Movies
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Say no to 'Knowing,' a silly merger of the occult and sci-fiMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Alex Proyas' "Knowing" has got to be the most ridiculous, far-fetched and silliest attempt at a serious work of science fiction during the last two decades. Yet, I found...
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Actor J.K. Simmons still spreading comic joyMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - This interview with actor J.K. Simmons would never have happened if my daughter Lauren hadn't accidentally bumped into him on the streets of New York. They hit it off pr...
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Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to ...
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'Witch Mountain' races to top spot at box office
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On the big screen this weekendMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Everlasting Moments' Undermined by an intrusive, superfluous voice-over narration, Swedish director Jan Troells' sumptuously photographed, impeccably detailed historica...
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'Milk' celebrates, rather than mourns, its heroMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Milk" The best thing about this stirring biopic is its tone. Most biopics treat their subjects with dreary reverence. "Milk," on the other hand, is a joyous celebra...
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'Brothers' a personal tale of siblings in battleMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Jake Rademacher's Iraq war film "Brothers At War" is less about "finding the heart of the American soldier" as one observer phrases it, than a personal documentary explo...
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Obvious, uninspired immigration drama tries to emulate Oscar winnerMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Crossing Over" sounds like the title for a movie about people dying and going to heaven. In a way, it perfectly fits Wayne Kramer's ensemble U.S. immigration drama. Peo...
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Now out on DVDMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition": Walt Disney's second animated feature ("Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first) has never looked or sounded b...
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'Race' a chase to save face for the human raceMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It only seems proper that during the week that we get an updated remake of one of the most depraved horror films ever made ("Last House on the Left") we also get an upda...