Movies
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Oscar voters: Your ballots are in the mailDec 28, 2011 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Academy Awards season is officially on. Nominations ballots for the 84th Oscar show have just gone in the mail. Oscar organizers mailed ballots Tuesday to ...
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‘Mission’ accomplishes box-office winDec 26, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus. Studios generally underestimated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they’re now revi...
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Cameron Crowe re-energized by new projectsDec 23, 2011 1:30 pm - NEW YORK — Fresh off an inspired writing session, Cameron Crowe is pulsing with enthusiasm. He spent the previous night sitting outside New York's Plaza Hotel, a spot t...
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00-who? Daniel Craig excels away from BondDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The time off from James Bond has been very good to Daniel Craig. In the three years since the release of “Quantum of Solace,” Craig has made his Broadway deb...
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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'Tintin' an adventure for Spielberg, JacksonDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Steven Spielberg hopes he's the typical American when it comes to Tintin: the filmmaker had never heard of the guy, but once he got acquainted, they became f...
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Spielberg rides anti-war message in 'War Horse'Dec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Here's an epic Steven Spielberg movie that could just as easily have been titled "Horsey Come Home." "War Horse," based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel and the popular...
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'We Bought a Zoo' a story of hope and heartDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. That's what Benjamin Mee tells his son Dylan will change his life for the best. Because it worked for him, as we find out...
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'Miss Minoes' is simple ... too simpleDec 22, 2011 4:30 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Miss Minoes" The Dutch production "Miss Minoes" has to rank as the most simple-minded children's movie I have seen in years. Granted, "Miss Min...
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Touching silent film 'The Artist' speaks volumesDec 21, 2011 10:00 pm - "The Artist" is a gimmick movie, and what a great gimmick it has. It's one big, delightfully slurpy wet kiss to the movies, and like Martin Scorsese's current hit "Hugo...