Movies
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What we now hope to see in Episode VIII of 'Star Wars'
Dec 28, 2015 5:00 am - WARNING: Contains spoilers With “The Force Awakens,” filmmaker J.J. Abrams has succeeded with a primary mission: To leave a huge audience hungry for more. That gala...
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'Force Awakens' becomes fastest movie to $1 billion
Dec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached $1 billion at the box office, achieving the milestone with record-setting hyper speed. The Walt Disney Co. said ...
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Will Smith opening a movie used to guarantee success — is that still true?Dec 27, 2015 6:00 am - “Concussion” is supposed to be the movie that shows us Will Smith is a Serious Actor. After helming a series of films that either weren't memorable (“Men in Black 3”), u...
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'Big' year: Dann Gire spotlights his top 10 films of 2015Dec 27, 2015 5:30 am - The movies of 2015 started out not very promising. But by the time autumn rolled around, Hollywood (and independent filmmakers) began hitting jackpot after jackpot with ...
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DVD previews: 'Hitman: Agent 47,' 'The Perfect Guy'Dec 26, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 29: “Hitman: Agent 47” (R, 96 minutes, Fox): Action-thriller based on a video game and set in Singapore. The Washingto...
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' missed a huge opportunity
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Steve Carell hopes you want to throw up after seeing 'The Big Short'Dec 25, 2015 6:24 am - Like its subject matter, "The Big Short" is hard to describe. Based on Michael Lewis' best-selling 2010 nonfiction book about a small group of money managers who made mi...
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It's comedy vs. step-comedy in erratic 'Daddy's Home'Dec 25, 2015 4:45 am - It might sound odd to compliment a silly Will Ferrell comedy for its restraint, but here goes: Sean Anders' "Daddy's Home" shows such unusual restraint in its use of st...
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Widescreen's top pop-culture moments of 2015Dec 24, 2015 6:18 am - That Forceful movie sure lived up to the hype, didn't it? "Star Wars" turned out to be the funny, emotional icing on 2015's pop-culture cake, a delicious concoction that...
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'Star Wars' trailers vs. what ended up in the filmDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - J.J. Abrams never intended to guide "Star Wars" fans in the wrong direction. The writer-director says - spoiler alert! - that while trailers for "Star Wars...