Movies
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‘Veronica Mars’ campaign rattles movie industryMar 22, 2013 10:57 am - NEW YORK — After years of hope, stalled efforts and studio frustration, “Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas watched a long-held dream come to fruition in a sudden digital...
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Passing reference in ‘Argo’ rankles New ZealandMar 21, 2013 10:43 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thirteen minutes into the Oscar-winning movie “Argo,” CIA agent Tony Mendez asks supervisor Jack O’Donnell what happened to a group of American...
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'Spring Breakers' showcases some dangerous divasMar 21, 2013 10:00 am - Harmony Korine seems to want it both ways, all day, with “Spring Breakers,” his super-stylized descent into a sunbaked hell where bikini-clad, gun-toting college babes s...
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Comedy not quite worth price of 'Admission'Mar 21, 2013 6:00 am - I kept expecting something riotous to happen in Paul Weitz's new movie "Admission." You know, somebody to do something crazy. Or somebody to say something clever and qu...
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Local director brings a bit of 'The Force' homeMar 21, 2013 6:00 am - The force is with us! "The Force Within Us" comes from writer/director Cris Macht, a Westmont native and graduate of Westmont High School. He now lives in Gilberts. His...
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Charm, creativity combine in caveman comedy 'Croods'Mar 21, 2013 6:00 am - Grug the caveman believes that curiosity killed the saber-toothed tiger. So he keeps his wife Ugga, rebellious teen cavedaughter Eep, his caveson Thunk (past-tense of T...
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Patriotism, brute force and realistic detail create effective but flawed thrillerMar 21, 2013 6:00 am - Two fleeting thoughts occurred to me during Antoine Fuqua's flag-waving (literally) America-under-attack action yarn "Olympus Has Fallen." First, forget about education...
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Director: Film on Egypt’s Jews cleared for showingMar 20, 2013 8:45 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ CAIRO — The director of a documentary on Egypt’s Jewish community says authorities have lifted a ban on showing the fil...
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‘Oz’ again tops box office with $42.2 millionMar 17, 2013 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — “Oz the Great and Powerful” is living up to its name at the box office. Walt Disney’s 3-D blockbuster led all films for the second week in a row, taking in $4...
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Elle Fanning inspires look at 5 great child actressesMar 17, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Elle Fanning does some incredible work as a teenager caught up in the anti-nukes activism of 1960s London in the new coming-of age drama “Ginger & Rosa.” ...