Movies
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Idea for HBO's 'Project Greenlight' came from Stevenson alumOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - It started over lunch. Stevenson High School alumnus Alex Keledjian met a Miramax television executive for sushi, to pitch him on an animated version of Kevin Smith's m...
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Former Lake Forest resident relishes 'pivotal' role in '99 Homes'Oct 11, 2015 7:30 am - Ramin Bahrani's hard-hitting drama "99 Homes" goes wide in local theaters this weekend. If you see it, you'll notice actor Tim Guinee as a dad struggling to keep his hou...
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DVD previews: 'Tomorrowland,' 'San Andreas'Oct 10, 2015 7:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Oct. 13: "Tomorrowland" (PG, 130 minutes, Disney): Based on a Disney theme park area, "Tomorrowland" stars George Clooney in a ...
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Steve Jobs plays dual role of hero, villain in the movies
Oct 09, 2015 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs became renowned for conjuring a "reality distortion field" that made people believe whatever he wanted. If he were still...
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German film 'Labyrinth of Lies' underscores power of truthOct 09, 2015 6:00 am - The German film “Labyrinth of Lies” opens in 1958 as a young prosecutor is throwing the book at a woman who committed a traffic violation. The lady can't pay the full fi...
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Young star soars in bloated 'Pan' prequelOct 09, 2015 5:00 am - Joe Wright's ridiculously revisionist, fun-challenged and visual-effects-choked J.M. Barrie fantasy "Pan" gets one element right. His name is Levi Miller. He hails from ...
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Rhymefest documentary leaves too many questionsOct 08, 2015 6:45 am - Sometime between co-writing Kanye West's “Jesus Walks” and the Academy Award-winning song from “Selma,” “Glory,” rapper-composer Che “Rhymefest” Smith began an even tric...
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'Malala' documentary profiles Pakistani teen activistOct 08, 2015 6:30 am - Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager and education activist who survived a 2012 assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman, was already admired worldwide for her quie...
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'Drunk Stoned' documentary revisits history of National LampoonOct 08, 2015 5:45 am - Brief clips of the men - and handful of women - who rewrote comedy's rule book during the 1970s propel "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon." ...
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'Final Girls' way more clever than one might expectOct 08, 2015 5:45 am - In the surprisingly clever 1980s mad slasher parody "The Final Girls," five unsuspecting filmgoers become magically transported into the 1986 cult maniac movie "Camp Blo...