Movies
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'Oz' prequel a banal beginning to beloved fantasyMar 07, 2013 5:00 am - Sam Raimi's "Oz the Great and Powerful" achieves neither greatness nor power and, for a long time, barely qualifies being "Oz the Mediocre and Adequate." The first hour...
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'No' up to the challenge of Chilean revolutionMar 07, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "No" Pablo Larrain's astute, insightful political drama "No" details Chile's 1988 revolution to topple military dictator Augusto Pinochet, only t...
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Fact-challenged WWII epic drops bomb of its ownMar 07, 2013 5:00 am - "I don't need a history lesson!" General Bonner Fellers tells a Japanese official. Well, he gets one anyway, and so do we with Peter Webber's dry and airless not-so-fac...
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Disney working on standalone Star Wars moviesMar 06, 2013 1:05 pm - PHOENIX — Star Wars fans have more than just Episodes 7, 8 and 9 to look forward to. Disney CEO Bob Iger said at the annual shareholders meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday ...
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Sam Mendes says no to next James Bond filmMar 06, 2013 9:37 am - LONDON — Never say never again? Sam Mendes says he won’t be directing the next James Bond film — but may work on the series again in the future. Mendes has been praised ...
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Actress Geena Davis critical of Oscar hostMar 05, 2013 5:57 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Academy Award winner Geena Davis on Monday waded into the ongoing controversy over this year’s Oscars ceremony by saying host Seth MacFarlane’s rout...
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'Giant Slayer' scares up ho-hum $28 million debutMar 03, 2013 8:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but “Jack the Giant Slayer” won the weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on the J...
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5 movie princesses who show a feisty sideMar 02, 2013 4:44 am - LOS ANGELES — This week’s “Jack the Giant Slayer,” a 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, contains all the elements of the classic tale: farm boy, beans, ...
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DVD previews: ‘Twilight Saga,’ ‘Red Dawn’Mar 02, 2013 4:03 am - March 2 “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” (PG-13, 115 minutes, Lionsgate): For those with no vested interest in this protracted and supernatural soap opera, th...
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Oscar nominees propel 'The Master'Feb 28, 2013 9:00 am - “The Master” Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams were all nominated for Academy Awards for their terrific performances in this well-written and we...