Movies
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New on DVD: 'Artist,' '21 Jump Street'Jun 27, 2012 10:00 am - “The Artist” Winner of five Academy Awards, including best picture, the silent black-and-white film “The Artist” was set at a time when American cinema was changing from...
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Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71Jun 26, 2012 6:00 pm - NEW YORK — Among the injustices about the death of Nora Ephron is that she isn't around to tell us about it. "She was so, so alive," says her friend Carrie Fisher. "It m...
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Uggie the first dog to leave paw prints at Grauman's theaterJun 25, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Every dog has its day — and Monday belonged to Uggie. The canine star of the Oscar-winning film “The Artist” became the first dog to put its paw prints in ...
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Barrington actor credits dad, Halloween for horror careerJun 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The upscale community of Barrington doesn't exactly come to mind as a spawning ground for sociopathic killers, flesh-eating zombies and characters with names such as Qui...
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Today's movie princesses want more than a princeJun 25, 2012 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — For modern movie princesses, looking pretty and marrying a prince isn't enough. Take “Mirror Mirror,” where Snow White rescues her prince from an evil spel...
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Character actress enjoys box office attentionJun 25, 2012 7:54 am - LOS ANGELES — The top spot at the box office is rare turf for Kelly Macdonald, a character actress known on the big-screen mainly for supporting roles in such films as “...
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‘Brave’ shows mettle with $66.7M debutJun 25, 2012 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES — A new Disney princess has ascended to the box-office throne with a No. 1 debut for Pixar Animation’s “Brave.” The latest from the makers of “WALL-E,” “Find...
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Casting call starts for the next BenjiJun 24, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Have you seen this dog? It’s a mutt — mischievous, medium-sized, scruffy and street-smart with soulful eyes. Comfortable as hero or underdog yet likely to ...
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Mindless Internet chatter a predictor of movie blockbuster, bombsJun 23, 2012 5:08 am - Why did “The Avengers” blow the roof off the box office, while “Battleship” sank to the bottom of the sea? Blame Internet chatter. The number of times a film is mentione...
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Jolie starts production on ‘Maleficent’Jun 21, 2012 1:53 pm - BURBANK, Calif. — Production has started on “Maleficent,” with Angelina Jolie starring as the classic Disney villain from “Sleeping Beauty.” Work on the film began June ...