Movies
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Adam Levine tries big-screen turn in 'Begin Again'Jul 03, 2014 5:15 am - Adam Levine knows pop stars-turned-actors are greeted suspiciously. And he's hesitant to make any grandiose declarations about suddenly transforming into an actor. But h...
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Thumbs-up: Ebert documentary a revealing, personal portraitJul 03, 2014 5:15 am - To my knowledge, Roger Ebert only bent the truth once: to protect his wife Chaz's privacy by dodging the circumstances under which he met her - at an AA meeting. This is...
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War hero Zamperini lived 'unimaginable drama'Jul 03, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War ...
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Haggis on 'Third Person,' Bond and Wilde sex sceneJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Paul Haggis won back-to-back Oscars for writing the movies “Million Dollar Baby” (2004) and “Crash” (2005). The Canadian writer/director's newest star-stuffed movie, “Th...
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'Snowpiercer' a mind-blowing visual class struggleJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Bong Joon-ho's bleakly futuristic drama "Snowpiercer" is a mindblower. A cracked-out, constantly surprising visionary work of extraordinary power and intelligence, plus ...
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Music powers rebirth in 'Begin Again'Jul 02, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — When the bassist turned filmmaker John Carney was young, a borrowed Walkman played while cycling to school was an epiphany. “The idea of personalized music w...
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Antioch Movies in the park:Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Residents are invited to attend Antioch's first Movies in the Park of the summer to view "Frozen" on Wednesday, July 9, at Bandshell at 902 Skidmore Drive. All movies st...
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Oscar-nominated writer-director Mazursky diesJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Paul Mazursky, the innovative and versatile director who showed the absurdity of modern life in such movies as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" and "An Unmarrie...
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'Evil' delivers strong cast, scary momentsJul 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Two casting choices stand out in the generically titled "Deliver Us From Evil," Scott Derrickson's atmospherically frightening addition to the exorcism horror film canon...
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Family-friendly 'Earth' an echo of 'E.T.' and other kid hitsJul 01, 2014 1:00 am - What's not to like about this affable coming-of-age close encounter of the nerd kind? The science-fiction fantasy "Earth to Echo" contains abundant narrative echoes from...