Movies
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DVD previews: 'Wish I Was Here,' 'Deliver Us From Evil'Oct 25, 2014 6:30 am - Here's a look at DVDS coming out Tuesday, Oct. 28: "Wish I Was Here" (R, 120 minutes, Universal): Billed as a comedy, the film has its funny moments, but don't be fooled...
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Veteran stuntmen become directors with 'John Wick'Oct 25, 2014 5:15 am - INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Chad Stahelski and David Leitch speak in shorthand when it comes to shooting sprees. Also mixed martial arts throw-downs, crazy car crashes and escap...
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'Ouija' plays horror hand too literallyOct 24, 2014 11:15 am - I can't help wondering what Hasbro executives were thinking in licensing the company's Ouija board property to Universal Pictures. Just how many copies of this seance-th...
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Answering the 'Birdman' signal, Keaton soars againOct 24, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - When Michael Keaton met Barack Obama shortly before Obama would become president, the then-senator had a question for the actor. "Why don't you make more mov...
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Time-jumping kills the tension in mysterious 'Blue Room'Oct 23, 2014 6:30 am - Mini-review: 'The Blue Room' It's not exactly the classic “Double Indemnity,” but at least it's not the sensationalized “The Other Side of Midnight,” either. The ha...
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Ted Melfi takes questions about 'St. Vincent'Oct 23, 2014 6:30 am - 4 Qs for Ted Melfi Ted Melfi is a TV commercial director making his first feature (as director, writer and producer) with the Bill Murray comedy “St. Vincent.” I hi...
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'Stonehearst Asylum' a wasted opportunityOct 23, 2014 6:30 am - Mini-review: 'Stonehearst Asylum' It fails to be sexy, scary, revealing, suspenseful or even exciting. To say Brad Anderson's "Stonehearst Asylum" is based on an Edgar A...
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'23 Blast' fumbles faith-based football taleOct 23, 2014 6:00 am - "23 Blast" is the latest entry in an increasingly popular genre: the faith-based "lite" drama. This directorial debut by veteran actor Dylan Baker is less preachy than m...
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'John' a Wick-ed, action-packed tale of stylish revengeOct 23, 2014 5:45 am - Just when we thought we'd had quite enough of retired cops, hitmen and special-ops agents forced back into active duty to mete out justice, Chad Stahelski's "John Wick" ...
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Keaton nails quirky tale of artistic redemptionOct 23, 2014 5:30 am - As the dad of a New York actress, I receive a lot of insider reports on what really goes on behind the scenes during theater productions, readings and national tours. So...