Movies
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Tyler Perry says 'Boo!' is distraction America needs nowNov 02, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTA - Tyler Perry felt more grateful than surprised after his latest Madea movie topped the North American box office for a second straight week. "Boo! A Madea H...
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Passes for Ebertfest go on saleNov 01, 2016 5:30 am - One thousand passes go on sale today for the 19th annual Ebertfest, a five-day film festival to be held April 19 to 23 in downstate Champaign. Passes cost $150, plus pro...
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'Doctor Strange' a magical mix of humor, action and surrealistic visualsOct 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Humorously quirky and visually spellbinding, “Doctor Strange” ranks as one of the best executed Marvel Comics movies, up there with “Iron Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “The A...
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Box office top 20: Bad reviews extinguish 'Inferno'
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Terrible reviews and a seven-year gap since the previous installment helped extinguish "Inferno," the third film in the "Da Vinci Code" franchise," at...
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Perry's 'Madea' stuns Hanks' 'Inferno' in box office upset
Oct 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Tom Hanks. Tom Cruise. Ben Affleck. None of them have been a match for Tyler Perry's Madea. In a surprise victory at the weekend box office, Perry's "Boo! A M...
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Why 'Moonlight' relates to everyoneOct 29, 2016 7:18 am - You might say "Moonlight" is this year's "Boyhood." Like Richard Linklater's best picture nominee, the drama follows a sensitive kid on his journey toward maturity, with...
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Widescreen nominates a new Halloween classic: 'Crimson Peak'Oct 27, 2016 11:00 pm - I could use this space to give you another list of the classic horror movies you MUST! WATCH! this Halloween weekend to ensure a frightfully good time, but you could pro...
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Korean thriller undermined by voyeurismOct 27, 2016 6:15 am - Following his disappointing first foray into English-language filmmaking with the violent “Stoker,” Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook returns to his native land with “The ...
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Cutting-edge drama 'Moonlight' pushes empathy, forgivenessOct 27, 2016 6:00 am - Barry Jenkins' character study "Moonlight" proves to be every bit as luminous, mysterious and elemental as its title. This extraordinary, cutting-edge drama affirms the ...
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Syrupy dialogue clogs big-hearted 'New Life'Oct 27, 2016 6:00 am - The hope-infused family drama "New Life" possesses a huge heart with its arteries seriously clogged by narrative cholesterol in the form of gooey voice-over narration. B...