 | From "Slumdog" to hero |
| Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" is the story of a young man's journey from rags to riches, by way of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." |
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| Hit by hard times in "Days and Clouds" |
| In Silvio Soldini's well-acted "Days and Clouds," Margherita Buy and Antonio Alabanese play a couple hit by hard times. |
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| "Obscene": The gutsy publisher who brought the underground to light |
| "Obscene": A fondly scruffy homage to Barney Rosset, the impish publisher of Grove Press who inspired profound cultural change with books such as "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and "Tropic of Cancer." |
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| "A Christmas Tale" is a miraculous gift |
| "A Christmas Tale": French director Arnaud Desplechin's film is a marvel of intimate character study, revealing a wealth of behavioral complexity among the members of a dysfunctional family gathering for Christmas. The outstanding ensemble cast includes Catherine Deneuve and Mathieu Amalric. |
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| Zeitgeist films, Jimmy Stewart and a wonderful wizard |
| Zeitgeist films, Jimmy Stewart and "The Wizard of Oz" alight on Seattle-area screens this week. |
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| Director Danny Boyle's Mumbai memories |
| Danny Boyle, director of "Trainspotting," talks about Bollywood, Mumbai and his latest feature, "Slumdog Millionaire." |
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| What other movie critics are saying |
| "Bolt" Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) May I gush? "Bolt" is a jolt of joy, a computer-animated delight that is delirious with... |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| "JCVD": A black belt in self-deprecation |
| "JCVD" is an unexpectedly ambitious vehicle for Jean-Claude Van Damme. He essentially plays a version of himself as JCVD, a washed-up action hero who returns to his native Belgium to revive his career — and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a real-life hostage crisis. |
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| "Fuel": A persuasive argument for kicking our addiction to oil |
| "Fuel," directed by Josh Tickell, is a dynamic and persuasive documentary about clean energy sources and America's doomed addiction to oil. It's a must-see, and not just for environmentalists. |
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| Jennifer Garner wins order against alleged stalker |
| Jennifer Garner has won a restraining order from a man she says has been stalking her for years. An attorney for Garner appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday morning and won three years of protection for Garner, husband Ben Affleck and their daughter, Violet. |
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| Fans line up at "Twilight" sneak preview |
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| Ben Affleck tours refugee camps in eastern Congo |
| Ben Affleck is talking to children and aid officials in refugee camps in war-torn eastern Congo in an effort to raise awareness of the conflict that has displaced nearly 300,000 people. |
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| Lawyer: Michael Jackson to testify in London |
| Michael Jackson has agreed to appear in person at a London court to respond to a Bahraini sheik's $7 million lawsuit, the singer's lawyer said Thursday. |
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| John Malkovich to film documentary about migrants |
| John Malkovich is so touched by the plight of migrant children who cross illegally into the United States that he plans to make a documentary about it. |
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| 'Impressionism' sets a March 12 Broadway opening |
| The opening date and Broadway theater have been set for the world premiere of "Impressionism," a play by Michael Jacobs starring Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen. |
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| The 10 movies you shouldn't watch online |
| Movies are increasingly creeping online, as video sites like YouTube and Hulu are adding feature films to their extensive libraries. |
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| "Twilight" is a teen love story without much bite |
| Teen girls rejoice: The "Twilight" movie is faithful to Stephenie Meyer's book, says movie critic Moira Macdonald. |
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| Warren Miller's "Children of Winter" screens at McCaw Hall |
| Warren Miller's 59th feature film about skiing shows in Seattle this weekend. |
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| "Bolt": another flash of brilliance from the Pixar gods |
| "Bolt" is a smart, sharp, original and very funny animated film about a dog who believes he possesses superpowers and doesn't realzie he's the canine star of a television show. |
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| Comedy writer Irving Brecher dies at 94 |
| Irving Brecher, who wrote vaudeville one-liners for Milton Berle and scripted Marx Brothers movies, the TV and radio hit "The Life of Riley" and the Oscar-nominated musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," has died. He was 94. |
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| Next deadline in actors dispute: awards season |
| The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios plan to hold their first contract talks in four months on Thursday and will negotiate this time with the help of a federal mediator. |
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| Postage stamp planned for Bob Hope |
| The post office is telling Bob Hope: thanks for the memories. |
