Movies
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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...
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Travel back in time and a tale of two BobsNov 14, 2013 5:00 am - Back in time Ÿ Jay Warren will play the Pickwick Theatre's original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ when he accompanies one of the silent film era's great films "The T...
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Narrator, Disney-esque treatment mar WWII drama 'The Book Thief'Nov 14, 2013 4:45 am - That "The Book Thief" succeeds at achieving a Walt Disney-esque view of Nazi Germany is already dubious praise. In this PG-13 world created by director Brian Percival, ...
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Flawed but functional characters humanize rom com 'Best Man' sequelNov 14, 2013 4:45 am - Even if you missed Malcolm D. Lee's 1999 directorial debut and sleeper comedy "The Best Man," that shouldn't significantly blunt your understanding or appreciation of hi...
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'Armstrong Lie' tracks cyclist's rise and fallNov 14, 2013 4:45 am - Lance Armstrong didn't just repeatedly lie about doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but he maintained and even flaunted those lies through ill-gotten power - a...
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'Animal House' cast members plan suburban celebrationNov 14, 2013 4:30 am - Starring as "girl on stairs" in one of the hilarious scenes from "National Lampoon's Animal House," the former Judy Jacklin of Wheaton says her co-star and toga party da...
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ film postponed until 2015Nov 13, 2013 7:42 am - NEW YORK — The release of the big-screen adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey” has been postponed until 2015. The film had been scheduled to open in August next year, bu...
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Study: PG-13 gun violence rivals that of R moviesNov 13, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Gun violence in PG-13 rated movies has increased considerably in recent decades, to the point that it sometimes exceeds gun violence in even R-rated films, ac...
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‘Thor: The Dark World’ bashes box office with $86MNov 10, 2013 3:52 pm - Superheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box office. Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World,” earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domest...
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Hemsworth back as Thor, but he won't be type-castNov 09, 2013 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — On the screen, Chris Hemsworth battles aliens as superhero Thor. But this day, his wounds are of the domestic variety. “I was trying to grate gin...