Movies
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'Calvary' exquisitely nuanced drama of redemption and guiltAug 07, 2014 6:00 am - John Michael McDonagh's 2011 debut, "The Guard," provided the wonderful Brendan Gleeson with a vehicle for some of his best screen work, playing an Irish West Country co...
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'Hundred-Foot Journey' lacks needed spiceAug 07, 2014 5:45 am - Take one Oscar-winning British actress. Add an appealing supporting cast. Lather on the picturesque French countryside. Sprinkle liberally with gorgeous food shots, from...
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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' a generic rebootAug 07, 2014 5:15 am - What the shell happened to our "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? Those lovable, wisecracking, pizza-loving, personality-plus reptilian superheroes have gone bland and gene...
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Five visual cliches movies need to deep-6Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Five clichés to deep-6 Five visual clichés I would like not to see again in movies for at least the next five years: 1. Fireworks: The all-purpose go-to effect to p...
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What happens when Wallace meets Chantry in 'What If?'Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Film review: 'What If?' The moment that Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party, we know instantly they connect, hit it off, are soul mates ...
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Boone Isaacs re-elected president of film academyAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Recognized as a trailblazer during her first term as film academy president, marketing executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been re-elected f...
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Spoon shines on 'They Want My Soul'Aug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - "They Want My Soul," Spoon (Loma Vista/Republic) The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, "They Want My Soul." It's a lush jangle of guitars, smar...
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Country music alive and well on Shaver's newestAug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - Billy Joe Shaver, "Long In The Tooth" (Lightning Rod) Old cowboys love to lament that contemporary country music's in a sorry state and guilty of casting aside sage sing...
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Hallstrom accepts Spielberg invite 12 years lateAug 06, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg asked Lasse Hallstrom to work with him more than a dozen years ago, but the Swedish filmmaker only recently accepted the invitation. Halls...
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Man arrested at Rhode Island Woody Allen movie setAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A man accused of throwing furniture on the set of a Woody Allen movie in Rhode Island's capital has been arrested and charged with assault. Providence...