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| Hugh Jackman crowned People's `Sexiest Man Alive' |
| Hugh Jackman says wife Deborra-Lee Furness teased him after finding out he'd been named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." |
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| Disney to release 5 films on IMAX |
| The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it agreed to deliver five movies via IMAX theaters beginning with the 3-D movie "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey, in November 2009. |
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| Publicist: Winona Ryder hospitalized in UK |
| Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said. |
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| Publicist: Winona Ryder hospitalized in UK |
| Actress Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport Wednesday, her publicist said. |
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| Casting for Twilight' wasn't easy for the film's director |
| Catherine Hardwicke has had millions of eyes watching her since it was announced she would direct the big-screen version of "Twilight. " Fans of the... |
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| Fans flock to `Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles |
| Hundreds of shrieking fans - mostly teenage girls - lined the streets outside the Mann Village and Bruin Theatres on Monday for a chance to peek at the stars attending the Los Angeles premiere of "Twilight." Some enthusiasts of the popular vampire literary series-turned-movie camped out overnight, while many arrived at dawn to secure a place in line. |
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| Kidman: 'Australia' film fulfilled childhood dream |
| It was hot and dusty during filming in one of the world's most remote locations. But Nicole Kidman says the prospect of a smooch with Hugh Jackman eased the troubles of working on the Outback romance, "Australia." |
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| "WALL• E," "Tropic Thunder" released on DVD this week |
| Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews... |
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| Twilight' zone: Fans shriek as actor Robert Pattinson talks Edward Cullen, young love and Doctor Who |
| "Bite me. " It's a request British actor Robert Pattinson gets almost daily as star of the new vampire film "Twilight" (opening Nov. 21 21). "It's crazy,"... |
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| Pattinson onboard for "Twilight" sequels |
| When "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson visited Orland Park, Ill., on Wednesday night, he said he had signed on to play Edward for three films — if they're all made. |
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| Australia hopes Nicole Kidman film spurs tourism |
| The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city. |
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| Lloyd: Burned home gives a 'different awareness' |
| Christopher Lloyd says he has a "different awareness" after returning to his burned-out Montecito home. |
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| 'Ratatouille' composer nabs Oscar gig |
| The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped "Ratatouille" composer Michael Giacchino as music director for the upcoming Oscars ceremony. |
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| Fans thirst for the undead heartthrob of "Twilight" |
| Robert Pattinson, who stars as the vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen in the forthcoming movie "Twilight," stepped onto a riser at the King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia on Thursday evening in front of more than 1,000 mostly teenage girls. |
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| Winslet, DiCaprio meet on new `Road' to Oscars |
| The first time out, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio's romance went down with the ship. |
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| Audiences bond $67 million to 'Quantum of Solace' |
| It's a Bond market. |
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| `Twilight' time: Vamp tale seeks blockbuster bite |
| Girl-meets-boy stories are not the usual stuff of Hollywood blockbusters, even when it's girl-meets-vampire. |
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| Animal rights group throws flour on fur-clad Lohan |
| U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has been pelted with a flour bomb on arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole. |
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| "Fuel" filmmaker Josh Tickell finds the "wow" in algae |
| Filmmaker Josh Tickell talks about "Fuel," a new documentary chronicling America's dependence on oil — and alternatives for the future. |
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| Beyoncé's destiny: channeling Etta James |
| Actress-singer Beyoncé Knowles is on a roll, with her double-disc CD "I am ... Sasha Fierce" being released Tuesday, Nov. 18, and the film "Cadillac Records," in which she plays legendary singer Etta James, scheduled for release Dec. 5. |
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| "Twilight" movie targets teen and 'tween girls |
| "Twilight," the movie based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling vampire books, aims to catch the fancy of young, female moviegoers — the same demographic that helped "Titanic" break box-office records. |
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| After "Twilight," what other movies are there for girls? |
| Moira Macdonald's list of films that may especially appeal to teen and tween girls includes "Bend It Like Beckham," "I Capture the Castle" and "Akeelah and the Bee," among others. |
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| Bada big!: "Sopranos" complete series now on DVD |
