Movies
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'Spirit' heavy on atmosphere, light on senseDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - To those of us who read comics in the 1980s, Frank Miller is a god. Miller electrified the comics industry back then with his hard-boiled writing and stark, cinematic ar...
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Sexy, earthy 'Reader' an appeal for healingDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sex, the world's favorite metaphor for just about everything, gets a strenuous workout in Stephen Daldry's earthy cinematic translation of Bernhard Schlink's internation...
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Pitt, Blanchett sew a beautiful 'Button'Dec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The story of Benjamin Button, a man who spends the 20th Century aging in reverse, is curious indeed: A human drama on an epic scale, it swings for an emotional knockout ...
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You can close the book on these 'Bedtime Stories'Dec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - In the fanciful comedy "Bedtime Stories," every joke has either been spelled out and dumbed down or propped up with wacky animals emitting flatulence (a horse) or starin...
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Superficial 'Valkyrie' rides on fact-based conspiracyDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Bryan Singer's "Valkyrie" could have been a riveting political thriller, a real-life "Mission Impossible" tale so bizarre, so big and so bold that it left audiences in s...
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Doggone sweet 'Marley & Me' barks up all the right treesDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - You don't have to be a dog lover to appreciate the many charms of "Marley & Me." But it doesn't hurt. Based on the best-selling memoir by newspaper columnist John Grogan...
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Rourke pins down role in 'Wrestler'Dec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Darren Aronofsky's tragic, no-holds-barred character study "The Wrestler" falls squarely on Mickey Rourke's bulked-up shoulders to make it all work. It does more than wo...
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Clooney to film movie in St. Louis
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- One of Hollywood's biggest stars is filming his next movie in St. Louis. George Clooney will star in "Up in the Air," along with actress Vera Farmiga, accor...
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Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18 million debut
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Movie audiences greeted Jim Carrey and Will Smith with a lukewarm "yes' as snowstorms undermined weekend debuts from both stars. Carrey's comedy "Yes Man"...
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Carrey's 'Yes Man' opens at No. 1 with $18M debut
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Movie audiences greeted Jim Carrey and Will Smith with a lukewarm "yes' as snowstorms undermined weekend debuts from both stars. Carrey's comedy "Yes Man"...