Movies
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Filmmaker's psych degree comes in handy for 'Hysteria'May 15, 2012 5:30 am - For Tanya Wexler, being a filmmaker requires the dual qualities of arrogance and naiveté. "Arrogance in that you're the person who's supposed to be running and d...
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Baron Cohen wears thin in 'Dictator'May 14, 2012 11:00 pm - In analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he's created, it's clear that it's become a matter of diminishing returns. In 2006's "Borat: Cultura...
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'Avengers' hits $1 billion box officeMay 13, 2012 5:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - "The Avengers" is taking a page out of Superman's comic book - flying faster than a speeding bullet to the billion-dollar mark at the box office. The supe...
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U.S. taxpayers getting cut of 'Passion' prequelMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO - The American taxpayer may be getting into the movie business. In a real-life case of drugs and extortion that could itself make a pretty good screenplay, ...
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'God Bless' satirizes what's wrong with AmericaMay 10, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: "God Bless America" Bobcat Goldthwait's acidic black comedy "God Bless America" napalms everything that's gone wrong with our great country, and suppl...
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'Girl in Progress' refuses to grow upMay 10, 2012 6:00 am - The strong, sexy presence of Eva Mendes and the girlish perkiness of Cierra Ramirez can only go so far to make the forced mother-daughter dramedy "Girl in Progress" tole...
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Hanover Park comedian lands in HollywoodMay 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Some people recognize Todd Stashwick as the actor who played small parts in dozens of popular movies and TV shows, everything from "Heroes" to "You, Me and Dupree." Oth...
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Celebrate music of George Harrison, Phil Collins on DVDMay 06, 2012 9:57 am - “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” Martin Scorsese loved The Beatles, and this beautiful documentary is a loving tribute to George Harrison featuring never-...
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'Avengers' hauls in $200 million in 3 daysMay 06, 2012 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Hulk, smash. That's what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in "The Avengers," and that's what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the...
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Stunts in 'The Avengers' demand a blend of fighting stylesMay 05, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The werewolf and vampire battles of "Twilight," Jason Bourne's super-agent skirmishes and the sword swinging of "Conan the Barbarian" were all just warm-up...