Movies
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Neo-noir 'Shanghai' never really comes to lifeOct 01, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'Shanghai' In the neo-noir murder mystery/historical epic/espionage drama "Shanghai," John Cusack wears an ill-fitting gumshoe's suit and fedora while utter...
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Reel life: Blue Whiskey brings 'Blazing Saddles' to Star CinemaSep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Film critics notebook: • The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival's Cinema Series presents Mel Brooks' classic comedy “Blazing Saddles” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oc...
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Mendelsohn delivers star turn in 'Mississippi Grind'Sep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn play a couple of lovable losers in "Mississippi Grind," but in the eyes of the film's directing team, they're born winners. Anna Boden ...
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Smart, optimistic 'Martian' an entertainment supernovaSep 30, 2015 12:30 pm - "The Martian" has no romantic subplot. No villains. The dialogue consists mostly of scientific terms, NASA jargon and mathematical projections. By all rights, this shoul...
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Clooney, Coen Brothers at 'O Brother' special screening
Sep 30, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - George Clooney joined the Coen brothers and stars Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro at a 15th anniversary screening of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Cloo...
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'Walk' takes viewers on spellbinding journeySep 30, 2015 5:15 am - When Robert Zemeckis' fact-based tale of mad dreams "The Walk" comes out on video formats, I anticipate that many viewers will skip over the strained "Mission: Impossibl...
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Director Denis Villeneuve walks a fine line between art and commerceSep 29, 2015 6:00 am - Is Denis Villeneuve ready for the big time? When the French Canadian filmmaker's work was first was shown in Washington, in 2009, it was in the form of a 12-minute art f...
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The 'working mom' debate hasn't evolved in 30 years - 'The Intern' proves itSep 29, 2015 6:00 am - It's no coincidence that Nancy Meyers' "The Intern," the No. 2 movie at the box office this weekend, echoes "Baby Boom," the movie she wrote in 1987. Both films center o...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' flies higher
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'Hotel' sequel bites off September recordSep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - September has a new box office star in "Hotel Transylvania 2." The PG-rated animated pic earned a robust $47.5 million in its debut weekend, making it the...