Movies
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Animated 'Book' a wise, winning celebration of lifeOct 16, 2014 6:00 am - Animation fans may face a tough choice at the multiplex this weekend. On some screens, you'll find the whimsical, old-school animation of the stop-action feature "The Bo...
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'Good Lie' spins compelling tale of Sudan's 'Lost Boys'Oct 16, 2014 5:45 am - The movie poster for "The Good Lie" features a smiling Reese Witherspoon, front and center. But, truth be told, neither Witherspoon nor her character is the film's star ...
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'Whiplash' drums up stinging tale of obsession, manipulationOct 16, 2014 5:45 am - The explosive, ingeniously constructed mentor-from-hell drama "Whiplash" gives durable character actor J.K. Simmons the meatiest and mightiest role of his career, outsid...
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Bill Murray finds virtue in comically sentimental 'St. Vincent'Oct 16, 2014 5:45 am - Bill Murray so far has racked up two movies that could pass as modern biblical parables. The first, Harold Ramis' "Groundhog Day," ranks as the better one, a sophisticat...
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Odd casting weighs down sparkless 'Best of Me'Oct 16, 2014 5:30 am - Michael Hoffman's "The Best of Me," another Lady-and-the-Tramp romance penned by Nicholas Sparks, will go down in Hollywood history for the worst casting choice ever mad...
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Neil Patrick Harris says he'll host Oscars in 2015Oct 15, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Neil Patrick Harris is going for an awards-show trifecta, set to host the 2015 Oscars after four hosting stints at Broadway's Tony Awards and two at TV's P...
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With album, series and film, Minnie Driver in overdriveOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Talk about a career in high gear. Over the course of five weeks this autumn, Minnie Driver will have delivered a new album, performed in concert, appeared ...
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'Alien: Isolation' delivers sci-fi terrorOct 13, 2014 5:45 am - Ridley Scott's “Alien” has inspired dozens of video games since its debut in 1979, but “Alien: Isolation” is the first in a while that has aspired to the claustrophobic ...
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The Zen of Bill: A Q&A with Bill MurrayOct 13, 2014 5:30 am - TORONTO - Sitting through the premiere of his latest film, "St. Vincent," Bill Murray was unexpectedly moved. "I thought, 'Well, I better not be crying when the lights ...
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James Franco on work relationship with Scott HazeOct 12, 2014 5:30 am - TORONTO - As James Franco gets set to open his latest film, "The Sound and the Fury," the actor-director likes to think of star Scott Haze as the Robert De Niro or Leona...