| "The Sopranos: The Complete Series" — all 33 discs of it — is now available on DVD. |
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| Hudson thanks fans for support; featured in new ad |
| Jennifer Hudson is thanking fans for their support during her recent tragedy. |
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| Star Trek's Abrams beams down to Rome |
| Trekkies, perk up your ears, both pointy and regular: We are about to reveal how it all started. |
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| Sing along with "HSM3" |
| Are you just dying to sing along with Zac, Vanessa and the kids in the box-office hit "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"? Suffer no more more;... |
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| What other movie critics are saying |
| "Let the Right One In" Stephen Whitty, The (Newark, N. J.) Star-Ledger It's a midnight-black twist on the legend. The allure — the... |
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| Film from Spain highlighted at festival |
| Northwest Film Forum presents the weeklong "Festival of New Cinema from Spain," a collection of Spanish movies completed from 2007 to 2008. It begins Friday with Félix Viscarret's surprisingly engrossing "Under the Stars." |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| "Let the Right One In": What happens when vampires fall in love |
| "Let the Right One In": Tomas Alfredson's spooky Swedish horror movie stars Lina Leandersson as a vampire who has been 12 years old for "a very long time." |
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| "Let the Right One In": What happens when vampires fall in love |
| "Let the Right One In": Tomas Alfredson's spooky Swedish horror movie stars Lina Leandersson as a vampire who has been 12 years old for "a very long time." |
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| Movie monsters and more on local screens |
| Spanish films, monster movies and a Minnelli-Garland salute fill local screens this week. |
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| Movie monsters and more on local screens |
| Spanish films, monster movies and a Minnelli-Garland salute fill local screens this week. |
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| Lyall Bush to lead NW Film Forum |
| Lyall Bush, formerly of Richard Hugo House, has been named interim executive director of Northwest Film Forum. |
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| Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend not enjoying prison |
| Italian con man Raffaello Follieri, who went from dating actress Anne Hathaway to serving a prison term for fraud, isn't enjoying the "unspeakably unsanitary" conditions at a federal jail in Brooklyn. |
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| Ryan O'Neal, son delay entering pleas |
| Ryan O'Neal and his son have delayed entering pleas in their felony drug cases until after the new year. |
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| Sandra Bullock's stalker gets 3 years of probation |
| A woman has been placed on three years of probation following her guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of stalking actress Sandra Bullock. |
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| Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year |
| Kenny Chesney won his fourth entertainer of the year award and George Strait became the most-honored artist in CMA Awards history at Wednesday's ceremony, a show highlighted by a lavish performance by Taylor Swift, a surprise appearance by rapper Lil Wayne, and the return of one of country's biggest stars, Shania Twain. |
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| "Quantum of Solace" is double-oh heaven |
| "Quantum of Solace," the new James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig, is a lot more exciting than its title would suggest. Review by Mark Rahner. |
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| "Solace" needs bigger quantum of fashion |
| "Quantum of Solace" could use a bigger quantum of fashionable Bond Girls, says movie critic Moira Macdonald. |
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| Lohan refers to Obama as `first colored president' |
| Lindsay Lohan referred to President-elect Barack Obama as the country's "first colored president" in an interview on "Access Hollywood." |
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| Sandler and wife welcome daughter Sunny Madeline |
| Adam Sandler and his wife, Jackie, have welcomed their second daughter. |
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| Tilda Swinton to lead Berlin film festival jury |
| British actress Tilda Swinton will head the jury at the Berlin film festival in February. |
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| NYC Election Board, Tim Robbins continue dispute |
| Tim Robbins' difficulty in voting on Election Day was his own fault, New York City's Board of Elections maintains. |
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| Aniston: Jolie was out of line about Pitt comments |
| Jennifer Aniston says Angelina Jolie was out of line when she spilled details about her relationship with Brad Pitt while they were filming "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." In an interview in the December issue of Vogue, Aniston talks about the magazine's 2007 profile of Jolie, who talked about growing chummy with Pitt - then married to Aniston - while shooting the action film in 2004. |
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| Michelle Williams' father to be extradited to US |
| Michelle Williams ' father, a prominent stock market trader, agreed Tuesday to return to the United States to face tax evasion charges. |
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| Michelle Williams' father to be extradited to US |
