Movies
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Eli Roth plots a new way ahead for horror filmsOct 05, 2015 6:00 am - PG-13 horror movies are dead, relegated to a boomlet of here-today/gone-tomorrow shockers in the late '90s. So, too, are the rash of Japanese horror remakes that followe...
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Science sells: 'The Martian' lands with $55 million debut
Oct 04, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Opening just days after NASA announced findings showing water on Mars, "The Martian" soaked up moviegoers at the box office. Ridley Scott's 3-D space epic tou...
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Won't you just give Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar already?Oct 04, 2015 6:15 am - It's too bad that Leonardo DiCaprio never played Oliver Twist, because for the past several years it seems he's been holding out his hands as if to say, "Please sir, may...
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DVD previews: 'Marvel's Avenger,' 'Magic Mike XXL'Oct 03, 2015 7:10 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out this week. Released Friday, Oct. 2: "Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron" (PG-13, 141 minutes, Disney): The Avengers reunite to fight U...
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Was last week's 'Simpsons' the worst episode ever?Oct 02, 2015 6:00 am - "Worst. Episode. Ever." The 27th season premiere of "The Simpsons," which aired last Sunday on Fox, may have actually lived up to the Comic Book Guy's hyperbolic catchph...
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Andrew Garfield faces hard times in morality tale '99 Homes'Oct 01, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: '99 Homes' Ramin Bahrani's blistering contemporary morality tale "99 Homes" stars erstwhile Spider-Man Andrew Garfield as a young single father who loses hi...
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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...