Movies
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‘Ralph’ and his video game friends top box officeNov 04, 2012 4:01 pm - NEW YORK — The weekend box office was not only undeterred by the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, it was buoyed by it. Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” opened strongly with $49.1...
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Lucas plans 'little personal films'Nov 04, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — George Lucas is done with “Star Wars,” but not with filmmaking. The “Star Wars” creator says he's looking forward to making his “own little personal films” th...
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Film tells the 'Untrue Story' of late Python memberNov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Some call Graham Chapman the forgotten Python. Some call him the enigmatic one. John Cleese calls him the dead one. Don't expect the animated film “A Liar's Autobiograph...
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Faulkner estate sues over quotes in movie, adNov 03, 2012 7:29 am - JACKSON, Miss. — William Faulkner wrote that the past is never dead. His heirs say their copyright to that phrase is very much alive. The author’s literary estate is su...
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Francis Lawrence to direct ‘Hunger Games’ sequelsNov 02, 2012 7:13 am - LOS ANGELES — The odds are ever in Francis Lawrence’s favor. Lionsgate announced Thursday that “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” filmmaker will also direct “The Hunger G...
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12 elect-ifying films for the campaign seasonNov 02, 2012 6:00 am - What? You say you just can't get enough election coverage from the news media? You want more? You're in luck, election junkies, because Hollywood has produced some humdi...
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'Iron Fists' pounds out the martial arts clichesNov 01, 2012 11:00 pm - A boiling pot of wild martial arts moves culled from dozens (maybe hundreds) of violent Asian action extravaganzas as sifted through a Tarantino-esque fanboy prism, "The...
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'Campaign' DVD earns votes for laughs, satireNov 01, 2012 3:00 pm - “The Campaign” With the presidential election less than a week away, “The Campaign” is out on DVD, sending up the political system and providing laughs to counter a...
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Foster earns lifetime-achievement honor at GlobesNov 01, 2012 2:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jodie Foster is adding a new trophy to her collection — a lifetime-achievement honor at the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announc...
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'Ralph' star Reilly a gamer at heartNov 01, 2012 6:00 am - John C. Reilly — the Academy Award-nominated actor, musician and one-time on-screen “Step Brother” of Will Ferrell — surely knows something about video games. He provide...