Movies
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'Public Enemies' wasn't exactly an Oscar contenderMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - 'Enemies' forgotten? Dear Dann: What is your opinion as to why "Public Enemies" was not nominated for anything? Is it true what they say about the Academy "forget...
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'Brooklyn's Finest' a brooding mess of Hollywood hokumMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - "These streets," an undercover cop named Tango tells an ex-con kingpin, "have an expiration date!" What? Did he really say that? The streets have an expiration date? Thi...
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Tim Burton's 'Alice' drains the wonder out of 'Wonderland'Mar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Tim Burton's re-imagined 3-D "Alice in Wonderland" is a crushing disappointment. Not a terrible movie. Far from it. But a disappointment nonetheless. Burton, the goth ba...
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Bridges' edge: Oscars are kind to country singersMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Play a country singer, win an Oscar. Country-crooning actors have a good track record at the Academy Awards, and Jeff Bridges seems poised to join the win...
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Bomb disposal expert: 'Hurt Locker' based on himMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-- A bomb disposal expert who served in the Iraq war plans to sue the makers of "The Hurt Locker," claiming the film's lead character is based on him an...
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Sci-fi spectacles have history of losing at OscarsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The first two times science-fiction blockbusters were nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards, Woody Allen and Gandhi beat up on them. Allen's sm...
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Helena Bonham Carter maintains wicked streak in 'Alice'Mar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Once a corset queen in prim, proper costume dramas, Helena Bonham Carter has spent her time lately playing all manner of foul women. Fanatic Bellatrix Les...
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Gire's Oscar picks: Bigelow's 'Hurt Locker' should have best pic lockedMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Director Kathryn Bigelow and her movie "The Hurt Locker" will win big Sunday night at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards program. Why? Because the 5,777 members of the Acade...
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Ebert tries out new 'voice' on Winfrey showMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, tried out a new voice on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Tuesday as he made his Oscar predic...
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Shutter Island' stays afloat at No. 1 with $22.2 mil.Feb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese continue to lure movie-goers to "Shutter Island," while James Cameron's "Avatar" has surpassed $700 million domestic...