Fred Claus Warms The Holidays

Christmas spirit and brotherly love come together for the holidays in “Fred Claus”, a one hour and 56 minute film of two polar-opposite brothers who try to settle their differences and make it through the Christmas season. What is special about this film is not the subliminal Christmas message that everyone should give and love, but about the pure essence of family and why families will always stick together until the end.

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$$’Gangster’ is Hip-Hop’s Finest (Revised)

Jay-Z’s latest effort, “American Gangster,” not only marks a return to greatness for the legendary emcee, it marks the return of quality hip-hop to the mainstream. According to Jay-Z, “Gangster” chronicles the rise and fall of a fictional larger-than-life crime figure loosely based on Frank Lucas, Denzel Washington’s character in the film of the same title, and on his own experiences.

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$$Recreational Reading Habits(REVISED)

Reading (REVISED) Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Recreational Reading Habits The College Student and Recreational Reading Do College Students Read? “Catcher in the Rye,” “1984,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Great Gatsby” and “Harry Potter”- Using the wonders of Facebook, these are the top books read by local college students in the network.

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Orchestral ‘Legend’ to grace Mainstage

James Domine is the music director at Pierce College and the leader of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra. Domine’s latest composition, Legend for Orchestra will be unveiled Nov. 17 in the Performing Arts Building at Pierce. The composition is based on Romance of Taliesin and is comprised of 12 episodes called tableaux which are continuous musical sequences.

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