Movies
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'Spider-Man' a truly amazing franchise rebootJun 29, 2012 2:00 pm - Sam Raimi's “Spider-Man 2” still reigns as the supreme Spider-Man movie adventure, but Marc Webb's energized reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man” has its own set of attractiv...
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorcing after 5 yearsJun 29, 2012 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — It always seemed more than a little weird, didn't it? The whirlwind romance of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes with its very public, very emphatic proclamations o...
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'I Heart Shakey' a glorified made-for-TV projectJun 29, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'I Heart Shakey' "I Heart Shakey" is a real heartbreaker for me to review because it was obviously made with lots of love by talented Northwest s...
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'Batman 'producer explains his road to film successJun 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Michael Uslan recalled a cold night in January 1966 to a rapt audience at Harper College. Uslan, 13 at the time, was eagerly anticipating a watershed moment in his life:...
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Hollywood hairstylists now eligible for OscarsJun 28, 2012 6:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hollywood hairstylists are now officially eligible for the industry’s most coveted hardware: the Oscar. The film academy said Thursday that the Academy Awa...
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'People' proves impatient but pleasant family dramaJun 28, 2012 6:00 am - "People Like Us" is that increasingly rare kind of film: an adult drama. The filmmakers seem so nervous about this prospect that they fill the movie with action-film edi...
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Smart, sensitive 'Magic Mike' more than just eye candyJun 28, 2012 6:00 am - The only thing more ripped than their clothes are their chests. The strippers at the Xquisite All-Male Review in Tampa know what their shocked and screaming female cust...
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'Ted' shows off its rude and crude sideJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - A teddy bear who smokes pot, parties with hookers, beds pop stars and spews profanity in a New England accent as thick as chowdah? Such a creature could only come from ...
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Woody Allen's love-Italian-style romance lacks magicJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - Woody Allen's erratic romantic comedy "To Rome With Love" covers familiar Allen territory: intertwined stories dealing with the folly of romance, the pursuit of dreams a...
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Is there anything Seth MacFarlane can't do?Jun 27, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — In the unlikely event that Seth MacFarlane comes looking to you for a job, it might be simpler to sort through his qualifications by asking what he can't d...