Movies
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'Particle' science makes for a doc that feels like a filmMar 13, 2014 5:00 am - You don't normally think of documentaries as being material for a film franchise, but the smart and ultimately suspenseful "Particle Fever" certainly qualifies. It posse...
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'Noah' will not debut in much of Muslim worldMar 13, 2014 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Officials across much of the Muslim world said Thursday that the upcoming big-budget Hollywood film “Noah” featuring Russell Crowe as the a...
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'Grand Budapest' director's films shine on Blu-rayMar 12, 2014 5:45 am - Wes Anderson - the Texas-born director of this week's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - brings distinctive humor and a colorful widescreen pallette to his tales of familial c...
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Family film festival features 44 films from 22 countriesMar 10, 2014 11:00 pm - The International Children's Film Fest, the first touring festival of world-class children's film programs, launches the 2014 festival season at the Round Lake Beach Cul...
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'Gravity' director Alfonso Cuaron turns to TVMar 09, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron was looking for an anti-"Gravity" follow up to his blockbuster space film, and he found it with a rare excursion into...
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'300' sequel rules box office with $45.1M debutMar 09, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The shirtless warriors of the "300" sequel "Rise of an Empire" ravaged the post-Oscars box-office weekend with a domestic debut of $45.1 million but an even b...
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DVD previews: 'Book Thief,' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Mar 08, 2014 4:45 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, March 11: "The Book Thief" (PG-13, 131 minutes, in English and some German with subtitles, Fox): "The Book Thief" has its m...
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A look at actors who have played Jesus in moviesMar 08, 2014 4:43 am - NEW YORK - Casting Jesus for the silver screen has always been tricky. Directors must balance the actor's ability to project a sense of both divinity and humanity. They ...
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Still the maestro of the moviesMar 07, 2014 4:30 am - Luke Skywalker. Indiana Jones. Harry Potter. Superman. E.T. All of these legendary characters spring to life with the help of John Williams, certainly the most popular a...
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Low-brow humor, botched tone make 'Mr. Peabody' a dog of a taleMar 06, 2014 5:00 am - It's possible, I suppose, that some children may find things to like about "Mr. Peabody & Sherman." The animated feature about a time-traveling dog with a genius IQ and ...