Movies
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Enthused by 3-D, Scorsese sees in a new dimensionNov 24, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese's longtime editor, warmly greets a reporter outside their Manhattan offices ahead of a screening of Scorsese's new 3-D fai...
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Kids movies not always for the kidsNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - PG kids' films? Really? Have you noticed that the recent movies marketed as kid and family-friendly films are NOT recommended for viewing by young children according to...
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'Heir' apparently a 007 rip-off in financial disguiseNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - "Heir Apparent: Largo Winch" is a double-O joke, a guilty pleasure of an epic adventure that winks so often at its audience that its eyelids start to twitch. It summons...
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For the love of film, 'Hugo' looms largeNov 23, 2011 12:00 am - Every frame in Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" is an astonishing, three-dimensional work of art. Every frame. Not a single filmmaker on this movie had worked on a 3-D product...
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Williams' performance elevates 'Marilyn'Nov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Only an actress bent on career suicide would take on the role of sex icon Marilyn Monroe. Or an actress as supremely cool and confident as Michelle Williams. In "My We...
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'Arthur' delivers an uplifting Christmas taleNov 22, 2011 5:00 am - Boiled down to its plot essentials, "Arthur Christmas" tells of a frantic race to get a misplaced Christmas present to a little girl in England before she wakes up on Ch...
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Muppet magic recaptured in merry reunionNov 22, 2011 5:00 am - The greatest Muppets movie ever made? By an Animal's hair: "The Muppets Take Manhattan," if for no other reason than cakes and desserts sing backup vocals in the number...
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Film critic Gire leads 'Munger Road' screening, discussionNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Halloween may be a memory, but the terror continued Tuesday at the Elk Grove Cinema, where about 130 Daily Herald Subscriber Total Access members saw a free screening of...
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Holiday films a varied bag of goodiesNov 18, 2011 4:30 am - The best present in a film critic's Christmas stocking this holiday season will probably be "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." First, because it's directed by the amazi...
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Robin Williams reveling in his 'Happy' momentsNov 17, 2011 1:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Robin Williams wants everyone to know that he's happy. When fans stop the actor-comedian to snap a photo with him on their cellphones, Williams says he usu...