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Two New Posters for John Stalberg's High School

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John Stalberg’s stoner flick High School is due for release some time in 2010, and two new posters have now been released for the film.

For fans of films such as Clerks, Pineapple Express, and Harold and Kumar, High School is another film that should appeal, and appears as though it’s going to be a very funny comedy.

The following are the two new High School posters to have been released (click on the thumbnails below in order to see the posters in their full glory):

BRIT Awards 2010 Competition: 3 BRITs CDs Up for Grabs

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The BRIT Awards with MasterCard 2010 show is to be aired on February 16th 2010, and in celebration of this Rhino Records is to release a 3CD album compilation on February 8th.

Not only does this compilation include 40 of the year’s biggest hits on the first two CDs, but as the BRITs hit 30 this year, a third disc of 20 tracks is also included featuring some of the best BRIT award nominees/winners of the last 30 years.

With the BRIT Awards fast approaching we are offering three lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the BRIT Awards 2010 Compilation album.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer the following BRITs related question.

Which Welsh recording artist walked away with three awards at the 2009 BRIT Awards?

A. Duffy
B. Tom Jones
C. Bonnie Tyler

*COMPETITION NOW CLOSED*

    The following is a full tracklisting for the BRIT Awards 2010 compilation album:

    CD 1

    1. Lady GaGa ft Colby O’Donis Just Dance
    2. Cheryl Cole Fight For This Love
    3. Robbie Williams Bodies
    4. Lily Allen The Fear
    5. Michael Buble Haven’t Met You Yet
    6. James Morrison ft Nelly Furtado Broken Strings
    7. Paolo Nutini Candy
    8. Katherine Jenkins Bring Me To Life
    9. Daniel Merriweather Red
    10. Jason Mraz I’m Yours
    11. Noisettes Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)
    12. Ellie Goulding Under The Sheets
    13. MIKA We Are Golden
    14. P!nk Please Don’t Leave
    15. Taylor Swift Love Story
    16. Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill(Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix)
    17. Alesha Dixon Breathe Slow
    18. Kelly Clarkson My Life Would Suck Without You
    19. Shakira She Wolf
    20. Pixie Lott Mama Do (uh oh, uh oh)

    CD 2

    1. JLS Beat Again
    2. Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
    3. Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden Bonkers
    4. N-Dubz Strong Again
    5. Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz Number 1
    6. Calvin Harris I’m Not Alone
    7. David Guetta Ft AKon- – Sexy Chick
    8. Chipmunk Oopsy Daisy
    9. La Roux In For The Kill
    10. Little Boots Remedy
    11. The Prodigy Omen
    12. Jason Derulo Whatcha Say
    13. Iyaz Replay
    14. Florence & The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
    15. Ladyhawke Paris is Burning
    16. Biffy Clyro The Captain
    17. Friendly Fires Jump In The Pool
    18. Seasick Steve Never Go West
    19. Kasabian Fire
    20. U2 Magnificent

    CD 3

    1. Queen & 5ive We Will Rock You (Live BRIT Awards 2000)
    2. Seal & Adamski Killer (Live BRIT Awards 1991)
    3. Bee Gees Medley Live BRIT Awards 1997)
    4. Take That Patience
    5. Duffy Warwick Avenue
    6. Amy Winehouse Rehab
    7. Girls Aloud The Promise
    8. Spice Girls Wannabe
    9. Paul McCartney Live & Let Die
    10. Simply Red Holding Back The Years
    11. Bros I Owe You Nothing
    12. Kaiser Chiefs Ruby
    13. Oasis Don’t Look Back In Anger
    14. Coldplay Clocks
    15. The Cure Never Enough
    16. The Killers When You Were Young
    17. The Darkness I Believe In A Thing Called Love
    18. Prince Purple Rain
    19. Keane Somewhere Only We Know
    20. U2 Beautiful Day

    Kamikaze Girls Review

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    Although visually beautiful, Tetsuya Nakashima’s Kamikaze Girls often feels like a bit of an empty shell. The cinematography is stunning and there’s no doubt that the film is absolutely incredible to look at, aside from this though there is little that really makes the film special.

    Momoko (Kyoko Fukada) is an incredibly isolated seventeen year old that is very much her own woman; she has no friends to speak of and tends to make little effort to get on with others. Momoko is incredibly interested in fashion and likes to purchase her clothes from her favourite boutique, Baby, The Stars Shine Bright. Momoko’s father used to have his own market stall where he sold fake Versace, although her father has now moved on from that business venture however a lot of his old stock still remains in the house, and when Momoko is one day in need of money to buy some new clothes she decides to place an advert on the internet. It’s not long before someone responds to the advert and is after a fake Versace jacket, and as she lives just down the road she decides to come and pay Momoko a visit. Ichiko (Anna Tsuchiya) is the person that responds to the advert, a girl the same age as Momoko but with very different interests; Ichiko is a keen biker, despite their differences though it’s not long before Momoko and Ichiko begin to forge a very strong friendship.

    As the film develops a deeper bond grows between Momoko and Ichiko, and the once isolated Momoko learns the value of friendship as she comes to care very much about Ichiko. The film looks into the friendship that these two teenagers form, focusing on their stories as they both look to follow their dreams.

    The opening scene of Kamikaze Girls sets up the finale for the film, and we then follow Momoko and Ichiko’s friendship as we work our way back to the end. It leaves us wondering what we’re leading up to, but as it turns out the journey is ultimately more interesting than the destination. There’s no incredible plot line, and the ending isn’t really worth of such focus as it’s given in being used in the opening sequence of the film; what the film has to offer visually is what’s most striking about Kamikaze Girls, the plot meanwhile is always secondary to this.

    Kyoko Fukada and Anna Tsuchiya both play their parts well, it’s the visual gloss that’s key here though, and the fact that both of these actresses play their parts so well just serves to make the viewing experience more pleasant. Realism isn’t a key concentration for Tetsuya Nakashima here, he has chosen his cast well though and the cinematography at all times ensures for an absolute display of visual beauty.

    If you watch films hoping for a well written script and top quality plot line then Kamikaze Girls may leave you feeling a little disappointed, if what you’re craving is a high gloss display of stunning visuals though then Kamikaze Girls can definitely deliver. Funny in places and with an incredibly high quality cast, Kamikaze Girls is a film that is certainly worth watching once, whether or not you’ll want to see the film more than that though is uncertain. Kamikaze Girls is far from being a bad film, it’s just far from being an exceptional film also.

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