Movies
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'The Hedgehog' elegant in its messageSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'The Hedgehog' Mona Achache's first feature "The Hedgehog" - based on Muriel Barbery's best-seller "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" - does a mostly effe...
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Toronto film festival mixes, stars, Oscar baitSep 07, 2011 2:15 pm - TORONTO — There's a broader vibe than the usual Hollywood A-listers this year at the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world's top cinema showcases and a p...
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'The Help' puts in overtime at No. 1 with $19MSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — "The Help" stayed on the job over Labor Day, finishing as the No. 1 film for the third-straight weekend. The acclaimed drama about Southern black maids spe...
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Essay: Filmmakers struggled with towers after 9/11Sep 03, 2011 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 11, 2001, I was living in New York, covering entertainment and reviewing films for The Associated Press. I had a typically random, frivolous day p...
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Startup tries to make moving streaming more socialSep 03, 2011 5:11 am - NEW YORK — Streaming movies might not yet have the equivalent of a theater experience, with roaring crowds crunching on popcorn, but they are getting more social. Holly...
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Madonna says she identifies with Wallis SimpsonSep 02, 2011 6:00 am - VENICE, Italy — There may be few people better suited than Madonna to tell the story of the two-time American divorcee for whom Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated his ...
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Vera Farmiga tries her hand at directingSep 01, 2011 10:30 am - Vera Farmiga directs Is there a secret formula to success when an actress decides to become a director as well? Vera Farmiga thinks so. "More than half the battle is ...
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Sudeikis stars in tasteless sex comedySep 01, 2011 5:45 am - Mike, an overgrown frat boy played by Tyler Labine, summarizes this movie best when he shouts, "This is the worst orgy ever!" Contrary to its misleading positive adject...
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Revenue up, fans down at summer box officeAug 31, 2011 4:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The good news for Hollywood: summer movie revenues are up worldwide as studios rebounded from a dismally slow start to the year. The bad news: Domesticall...
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'Debt' proves its worth as an action thrillerAug 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Classy, solid and well-acted, "The Debt" is a rare bit of meaty, intelligent filmmaking during the ordinarily dreary final days of summer. With a cast that includes He...