| Michelle Williams ' father, a prominent stock market trader, agreed Tuesday to return to the United States to face tax evasion charges. |
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| "Kung Fu Panda," "Hellboy II" released on DVD this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| James Cromwell hospitalized after cycling accident |
| James Cromwell was injured in a fall from his bicycle over the weekend and was expected to be released from a hospital Monday, his publicist said. Cromwell, 68, suffered a broken collarbone and a partially deflated lung, according to a statement released Monday by publicist Nancy Seltzer. |
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| `Jumanji' director Johnston does `Captain America' |
| Captain America has a new boss. |
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| Heroes dominate People's Choice Awards movie noms |
| How heroic. "Iron Man" will battle "The Dark Knight" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" for favorite movie at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards. |
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| Heroes dominate People's Choice Awards movie noms |
| How heroic. "Iron Man" will battle "The Dark Knight" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" for favorite movie at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards. |
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| Activist-singer Miriam Makeba dies in Italy at 76 |
| Miriam Makeba, the South African folk singer and anti-apartheid activist fondly known as "Mama Africa," died early Monday in southern Italy after performing at a concert against organized crime, hospital officials said. She was 76. |
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| `Madagascar' roars with $63.5 million weekend |
| Families herded into movie theaters for another trek with stranded zoo animals as the animated sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" led the weekend with a $63.5 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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| A post-election selection of DVDs |
| "Spin City" leads a list of politically oriented TV shows available on DVD. |
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| Britney, Justin perform separately at Madonna show |
| Britney and Justin still share one bond: Madonna. |
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| Hollywood joins the furor over gay marriage ban |
| Thousands of protesters are angry about California's ban on gay marriage - and so are the stars. |
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| Hollywood meets Bollywood in Oscar-hyped `Slumdog' |
| Hollywood and Bollywood rarely meet. But in the new film "Slumdog Millionaire," the two international epicenters of filmmaking find an unusually fruitful cinematic union. |
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| Leguizamo back on Broadway with `American Buffalo" |
| Five years after appearing with his one-man show "Sexaholix," John Leguizamo is back on Broadway - this time in the role he watched Al Pacino perform in the '80s. |
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| `Eagle Eye' star Michelle Monaghan has a baby girl |
| "Eagle Eye" star Michelle Monaghan and her husband Peter White have welcomed a baby girl named Willow Katherine in Los Angeles. |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| What other movie critics are saying |
| "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" Stephen Whitty, The (Newark, N. J.) Star-Ledger The actors are excellent, but calling this a "fable" won't... |
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| A Frances Farmer retrospective in her home burg, West Seattle |
| A Frances Farmer retrospective at the Admiral Theatre pays tribute to the actress and West Seattle native who died in 1970. "Come & Get It," the 1936 comedy which established Farmer as a star, screens Nov. 7. |
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| Mediocre "Soul Men" isn't worthy of Bernie Mac |
| "Soul Men": Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac are well-cast as feuding singers, but this mediocre comedy-drama isn't worthy of them. |
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| "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa": A wildly successful sequel |
| "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa": This delightful sequel to the 2005 animated hit "Madagascar" is set in an animal reserve in what looks like Kenya. The zebra (Chris Rock), lion (Ben Stiller), giraffe (David Schwimmer) and hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) are back, along with an expanded cast that includes Alec Baldwin and the late Bernie Mac. |
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| "Monks": The avant-garde Fab Five that time forgot |
| "Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback": This terrific documentary from Germany offers a belated but well-deserved tribute to the Monks, an innovative yet almost-forgotten rock combo comprised of five American GIs, based in West Germany, who flirted with fame on the same Hamburg club circuit that launched the Beatles. |
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| This "House" has no welcome mat |
| "House" is a thriller that ponders that age-old question: Can you still make a "Christian"-themed horror movie? Horror movies often play... |
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| Better "Role Models" than you'd think |
| Jane Lynch and Christopher Mintz-Plasse ("Superbad") steal the show in this comedy about a pair of man-children (Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott) sentenced to community service in a mentorship program. |
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| Pessimistic "Flow" sees the water glass more than half-empty |
