Movies
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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...
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Palatine director to debut indie filmMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It began as an ambitious, nine-part television miniseries starring all Northwest suburban talent. Then, as key actors defected to paying jobs in Los Angeles and other pl...
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TCM, Warner Bros to release classic collectionsMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Turner Classic Movies just celebrated its 15th year on cable, and the commercial-free network has developed a loyal following. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has partne...
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'Star Trek' reboot a treat but too many Spocks simply illogicalMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot beams a fresh set of dilithium crystals into a science-fiction film franchise that has been eking by on cinematic life support since 1991...
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Jackman's 'Wolverine' leads weekend pack with $87 million
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- You can't keep a good X-Man down. Hugh Jackman's prequel "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" leaped to the top of the box office with an $87 million opening weeken...
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'Twilight,' 'Slumdog' lead MTV award nominees
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's "Twilight" versus "Slumdog Millionaire" at this year's MTV Movie Awards. MTV says the Oscar-winning Indian romance and the vampire blockbuster have six ...
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Vatican dismisses Ron Howard's talk of interference as 'publicity stunt'
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - ROME -- Director Ron Howard claimed Sunday that the Vatican interfered with efforts to get permits to shoot certain scenes of his "Angels & Demons" religious thriller in...
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'Merry Gentlemen' a low-Kea (ton) dramaApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Who would have guessed that Michael Keaton - who burst into the movies as a manic, ADD-styled comedian - could have directed the subtle nuances of an impressive, virtual...