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Holiday Movies

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, November 26, 2003.

The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years means crowded malls, Christmas carols wafting through the air, menorahs shining in windows, tinsel, turkeys and a host of new movies fighting for top billing in the box office. Some hope to make big bucks, others hope for special Oscar attention, while other independents just hope to be seen. We'll weed through the list of new movies coming out this holiday season. Laura's guest is Garen Daly, film commentator and Artistic Director of the Dedham Community Theatre in Dedham, Massachusetts living in Gilmanton, NH.

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Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed

By John Walters on Wednesday, November 26, 2003.

Woody Allen has had a long and very successful career in the movies. For almost four decades, he?s been pursuing his own vision despite the cutthroat nature of Hollywood. In his latest book, Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed, Keene State College philosophy professor Sander Lee looks at the filmmaker?s evolution from pure comedy to more serious examinations of life.
Rebroadcast from September 2002.

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Finding Food

By David Darman on Wednesday, November 26, 2003.

David Darman spoke with Becca Heller, the Dartmouth Junior who figured out how to utilize food that would have otherwise gone to waste.

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A Confederate Colonel Draws Fire in Brattleboro

By Dan Gearino on Wednesday, November 26, 2003.

Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean had to defend himself recently over comments about wanting support from people with Confederate flag decals on their trucks.

In Dean's home state of Vermont, Brattleboro Union High School is in the midst of its own controversy about a Confederate mascot.

The Keene Sentinel's Dan Gearino reports.

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