Movies
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Filmmakers sought nuance in portrait of disgraced politician 'Weiner'May 27, 2016 6:00 am - Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg had always intended to try to elevate disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's story above the sensationalism of the sexting sca...
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Reel life: Catlow marks anniversary with local filmsMay 26, 2016 5:45 am - Film critics notebook: • Barrington's historic Catlow Theater celebrates its 89th anniversary this weekend by hosting free showings of three movies made by local fi...
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'Maggie's Plan' a Woody Allen-esque look at absurdity of romanceMay 26, 2016 5:30 am - "Too bad you can't give him back to his ex-wife, eh?" Felicia (Maya Rudolph) says to her friend Maggie (Greta Gerwig) after learning she no longer loves her self-absorbe...
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'Weiner' doc looks at politician's fall from graceMay 26, 2016 5:00 am - The political documentary "Weiner" unfolds like an epic, dramatic tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, especially when its two main characters possess such readable fac...
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Fantasy of 'Alice' sequel overpowered by effects, realismMay 24, 2016 3:00 pm - Alice returns from Wonderland and becomes the commander of a British merchant ship in 1874 - shortly before being committed to a Victorian-era insane asylum. The Mad Hat...
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Latest 'X-Men' a satisfying, if unsurprising prequelMay 23, 2016 11:00 am - It's a bit of bad timing for "X-Men: Apocalypse" coming third in this summer's superhero lineup. Director Bryan Singer invigorates his latest X-Men film with vintage 198...
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'Captain Fantastic' is a Swiss Family Robinson for todayMay 23, 2016 5:56 am - CANNES, France - In the film "Captain Fantastic," Viggo Mortensen plays one of the all-time great movie dads. In a teepee in remote Washington State, he's raising six ch...
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Pullman's 'Independence Day' call-to-arms lives onMay 22, 2016 7:21 am - NEW YORK - President Thomas J. Whitmore, famed speechmaker and defender of the planet from aliens, has the kind of poll numbers Hilary or Donald dream about. In "Indepen...
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'Angry Birds' flocks to No. 1 over 'Neighbors,' 'Nice Guys'
May 22, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "Captain America" has found a worthy competitor in a bunch of flightless birds. "The Angry Birds Movie" soared to $39 million in its debut weekend, knockin...
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Austen's work the base for clever, but cold, 'Friendship'May 20, 2016 5:00 am - It was the comedy, not the romance, in Jane Austen's work that drew writer-director Whit Stillman to her unfinished novella "Lady Susan." Stillman spent years adapting t...