Movies
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DVD previews: ‘Twilight Saga,’ ‘Red Dawn’Mar 02, 2013 4:03 am - March 2 “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” (PG-13, 115 minutes, Lionsgate): For those with no vested interest in this protracted and supernatural soap opera, th...
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Oscar nominees propel 'The Master'Feb 28, 2013 9:00 am - “The Master” Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams were all nominated for Academy Awards for their terrific performances in this well-written and we...
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'Stoker' is provocative, disturbing and powerfulFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Stoker" The slightly perverse domestic psychological thriller "Stoker" comes from South Korean director Chan-wook Park, someone who possesses no...
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'Phantom' an uneven yet fascinating film thrillerFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - On the heels of a year in which an amazing number of movies portrayed American military, intelligence and political processes without an ounce of cynicism, where can a f...
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'Jack the Giant Slayer' gives tale a CGI action makeoverFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - For a movie all about the magic of storytelling, "Jack the Giant Slayer" doesn't conjure up much of it. Bryan Singer's action fantasy overdoses on cheesy computer anima...
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Inane '21 and Over' like a bad hangoverFeb 27, 2013 10:00 pm - Let's start with the originality and cleverness of the screenplay from co-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, shall we? Miles Teller plays Miller, an obnoxious, overbe...
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The Onion apologizes for ‘crude’ actress tweetFeb 25, 2013 12:07 pm - NEW YORK — The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a fire...
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McCarthy’s ‘Identity Thief’ tops box office againFeb 25, 2013 9:09 am - NEW YORK — Hollywood’s latest films performed tepidly at the box-office on Oscar weekend, with Melissa McCarthy’s “Identity Thief” returning to the top spot in its third...
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Ang Lee’s Oscar award thrills TaiwaneseFeb 25, 2013 6:56 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — A second Academy Award for best director has thrust Taiwan native Ang Lee into the top ranks of world filmmakers and made him a national hero on this di...
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Iran scoffs at Oscar-winning ‘Argo’Feb 25, 2013 5:33 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state TV dismissed the Oscar-winning film “Argo” on Monday as an “advertisement for the CIA” and some Iranians called the award a political stateme...