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Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 5:52pm GMT
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen introduces some 40 new mechanized characters of all shapes, sizes and even sexes but it's ... -
'Public Enemies' star Johnny Depp enjoys comparisons to the other J.D.
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 2:36pm GMT
Johnny Depp chuckles when he hears that his cast mates say he has a swagger similar to 1930s bank robber John Dillinger.
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'Transformers 2': Witless script consigns it to the scrap heap
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 11:58am GMT
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is proof positive that not every summer action blockbuster has the mettle to be a franchise. ...
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Funny ladies Leachman and White still have golden careers
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 2:11am GMT
Mary might have turned the world on with a smile.
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'Transformers' cast shows off real battle scars at premiere
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:24pm GMT
Transformers are more than meets the eye until someone almost loses one.
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First look: What a weird 'Wonderland' Burton's made
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:50am GMT
You might have gone down the rabbit hole before. But never with a guide quite as attuned to the fantastic as Tim Burton. Those ...
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Audiences accept Sandra Bullock's 'Proposal'
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:07am GMT
Moviegoers gave a resounding yes to Sandra Bullock's The Proposal this weekend, propelling the comedy to the top spot at theaters.
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New on DVD: 'Seventh Seal' on Blu-ray, 'Crossing Over'
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:10am GMT
This week's picks include two classics from 1957, plus a Dominick Dunne documentary. Also notable: Harrison Ford's immigration-officer ...
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Woody Allen's 'Whatever Works' doesn't
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:10am GMT
In Whatever Works it's hard to know where Woody Allen leaves off and Larry David begins. Not that it's a good thing.
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'Transformers' blasts back: Another Michael Bay direct hit
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:58am GMT
In Michael Bay's sandbox, everyone is a toy soldier.
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Washington is morphing into a pretty cool district
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:42am GMT
It's amazing but true: Usually uncool Washington, D.C., is becoming the cool place to be for celebrities, Hollywood and reality ...
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Woody Allen: On location in New York is getting hard to do
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:24pm GMT
Woody Allen, a filmmaker as synonymous with Manhattan as yellow cabs and the Brooklyn Bridge, has been priced out of the city ...
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'Transformers' blasts back: Another Michael Bay direct hit
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:22pm GMT
In Michael Bay's sandbox, everyone is a toy soldier.
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'The Proposal' engages when focus is on Bullock, Reynolds
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:21pm GMT
The appeal of a romantic comedy lies mostly in the chemistry between the starring lovebirds. In that regard, The Proposal has ...
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Don't mark your calendar for 'Year One'
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:21pm GMT
Year One is rated PG-13, but a better guideline might be: No one older than 16 should bother seeing it. The humor, largely centered ...
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Woody Allen's 'Whatever Works' doesn't
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:20pm GMT
In Whatever Works it's hard to know where Woody Allen leaves off and Larry David begins. Not that it's a good thing.
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New on DVD: 'Seventh Seal' on Blu-ray, 'Crossing Over'
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:18pm GMT
This week's picks include two classics from 1957, plus a Dominick Dunne documentary. Also notable: Harrison Ford's immigration-officer ...
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Washington is morphing into a pretty cool district
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 6:04pm GMT
It's amazing but true: Usually uncool Washington, D.C., is becoming the cool place to be for celebrities, Hollywood and reality ...
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Movies have transformed Tyrese Gibson's life
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:14pm GMT
Tyrese Gibson returns to the big screen Wednesday in the hotly anticipated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
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Washington is a 'happening place'? Hollywood thinks so
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:07am GMT
Why is Hollywood's spotlight shining on Washington?
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Bullock's next film shows her sporty 'Side'
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 12:47am GMT
Sandra Bullock returns to comedy in The Proposal, out today. But in November, she'll switch to a real-life sports drama, The ...
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Baron Cohen appears as bull in Spain
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 9:29pm GMT
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie character, an Austrian fashionista called Bruno, drew gasps and some cheers as he appeared ...
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Cruise, Abrams prepare for new 'Mission'
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 8:51pm GMT
Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams have chosen to accept another impossible mission.
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Woody Allen: On location in New York is getting hard to do
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 3:30pm GMT
Woody Allen, a filmmaker as synonymous with Manhattan as yellow cabs and the Brooklyn Bridge, has been priced out of the city ...
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Summer box office stumbles with no blockbusters yet
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 2:01am GMT
Maybe Hollywood isn't so recession-proof after all. After months of blistering revenues, box-office ticket sales are slowing. ...
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Cohen has military flair at 'Bruno' premiere
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 9:56pm GMT
Sacha Baron Cohen has made a grand entrance for the London premiere of his new mock documentary Bruno.
