Movies
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Reel life: 4 questions for Darryl RobertsNov 20, 2014 5:00 am - 4 Qs for Darryl Roberts Q. What inspired you to take two years out of your life to create "America the Beautiful 3"? A. I wanted to locate a childhood friend and I went ...
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'Foxcatcher' a dark autopsy of the American dreamNov 20, 2014 4:45 am - It might sound nutty to compare Steve Carell's superbly layered performance as billionaire John du Pont in "Foxcatcher" to that of Anthony Perkins' superbly layered perf...
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Gire: 5 essential Mike Nichols filmsNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com Mike Nichols' influence in entertainment and culture was staggering, bold and widespread. But in the movies, he created ic...
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Master of all mediums Mike Nichols dead at 83Nov 19, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly...
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Bennett Miller hunts down 'Foxcatcher'Nov 19, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Over a plate of pasta, Bennett Miller is trying to explain how a movie goes from an idea to an actual thing. "When you get hooked onto something like the not...
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Paddington Bear film gets parental guidance rating in BritainNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - LONDON - British film authorities have managed to find dangerous behavior and sexual innuendo in a film about Paddington Bear - a development that the bear's 88-year-old...
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Protest plan derails Thai showings of Hunger GamesNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - BANGKOK - A cinema chain in Thailand's capital has canceled all screenings of the latest "The Hunger Games" movie after a student group planned a protest at a theater ag...
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Gire: Undernourished 'Mockingjay' fails to feed 'Hunger Games' franchiseNov 18, 2014 10:00 pm - "Mockingjay, Part 1," the third in "The Hunger Games" film series, could go either the way of "Return of the Jedi" (worst of a trilogy) or the way of "Return of the King...
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Social media ineptness helped fund 'Still Waters'Nov 17, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Sometimes not knowing what you're doing with social media pays off. It did - literally - for the filmmakers behind "Behind Still Waters," an indie movie that ...
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Jon Stewart finds levity in tale of tortureNov 16, 2014 4:30 am - NEW YORK - A bleary-eyed Jon Stewart is sitting outside his offices reflecting on his directorial debut, "Rosewater," a drama about the unjust imprisonment of journalist...