Movies
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Globes snubs: Jolie, Nolan get no love this yearDec 12, 2014 12:00 am - The Golden Globe nominations always have their quirks, and sometimes it seems they exist in their own private galaxy. This year's movie nominations, though, stuck close ...
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Theaters go all in with holiday screenings this weekendDec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: • Final ballots are being tallied this weekend for the 2014 Chicago Film Critics Awards, to be announced Monday, Dec. 15. Go to dailyherald.c...
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Father, son struggle to make amends in 'Brahmin Bulls'Dec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Brahmin Bulls' "Brahmin Bulls," Los Angeles director Mahesh Pailoor's first feature, makes for a sincere but forced drama about an estranged father and son...
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'Imitation Game' hinges on Cumberbatch's vast talentDec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'The Imitation Game' In response to a policeman's question "Can machines think like humans?," brilliant British mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberba...
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Visual effects trump drama in biblical spectacle 'Exodus'Dec 11, 2014 4:45 am - God takes the form of a peevish little brat in "Exodus: Gods and Kings," Ridley Scott's spectacular, problematic biblical epic that updates the Old Testament with impres...
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A critic's high-five for 'Top Five'Dec 11, 2014 4:45 am - Chris Rock's new comedy "Top Five" is a mess, but a good mess that captures the chaotic, unstructured lifestyle of a popular entertainer struggling with the real issues ...
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'Birdman' tops Golden Globes with 7 nominationsDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Birdman" squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musica...
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'Birdman' leads Screen Actors Guild nominationsDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - The dark show-business comedy "Birdman" soared with a leading four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including best ensemble cast. Lead actor Michael...
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'Boyhood,' 'Selma' among AFI movies of the yearDec 09, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - The American Film Institute on Monday named the coming-of-age tale "Boyhood," the sci-fi epic "Interstellar" and the civil-rights drama "Selma" among its top ...
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Scott, Bale defend choice on 'Exodus' castingDec 09, 2014 4:00 am - NEW YORK - The biblical film, "Exodus: Gods and Kings," has come under fire for casting white actors in the film's main roles as Egyptians. Some have even called for a b...