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THE FT TOP 100 TRACKS OF ALL TIME No. 31: Prince – “I Would Die 4 U”
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— 20 Mar 2009 Elisha Sessions 2 comments

Michael Jackson came in for some stick at the 1996 Brit Awards for dressing up like Jesus and surrounding himself with children, but he never pulled the groundbreakingly presumptuous move of speaking in the first person as Mr Christ himself. Somehow,[…]

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The International aka Shoot ‘Em Up 2
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— 20 Mar 2009 Pete Baran 2 comments

Shoot ‘Em Up was a action movie piece of fluff in the style of Crank, basically ridiculous gun porn in an over-the-top situation. Clive Owen played our grizzled anti-hero, surly and angry for no obvious reason. A man who is exceptional with gun[…]

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