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2011 Year-end Wrap-up Part V: The Runner-ups

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.06.2012

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Scott Mendelson

I saw a lot of really good movies this year, and I see no reason not to celebrate as many of them as I can get away with. So now, in alphabetical order, the 10 'runner-ups' of the year.

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Why Young Liberals, Like Me, Will Vote Ron Paul

Turnstyle | Posted 03.04.2012

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Turnstyle

By: Jacquelyn Cuddeback Photo Credit: Charlie Foster Grassroots organizing office for Ron Paul in Coralville, Iowa. Organizers raised $1,000 in 24 ...

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The best films of 2011 - so far

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2011

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Marshall Fine

So - if the movie year had ended June 30 and we had to choose the best films of 2011 from the releases that hit American screens since Jan. 1, which o...

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WATCH: Ed Helms Talks Movie Nudity On Conan

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Helms stopped by "Conan" Monday night to promote his new movie "Cedar Rapids" and brought with him more than just witty banter. First, the "Hang...

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Ed Helms: 'I Was Completely Naked' In 'Cedar Rapids'

people.com | Jeffrey Slonim and Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I was completely naked," Helms, 37, told PEOPLE at Thursday's New York Cinema Society screening of Cedar Rapids, sponsored by Altoids. "I feel that t...

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Movie Review: Cedar Rapids

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Despite some of the raunchiest dialogue in recent memory, there is an undeniable sweetness to Miguel Arteta's Cedar Rapids (opening Friday 2/11/11) th...

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Live from Sundance 2011: Day 4

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Images -- political and otherwise -- often have only the most tenuous relationship with reality. As it happened, that idea was a significant factor in several of the films I saw at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.

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The Forgotten Iowa

Tracy Sefl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tracy Sefl

Any viable presidential candidate who visits Iowa must substantively answer questions about the plight of the state's second largest city: Cedar Rapids.

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WATCH: Ed Helms & John C. Reilly Nearly Nude In Funny New 'Cedar Rapids' Trailer

Posted 05.25.2011

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What happens in Cedar Rapids stays in Cedar Rapids? Who knew this city in Iowa could be such the hopping time. 'The Hangover' star Ed Helms gets his ...

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Sholon Rubashkin, Kosher Plant Manager, Facing Life In Prison On Fraud Charges

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 05.25.2011

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Prosecutors asked a federal judge on Thursday to sentence a former kosher slaughterhouse executive to 25 years in prison, l...

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Colorado Cities Dominate Forbes's 'Best For Business' List: Find Out Who Made The Cut

Posted 05.25.2011

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This week Forbes released its list of the best cities in America for business. The list, which was calculated based on factors like business costs, l...

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Iowa Small Plane Crash, 3 Injured

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Airport officials say fire crews extricated two passengers from a single-engine plane that crashed in a field not far from the Ea...

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Cedar Rapids flood recedes; Des Moines levee fails

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB and JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 peop...

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Cedar Rapids struggles to endure historic flood

AP | AMY LORENTZEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad br...

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