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SMART LIST: Pop culture talking points (Week of May 3-9)

Her voice is like butter. Rich, velvetty-but-bad-for-you butter. When the acclaimed, Grammy-winning R&B singer croons “So I think I’m just about over being your girlfriend, I’m leaving” on the first single from her new album, both titled “Epiphany,” it almost sounds like a come-on. Fooled again. (Tuesday)

Her voice is like butter. Rich, velvetty-but-bad-for-you butter. When the acclaimed, Grammy-winning R&B singer croons “So I think I’m just about over being your girlfriend, I’m leaving” on the first single from her new album, both titled “Epiphany,” it almost sounds like a come-on. Fooled again. (Tuesday)  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Reunited, at last. Talk about: Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal in “Rudo y Cursi.”

The pair play brothers divided when one of them is recruited to play professional soccer, leaving the other behind. Best not to expect “Y Tu Mama Tambien” from director Carlos Cuaron (brother of Alfonso). His specialty seems to be sibling rivalry played for laughs. (Friday)  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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