Movies
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‘The Butler’ stays on top with $17 millionAug 25, 2013 5:02 pm - NEW YORK — “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” served up a second helping at the box office, topping the weekend with $17 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That was e...
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‘The World’s End’ a toast for 3 filmmaking friendsAug 25, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — It’s not the end of the world, but “The World’s End” marks a creative conclusion for Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. For the British trio behind ...
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DVD preview: 'Great Gatsby,' 'Pain and Gain'Aug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Coming Aug. 27 “The Great Gatsby” (PG-13, 142 minutes, Warner): “It's like an amusement park.” That's Nick Carraway, the wide-eyed, ever-present narrator of “The Great G...
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‘Epic’ animated tale now on DVDAug 23, 2013 1:59 pm - “Epic” — This animated box-office hit is one of the best-looking films of the year., one that the entire family can enjoy. It’s based on children’s author William Joyce’...
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Ben Affleck and the Batman backlashAug 23, 2013 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Ben Affleck will be the next Batman: How ’bout them apples? Well, the Internet, which erupted Thursday night after Warner Bros. announced that Affleck will pl...
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Affleck to play BatmanAug 22, 2013 9:04 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck will don Batman’s cape and cowl. Warner Bros. announced Thursday that the 41-year-old actor-director will star as a new incarnation of the Dark...
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'Buddies,' 'Year' take a cynical view on loveAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-reviews: • Joe Swanberg's Chicago-shot rom (minus-the-com) “Drinking Buddies” isn't big on plot or gimmicks. It simply nails the reality of late twen...
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Going gaga for football seasonAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - They live for the applause MTV's annual train wreck known as the Video Music Awards airs at 8 p.m. Sunday. Those Moonman statues mean next to nothing, but the show will...
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Nostalgia a killer for guys at 'World's End'Aug 22, 2013 6:00 am - Want another reason why movie marketers and their lethal trailers constitute the No. 1 menace to viewers' total enjoyment of modern motion pictures? Here it is. I succ...
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'You're Next' improves as body count risesAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - "You're Next" is a nasty little slasher film that starts poorly but gets better once most of the cast has been butchered. Indie film figures Joe Swanberg (director/writ...