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Prosecution rests in 'Alpha Dog' murder trial
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 4:19pm GMT
The prosecution has rested in the trial of Jesse James Hollywood for a murder that inspired the movie Alpha Dog.
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Despite troubles, GM still has designs on 'Transformers'
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 2:44am GMT
WhenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens June 24, some of the new robot heroes will take the shape of Chevrolet vehicles, ...
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New on DVD: 'Gran Torino,' 'Woodstock'
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 1:20pm GMT
Clint Eastwood's outstanding performance in Gran Torino is among this week's top highlights on DVD. Two documentaries are also ...
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Oh, baby: Six men, two movies, one plot twist
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 1:19pm GMT
What do three men do when they find a baby? Panic. No. 1 movie The Hangover chronicles the aftermath of a raucous Vegas bachelor ...
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'The Hangover' hangs on to top spot at the box office
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 2:30am GMT
The Hangover lingered another weekend at No. 1, becoming the first film of summer to take the top spot at the box office for ...
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Hundreds honor David Carradine at funeral
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:33pm GMT
Hundreds gathered to honor David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery on Saturday during a funeral that was attended by ...
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Take 2 on 'Pelham 1 2 3 ' turns out to be quite the ride
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:15pm GMT
Too often, remakes of classic films are a wasted exercise. Happily, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a loose reworking of the 1974 ...
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Sandra Bullock is (bleeping) tired of romantic comedies
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 2:04am GMT
Just when Sandra Bullock thinks she's out, she gets pulled back in.
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Screen veteran Douglas in awe of AFI tribute
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 8:04pm GMT
"It's overwhelming," Michael Douglas said about receiving a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
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'Moon': Moments of gravity in deep space
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:57pm GMT
Ground Control to Major Duncan: You've really made the grade.
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'Imagine That' could use some imagination of its own
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:57pm GMT
It's not hard to imagine how this movie about an overly busy father who finally connects with his child will play out.
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Demetri Martin on the 'Moneyball' team
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:53pm GMT
Demetri Martin is known for sketching out his skewed analytics with pen and paper on his Comedy Central show 'Important Things' ...
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Attorney: 'Life-altering injuries' in 'Bruno' case
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 5:30pm GMT
A woman is suing actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over a scuffle he initiated at a charity bingo tournament.
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Contest: Design the ultimate Transformer
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 5:26pm GMT
USA TODAY wants you to design us a brand-new Transformer. Show us your idea in both pre- and post-transformation mode and tell ...
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Kevin Bacon's band to perform on top of Pikes Peak
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 5:09pm GMT
This show promises to be a real Rocky Mountain high.
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'Slumdog' child star, 9, to publish life story
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 4:56pm GMT
One of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire will tell the tale of growing up in a Mumbai shantytown.
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'The Hangover': Feel free to overindulge in this comedy
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 4:51pm GMT
The Hangover proves that high concept, done right, can work deliriously well. Its simple premise, executed via an off-kilter ...
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David Carradine: Forever mean, serene Kwai Chang Caine
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 3:51pm GMT
David Carradine always had a calm about him whenever he was on the screen. His sly, knowing smile could easily mean he was a ...
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Rudolph, Krasinski give momentum to 'Away We Go'
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:32pm GMT
This artful balance between satirical comedy and heart-wrenching drama unfolds, oddly enough, on a road trip.
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Where two 'Losts' intersect
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:23pm GMT
Are you a Lost fan already suffering from time-travel withdrawal? Then consider heading to the cineplex to console yourself with ...
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New on DVD: 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Defiance'
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:04pm GMT
This week's top DVD releases include the Oscar-nominated Revolutionary Road, which reunites Titanic's Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate ...
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Boys will be boys in box-office battle: 'Hangover' vs. 'Lost'
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 2:16am GMT
It's a big weekend for boys behaving badly. It's Land of the Lost vs. The Hangover. The first is a remake of the 1970s-era series, ...
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Vardalos' 'Life in Ruins' comes crumbling down
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 2:08am GMT
In My Life in Ruins, Nia Vardalos, playing a professorial tour guide, is repeatedly informed, "You're not funny!" Those watching ...
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New album, new film for Landon Pigg
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:20am GMT
Landon Pigg is calling his second full-length album, due Aug. 25, 'The Boy Who Never.' But don't let the title fool you: The ...
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Shia LaBeouf to star in 'Wall Street' follow-up
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 12:55am GMT
Shia LaBeouf is heading to Wall Street.
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D.C. lands movie project starring Reese Witherspoon
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 8:16pm GMT
Columbia Pictures plans to shoot a film in Washington starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd.
