Movies
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Michael Bay hurt in assault on ‘Transformers’ setOct 17, 2013 12:05 pm - HONG KONG — Hollywood director Michael Bay was attacked and injured Thursday on the set of the fourth installment of the “Transformers” movie series currently filming in...
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'12 Years a Slave' a visceral look at America's dark pastOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - To understand the raw power that British director Steve McQueen wields in his cinematic masterpiece "12 Years a Slave," we must revisit a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's t...
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Diablo Cody's 'Paradise' is serviceable yet uninspiredOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: 'Paradise' Diablo Cody's directorial debut "Paradise" is a mixed movie bag, an engaging collision of heartfelt sentimental sap and cynical, sarcastic rebel...
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Updated 'Carrie' remake hits the bully's eyeOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - It's amazing how presciently Stephen King's 1974 novel "Carrie" and Brian DePalma's 1976 movie version predicted today's awareness of the bullying epidemic in schools. ...
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Plan to 'Escape' from this prison sellOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - "You don't look dat smahht," Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) says to Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone). "Needer do yew!" Breslin replies. Oh, great. With "Escap...
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Cumberbatch boosts fact-based 'Fifth Estate' to tolerable dramaOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - Benedict Cumberbatch has recently played a spaced-out supervillain in "Star Trek Into Darkness," and appears as a relatively civilized slave owner in the new "12 Years a...
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Chicago film festival to honor Bruce DernOct 16, 2013 10:46 am - The Chicago International Film Festival is honoring actor Bruce Dern with its Career Achievement Award this year. Dern will receive the award Wednesday at the festival’s...
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An updated ‘Carrie’ for the digital ageOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Carrie” is going viral. In the new take on the supernatural coming-of-age story out Friday, beleaguered high school student Carrie White’s torment doesn’t...
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Post-'Fruitvale,' Michael B. Jordan wants it allOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Michael B. Jordan wants it all — from a “Rocky” spinoff to a role in the next “Star Wars” movie. The 26-year-old actor is in discussions for key roles in ...
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A season of Cumberbatch starts with ‘Fifth Estate’Oct 14, 2013 6:00 am - TORONTO — It was the day before shooting began on “The Fifth Estate” when Benedict Cumberbatch, as he was trying on blond wigs for the last time, heard back from Julian ...