Movies
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Ambitious, but muddled high school musical comedy shake-spears artAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The sheer idea of a movie called "Hamlet 2" turns out to be the funniest thing about this new comedy, although an edgy, full-blown high school musical number with the ir...
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Funny 'Bunny' hops to it as female empowerment comedyAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Who woulda thunk that a comedy called "The House Bunny" could become the sweetest, purest "summer movie" of the summer? Columbia Pictures had such little faith in Fred W...
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Comic 'Rocker' rocks the aged with fun and affectionAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I saw a press screening for "The Rocker" five weeks ago, and the best thing I remember about it was a scene where Rainn Wilson sticks his head through the sun roof of a ...
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The Bourne offspring: Matt Damon a fatherAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI _ Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told The As...
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'Street Kings' a grim but entertaining cop thrillerAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Street Kings" - Crime writer James Ellroy has spent his career exploring the demonic side of the City of Angels. His bloody fingerprints are all over "Street Kings,...
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'Thunder' rumbles past 'Dark Knight' with $26 million open
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman. The DreamWorks-Paramount comedy "Tropic Thunder" -- with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Ja...
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Animated prequel an inferior clone of a real 'Star Wars' filmAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - If George Lucas' new feature "Clone Wars" were only a 98-minute teaser for the new "Star Wars" animated TV series premiering Oct. 3 on the Cartoon Network, it would just...
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Warner Bros. takes hits for 'Harry' delay
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Teens open up for filmAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "American Teen" opens wide into suburban theaters this weekend after playing in Chicago venues for two weeks. It's a critically lauded look at the senior year of four hi...
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With 'Fly Me,' 3-D stands for dumb, dim and dialogue-challengedAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The question I get about most animated movies goes like this: "It might be boring and stupid for adults, but will kids like it?" And I usually respond, "Yes, kids will l...