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Metcalf's Screening Room: "District 9"

Published Aug. 15, 2009 at 11:32 a.m.

South African director Neill Blomkamp based this movie on a short film of his called "Alive In Joburg." It has no known stars in it, unless South African audiences know them. Peter Jackson, who directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "King Kong," produced. That alone may be enough recognition to market the film to the broad audience that it deserves. The script is wonderfully layered, the concept both frightening and funny, with all kinds of political and sociological connections. The execution is great.

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Time for Cincinnati to Concede

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Published Aug. 10, 2009 at 6:08 a.m.

I have always hated that Cincinnati allowed others to set the market, usually waiting for the teams before and after their pick to set the parameters of their negotiations. It has always struck me as lazy, and has led to way to many holdouts by promising rookies ... This year this strategey has backfired and Cincinnati is going to have to pay more than they were expecting, but Seattle, New York, and Oakland have raised the cost of the sixth pick, and the team is going to have to concede to Andre

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Uncorked: Are restaurants ripping customers off?

Published July 30, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.

How often have you walked into a restaurant, opened the wine list and stared wide-eyed at the seemingly ridiculous prices? You scan down the list, looking for one or two of your most recent favorites, find them and can't believe that the restaurant wants $125 for the bottle you paid $35 for last week. Uncorked explores the meaning of this markup, explains the rationale and talks about a world with reasonably-priced wines.

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Scouts Busy in Cincinnati - Veteran Pitchers Availale

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Published July 22, 2009 at 9:43 a.m.

According to Yahoo! Sports Writer Gordon Edes wrote an article talking about Cliff Lee, and other trade rumors. I love trade rumors, especially when the baseball our team is playing is highly depressing. Edes is not specific as to which scouts were in Cincinnati, or what deals are in the works/being talked about. Apparently we've drawn interest from LAA and LAD, given our scouts' trips to their A-ball game recently. Other potential suitors are the big money teams that like to make moves to

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New t-shirts meant to promote Cincinnati's streetcar effort

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Published July 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

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Cincinnati'sproposed streetcar system has rallied a new generation of supporterslooking to leave their stamp on the city for future generations. Theseyoung activists have voiced their support at community meetings andCity Hall but have now moved their convictions to the fashion industry ... CincyStreetcar.comowner, Brad Thomas says the intent of the transportation tops is toboth increase awareness of the project as well as rally support. According to organizers, the t-shirts are already a

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Bengals Breakdown: Quarterback

Published July 20, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.

This is the first part of our position-by-position previews of the Bengals heading into Training Camp. Bengals writer Joe Reedy breaks down the Bengals depth at QB and ranks the top signal callers in the AFC North ...

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Mustard club spreads good cheer

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Published July 20, 2009 at 12:18 p.m.

In a city with two festivals devoted to a German breakfast loaf called goetta and where chili wars have waged for decades, it should come as no surprise that Cincinnati also is the only U.S. city with a fan club devoted to a mustard. It's called the Cincinnati Händlmaier Mustard Fan Club ...

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Links and Notes: Marvin Lewis' last stand?

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Published July 20, 2009 at 9:14 a.m.

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More photos » ... by Tom Uhlman - AP ... about 1 month ago: ... Cincinnati Bengals' heaad coach Marvin Lewis watches the team during football practice in Cincinnati Friday June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman) ... Browse more photos » ... While examining the AFC North, National Football Post's Matt Bowen (via Yahoo! Sports) brings several storylines to the table for the Cincinnati Bengals. One of which is Marvin Lewis' "last stand", suspecting that this will be his final season if he can't

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How much will levies cost?

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Published July 20, 2009 at 8:21 a.m.

Hamilton County voters will get a better sense today for how much countywide tax levies for the developmentally disabled; Cincinnati Museum Center, and Family Services and Treatment will cost ...

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Game 91 Thread: Brewers at Reds

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Published July 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Next Game ... Milwaukee Brewers ... @ ... Cincinnati Reds ... Sunday, Jul 19, 2009, 1:10 PM EDT ... Great American Ball Park ... Yovani Gallardo vs ... Johnny Cueto ... Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75 ... ... Complete Coverage > ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Yovani Gallardo 8-7 3.22 1.23 123 55 ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Johnny Cueto 8-6 3.62 1.23 83 37 ... I don't

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