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Subpar script scars Frenchman's face

By Sean Silbert | November 2

"La Moustache" provokes questions about whether there's something funny in the water in France. The premise is bizarre, the script is flat and the viewer leaves confused, wondering if this movie could have been far, far better. The plot is bizarre. Before a party, Marc (Vincent Lindon) asks his wife Agnes (Emmanuelle Devos) on a whim whether he should shave off the mustache he's had for his entire adult life.

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Band suits up on concert DVD

By Joseph Popiolkowski | November 2

Concert films are, by their nature, a tough sell for the mainstream. For a band to produce one, it must have the mass appeal a concert film demands. Otherwise, it'll end up on the discount shelf at Best Buy next to the $5.99 Kiss retrospect. And above all, it has to be interesting.

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Webre's ballet definitive 'oui'

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 2

The Washington Ballet performed the world premiere of artistic director and choreographer Septime Webre's new ballet "oui/non" last weekend at the Kennedy Center. Based around a French cabaret, the performance featured the live vocals of Karen Akers, who was flanked by a piano and a bass.

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Students abroad caught in gray

By Miro Nikolov | November 2

"Sometimes I get the feeling that Paris is a city built for tourists," an acquaintance of mine told me the other day. I don't think that he's exaggerating. I see more visitors than Parisians in this city. I've realized that as a study abroad student, I live in a gray dimension, an odd landscape where I am not quite a tourist and not quite a local.

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Folger production a sweet 'Dream'

By Lindsey Marburger | November 2

Prior to this performance, it was safe to assume that the only venue for lip-synching was tacky teen pop concerts. However, the Folger Theatre's rendition of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" proves that boy bands and adolescent groupies are not the only ones using choreographed moves and an obvious song track.

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"Everybody does it..." Tricks, treats in costumes

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 2

I'm sure by now all of you are as sick as I am of hearing that Halloween is just an excuse for girls to dress like sluts and guys to dress like complete idiots. Though I agree that the holiday does provide a welcome opportunity to put our sexuality on display, it doesn't necessarily mean that this is the character we desire to portray the rest of the 364 days.

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Hip DreamWorks cartoon draws royal flush

November 2

DreamWorks Pictures has done it again. "Flushed Away" is a fantastic film. Its laugh-out-loud wit and charismatic style make it a fun transition to the more lighthearted post-Halloween movie season. Featuring an ensemble cast of magnificent voice actors, "Flushed Away" also exhibits the animating prowess one would expect from the makers of "Madagascar," "Shark Tale" and the "Shrek" movies.

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All the world's a 'Cirque'

By Rebecca Shillenn | November 2

For most people, swinging from chandeliers is only a silly fantasy or part of an action film. For the artists in "Corteo," a Cirque du Soleil show currently playing in D.C., it's just another day on the job. Cirque du Soleil has once again gone beyond the ordinary, even for a circus.

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Pity, love make for one 'Hasty Heart'

By Neora Luria | November 2

Pity is a feeling that makes us act rather quickly. Whether it's a homeless man on the street or a patient in the hospital, it often foments an automatic charitable reaction. How much is this reaction tied in with the growth of love? Furthermore, how much does this pertain to the differences between men and women? In Vincent Sherman's "The Hasty Heart," pity comes easiest to the leading lady, Sister Parker (Patricia Neal).

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Snider brings music to people

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 2

Teachers, students and faculty walking by slowed down to peer inside and many of them stayed to listen. This was exactly Nancy Jo Snider's goal when, as Music Program Director of the Department of Performing Arts, she designed the "Four Fridays at Noon: Bringing Music to the People" performance series in the Battelle Atrium.

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Top ten

November 2

1. The rash resulting from trying to save money by buying less expensive make-up. It's unfortunate when you miss class the day after Halloween due to the horrific, bright-red mask of theatrical make-up shame. You know all of your professors think you're hung over - and what's bothersome is not their loss of respect for you, but that you're actually not still vomiting up Jose Cuervo from the night before.

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'Borat' debuts on silver screen

By Chris Moreno | November 2

From the warped mind of Sacha Baron Cohen comes the controversial mockumentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." This movie is just what one would expect from everyone's favorite Kazakhstani friend, Borat.

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Caf? Citron flaunts flavors

By Andrew Gardner | October 30

Caf? Citron 1343 Connecticut Ave. N.W. (202) 530-8844 Metro: Dupont Circle (red line) Price range: $5-$15 for a good portion Grade: B Belly dancers, loud music, funky style and Latin American-inspired cuisine all highlight Dupont Circle's Caf? Citron. The restaurant indulges the senses and creates a unique dining experience in D.

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Von Trapp teenagers charm with songs, stories

By Rebecca Shillenn | October 30

Amanda von Trapp might sing Austrian folk songs wearing traditional folk dress, but she speaks with a braces-induced lisp and fights with her younger brother like any other American teenager. The four von Trapps, great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria von Trapp, whose lives inspired "The Sound of Music," touched the audience at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore on Thursday with their down-to-earth humor, close family bond and talented voices.

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Film series increases awareness

By Ruben Luong | October 30

The Seventh Human Rights Film Series, presented by the Washington College of Law (WCL) and the American University Center for Social Media, ended Thursday in the Wechsler Theatre. Beginning on Oct. 3, the four-week film series featured a different film every week and explored how film and media are used to advance human rights in the world.

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Mencia DVD offensive, banal

By Todd Matthy | October 30

When Dave Chapelle had his apparent breakdown in 2005, Comedy Central was in a bind. His was their highest rated show and they didn't have enough new footage to create an entire season out of it. They turned to the perfect clone: a Honduran named Ned Arnel Mencia, better known by his stage name, Carlos Mencia.

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Hit List: Halloween Edition

October 30

1. Dogs in Halloween costumes The best part about dogs in Halloween costumes is when they incorporate inanimate appendages like arms and legs, making the little pups look like they are part human. The second best part is that dogs are in no way capable of pulling off a "slutty bunny rabbit" or "slutty firefighter" get-up.

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