Movies
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Not all escapist fare is for kidsFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - Thanks to Harry Potter, "Lord of the Rings" and Hollywood's insistence that no big-budget movie be rated R, imaginative fantasy and sci-fi films have become synonymous w...
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Comically overstated romantic fantasy not one to loveFeb 13, 2014 5:00 am - Ever arrived really late to a movie and then spent a half-hour trying to figure out who the main characters are and what they're doing? That's how I felt watching Akiva ...
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'Vermeer' doc chronicles painter's obsessionFeb 13, 2014 4:00 am - The documentary "Tim's Vermeer" chronicles one man's obsession. Sheer, unbridled, unstoppable obsession, no different from in Werner Herzog's 1982 classic "Fitzcarraldo"...
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Reel life: Ebert documentary director to speakFeb 13, 2014 4:00 am - 'Life' director to speak During Roger Ebert's final days in April of 2013, the Chicago film critic was exchanging emails with Chicago director Steve James, who was shoot...
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Tepid sparks fly in never-ending 'Endless Love'Feb 13, 2014 4:00 am - Happy Valentine's Day. I suggest you go out and do something romantic. Make a list. Just don't put the loveless, never-ending "Endless Love" on it. No amount of candy an...
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'About Last Night...' doesn't conjure the heat it needsFeb 13, 2014 12:00 am - There can never be too many tales about a one-night stand turned long-term love affair. Perhaps the allure comes from the hope that anyone can fall hard, despite the lac...
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'RoboCop' a frenetic but dulled remake of '80s classicFeb 12, 2014 12:00 am - “RoboCop,” the 1987 action satire directed by Paul Verhoeven, was one of the most cynically ingenious films of its era. It both exploited the aggressive aesthetic of '80...
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Shirley Temple: Crying on cue was method actingFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - As a child actress, Shirley Temple was noted for being able to cry on cue for a movie scene. In a 1999 interview, she explained how she did it: "I guess I was an early m...
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Curls and dimples: Shirley Temple dies at 85Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for "Annie" can only dream of being as beloved - or as important - as Shirley Temple. T...
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Oscar-nominee filmmakers credit Harvard professorFeb 10, 2014 4:45 am - BOSTON — Behind the spotlight on this year’s Oscar nominees for best feature documentary is a soft-spoken and camera-shy film professor at Harvard who taught three of th...