Movies
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Comic chemistry prevails for Burnett and PoehlerFeb 17, 2012 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — With seven Emmy nominations, seven years on “Saturday Night Live” and top billing on her own weekly prime time series (“Parks and Recreation”), 40-year-old...
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'Take Shelter' makes for chilling viewing on DVDFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - “Take Shelter” In a film that garnered widespread critical acclaim, Michael Shannon gives a terrific performance as Curtis LaForche, a foreman at a sand-mining comp...
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'Darkness' a gritty fact-based war dramaFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'In Darkness' If you combined "The Diary of Anne Frank" with "Schindler's List," roughly you'd get the premise of Agnieszka Holland's gritty and gruel...
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'Secret World of Arrietty' a place of magic, beautyFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - In the age of sleek, metallically lustrous computer animation, the Japanese production "The Secret World of Arrietty" presents a treasure chest of old-fashioned pen and ...
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'This Means War' a silly, shallow rom-comFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - Twentieth Century Fox bumped the romantic comedy "This Means War" from its original Valentine's Day release to today, and I can only assume that Fox executives didn't wa...
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Harrelson arresting, but dirty cop drama grows wearyFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - The crazy eyes and idiosyncratic drawl of Woody Harrelson are enough to carry the dirty cop study "Rampart," but even such powers as those can't make engaging this weary...
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Jolie hopes her film draws notice to SyriaFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Angelina Jolie on Tuesday premiered her film “In the Land of Blood and Honey” in Bosnia, where the fictional tale of a romance between a B...
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Irish character actor David Kelly dies at 82Feb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - DUBLIN — Irish character actor David Kelly, who played Grandpa Joe in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” has died. He was 82. His family and colleagues said Kelly died...
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Demolition begins for 'Blues Brothers' mallFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - The mall made famous for its high-speed demise in “The Blues Brothers” movie is meeting its real-life end. The movie's chase scene had cars smashing through Dixie Square...
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'Bloody Valentine' is Wheeling grad's hottest role yetFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - Before casting directors hired Joyce Edgington to be in their movie, they needed to know one important thing: "They asked me if I could fit into a dryer," Edgington sai...