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I saw my first “Rambo” movie when I was eight.

My folks, like most parents in the 80s, subscribed to the theory that R ratings didn’t count unless boobies were involved. Machine guns, explosions, decapitation, okay. Mammaries, that’s a no-no.

IF YOU’RE GOING:

—WHAT: ‘Super Size Me Too’ DVD release party
—WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2
—WHERE: Amazement Square.
—TICKETS: $4 in advance; $5 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at Plan 9 or online at ttp://shop.nyfakid.com/
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—DETAILS: Local rockers Point of Honor, whose music is featured in the film, will hit the stage first, followed by hip hop group New Yung Crew. After that, a deejay will spin tunes, and clips of the film will be shown throughout the night.
—INFO: (434) 316-7478

“Untraceable” comes out strongly against the evils of the genre known as torture porn. In the course of trying to persuade us not to watch torture porn, it shows us lots and lots of torture porn.

Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday. Some quick facts:

Are any of the Oscar nominees from Virginia?

At least one. Jack Fisk, who is nominated for his art direction of “There Will Be Blood,“ lives in the Charlottesville area. It’s Fisk’s first nomination, but his wife won one Oscar and has been nominated for five others. Her name is Sissy Spacek.

The Associated Press

27 Dresses is so chock full of romantic-comedy cliches, it almost plays like a parody.

Going home again in “The Orphanage” is hard to do.