Movies
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'Angels and Demons' a frantic, superficial thrillerMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - What a pretentious pile of populist pablum. "Angels & Demons," Ron Howard's frantic and superficial follow-up to his talky 2006 hit "The Da Vinci Code," races from one f...
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Gripping 'Taken' grabs your attention and won't let goMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - "Taken" (two-disc extended cut) "Taken" is a swift, no-nonsense thriller - the cinematic equivalent of a karate chop to the throat. Liam Neeson plays Bryan, a retire...
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What's new on DVDMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series" The latest "Star Trek" film was the No. 1 movie in America last week grossing over $76 million at the box office. With renew...
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Playthings face mortality in 'Toy Story 3'
May 13, 2009 11:00 pm - CANNES, France -- Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their plaything pals are coping with abandonment issues in the new "Toy Story" sequel. Next year's "Toy Story 3" has the gang...
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Mumbai authorities tear down 'Slumdog' star's home
May 13, 2009 11:00 pm - MUMBAI, India -- City workers bulldozed the home of a "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Thursday as part of the demolition of dozens of shanties in a Mumbai slum. Azharud...
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The Force (and George Lucas) will be with us in JuneMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for "An Adventure with George Lucas," a tribute to the creator of "Star Wars" on Saturday, June 13, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chic...
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Curtain 'Up': Cannes opens with animated adventure
May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - CANNES, France -- After nine hits and four Academy Awards for films including "WALL-E" and "Ratatouille," the Pixar Animation gang finally feels it has made it to the gr...
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'Star Trek' has galactic $76.5 million opening weekend
May 10, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Star Trek" beamed itself up to the top of the box office, earning $76.5 million in its opening weekend. Paramount Pictures had estimated that the movie w...
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'Next Day Air' fails to mix ultra-violence, crimeMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's consider Benny Boom's "Next Day Air" one more piece of hard evidence against ever letting rock video directors handle narrative features. Boom, director of such vi...
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'Benjamin Button' ages well on sterling DVD setMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (two-disc Criterion edition) - David Fincher's Oscar-nominated drama about mortality and the cruelty of passing time gets a nic...