Movies
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'Desierto': Action thriller or political parable for our troubled times?Oct 15, 2016 7:18 am - "Desierto" is a parable for our troubled times. The new film by Jonás Cuarón, the 33-year-old son of Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, is set along the U.S.-Mexican bord...
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'Desierto' a stark, political thriller on the borderOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - “Desierto” is a stark, economical thriller. Its conflict is elemental, and the characters are defined with bold strokes. Director Jonás Cuarón, the son of acclaimed film...
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'Confessions' a gross, dimwitted rom-comOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - The nonromantic comedy "Confessions of a Womanizer" opens with studly young protagonist Ritchie (Andrew Lawrence) stuck in a jail cell with a transgender hooker named Gi...
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'What Now?' at its best when focusing on Kevin Hart's comic presenceOct 13, 2016 6:00 am - Comedian Kevin Hart has a restless mind that wanders freely from the mundane to the absurd. A story about a pesky raccoon in his backyard, for instance, leads to Hart's ...
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Reel life: Two suburban students win honors at 'Say It In 8' film festOct 13, 2016 6:00 am - They 'Say It In 8' Two suburban students won honors in the upcoming "Say It In 8" student film festival sponsored by the After Hours Film Society. Brian Chval of the Col...
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Quirky, comic book action thriller sums up 'Accountant'Oct 12, 2016 12:30 pm - "The Accountant" figures to be a quirky, comic book-inspired, character-driven action thriller riddled with as many jack-in-the-box surprises as bullets, kicks and punch...
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'Finding Dory' tops $1 billion; gets in line for OscarOct 11, 2016 6:00 am - Can "Finding Dory" make it three-for-three for Disney? Twice before this year, a Disney-distributed animated film has topped $1 billion in global gross, and both times, ...
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How war and suburbia shaped a Hollywood writerOct 11, 2016 5:15 am - Adi Hasak enjoyed an idyllic upbringing in Highland Park, but his Israeli military service in Beirut ultimately defined his work as a Hollywood screenwriter and producer...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Girl on the Train' races to top spot
Oct 10, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' best-selling psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train" easily topped the box office this weekend, outpacing...
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Will Natalie Portman win an Oscar for 'Jackie'?Oct 10, 2016 6:12 am - Since its premiere in early September at the Venice Film Festival, "Jackie" has been gaining steam ahead of its Dec. 2 release. Most of the positive chatter has revolved...