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Celebrity classic cars auctioned in Connecticut
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:39pm GMT
A celebrity car auction this weekend will feature some rare finds, including Clark Gable's 1938 Packard convertible.
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Turnstiles turn for 'Museum,' 'Terminator'
Posted: May 24th, 2009, 10:09pm GMT
Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum sequel and Christian Bale's Terminator Salvation are combining for a solid Memorial Day weekend ...
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Austrian takes top Cannes prize for 'The White Ribbon'
Posted: May 24th, 2009, 8:06pm GMT
Austrian director Michael Haneke's somber drama "The White Ribbon" claimed the top prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, ...
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At Cannes, cinema takes up the fight against AIDS
Posted: May 24th, 2009, 10:07am GMT
The stars gather for the annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS banquet, where rare collectibles were auctioned off for the cause.
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'The Boys' sings with Sherman brothers' story
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:57pm GMT
"So many people knew their songs, but not many people knew the boys," says Julie Andrews of the Oscar-winning composing team ...
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'Night at the Museum 2' exhibits excessive chaos
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:56pm GMT
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (* * out of four) resembles an enthusiastic but undisciplined child running amok ...
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New on DVD: Morrison concert, 'Valkyrie'
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:56pm GMT
This week's picks include a Van Morrison concert exclusive, a WWII drama and a Robert Mitchum classic. Also due are Tom Cruise's ...
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Tarantino 'Basterd'-izes the Cannes Film Festival
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:53pm GMT
Quentin Tarantino has re-invaded France. Fifteen years after the American filmmaker claimed the Golden Palm grand prize for Pulp ...
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Pixar moves on 'Up' with its 10th movie
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:52pm GMT
For Sean McEvilly, the arrival of a new Pixar film isn't just a promise of a good time. The computer-animation studio's digital ...
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With 'Dance Flick,' it's wall-to-wall Wayans
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:48pm GMT
Anytime the Wayans family gets together, first generation and second, a game of Make Me Laugh is sure to get started.
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Gilliam says 'Don Quixote' fantasy is back on
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 5:14pm GMT
Filmmaker Terry Gilliam says a Don Quixote fantasy he had to abandon because of a series of mishaps is back on.
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First Look: Actors put up a real fight in 'Airbender'
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 12:48am GMT
For years, Noah Ringer went by the nickname "Avatar" because he looked so much like the lead in the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: ...
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'The Girlfriend Experience' is less than arousing
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 11:59pm GMT
The Steven Soderbergh film about a New York call girl is aimed squarely at our reality-programming-obsessed times.
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It's not difficult to enjoy 'Easy Virtue'
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 11:06pm GMT
Easy Virtue (* * * out of four) goes down as light and fizzily as a flute of Champagne tossed back in an airy drawing room. The ...
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Wayans' 'Dance Flick' has only some of the right moves
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 11:00pm GMT
Spoofing dance movies is an inspired notion, and this spoof occasionally hits its mark with nimble execution. But too often ...
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'Spider-Man 3' actress dead of apparent suicide
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 8:14pm GMT
British actress Lucy Gordon, who appeared in Spider-Man 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment after apparently committing ...
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'Night at the Museum 2' exhibits excessive chaos
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 3:08am GMT
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (* * out of four) resembles an enthusiastic but undisciplined child running amok ...
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'Terminator' star Bale guards privacy with great intensity
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 2:16am GMT
The notoriously intense Christian Bale is supposed to scare you, not make you laugh. "It's so inexpensive at the Four Seasons," ...
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All eyes at Cannes point to Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 2:14am GMT
Quentin Tarantino has re-invaded France. Fifteen years after the American filmmaker claimed the Golden Palm grand prize for Pulp ...
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Film franchises turn back time with 'origins' stories
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 1:55am GMT
Hollywood is finding more profit in moving backward in time than forward. Origins stories are all the rage with studios.
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DreamWorks: King biopic requires unity from family
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 12:57am GMT
DreamWorks still wants to make a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. "provided that there is unity" among his feuding children, ...
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With 'Dance Flick,' it's wall-to-wall Wayans
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 12:03am GMT
Anytime the Wayans family gets together, first generation and second, a game of Make Me Laugh is sure to get started.
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Smithsonian gets top billing in the new 'Night at the Museum'
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 9:07pm GMT
Hollywood doesn't always do real life real well, but it's also true that reel life can be faster, better, cooler and way more ...
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Ingmar Bergman's Swedish island home up for sale
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 2:44pm GMT
The secluded island home where Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman spent his final years is up for sale.
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There's little to salvage from this 'Terminator'
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 12:55am GMT
What's left of the human race continues to rage against the machines in Terminator Salvation (* * out of four). But without Arnold ...
