Movies
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After foreign haul, ‘Battleship’ faces choppy seasMay 04, 2012 7:17 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Battleship,” the first in a string of movies based on Hasbro board games, has survived an armada of tomato-throwing critics and chugged to ...
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'Avengers' star Ruffalo admits he has a Hulk sideMay 04, 2012 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Don't let Mark Ruffalo's serene demeanor fool you. He admits there's a bit of an Incredible Hulk temper lurking underneath. Ruffalo, who comes off as a gu...
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'Avengers' takes off with $18.7M at midnight showsMay 03, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Iron Man and his fellow avengers are off to a solid start as they bring their save-the-world act to U.S. theaters. "The Avengers" launched domestically ea...
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Johansson happy to join 'Avengers' teamMay 03, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson is deep in Alfred Hitchcock's world now, playing Janet Leigh opposite Anthony Hopkins' Hitchcock in the late filmmaker's biopic, but she...
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'Mother's Day' wastes a chilling performance by Rebecca De MornayMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: "Mother's Day" Very little of Charles Kaufman's 1980 unrated horror opus "Mother's Day" survives in this remake from "Saw" veteran Darren Lynn Bousman...
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Sappy 'Marigold Hotel' a too-safe escapeMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - In theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight. In reality, the seriocomic romp "The Best Exotic Marigol...
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Hemsworth flexes star powerMay 02, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Chris Hemsworth's real superpower seems to be that he's everywhere at once. The star of last summer's superhero hit “Thor” reprises his role as the Norse g...
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'Avengers' avenges earlier mediocre Marvel moviesMay 01, 2012 11:00 am - Smart, witty, funny, action-packed and surprisingly cathartic, "Marvel's The Avengers" joins the rarefied company of "Spider-Man 2," "Superman 2," "Iron Man" and even Ti...
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'Hunger Games,' 'Bridesmaids' top MTV Movie AwardsMay 01, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — This year's MTV Movie Awards will be a showdown between a bevy of bridesmaids and a cast of killer kids. “Bridesmaids” and “The Hunger Games” top nominees ...
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Downey's Iron Man shows team spirit in 'Avengers'May 01, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Billionaire genius Tony Stark had to learn to play well with others in "The Avengers" after two "Iron Man" films where he was the main attraction. So did ...