Movies
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'Mustang' a metaphor for cultural obedience, familial oppressionJan 14, 2016 5:00 am - The title "Mustang" in Deniz Gamze Erguven's feminist drama undoubtedly refers to Lale (Gunes Sensoy), the youngest and most rebellious of five orphaned sisters whose in...
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Kids' polar bear comedy way below the 'Norm'Jan 14, 2016 5:00 am - We had to wait 12 months to see the dumbest and most superficial animated kid's comedy of 2015. In 2016, we only had to wait 15 days. Like last year's "Alvin and the Chi...
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Bay's 'Benghazi' a patriotic mix of horror, video game devicesJan 14, 2016 4:00 am - Michael Bay's highly commercial "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" may resemble a standard-issue war movie, but it beats with the heart of an apocalyptic, Armag...
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'Ride Along 2' travels familiar comic roadJan 14, 2016 4:00 am - With the same brand of silliness and a bit more creativity than the original, "Ride Along 2" doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is: a sequel designed to of...
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'Son of Saul' and 'A War' in foreign-language Oscar raceJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - LONDON - Danish Afghan-conflict drama "A War" and searing Hungarian Holocaust story "Son of Saul" are among the contenders for the foreign-language Academy Award. "Son o...
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The Latest: All of the Oscar nominees have been announcedJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The latest on the 88th annual Oscar nominations announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc...
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'Revenant' leads Oscar noms with 12, 'Mad Max' earns 10Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The brutal frontier saga "The Revenant" landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards, while the acting categories were again filled enti...
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Gire: Oscar gets it right this timeJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - No huge surprises or bombshells with the announcements of the 88th annual Academy Award nominations Thursday morning. In fact, the nominations were ho-humly predictable....
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Movie guide: Look ahead to '13 Hours' and what's playing nowJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Coming Friday: What's the buzz on "Benghazi"? Who is "Norm of the North"? Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire answers these and other burning movie questions in Friday's ...
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Ridley Scott, Adam McKay among Directors Guild nominations
Jan 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Adam McKay, Tom McCarthy and George Miller landed their first nods from the Directors Guild of America in the group's annual nominations announced Tuesday. No...