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'Rectify' Recap: 'Until You're Blue' and Peanut Butter Chips

By Bryan Brandom • August 15, 2014

The ninth and penultimate episode of Rectify ’s second season featured yet another installment in what is becoming a wonderful calling card: the use of soundtrack to determine solely the mood of what’s taking place...

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Zach Braff’s 'Wish I Was Here': Should You See It?

By Claire Mangan • August 14, 2014

Much has been written about Zach Braff’s Kickstarter effort to get the film Wish I Was Here funded: should he do it, why did he do it, couldn’t he just front his own money for...

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Jason Momoa, aka Khal Drogo, to Play Aquaman

By Bryan Brandom • August 14, 2014

Jason Momoa, he of Game of Thrones fame, is trading in his Dothraki horse for ... well ... a seahorse. HitFlix confirmed , after weeks of rumors, that the man who played Khal Drogo, feared...

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See It: Richard Linklater’s 'Boyhood'

By Claire Mangan • August 14, 2014

This summer I’ve spent several hours in darkened theaters with conflicted men. Don’t worry, they’ve all been on the big screen. Between Richard Linklater’s fantastic Boyhood and Zach Braff’s well-intentioned Wish I Was Here, I’ve...

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'Begin Again' Will Make You Hum

By Ryan Buynak • August 14, 2014

As a well-deserved and much-needed relief in between summer explosions and robot reboots, Begin Again is a touching tale about a chance encounter between a disgraced and disgruntled music-business executive and a young, sad singer-songwriter...

BMF Training: Nike Air Zoom Elite 7
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BMF Training: Nike Air Zoom Elite 7

By Sandy Dover • August 13, 2014

Courtesy of Nike Nike introduces the Nike Air Zoom Elite 7, the lightest version in the speedy Zoom Air running shoe’s seven-year history. The Air Zoom Elite 7 started at the same place as all...

BMF Style: Nike Lunar Force 1 'World Basketball Festival'
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BMF Style: Nike Lunar Force 1 'World Basketball Festival'

By Sandy Dover • August 13, 2014

Courtesy of Nike | featuring the Nike Lunar Force 1 'World Basketball Festival' Celebrating the pride, purity, and passion of the game, the World Basketball Festival (WBF) returns this month to the heart of Chicago,...

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WWE Summerslam: John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar Gets Real

By Hector Diaz • August 13, 2014

WWE Summerslam features two of the top superstars in the company in John Cena and Brock Lesnar. One stands for all that is good. The other dominates until he is the only one left standing....

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Review: Gary Busey's One Man Hamlet (As Performed by David Carl)

By Rob Penty • August 13, 2014

Richard Burton, Ralph Fiennes, Mark Rylance, and even Ethan Hawke have all played the doomed, indecisive Danish prince. And now we have the pleasure and the privilege of seeing the estimable Gary Busey assume the...

BMF Style: Air Jordan 3 Retro 'Sport Blue'
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BMF Style: Air Jordan 3 Retro 'Sport Blue'

By Sandy Dover • August 13, 2014

Courtesy of Nike | featuring the Air Jordan 3 Retro 'Sport Blue' The Air Jordan III was the first Air Jordan to feature visible air, the new Jumpman logo and the infamous elephant print. The...