Movies
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Dann in reel life: 10 snow-filled filmsFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - 10 best snow job films What? You just can't get enough snow? You came to the right column. Here are 10 of the snowiest motion pictures ever made, in ascending order...
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'Hurt Locker' makers move to dismiss vet's lawsuitJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The makers of "The Hurt Locker" are asking a federal judge to take part in a belated Oscar screening of sorts — to watch a DVD of the film and then dismiss...
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Firth, Portman, Bale, Leo win Screen Actors prizesJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — "The King's Speech" won the best-actor trophy Sunday for Colin Firth and a second honor for its overall cast at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The two pri...
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Sundance goes crazy for 'Like Crazy'Jan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - PARK CITY, Utah — A film about young lovers in a long-distance relationship called "Like Crazy" was awarded the grand jury prize for a U.S. drama at the 2011 Sundance Fi...
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Hopkins takes 'The Rite' to top of box officeJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Anthony Hopkins horror film "The Rite" topped the box office on a weekend notable for the bump many Oscar-nominated films received, according to studio es...
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TV, movie swag auction benefits SAG FoundationJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — In an award-show world of swag bags and gift suites for the already-gifted, enter something a little different — an auction for the less fortunate. Items f...
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Dann in reel life: Hef and the HornetJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Earlier this week, novelist/film historian Raymond Benson (my partner-in-crime for Dann and Raymond's Movie Club) received an invitation to screen the new “Green Hornet”...
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DVD collection offers up eight Ronald Reagan filmsJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - “Ronald Reagan Centennial Collection” This collection of eight films is being released during the celebration of Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday. The former presiden...
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'The Mechanic' fixates on violence, tough-guy dialogueJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - If you took “The Mechanic” — an action-packed but superficial thriller — and combined it with George Clooney's “The American” — a stylistically nuanced, but boring drama...
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Overdone ending bedevils 'The Rite'Jan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Anthony Hopkins classes up “The Rite,” as you can imagine he would most every situation. But even his otherworldly powers can only make this overly familiar demonic poss...