Movies
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'Identity Thief' makes a run for DVDJun 06, 2013 11:00 am - “Identity Thief” The box-office hit “Identity Thief” pairs Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman in a comedy that works largely because of its cast. ...
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Thriller 'Purge' verges on hokeyJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Director James DeMonaco gets sole credit for writing "The Purge," yet this derivative home-invasion thriller/political treatise/domestic horror tale bears all the signs ...
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Vaughn/Wilson chemistry optimizes comic 'Internship'Jun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Eight years have passed since Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson starred in the $200-plus million, R-rated comedy "Wedding Crashers." Good news: The electricity still crackle...
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'Violet and Daisy' clever but lacking in hit powerJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Violet and Daisy" If Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow's comically shallow BFFs from "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" worked as teenage mob a...
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Sears employees dress up like Superman, set world recordJun 05, 2013 1:00 pm - Ryan Sherwood has read comic books his whole life and has written two novels in the magical realism genre, but Wednesday was the first time he actually got to be a super...
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Jon Stewart taking break from ‘Daily Show’Jun 05, 2013 9:59 am - NEW YORK — Jon Stewart is starting a summer-long break from anchoring “The Daily Show,” but it will be no holiday. He’ll be in the Middle East making his first movie. Wh...
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Bard inspires Josh Whedon’s superheroesJun 05, 2013 9:58 am - NEW YORK — Some might find it strange that Joss Whedon’s first movie since “The Avengers” — his 2012 megahit about a team of Marvel Comics superheroes — is an independen...
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’Internship’ film focuses on Google’s good sideJun 04, 2013 1:16 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — This scene isn’t in the movie, but it might have been fitting if “The Internship” had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red shoe...
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Jolie joins Pitt at ‘World War Z’ London premiereJun 02, 2013 3:50 pm - LONDON — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller “World War Z” — Jolie’s first public appearance since announcing las...
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'Fast 6' hangs onto first place at box officeJun 01, 2013 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — With its supercharged muscle cars, “Fast & Furious 6” raced to first place at the box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Universal Pictures rel...