Movies
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To be Meryl Streep, it takes workDec 25, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — “A big chunk of meat” is how Meryl Streep describes the sprawling, combative dinner scene at the core of “August: Osage County.” In a career filled with subli...
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Mandela's 'Long Walk' a long, plodding dramaDec 24, 2013 11:00 pm - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is a long, long, long movie so dramatically inert that it makes this year's previous Mandela movie, the serviceable but unremarkable "Win...
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Justin Timberlake finds harmony in ‘Llewyn Davis’Dec 23, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Justin Timberlake, so often shuttling between movies and music, for once didn’t have to choose. In the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” Timberlake plays a...
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Joaquin Phoenix continues career reboot with ‘Her’Dec 23, 2013 4:30 am - Reporters have been conditioned to brace for Joaquin Phoenix. He’s reputed to be volatile, evasive and guarded — an all-around difficult person to interview. But after ...
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Bold, well-acted 'Her' poses questions on nature of loveDec 22, 2013 10:00 pm - How essential are physical and emotional connections when falling in love? What would you miss - looking into someone's eyes, caressing them, tasting them? In "Her," Spi...
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‘The Hobbit’ holds off ‘Anchorman 2’ with $31.5MDec 22, 2013 5:09 pm - NEW YORK — On a busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues....
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Seneca Falls, N.Y., claims link to ‘Wonderful Life’Dec 22, 2013 4:30 am - SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Is this where George Bailey lived his wonderful life? Folks in this quaint upstate New York town think so. Or more precisely, they say Bailey’s mak...
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Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union engagedDec 21, 2013 9:05 pm - MIAMI — Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are engaged. The Miami Heat star proposed to his longtime girlfriend Saturday, and the actress accepted. They announced the news...
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DVD previews: ‘Insidious: Chapter 2,’ ‘Una Noche’Dec 21, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 24: “Insidious: Chapter 2” (PG-13, 90 minutes, Sony): When we last left the Lamberts in “Insidious,” eldest son Dalton (T...
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Ferrell and McKay: A partnership forged on jokesDec 21, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — To reach the level of absurdity that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay regularly attain, they have to be particularly open-minded. They need to be willing to throw ...