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King siblings oppose MLK film deal struck by brother
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 10:31pm GMT
DreamWorks plans the first big-screen portrayal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, the studio announced Tuesday, but ...
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Cannes fans moon over 'Twilight' star Pattinson
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 6:34pm GMT
Robert Pattinson put some bite into the celebrity sightings at the Cannes Film Festival.
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It's Christmas in Cannes as Disney previews 'Carol'
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 3:01am GMT
Jim Carrey and the Cannes Film Festival went from show business to snow business Monday.
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At Cannes, Martin Scorsese has his eyes on films long unseen
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 1:54am GMT
The iconic filmmaker comes to Cannes on a mission of nostalgia: to rescue, restore and re-popularize obscure movies in danger ...
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Penelope Cruz sidelined by food poisoning
Posted: May 18th, 2009, 8:00pm GMT
Penelope Cruz has had to miss an event at the Cannes Film Festival after suffering food poisoning.
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Tom Hanks' 'Angels' No. 1 with $48 million take
Posted: May 18th, 2009, 12:12am GMT
Despite tough reviews and less hype than its predecessor, Angels & Demons managed to squeak out a win at the box office this ...
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'Management' needs a little restructuring
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:21am GMT
Though sometimes effective, 'Management' could use some assistance. It's a sweetly strange yet uneven comedy, with a charming ...
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New on DVD: 'Taken,' 'Last Chance Harvey'
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:12am GMT
Liam Neeson, action hero? That was the premise of the revenge-fueled Taken, and it made the film one of the surprise early hits ...
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'Loop' wraps politics with satire, dialogue
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:12am GMT
Scalding streams of vitriol speak louder than exploding starships and clanging robots in In the Loop, a political farce with ...
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Aniston, Zahn are a unique twosome in 'Management'
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:10am GMT
Fittingly enough, romance gone awry plays a pivotal role in Jennifer Aniston's latest movie, 'Management,' opening Friday.
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The 'many faces' of and films about Salvador Dali
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:07am GMT
His life was as wacky and dramatic as a Hollywood script, so it's no surprise filmmakers would be drawn to the story of Surrealist ...
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You'll while away 'Summer Hours' in deep thought
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 12:35am GMT
Watching 'Summer Hours' is like taking a swim in a beautiful, seemingly placid lake where sharper undercurrents lie just below ...
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'Brothers Bloom' is a con story that doesn't cheat
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 12:23am GMT
"The perfect con is when everyone involved gets just the thing they wanted." So says Mark Ruffalo, one-half of the fortune-hunting ...
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'Angels & Demons' does not translate to screen
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 12:18am GMT
Apparently, the quality of movies based on Dan Brown's best sellers correlates directly with the style of Tom Hanks' hair. Angels ...
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'Angels & Demons' actor slams Dan Brown's writing
Posted: May 14th, 2009, 7:10pm GMT
Actor Stellan Skarsgard says he's no big fan of Dan Brown's writing and accepted a role in "Angels & Demons" only after reading ...
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Cannes opens with an 'Up' moment of animated fun
Posted: May 14th, 2009, 2:40am GMT
The Cannes film festival lightened up and animated storytelling achieved heavyweight status as the Pixar comedy Up kicked off ...
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Beyonce, T.I. lead BET Awards nominees with 5 each
Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:13am GMT
For Beyonce and T.I., No. 1 is followed by five BET Awards nominations, that is.
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Cannes to show film co-written by Roxana Saberi
Posted: May 13th, 2009, 7:52pm GMT
When Cannes Film Festival organizers chose an Iranian film for their lineup, they couldn't have guessed how timely it would become.
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Here comes the Cannes fest, with Heath Ledger, Brad Pitt
Posted: May 13th, 2009, 2:35am GMT
One of the biggest stars at the Cannes Film Festival this year will be there only in spirit. Heath Ledger's final performance, ...
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Cannes chief says Sean Penn a hard act to follow
Posted: May 12th, 2009, 7:34pm GMT
The head of the Cannes Film Festival says Sean Penn is a hard act to follow.
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Tilda Swinton drinks deep for role as 'super-wrecked' Julia
Posted: May 12th, 2009, 2:20am GMT
For someone who so convincingly embodies a ferociously dedicated alcoholic in Julia, Tilda Swinton has a surprising confession ...
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'Star Trek' maps out new frontiers at box office
Posted: May 12th, 2009, 2:19am GMT
Star Trek went where the series has not gone before, both thematically and the box office.
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Here comes the Cannes fest, with Heath Ledger, Brad Pitt
Posted: May 12th, 2009, 1:59am GMT
One of the biggest stars at the Cannes Film Festival this year will be there only in spirit. Heath Ledger's final performance, ...