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    This week, it's all about the big score, see? Johnny Depp is bank robber John Dillinger whose exploits made him a legend, but whether he was a hero or a hood remains in great dispute. One thing is certain: Dillinger's antics were pretty violent so you might want to take the little ones to see Ice Age 3. Then again, weren't dinosaurs the original public enemies?

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    Last week the fall schedules for the networks were revealed, and Fox jumped ahead, previewing one episode of Glee last Tuesday to whet appetites. This week sees Jay Leno saying goodbye to the Tonight Show before handing the reins to Conan O'Brien. Leno is scheduled to return in the fall on NBC with a 10:00 pm talk show.

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    After the sad news of ex-Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett's death, the band hopes for better news with its seventh studio album, Wilco, which features Feist as a guest singer on one track. Other major releases include new albums from Moby and Levon Helm.

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    Blaz who? Why is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger getting our spotlight treatment during a period chock full of high profile titles such as The Conduit, Ghostbusters, Call of Juarez, and Prototype? Because it has quietly impressed the pants off the critics who are doling out their finest adjectives for this sleeper hit.

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Year One

Whatever Works

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Imagine That

Tetro

The Hangover

Land of the Lost

My Life in Ruins

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Hung 67
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Featured Music Review

Cradlesong
Rob Thomas 74

Jeff Buckley

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Jeremy Enigk

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Jonas Brothers

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Featured Game Review

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Xbox 360 77

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Playstation 3

Street Fighter IV
PC

Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
Wii

Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament
PSP

Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor
Nintendo DS

ArmA II
PC

Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Xbox 360

Fight Night Round 4
Xbox 360

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Wii

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PSP

Ghostbusters
Playstation 3

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