Movies
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Search for meaning takes 'Jeff' on comic journeyMar 15, 2012 6:00 am - The smart, surprisingly poignant indie comedy "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" tells the story of four main characters, hopelessly mired in the present, who need to get off the...
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Male ego the true star of painfully human drama 'Footnote'Mar 15, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Footnote' The true star of Joseph Cedar's painfully human drama "Footnote" is the male ego, and the blackly comic story centers around how a father-a...
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Ferrell's bilingual buffoonery abounds in comic 'Casa'Mar 15, 2012 6:00 am - It's a total goof, of course. That's obvious even before Will Ferrell, dressed in a cowboy hat and a neckerchief sitting astride a horse in the Mexican desert, opens h...
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Hill and Tatum's odd-couple pairing make '21 Jump Street'Mar 15, 2012 6:00 am - The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is little more than a jumping-off point for the big-screen "21 Jump Street," a rowdy, raunchy update that aims for laughs over a...
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Cage's 'Seeking Justice' falls prey to silly plotMar 15, 2012 6:00 am - Abject silliness trumps seeping paranoia in Roger Donald's crazy tale of revenge and regret, "Seeking Justice." Imagine the Charles Bronson outraged-citizen revenge cla...
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Local actor to play buddy of attempted abortion survivorMar 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Jason Burkey knows just how important growing up in the Chicago area can be for a struggling young actor. "I can drive in the snow!" Burkey said. "That's a big thing in...
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Aubrey Plaza travels beyond deadpan in 'Safety'Mar 11, 2012 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — If anyone can be counted on to be unimpressed by the hype at South By Southwest, it's Aubrey Plaza. “The interactive thing, what is it?” asks Plaza, con...
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After long wait, Whedon brings 'Cabin' to SXSWMar 11, 2012 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas - After several years of studio purgatory, Joss Whedon's long-shelved, much-anticipated horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" finally arrived before audienc...
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'Lorax' trumps 'John Carter' with $39.1M weekendMar 11, 2012 5:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Dr. Seuss' the Lorax” has easily beaten Edgar Rice Burroughs' “John Carter” at the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday put Universal Pictures' “Th...
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Catch up with ‘Game of Thrones’ on DVDMar 09, 2012 9:45 am - “Game of Thrones” HBO’s successful and acclaimed medieval fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is based on the best-selling series of novels by George R.R. Martin. The seri...