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Any contentious subject will create polarized viewpoints. What are they, and how might they work together?

Cynical reactions are a big problem for CSR initiatives and severely undermine the value of such efforts.

Justin Theroux directs Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore in an unconventional Romantic Comedy worthy of a viewing. Tom Wilkinson, and Martin Freeman round out the cast.

Graham Greene's tale of 1950s Vietnam is haunting with its glamour, danger, and irony. From a 21st century perspective, its message is eeriely appropriate.

Written by J (Jerome) D (David) Salinger, this story is set in the late 40's in New York and it tells of a teenage boy who was recently expelled from school.

Visit the North Carolina town whose friendliness inspired a much-loved 1960's TV sitcom, and still honors her native son.

A century old yet this book echoes today's "Me" generation with its pursuit of perpetual beauty and self fulfilment without facing realities of life or accepting ageing.

When one partner has far more power than the other, care must be taken to foster trust. Otherwise, the partnership will fail.

Here's another poster for DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda, starring Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Jack Black. Movie bows June 6, 2008.

Canadian Cartoonist Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back) returns with Runaway, another great NFB animated short. 8/10.

Writing at the same time as Shakespeare, Ben Jonson developed his own comic style, relying on observation and satire over fantasy and romance.

Real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac star alongside Hollywood legend Gene Kelly in Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort.

With intricate, experimental prose, Trocchi takes the reader on a psychological journey through one man's reaction to his responsibility in the death of his former lover.

Casablanca, Michael Curtiz's celebrated (and heavily censored) WWII romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart, and Ingrid Bergman is finally available in affordable Blu-ray

Great Expectations is possibly Dickens' most famous novel. It has endured for nearly 150 years and is still considered one of the best novels ever written.

Making the most of an agent meeting requires a clear sense of the product you're selling - YOU! Demystify the process by knowing what you want and what the agent wants.

Michael Caine stars as Mickey King, a writer of crime novels who finds himself caught up in a murder mystery while visiting an ageing Hollywood star.

Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum star in David Mamet's play about Hollywood - the politics, the sex, the money and the friendships

The new series of The Thick Of It, recently concluded on BBC2, has been lauded by critics and viewers alike as a great return by one of the finest sitcoms in years.

It is more effective to buy gifts out-of-season than directly when they are needed.

Both fans of Baby Looney Tunes cartoon characters and families in general will enjoy watching this Eggs-Traordinary Adventure and trying fun Easter activities for kids.

In six quatrains, Blake presents a speaker who dramatizes the pathetic plight of children forced to labor in squalid conditions in London during the 18th century.

In his blog, The Ant Bully character animator calls the film "a big stinking pile of average corporate mush."

Also known as MK vs DC Universe, Mortal Kombat Versus DC Universe sets super-powered heroes against supernatural warriors in this latest in the Mortal Kombat series.

As the song New York, New York goes: "If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere." If "it" refers to a movie, then that's not quite true.

A lot has been said about the sexual nature of Comic Book Superheroines, but that's a small factor in the genre's inability to effectively showcase female characters.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, and it was the time for one man to do a far better thing...

Can we ever separate cynicism and dislike of corporate social responsibility from cynicism and dislike of public relations?

This 16-minute silent film is "A Liberal Adaptation From Mrs. Shelley's Famous Story For Edison Production" - and 'Liberal' is the word that matters.

A review of some of the top green living news stories of February 2007

The best Christmas comics star familiar superheroes and underground cartoon characters alike. Gift-giving has inspired stories by talents from Alan Moore to Peter Bagge.

Warner Bros. brings out the official website for its upcoming animated film Happy Feet.

The bloated film version of 'Sex and the City' will mostly appeal to women, but this male critic admittedly liked it.

If anyone personifies Woman according to the Studio Era, it's the irrepressible Bette Davis, who would have turned 100 this month

A classic thriller, set in modern Seville, "Hidden Assassins" has all the elements of a 1960s spy novel -- only now the KGB have been replaced by Islamic extremists.

"I don't think you should frighten an audience, I think you should terrify them." - Edward Albee

Sam Peckinpah's bleak thriller in which a musician agrees to deliver the decapitated head of a Mexican philanderer.

Those born under Cancer can suffer from crabbiness and pessimism. This is their dark side. Recognizing and confronting this part of the Cancer personality is essential.

Charlie Brooker's News Wipe is very, very, very funny.

Claudio, the idealist lover in Much Ado About Nothing, presents a dilemma for modern readers: is he an impulsive and likeable young man, or an immature misogynist?

Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Richard Burton light up the screen while leading an A-list cast in the 1963 Fox Studios classic Cleopatra.

Hot on the heels of the newly released Prospekt's March EP and amid rumours of a shock split, Coldplay reassure fans with news of three new major show dates.

John Carpenter's dark vision oozes from nearly every frame of this gritty original.

Damages on FX Network is an intriguing legal drama in the high stakes world of litigation starring Glenn Close as Patty Hewes and Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons.

Life and works of American writer Dashiell Hammett, founder of hard-boiled detective stories, best known for crime novel, The Maltese Falcon, also a blockbuster film.

Horror-comedy from New-Zealand featuring cameos by Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and Rhys Darby from the cult sitcom Flight of the Conchords.

A con-artist/sex-addict searches for the truth about his childhood.

The star and writer of such hits as The Office (UK Version) and Extras, appears on stage in this DVD release of his popular US tour, offering another does of wit. 8/10

Will Farrell stars as Buddy in Elf, a movie comedy about childlike wonder and the spirit of Christmas which is great family entertainment for children and adults.

Animated movie about a boy hunting for Babe Ruth's bat comes to movie screens September 15.