Movies
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After a half century, 007 still shaking up audiences and stirring passionsOct 26, 2012 6:00 am - The first James Bond movie hit theaters 50 years ago this month, and its impact has been sending tsunami-size ripples through entertainment and culture ever since. "Dr....
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'Fun Size' crude crassness passed off as kids' comedyOct 25, 2012 6:00 am - "This is bad, April!" Wren shouts. "This is very bad!" Believe her. Nickelodeon's Halloween comedy "Fun Size" could have gone one of two ways. It might have been a ch...
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Surfing biopic waters down tragic real-life storyOct 25, 2012 6:00 am - "Chasing Mavericks" started out with Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning director of "L.A. Confidential," in the director's chair, until he reportedly became ill and was replac...
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Tales from six time periods get mashed together in convoluted, superficial dramaOct 25, 2012 5:00 am - Let's put it this way: "Cloud Atlas" makes for a far more provocative trailer than it does a feature film. A long, long feature film. Not even Shirley MacLaine could lo...
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Fine performances at heart of 'Sessions'Oct 25, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Sessions" Two outstanding and brave performances highlight Ben Lewin's problematic, fact-based drama that dares to acknowledge that the seve...
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Channing Tatum makes 'Magic' on DVDOct 24, 2012 3:45 pm - “Magic Mike” Director Steven Soderbergh's “Magic Mike” is loosely based on Channing Tatum's early life as a male dancer and features the actor in the title role. Mi...
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'Cloud's' creators, cast excited to bring best-selling book to screenOct 24, 2012 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Susan Sarandon reported for work on “Cloud Atlas” midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew wer...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Rocky Horror, live or on the big screenOct 24, 2012 11:38 am - Sean’s picks Sullivan’s pink menu: Go pink at Sullivan’s Steakhouse with a three-course meal for $39.95 that benefits the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Through...
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‘Hobbit’ to be released with enhanced soundOct 24, 2012 7:41 am - LOS ANGELES — Middle-earth will sound more realistic in “The Hobbit.” Dolby Laboratories Inc. and director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production announced Wednesday ...
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Bardem takes on Bond in 'Skyfall'Oct 23, 2012 11:00 pm - In one long take, Javier Bardem grandly strides into the latest James Bond film. Walking slowly across a cavernous lair and toward a foreground where Daniel Craig's 007 ...