Movies
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It's spy vs. spy in witty take on corporate espionageMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - After winning seven Oscar nominations for his excellent corporate drama "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy lightens up the cloak-and-dagger subculture of American business w...
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Dark humor, strong cast give 'Sunshine Cleaning' its polish
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It has become a genre all its own: the dysfunctional-family indie comedy, a staple of film festivals and art-house theaters alike. Done wrong, and these movies can seem ...
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You gotta 'Love' Rudd and Segel together againMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When you put actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segel together in a room with their "I Love You, Man" director John Hamburg, a film critic can just forget about having any contr...
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Juvenile humor, sympathetic characters in comedy about candorMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - What we get in John Hamburg's funny, moronic, platonic comedy "I Love You, Man" is an inspired, undercranked comic performance by Paul Rudd, whose mastery of the art of ...
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Swedish vampire flick gets it 'Right'Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "Let the Right One In" Quick! Before the inevitable Hollywood remake arrives, see this Swedish vampire film, which also happens to be a touching drama about preteen ...
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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
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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...