Movies
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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...
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‘Twilight’ finale bows with $141.3 million weekendNov 18, 2012 4:11 pm - LOS ANGELES — The sun has set on the “Twilight” franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” suc...
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'Hobbit,' 'Les Mis' among season's most-anticipated filmsNov 16, 2012 5:00 am - Nothing says holiday movies like old-fashioned torture horror, or a tsunami disaster, or an ex-soldier vigilante thriller, or a musical about a dying mother. We have al...
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'Silver Linings' characters damaged and honestNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - At first, I never would have suspected that this wacky family film filled with bubbly optimism and quirky comedy came from David O. Russell, director of the hard-hitting...
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'Karenina' stunning visually, but emotionally stiltedNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - YouTube Joe Wright's visually stunning epic #8220;Anna Karenina#8221; hardly seems like a war movie, yet within its images rages a battle between the opposing forces of ...
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'Brave' hits the mark on DVDNov 15, 2012 4:00 am - “Brave” Pixar has a history of making quality films that parents and children want to see over and over again. Their latest, “Brave,” is a unique and original film, and...
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Stewart, Pattinson say farewell to 'Twilight'Nov 14, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson sit side by side on a sofa at the Four Seasons hotel, discussing the end of the five-film project that made them famou...