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marie roberts
 A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High $9.98 This is some of the most beautiful Christmas music I own. It is all sung a cappella, proving that the human voice is as good as any instrument in conveying the message and spirit of the carols. I purchased it because I liked the Robert Shaw Chorale's Christmas albums, but to me this later group of singers sounds just as inspiring. This CD has the advantage of more modern recording techniques since it was recorded in the 1990's, but the older music transferred from vinyl to CD is also quite pleasing to hear. With the passing of time one can appreciate the old carols more deeply as well their exceptional performers.  Duplicity $3.99 "Duplicity" is a movie about corporate espionage, layered with what the viewer believes are double-crosses between two amorously involved spies. The story is told in flashbacks and thus is quite difficult to follow. Julia Roberts and Clive Owens are spies representing different countries who meet, fall in love and engage in a long and elaborate plan to bilk a corporation out of billions of dollars. There is an arrogant attitude imbedded in all this plotting: the assumption that they are far smarter than any corporate security organization and they never doubt their own capabilities. There is a lack of chemistry between the two that makes their plans hollow. They do not seem credible or sympathetic and the flashback storyline further adds to making them remote. Paul Giamatti plays one of the corporate chieftains and he dominates the screen, he grabs our interest. This is an okay film, pleasant enough but not memorable. |
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