| "Flow": This scarily effective documentary about the growing global water crisis points to depleted stores, ongoing lethal contamination and the privatization of supplies as the causes of imminent apocalypse. |
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| "Synecdoche, New York": Eternal darkness of the spotty mind |
| Director Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, is a creative but joyless endeavor, says Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald. |
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| "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon": Shepherd meets shepherdess in an old tale that proves refreshingly modern |
| "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon": Fresh and buoyant, Eric Rohmer's latest droll tale of a courtship gone wrong is based on a 17th-century French novel. |
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| "I've Loved You So Long": Kristin Scott Thomas is stellar, but drama is a prisoner of contrivances |
| "I've Loved You So Long": Kristin Scott Thomas gives a stunning performance as a numb, vacant woman, released after 15 years in prison, who carries a secret that turns out to feel like a plot contrivance. |
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| An important message, impotently delivered in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" |
| The message of the movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is an important one: Children and adults alike should know of the horrors of the Holocaust, and never forget. This very unsubtle movie's heart is in the right place; its art, unfortunately, isn't, says movie critic Moira Macdonald. |
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| Beyonce gushes with pride after Obama election |
| Attention, Mr. president-elect: Come Inauguration Day, Beyonce is at your service. |
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| Indian filmmaker B.R. Chopra dies |
| Veteran Indian filmmaker B.R. Chopra, whose Bollywood career spanned five decades, died at home on Wednesday. He was 94. |
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| Jackson: It's weird Mac didn't see 'Soul Men' |
| Samuel L. Jackson doesn't feel normal promoting his latest film "Soul Men" without costar Bernie Mac. |
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| Kirsten Dunst in North Dakota for vote documentary |
| In making a documentary about how the nation votes, actress Kirsten Dunst and filmmaker Jacob Soboroff were drawn to North Dakota, the only state without voter registration. |
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| Kirsten Dunst in North Dakota for vote documentary |
| In making a documentary about how the nation votes, actress Kirsten Dunst and filmmaker Jacob Soboroff were drawn to North Dakota, the only state without voter registration. |
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| Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang |
| Nixon's back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, a herd of stranded zoo animals and a very vengeful James Bond. |
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| Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang |
| Nixon's back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, a herd of stranded zoo animals and a very vengeful James Bond. |
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| Tim Robbins runs into voting trouble |
| Many Americans endured long lines to vote. Tim Robbins had to get a court order before he was allowed to cast his vote for president. |
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| Mourners attend private Hudson family funeral |
| Hundreds of mourners attended a private funeral service for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's slain mother, brother and nephew Monday at a South Side church. |
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| "Transsiberian," Gregory Peck boxed set released on DVD this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| Surfers accused of pap attack plead not guilty |
| Two surfers have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly throwing a photographer into the water as he tried to shoot pictures of Matthew McConaughey on the waves. |
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| Sacha Baron Cohen crashes LA rally as 'Bruno' |
| Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California. |
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| Oscar-winning producer John Daly dies at 71 |
| John Daly, the British-born producer of 13 Oscar-winning movies including "Platoon" and "The Last Emperor" who helped launch the careers of many A-list directors and actors, has died. He was 71. |
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| Oscar-winning producer John Daly dies at 71 |
| John Daly, the British-born producer of 13 Oscar-winning movies including "Platoon" and "The Last Emperor" who helped launch the careers of many A-list directors and actors, has died. He was 71. |
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| Kristin Scott Thomas hits her mark in two French films |
| Kristin Scott Thomas, stars in two French films this year, summer's "Tell No One," and "I've Loved You So Long," which opens Friday. |
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| "The Haunting of Molly Hartley": cheap thrills, but they'll do |
| "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" is a cheaply made thriller with a pretty good teen cast and some interesting subtexts. |
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| "Madagascar" sequel: It's a jungle in there |
| "Madagascar" co-director (and Lynnwood, Wash., native) Tom McGrath talks about "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," pop culture and the late Bernie Mac with movie reviewer Tom Keogh and his 11-year-old son, Kevin Wiebe Keogh. |
