Movies
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As new film meccas flourish, artists become nomadsJan 01, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES — Even as new filmmaking centers help spread Hollywood’s wealth around the world, the boost to local economies comes at a personal cost to the specialists wh...
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Hollywood struggles against new film meccasJan 01, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES — In the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new filmmaking diaspora is spre...
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Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stampDec 30, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — For more than half a century, a committee of cultural heavyweights has met behind closed doors, its deliberations kept secret, weighing the faces and images...
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Hollywood poised for best-ever box-office yearDec 30, 2013 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Despite a string of summertime flops, Hollywood is expected to have a banner year at the domestic box office, coming in just shy of $11 billion, the larges...
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‘Hobbit,’ ‘Frozen’ lead last box office of 2013Dec 29, 2013 4:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — Over the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot...
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NJ mayor in ‘American Hustle’ left complex legacyDec 29, 2013 5:00 am - CAMDEN, N.J. — In “American Hustle,” a highly fictionalized telling of the bizarre Abscam FBI corruption sting of the 1970s, the public official on the take is the most ...
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The AP's top 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2013 4:30 am - In surveying the year at the movies, the topography is rich. From the dusty, dying towns of “Nebraska” to the rooftop Roman parties in “The Great Beauty” to the sleek fu...
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DVD previews: 'Don Jon,' 'Last Love'Dec 28, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 31: “Don Jon” (R, 90 minutes, Fox): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in his feature-length writing and directorial debut, stars ...
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Ben Stiller dreams of a shift with 'Mitty'Dec 28, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Ben Stiller's commonality with the hero of his new film hasn't gone unnoticed. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” starring and directed by Stiller, is adapte...
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Documentary goes behind the music in BransonDec 28, 2013 5:00 am - ST. LOUIS — Documentary filmmakers A.J. Schnack and David Wilson knew it would be easy to make fun of Branson, middle America’s flag-waving, family-friendly celebration ...