Movies depicting Doomsday or Apocalyptic events have been around for many years. In most cases, they either show people trying to avoid catastrophe, or a post-apocalyptic society trying to deal with the aftermath. In director Alfonso Cuar

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Forget all about the fact that reading "The Crystal Ball" is said to reverse the effects of balding and add points to your IQ. You should read it each Friday night cause it's a damn good column. Each week Mitch previews the new releases at the theater, as well as on DVD. He gives us the lowdown on all the latest Hollywood news and rumors. And the "Calendar Watch" section previews all the biggest things set to come down the road in 2007. Enjoy.

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In the Friday night spot we usually reserve for "The Crystal Ball", Mitch delivers a year in review piece instead for us tonight, as nothing of note hits the theaters this weekend. Mitch takes a look back at the year in movies, highlighting the best and worst new movies from 2006. Mitch has done great work for us all year, and this piece is no different. Thanks for everything in 2006 Mitch!!!

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As a pre-teen in Central Ohio, and the son of parents that grew up 30 miles from Huntington, WV, Mitch remembers well the plane crash on November 14, 1970 that wiped out an entire football team, and sent shockwaves through an entire region. 36 years later, Mitch reviews "We Are Marshall", the story of this plane crash for us here on The Blurbs. Mitch has a strong opinion on this film, and as usual, delivers a phenomenal review for us.

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