Movies
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'Avengers' debuts to $178.4M overseasApr 29, 2012 5:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The superhero saga “The Avengers” lived up to its blockbuster buzz with $178.4 million in overseas ticket sales days before it opens in U.S. theaters. Dome...
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'War Witch,' 'Una Noche' win top honors at TribecaApr 26, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The African child soldier drama “War Witch” won best film and its 15-year-old star earned best actress Thursday night at the Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca a...
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'Five-Year Engagement' way too drawn outApr 26, 2012 12:00 pm - The problem that plagues so many Judd Apatow productions - the one that keeps good comedies from being great ones - unfortunately exists in "The Five-Year Engagement," t...
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'Pope' a tale of a PR crisis in the makingApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'We Have a Pope' Nanni Moretti's comic drama "We Have a Pope" is ostensibly about a beloved cardinal who poops out on being pope only moments after hi...
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'Five-Year Engagement' way too drawn outApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - The problem that plagues so many Judd Apatow productions - the one that keeps good comedies from being great ones - unfortunately exists in "The Five-Year Engagement," t...
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Delightful 'Pirates' awash in comedy, actionApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns to the big screen at last in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," a delightful romp whose varied pleasu...
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Statham plays 'Safe' with mindless carnageApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - "Safe" is the worst Jason Statham movie since the last Jason Statham movie, carrying on the bargain-budget action star's tradition of building a body of work out of, wel...
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‘Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for kidsApr 22, 2012 6:40 pm - NEW YORK — In schools and backyards, for their birthdays and out with their dads, kids are gaga for archery four weeks into the box office run of “The Hunger Games” and ...
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'Think Like a Man' muscles into box office with $33MApr 22, 2012 6:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The date-night movies “Think Like a Man” and “The Lucky One” finally have knocked “The Hunger Games” off its No. 1 box-office perch. “Think Like a Man,” ba...
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Disney studio chief quits after ‘John Carter’ bombApr 20, 2012 1:26 pm - LOS ANGELES — Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross is stepping down, a month after the family entertainment giant booked a huge loss on the mega-budget sci-fi movie “John ...