Movies
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'Hunger Games' sequel fired up with catchy characters, political plotNov 18, 2013 6:00 pm - Not since 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back" has the middle chapter in a cinematic series eclipsed the dramatic scope and technical quality of its original while leaving u...
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Keanu Reeves’ ‘47 Ronin’ based on true Japanese storyNov 18, 2013 8:04 am - TOKYO — The director of the Keanu Reeves 3-D film “47 Ronin” says he hopes his adaptation of a true Japanese story becomes a Hollywood blockbuster. Film director Carl Ri...
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Lawrence first-time producer with ‘Glass Castle’Nov 18, 2013 5:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jennifer Lawrence will not only star in the upcoming film adaptation of Jeanette Walls’ 2005 best-selling memoir “The Glass Castle,” the project ...
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'Best Man' nearly topples 'Thor' at box officeNov 17, 2013 4:00 pm - NEW YORK — In an unlikely battle of sequels, “Thor: The Dark World” bested “The Best Man Holiday” at the box office. Disney's “Thor: The Dark World” continued its box-o...
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In banner year for black films, the hope is for momentumNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before. A wave of high-profile films about black people receives accolades. A heart-warming trend of greater on-screen equa...
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’Nebraska’ continues allure of black-and-white filmsNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Black-and-white movies are a rarity today, of course, but they nevertheless cling to a persistent and exceptional existence among more flashy fare at the mult...
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Veteran film, TV, stage actor Al Ruscio diesNov 16, 2013 6:45 pm - LOS ANGELES — Veteran character actor Al Ruscio, who appeared in countless film, television and stage productions across half a century, has died at age 89, said his lon...
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’Best Man Holiday’ revives Chestnut’s lureNov 16, 2013 5:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Back in 2012, while filming “The Best Man Holiday,” Morris Chestnut and Nia Long became increasingly nostalgic. It had been 14 years since the r...
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The best games of a generationNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - A new generation of console video gaming begins this week when Sony unleashes the PlayStation 4 in stores on Friday. Not to be outdone, Microsoft launches the Xbox One a...
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'Countryman' tackles love and destinyNov 14, 2013 5:00 am - Commercials director Fredrik Bond makes a promising feature debut with "Charlie Countryman," a fanciful crime-drama/romance that gratifyingly eschews strict genre classi...