Movies
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New on DVD: '50/50' and 'Memphis'Jan 25, 2012 10:00 pm - “50/50” Screenwriter Will Reiser was only 27 years old when he was diagnosed with spinal cancer and given a 50 percent chance of survival. He infuses “50/50” — star...
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Suspenseful 'Grey' stalks, snarls and keeps filmgoers on edgeJan 25, 2012 10:00 pm - With his chilling survival tale "The Grey," Joe Carnahan had within his grasp the potential to create a realistic, classic de facto monster movie such as "Jaws," except ...
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Thrill-less 'Man on a Ledge' should've jumpedJan 25, 2012 10:00 pm - Nothing in Asger Leth's alleged crime thriller "Man on a Ledge" is thrilling. But, man, it's criminal. The movie bludgeons us with blunt instruments called dialogue. ("...
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Only two songs will compete for OscarJan 25, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — The race for the best original song Oscar is a slim one with two songs up for the honor, a first for the Academy Awards. Sergio Mendes’ “Real In Rio” from the...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Disney on Ice, "Grease" travel show and grand pianosJan 24, 2012 10:00 pm - By Richard Battin and Sean Stangland From Disney characters on ice to movie stars in grease; from traveling to Elgin to see and hear several hundred pianists, to traveli...
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Oscar nominations yield a few surprisesJan 24, 2012 1:00 pm - Some afterthoughts on the 84th Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday morning in Hollywood: Three nominated movies did not deserve to make the shortlist for Best ...
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'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nomsJan 24, 2012 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure “Hugo” leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for t...
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Sean Penn shares film's dream of ducking stardomJan 24, 2012 5:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah — Sean Penn's new movie casts him as a former rock star who turns his back on stardom and goes into exile overseas. Penn can relate. He said in an interv...
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Images: Oscar NomineesJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - ...
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Oscar nod for West Memphis 3 film angers parentsJan 23, 2012 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The parents of two of three Arkansas boys who were brutally murdered nearly two decades ago said they're disappointed that a documentary about the ki...