Movies
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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
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Carrey's 'Yes Man' opens at No. 1 with $18M debut
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Convoluted 'Despereaux' just another rodent flickDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Feet propped on the coffee table watching TV, my husband and I stumbled across the trailer for "The Tale of Despereaux" the other day. "Why do they keep making movies ab...
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Angst, overdone mystery weigh heavily on 'Seven Pounds'Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Seven Pounds" is a dark and mysterious story about a dark and mysterious man who uses his powers as an IRS agent to execute dark and mysterious plans. We don't know muc...
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Jim Carrey's wavering 'Yes Man' more of a maybeDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Can "Yes Man" possibly be as funny and as poignant and as smart as "Liar Liar"? No man. "Liar Liar" remains Carrey's best-made comedy because of its canny balance of the...
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Infectious ABBA tunes carry 'Mama Mia'Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Mama Mia! The Movie" (two-disc special edition) - This sugary slice of romance and female bonding works for two reasons: Meryl Streep and ABBA. Streep plays Donna, ...
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Humor, humanity blend with violence in Eastwood's 'Gran Torino'Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Clint Eastwood turns out to be simultaneously the best and the worst possible actor to star in his own second 2008 feature "Gran Torino." I say the best because cranky o...
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'Doubt' tops SAG pack with 5 nominations