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Juno
Having unveiled "Juno' upon the world, rookie
screenwriter Diablo Coeplhas earned her stripes
with Generation Y. The film delivers on all the hype
surrounding itsjjtaase with a sharp wit and emo
tionally affedwgcharacterdevetopn> nt overlaid on
the film's relatively simple plot Ehm Page gives the
title character* pure,attitude, tadding her challenges
with matumyout constantly beingfeminded of the
inherent difficulties in not only becoming pregnant
at 16, but living with the evidence plainly visible
to any and all. Fortunately the film strays from too
much political commentary, focusm instead on the
personal relationships that form the bonds of family,
friendship and is an enter
taining and often lighthSHSEdy, yes. But it's
also a touching, thought-provoking piece of silver
screen beauty. See page 6 for a full review.
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Person Pilch (Paw Tracks)
It's a tangled mess dashing delectable
sounds, field pro
grammed vocals
slapped around end thrown together
with a true aftofedfetotelw attention to
every symphony
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for acceptance in world
of digital isolation, irfUal interactions
and manipulated readtaKtk#te sound
of the soulless figh|HH|i|Md nail to
regain that which dflHHHk's Noah
Lennox's soothingjßp|pf|hg voice
and textured
in excess. It's Panda
Bear. And it's the best damn record 2007
had to offer.
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DIVE STAFF LISTS See what each and
every Dive staffer thought was the year’s best.
MUFFIN TOP Photos from Dan Deacon s
cult meeting at Local 506 last weekend.
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super-radical updates (almost) every day.
diversions
the be t of 2007.
Lars and the
Ryan Gosling makes any movie
a masterwork. W* characters
become tyjjtKpte who earn
their spot4BfeHf|)Mf!| with true
vulneraomfy" Trie delusional,
romantic Lars is no exception.
Atonement
Based 4WHHRk n s
"Atonement* tftihtifc a sophisti
cated and mujapeted approach
to a complaflpry based on the
fragile between
its charactWPSee page 7 for
a full review.
Okkervil River,
Okkervil WdMfcff draws on
the sheer of fanhood
to write beadflfPy tragic, insanely
clever as collec
tively internalized as the ones he
continuously references.
Alex Delivery,
Star Destroyer
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Alex Delivery's p JKj, careening
debut melds thdHrlds of art and
rock togetheran underlying
foundation ofjHhm and melody
in its six propulsive, sometimes
abrasive, mini-epics.
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No Country for
Old Men
A bleak, fatalistic motif brings
‘No Country |Fof Old Men' a
chilling plot, but thcncvie would
be lost if lot for the visceral per
formances dfT#rftmy Lee Jones,
Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem.
Wolves in the
Throncßoorr^
Two Huntersjd&i metal album
as much as a fflHterement com
position desolation, evok
ing perfec^lMii||fHfrainy Pacific
Northwest woodland that Wolves In
The Throne Room calls home.
Nicole Atkins,
With a void# as xaaSSn as velvet and
ing pop songs with nugh emotional
evocation and dynamic in her delivery
to melt the coldest of hearts.
concerts
DIAMOND STUDS
Local rap-duo Diamond Studs,
led by Juan Huevos, brought the
party to Local 506, opening for
Dan Deacon. Huevos ruled.
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Fido
With its
setting and warped humor, 'Fido'
turns a simple, heartwarming
boy-ancUds-zombie romp into a
hilarious sendup of Golden Age
America and socitipolitics, and it
does it with wit and soul.
Gone Baby
Gone
Morgan faemaft:4nd Casey
Affleck giveWMOfGone Baby
Gone' withlthe KM of moral
and emotionai OtiPction that
gives the rnma power that
Hollywood rarely attempts.
LCD
Soundsy&tem,
Sound of Silver { Cepitol/DFA)
With Sound of Silver, James
Murphy MjMongi|toain that get
ting old and lame doesn’t have to
sound so, well, old and lame. Check
the moving (in allsenses) 'All My
Friends’ for proof.
Justice,
t
If lead sm§’*DJHLE.*didn't
do enough to dunwjtlance floor
participation, the reitpf f s ballsy,
bombastic Angers more than finish
the job, commanding listeners' ears
and booties with equal ferocity.
music
REVEREND OF ROCK
Jim “Rev. Horton Heat’ Heath
teams up with organist Tim Alex
ander to form Reverend Organ
drum and create a great record.
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Hot Fuzz
With 'Hat Fuzz," Edgar Wright
and Simon Begg {the duo behind
"Shaun of the Dead') turn their
sharp satirical eyes on action films
and deliver not only one of the
year's best comedies but also one
of its best shoot 'em-up cop flicks.
Charlie
Wilson’s War
Philip Scpmour Hoffman delivers
an incretiMe performance in
Mike Nichols' dry comedy about
covert action diring the Cold
War and tfclojn sequences of
political shortsightedness.
Radiohead,
Injjainbows
Turning thl|mjukrigdustry on its
ear, Radiohead surpdied its fans
—and tjis.-world 3~ with In
Ra/nboMdi|HM|pirentive mar
keting schememat quickly became
the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend.
The White
on /c*ythump. TV White Stripe.’
most accomplished album to date.
movies
ROMANCE IS AFOOT
"Atonement* brings a dramatic
and heart-wrenching tale to life
with vivid acting and stunning
cinematography.
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Into the Wild
In "Into TheKWd," Emile Hirsch
deftly portrays a modern-day
Thoreau, hitchhiking across
America in penniless solitude.
Director Sean Penn use the film as
a vehicle forsSee-oMife Americana
and profound social commentary.
Rescue Dawn
Stoned director Werner Herzog
creaks a moving tale of American
fighter pilot Dieter Dangler's true
escape horn a Laotian POWamp
during the Vietnam Warmrlth
wondetWly saturated odors and
Christian Bale's dynamic acting.
Jay-Z,
American Gangster
(Roc-A-Feito)
Jay-Z, declaring himself' more Frank
Lucas tharttadiertL* drivers a hefty
album inspteedby Rkflay Scott's film
of the samelkame. Tlwatbum marked
a return to fomffor Jay-Z and one
more classic LP on his resume.
Q&A
PAISLEY POP
The music of Violet Vector and
the Lovely Lovelies recalls the
glory days of go-go pop. Here,
the Lovelies recall their origins.
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