Movies
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'Let Me Explain' a comedy concert with HartJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" repackages one of the comedian's sold-out stand-up sets at Madison Square Garden, so there's an understandable compulsion to want to dislike...
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Depp rides off with exhausting, overdone 'Ranger'Jul 02, 2013 5:30 am - If truth-in-advertising laws could be applied to movie titles, Gore Verbinski's overblown, revisionist western comedy “The Lone Ranger” would be called “Tonto and the Lo...
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'Despicable' sequel dumbed-down but still funnyJul 02, 2013 5:30 am - If you loved the original "Despicable Me," you'll probably like "Despicable Me 2" quite a lot. But full-blown love might be tough to muster for this fast-paced, frequen...
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Jason Statham showcases acting range in new filmJul 01, 2013 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — With the success of his own franchise films like “The Transporter” and “Crank,” as well as being a part of “The Expendables” and newly added to the “Fast and ...
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‘The Heat’ hot at box office but ‘Monsters’ ruleJun 30, 2013 5:01 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought “The Heat” against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office. The Fox action-comedy starring the funny l...
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DVD previews: ‘Least Among Saints,’ ‘56 Up’Jun 29, 2013 6:00 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 2: “Least Among Saints” (R, 109 minutes, Vertical Entertainment): “Least Among Saints” hits all the notes you’d expect for...
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Would you pay $50 to see a flick? Some fans didJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — So this was the deal: For $50, you got to see Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated zombie thriller “World War Z” before all your friends. You also got 3D glasses to ...
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Halle Berry gets ‘The Call,’ now on DVDJun 27, 2013 6:00 pm - “The Call” — Director Brad Anderson, with excellent camera work, lets us see for ourselves what it feels like to be an operator in a 911 call center. Jordan Turner (Hall...
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Armie Hammer becomes leading man in 'Lone Ranger'Jun 27, 2013 6:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — If it weren't for the movie “Home Alone,” Armie Hammer might not be starring in “The Lone Ranger.” Seeing the 1990 Macaulay Culkin hit inspired Hammer to b...
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Gemma Arterton shows her versatility in two new filmsJun 27, 2013 6:00 am - It's a Gemma weekend British actress Gemma Arterton bulleted to fame as one of James Bond's cool women in "Quantum of Solace." (She wound up being painted to death.) No...