Movies
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Streisand, Rogen bond on ‘The Guilt Trip’Jan 05, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Barbra Streisand would really rather relax than star in a movie. “I like not to be bothered,” she said during a recent interview. “I like to look at the oc...
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Producer picks his 5 favorite marriage moviesJan 05, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Barry Mendel has great taste. The longtime producer’s filmography runs the gamut, from Academy Award best-picture nominees (“The Sixth Sense,” “Munich”) to...
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DVD previewsJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Coming Jan. 8 “Frankenweenie” (PG, 87 minutes, Disney): The story of a young science nerd who brings his dead dog back to life with a blast from a lightning bolt is an e...
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Jessica Chastain: ‘I want to do it all’Jan 04, 2013 1:46 pm - NEW YORK — “I want to do everything!” Jessica Chastain, 35, is getting animated. Even though she’s managed to pack more films into an 18-month period than would seem ph...
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo’ earn Writers Guild nominationsJan 04, 2013 11:54 am - LOS ANGELES — “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” are adding to their front-runner status for Hollywood’s awards season. The two dramas earned nominations from the Writers ...
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James Bond’s 50th anniversary celebrated at OscarsJan 04, 2013 11:36 am - LOS ANGELES — Oscar won’t be the only chiseled man in the spotlight at the 85th Academy Awards. Telecast producers say the show will also feature a celebration of Bond, ...
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'Chainsaw' a loving homage to '74 originalJan 03, 2013 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Watching "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface, the mind fairly reels. This purported dire...
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Les Miz,’ ‘Zero’ earn producers honorsJan 03, 2013 6:16 am - LOS ANGELES — The Civil War saga “Lincoln,” the musical “Les Miserables” and the Osama bin Laden thriller “Zero Dark Thirty” are among the nominees announced Wednesday f...
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Hollywood faces fracking in 'Promised Land'Jan 03, 2013 5:00 am - Editor's note: The author, Michael Rubinkam, covers the fracking industry in Pennsylvania for The Associated Press. He offers this view from the ground. ALLENTOWN, ...
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Bigelow's tension-filled drama bursts with raw powerJan 03, 2013 4:15 am - Whatever assumptions you might have made about Kathryn Bigelow's fact-based military drama "Zero Dark Thirty" are probably wrong, because Bigelow - aided by journalist-t...