Movies
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Hollywood resurrects nostalgic '80s vibe for its summer movie seasonMay 10, 2015 6:45 am - Welcome to the summer of 1985. I'm not talking about the theme of time travel, that staple of warm-weather movies. But there's something in the cinematic zeitgeist this ...
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DVD previews: 'Still Alice,' 'Mortdecai'May 09, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 12: "Still Alice" (PG-13, 101 minutes, Sony): Julianne Moore won an Academy Award for her role in this tear-jerker abou...
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Would you pay $100 to watch 'Avengers' at home?May 08, 2015 6:00 am - "Why are there captions on the screen? And why are most of those captions projected on the wall instead of the screen? Why are so many people standing in the aisle inste...
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Arnold's 'Maggie' a zombie family dramaMay 08, 2015 5:30 am - It's pretty obvious that "Maggie," an unusual zombie drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is not your typical Hollywood blockbuster. The apocalyptic newscast that Schwa...
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Dumb gags are the highlights in 'Hot Pursuit'May 07, 2015 6:00 am - "Hot Pursuit" is one of those action/buddy/road comedies so ineptly produced, poorly written, dismally photographed, sloppily edited and misdirected that the dumbest par...
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Wiig shines in 'Welcome to Me'May 07, 2015 6:00 am - When the laughs come in "Welcome to Me," a comedy-drama about a mentally ill lottery winner who uses her windfall to buy a television talk show, they are the awkward kin...
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'D Train' gets a 'C' for comedy effortMay 07, 2015 5:45 am - "The D Train," from the writing-directing team of Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul ("Yes Man"), is a modestly funny, little bit dark, occasionally knowing, not entirely cyni...
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'Batkid' harnesses the power of a documentaryMay 07, 2015 5:30 am - Our cherished institutions are failing us. Police, dedicated to protect and serve, are accused of killing our citizens. Sexual abuse revelations rock our churches. Thes...
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Drab script makes drama not so 'Noble'May 07, 2015 5:15 am - "Noble" tells the true story of Christina Noble, an Irish girl who grew up in an orphanage and went on to become an advocate for homeless children. Born in 1944, she had...
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'5 Flights' a charming, but flawed, romanceMay 07, 2015 5:00 am - "5 Flights Up" is littered with red flags. There's the voice-over narration by Morgan Freeman, offering commentary so obvious that it should have been left unsaid; there...