The 30 best New York movies (seattlepi.com)

Brooklyn’s Finest recently opened, and that gave us just enough of an excuse to delve into some classic New York-themed movies. First, the all-powerful disclaimer!

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The 30 best New York movies (seattlepi.com)

Tim Burton goes off the deep end with “Alice in Wonderland.”For the most part, that’s a very good thing.The director stuffs the 3-D fairy tale, which blends live-action footage, performance-capture animation and computer-animated images, with enough vivid colors, psychedelic touches and bizarre characters to give Cheech and Chong a buzz.Though certainly not for everyone, the PG-rated fantasy …

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Tim Burton serves visual delight with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (Burlington County Times)

Many titles are hitting home video this week, including two films that competed for multiple Oscars during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony.

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DVD reviews: ‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘Capitalism,’ ‘Planet 51,’ ‘Old Dogs’ (Reno Gazette-Journal)

A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER RECEIVES A $2.5 MILLION BOND IN COURT MONDAY. BOND WAS ISSUED FOR PHILANDRIS BROOKS IN GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT TODAY WITH MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE MICHAEL PREWITT PRESIDING. GREENVILLE POLICE CAPTAIN ANDREW KAHO SAYS PHILANDRIS BROOKS HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. BROOKS IS ACCUSED OF SEVERELY BEATING TERRI HOUSE AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY. HER DAUGHTER FOUND HOUSE UNCONSCIOUS …

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brooks in jail for killing terri house 03-08-2010 (WABG Greenville)

Funeral Friday For Slain Officer (ClickOnDetroit)

The funeral for a Jackson, Mich., police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call is planned for Friday.

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Funeral Friday For Slain Officer (ClickOnDetroit)