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Theron brings life to true story in ’North Country’

Usually the words 'inspired by a true story' send shivers up movie-goers' spines. Most films sporting that infamous tag either take too many liberties with their source material and lose the reality of the story ('The Exorcism of Emily Rose') or feel the urge to turn a simple narrative into what they hope will be the inspirational story to end all inspirational stories (Keanu Reeves' 'Hardball' and any number of biopics). 'North Country' prefers to rely on the strength of its superb acting talent to tell a story of strength and survival. 


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UW to visitors: stay home Halloween ’05

Madison's party-school reputation draws 80,000 people from across the country to State Street each October. This year, UW-Madison is attempting to impart a reality check by openly stating that out-of-town guests are unwelcome on campus during Halloween weekend.  


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Even The Rock can’t save ’Doom’ed game adaptation

Ask a video game expert what the definitive first-person shooter is and 1993's 'Doom' will be the top answer. 'Doom' solidified chainsaws, rocket launchers and shotguns as weapons of choice, was condemned for graphic violence and made killing demons a joyful pastime, setting a blueprint for more than a decade of video games. 


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Football Analysis

It always seems as though, at least in recent years, the Badgers rely almost entirely on a strong front four and relentless running attack to win Big Ten slugfests. While ' ¦


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Thriller’s convoluted plot lacks all staying power

We've hit a new trend in this day and age, which calls for the creation of a new movie genre, the 'nothing as it seems' genre. This would be a sub-category of the thriller movies, under which would fall films such as 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Vanilla Sky.' The category's prerequisites would be that the film must present a nonsensical premise that leads to a climax that gives a spine-tingling explanation for the prior chaos. 



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