Movies
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The horror, the horror: Fright series hits theatersNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - • You've probably seen the TV commercials for "8 Films to Die For," a series of eight horror movies starting today and running through Nov. 18 at area theaters. Here the...
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A real lost ClausNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Not since "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" has there been a cinematic visit to the North Pole this frivolous, silly and ill-conceived. Comparing "Fred Claus" to coal ...
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Seasons bleedings: This year's holiday films dark, drearyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - If I didn't know better, I'd think the holiday movies have taken their lead from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Monsters! Mad slashers! Ghosts! Things that...
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Redford a natural in making movies that prick America's conscienceNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - For Robert Redford, it's about the joy. "The joy of trying to make something artistically interesting or pleasurable, entertaining, and still look at issues o...
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Race for Oscars looks wide open this seasonNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As the home stretch of the movie year arrives, Hollywood has rarely been more in need of a holiday pick-me-up. Film and TV screenwriters are on strike after months of bi...
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'Fred Claus' a bad case of sniveling rivalryNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Not since "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" has there been a cinematic visit to the North Pole this frivolous, silly and ill-conceived. Comparing "Fred Claus" to coal...
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Ailing health system gets Moore treatmentNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - "Sicko" -- By now, it should be clear to everyone that Michael Moore doesn't make "documentaries" in the strict sense. His movies are more like filmed op-ed pieces, ...
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'Devil' unable to make us care for these characters
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" begins with an unflinching depiction of a tubby Philip Seymour Hoffman having vigorous vacation sex with the shapely Marisa Tomei. I...
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'Blade Runner' a classic any way you cut itNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Let's be thankful that Ridley Scott is no George Lucas. Scott's 1982 science-fiction favorite "Blade Runner" returns to the big screen today, tweaked and upgraded accord...
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New doc proves Carter embodies American spiritNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Two reviews and some movie news! Here we go. • If anyone doubts former U.S. President Jimmy Carter embodies the American spirit in its purest, humanly possible form, Jon...