Movies
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Day-Lewis prepped for ‘Lincoln’ role in IllinoisNov 23, 2012 11:34 am - SPRINGFIELD — Leaving nothing to chance, two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis’ preparations to play Abraham Lincoln on film included secretly spending time on ...
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Bradley Cooper: Sexiest Media Skeptic Alive?Nov 23, 2012 4:00 am - Bradley Cooper has just called from Las Vegas and he sounds a little tired. “Hey. How's it going?” he asks casually, his voice a tad ragged. Before you jump to any concl...
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'Pi' a life-changing film for young actorNov 22, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The only thing more unlikely than a movie about a boy adrift on a ship with a Bengali tiger is the tale of the film's star. Teenager Suraj Sharma went along ...
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For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faithNov 22, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Is there anything Ang Lee can't do? The pithy answer might be: Large, angry, green men. Yes, Lee's “Hulk” was not well received. But in his incredibly varied ...
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Josh Peck enjoys taking on sacred 'Dawn'Nov 22, 2012 5:00 am - 'Red' dawns on Peck Josh Peck, 26, began as a child actor probably best known for his starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series "Drake & Josh." A few movies later, he'...
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Revealing story behind 'Psycho' fun, but has a few hitchesNov 22, 2012 5:00 am - The showcase scene in Sacha Gervasi's drama "Hitchcock" doesn't take place in a shower, but backstage at the premiere of the 1960 landmark horror thriller "Psycho." Tha...
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Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' a rare, wondrous delightNov 20, 2012 10:00 pm - It begins when a young writer strikes up a conversation with an old man who tells him to find someone named Pi, for he has an amazing story to tell, a story that will ma...
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Disney to shutter online movie store, websiteNov 20, 2012 5:35 am - LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down its Web movie service, Disney Movies Online, saying the site wasn’t keeping up with user demands. In an email to users...
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'Guardians' a frosty, fleet-footed fantasyNov 20, 2012 5:00 am - To clear up any confusion, "Rise of the Guardians" has nothing to do with the 2010 animated feature "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole." The latter was a su...
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Action cliches, perfunctory dialogue attack 'Dawn' remakeNov 20, 2012 5:00 am - You gotta give credit to actors Chris Hemsworth and the two Joshes - Hutcherson and Peck - for trying to infuse their one-dimensional American fighters with as much pers...