Movies
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Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri' doesn't quite measure upFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" It's hard not to view Kevin Smith's latest as an attempt to outdo Judd Apatow in the "filthy comedy with a heart of gold" sweepstakes. A...
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'Star Wars' road trip comedy 'Fanboys' succumbs to Lucas-itisFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Pretty much everyone in the civilized world knows that the greatest fumble in the history of film took place when George Lucas followed up his classic "Star Wars" trilog...
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Creepy 3D stop-motion animation highlights fantasy turned nightmareFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Most people probably think that Disney's renegade animator Tim Burton directed the dark 1993 classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas," even though Henry Selick received ...
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'Not That Into You' offers real insights into singles sceneFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As the father of two unmarried twentysomething daughters, I only wish that this insightful, not-always romantic comedy had been released a few years ago so its comic exa...
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Martin mars comically challenged 'Pink Panther' sequelFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Movie trailers are notorious for ruining comedies by revealing all the really funny parts. So what happens when a comedy doesn't have any really funny parts? You get "Th...
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'Push' pulls off paranormal mess of bad actingFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "Push" thinks we're really stupid. How stupid? It replays snippets from the opening sequence three times to make sure we haven't forgotten something that we just saw 30 ...
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Turner Classics come to DVDFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has teamed up with Warner Home Video to release "The Greatest Classic Films Collection." There are three DVDS in the initial release, and eac...
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Apatow to create short film for Oscars
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Judd Apatow is coming to the Oscars -- and he's bringing a new film. The comedy writer-director-producer, whose screen credits include "Knocked Up," will ...
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Ralphie directs a movie! And it's in Buffalo GroveFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Peter Billingsley visited Buffalo Grove for several hours on Monday. Nobody noticed. But that's OK, because he didn't really want to be noticed, and besides, 25 years ha...
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'Taken' captures $24.6 million, leads weekend box office
Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Liam Neeson's CIA thriller "Taken" bumped off "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" at the weekend box office, raking in $24.6 million and helping fuel the first $1 bill...