the French Revolution.

Dallas, Texas is a great place to be for Halloween. Events include the Annual Howloween Mutt Masquerade, Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre's "The Haunting of the 35th Floor," and the annual Halloween Street Party.

The former Liberace estate in Palm Springs, California is a must see. I've been there and I'll walk you through the Liberace mansion and grounds.

Fashion has played a large part in society for hundreds of years but some of the fashions have been strange, to say the least.

As an alternative to celebrating our own nation's birthday, why not celebrate the French national holiday - Bastille Day - a week and a half later? For the sake of a party, be novel and invoke all things even remotely French.

Love how your face feels after a pricey facial mask treatment? Love that sensation but would love to have it at home, and cheaper?

A very difficult to narrow down list of the top ten songs by Gang of Four, the British post-punk band.

While the events of September 11, 2001 still affect us deeply and should be remembered, I feel bad for all the other things that have happened on September 11s throughout the years that have been forgotten.

a personalized movie guide for the Fall 2006 upcoming picture lineup

Cake is a fabulous band. In addition to great music with a nice beat, their lyrics are chock full of cultural commentary pointing out idiosyncrasies of love and life in our modern America.

Part two of my BIG four part series called Jetlag Democracy's BIG Fall Movie Preview.

A review of the classic New Order album Power Corruption and Lies.

Biographies of Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolov are the launching pad of an analysis of the colossal rocket duel waged between the United States and the Soviet Union in the book "Space Race" written by BBC producer Deborah Cadbury.

Ten of the best songs by the revolutionary Irish band.