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Rawhide romance: 'Brokeback Mountain' portrays forbidden love and broken hearts

There has been considerable buzz over Director Ang Lee's new film "Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features) - but not just critical acclaim. The film portrays gay cowboys. Yet Lee (known for beauties such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") doesn't seem fazed by his subject matter, nor surprised by the attention it's received, simply noting that "Brokeback Mountain" "is a great American love story.

Kenin has a 'Blast' - local favorites to play 9:30 Club

There comes a point in every band's career when they get to that "make-or-break" show, when they know it's time to sink or swim. For the D.C. area band Kenin, that point comes Friday. when, the group will co-headline with State Radio at the 9:30 Club, the venue that they dreamed of playing while growing up.

Sugar plum visions: 'The Nutcracker'

It has become an American Christmas tradition to go see Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. The Washington Ballet has breathed new life into the classic play, making what was once timeless now everlasting. Instead of in the usual English high society of the late 1800s, the Washington Ballet's version, choreographed by Septime Webre, begins in Georgetown.

Game, set 'Match Point': Woody Allen's latest

Many observers in the movie industry were taken aback on learning that the new film by the quintessential New York filmmaker, Woody Allen, was made in England with a nearly all-British cast and crew. It is perhaps even odder that the film is a serious drama with hardly any jokes.

Sushi Italiano: Sette Bello

Sashimi lovers across the country are rejoicing in the burgeoning crudo trend, an Italian style of raw or lightly cooked seafood, featured at nascent Clarendon restaurant Sette Bello. It's the latest venture from the guys that gave us Café Milano in Georgetown and Sette Osteria in Dupont.

$5 - $10 - $20: An entertainment guide for the cash-strapped college student

If you have $5 On Monday, the Kennedy Center's Milennium Stage will be kicking off its Hanukkah celebrations a week early with lots of music. Hear the melodic Temple Shalom Choir on Monday, or check out some Klezmer on Tuesday. No matter which night you come to, these preparations for the festival of lights are free.

A breast above the rest: 'Mrs. Henderson presents'

Dame Judi Dench and nudity are two subjects that have probably never been uttered in the same sentence before. However, in his newest film "Mrs. Henderson Presents" (BBC Films), director Stephen Frears ("High Fidelity") manages to connect the two, with crowd-pleasing results.

Six feet underground: Pretty Girls Make Graves to play Black Cat

There are many types of music fans, from the MTV watchers to those who refuse to listen anything that wasn't recorded at least 20 years ago. There is also a third kind - we all know them, and you may even be one. If so, I apologize in advance. You know whom I'm talking about - the music fans who obsess over new bands because nobody else has heard of them.

WEB EXTRA: 'Dick and Jane' have fun with corporate America

One of the best things about movies such as "Fun with Dick and Jane" (Columbia Pictures) is that when you watch it, you can tell how much fun the movie must have been to make. While I enjoy serious films about weighty subjects as much as the next cinephile, it is often refreshing to see a movie that delights in its own sheer ridiculousness.

Bar Belle: Bokum Cafe

The last week of classes. For some of you bound for early graduation later this month, it's not just the last week of the semester, but of your GW career. You all will be missed. But just because it's the last week of the school year doesn't mean you have to go to the same old restaurants and bars.