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Hit & Run movie review by Steven Skelley

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Hit & Run movie review by Steven Skelley What happens when an actor/car enthusiast decides to write and produce a movie and casts his girlfriend and closest friends? Love it or hate it -- Dax Shepard's pet project ”Hit & Run”  is exactly what happens and exactly what you would expect from such a project. Shepard plays Yul Perkins. He is a former bank robber and getaway driver who testified against his gang and is now hiding out in a small town in the Witness Protection program. Kristen Bell, Shepard's real-life girlfriend, portrays Annie Bean - - his college professor girlfriend who has been offered her career dream job in Los Angeles where Perkins committed his crimes. Perkins decides to risk his own life in order to fulfill his girlfriend's career goals. He just needs to get her to Los Angeles in time for her job interview. Luckily, he has kept his hot rod getaway car locked in the garage ever since he entered Witness Protection. When A

STOMP theater review by Steven Skelley

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The following Steven Skelley review appeared in EDGE magazine at http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=theatre_reviews&id=140258 Stomp by Steven  Skelley EDGE Contributor Sunday Jan 6, 2013 What happens when you combine innovative theater, modern dance, rhythmic music and the eclectic energy of performance art? "STOMP" is what happens, and it is an amazing experience. "STOMP" is the creation of Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. After working together in the UK as members of the street band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre group Cliff Hanger in the 1980’s, Cresswell and McNicholas created "STOMP." It previewed at London’s Bloomsbury Theater and premiered at The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. It was an instant hit earning the Guardian Critic Choice Award and the Daily Express Best of the Fringe Award. "STOMP" soon went on world tour to sold-out venues earning even more