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Hitchcock chillers still hair-raising after all these years

Ryan Mccormick
October 11, 2005

He's the master of suspense. His tombstone inscription reads "I'm in on a plot." And he's made cameo appearances in all of his films, starting with the 1927 release "The Lodger," through his last motion picture "Family Plot," in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock died April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles of natural causes, but his tension-building cinematic masterpieces still resonate with audiences around the world today.

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'Wallace & Gromit': Animation at its best

Ryan Mccormick
October 10, 2005

The stop-motion animation is astounding. The plot is refreshingly cute. The first feature-length film starring the British claymation chums "Wallace & Gromit" in "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," is a cheeky comedy, innocent enough for the whole family.

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Suburb's lack of diversity, trends make it uncool

Wait, they're making a movie about someone from Midland? My dinky little hometown? Are you kidding me? The basic premise of "Two for the Money" is that this guy went on to seek much fortune - notably, outside of Midland. He has realized the dream of many a Midland teen, which is successfully getting the heck out of that town to somewhere far, far away.

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National Solar Tour comes to capital city

Lauren Phillips
October 7, 2005

The 10th annual National Solar Tour will be in Lansing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. Solar-powered homes and businesses will be open for self-guided tours so the public can see how they use solar energy. East Lansing locations on the tour include 405 Grove St.

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Franz Ferdinand: 'Much Better' than expected

Benita Mehta
October 5, 2005

Franz Ferdinand took the world by storm last year and quickly became the "it" band of the summer of 2004 with catchy danceable tunes. The Scottish foursome is back with its second full-length album, "You Could Have It So Much Better." The single has been teasing fans for weeks; this amount of hype leading up to an album usually signifies disappointment.

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Geniuses at work on biggest movie ever

The greatest movie script ever inked to paper has not been written yet. And how do I know this? Well, because I've been banging my head together with the best minds in the film industry at weekly gatherings in order to create the optimum screenplay. Already I can feel the questions oozing out of your overworked brain.

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Five favorites

1. "Stay Fly," from Memphis, Tenn.'s favorite hip-hop troupe Three 6 Mafia. The mid-tempo single features Eightball & MJG and Young Buck and is on their new album "Most Known Unknown." But what happened to Gangsta Boo? 2.

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They're out there

Lauren Phillips
October 5, 2005

Science fiction isn't just for "geeks" anymore. As the technology-based genre becomes more mainstream, more people are finding themselves enchanted by it. Science fiction traditionally focuses on the impact of imaginary technologies or sciences on humans.