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| Redmond's new movie house a first-class ticket |
| Gold Class Cinema, opening today in Redmond, offers swanky seats and "upscale handheld food." |
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| Joaquin Phoenix quitting movies to focus on music |
| Joaquin Phoenix is quitting movies to focus on music. |
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| "Zack and Miri Make a Porno": Full-on raunch with a case of the warm fuzzies |
| Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is an ultramegacrude, funny escapade featuring the comic timing and delivery of Elizabeth Banks and the likability of Seth Rogen, which tips the movie's scale from sleazy to funny. |
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| Fear is in the air — and on the big screen |
| Horror movies screen at SIFF Cinema and Grand Illusion; Northwest Film Forum throws a "Thriller" party; and Metro Classics focuses on political intrigue with the 1962 version of "The Manchurian Candidate." |
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| What other movie critics are saying |
| "Fear(s) of the Dark" Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times News Service This animated anthology, featuring six of today's most talented graphic... |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| Despite an appealing cast, "The Other End of the Line" goes nowhere |
| "The Other End of the Line": An appealing cast, led by Jesse Metcalfe and Shriya Saran, can't save this cookie-cutter romantic comedy about an Indian woman who uses a flawless American accent to flirt with a credit-card client. |
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| "Fear(s) of the Dark": Uneven shades of black and white |
| "Fear(s) of the Dark," an uneven black-and-white anthology featuring the work of a half-dozen cartoonists, is more atmospheric than frightful. |
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| "The Pool": a universal story of the haves and have-nots |
| "The Pool": Milwaukee-based filmmaker Chris Smith went to India to make this serenely assured film about a poor boy who picks up some garden work at a wealthy man's home. |
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| "RocknRolla": Guy Ritchie's latest gangster flick is a stylish rehash |
| "RocknRolla": British gangsters tangle in a convoluted crime story of comedic action and stylish brutality. Guy Ritchie's latest entry into the genre he created is clever and zingy, but often feels like a retread of style and substance. |
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| Oscar theater designer Rockwell nabs awards gig |
| David Rockwell crafted the current home of the Academy Awards show. Now he gets to jump in on Hollywood's big night itself. |
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| Moore receives leading French award |
| British actor Roger Moore has been named a commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters. |
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| Princes William and Harry due at 007 premiere |
| Agent 007 was getting a royal stamp of approval Wednesday, with Princes William and Harry due to attend the world premiere of the new James Bond thriller, "Quantum of Solace." |
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| Downey, Favreau reteam on `Iron Man 2,' 'Avengers' |
| Robert Downey Jr. is strapping on his metal suit to join the superhero team effort "The Avengers" in addition to "Iron Man 2." |
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| Cruise, Smith appear in video to get out the vote |
| Leonardo DiCaprio is bringing out the big guns to get out the vote. |
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| 'Milk' premiere brings stars to SF's Castro |
| It was only fitting that "Milk," the film about Harvey Milk's life and death, premiere Tuesday night in the Castro. |
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| Gerard Damiano, "Deep Throat" director, dead at 80 |
| Gerard Damiano, director of the pioneering pornographic film that lent its name to the Watergate whistle-blower known as "Deep Throat," has died. He was 80. |
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| Hollywood's A-list turns out for Newman charity |
| A Hollywood who's-who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman's children's camp that doubled as a tribute to the late actor. |
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| Hollywood's A-list turns out for Newman charity |
| A Hollywood who's-who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman's children's camp that doubled as a tribute to the late actor. |
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| Model Carol Alt testifies in NY claim vs Greschner |
| Actress-model Carol Alt has testified on her own behalf in a lawsuit over disputed earnings that she brought against her ex-husband, the former hockey player Ron Greschner. |
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| Model Carol Alt testifies in claim against ex |
| Carol Alt had lots of good things to say about former hockey player Ron Greschner when she testified in federal court Tuesday about their 18-year marriage, but the good vibe wasn't enough to end their dispute over money earned in a business venture. |
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| Rahner Q&A: Kevin Smith, director of "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" |
| Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" mirrors the man himself — both Smith and the film are showing a lot more than they would have 20 years ago. |
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| A one-way ticket to land of wasted talent |
| Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson and Dianne Wiest are wasted in "Passengers," a supernatural thriller so inept and lacking in suspense that it doesn't even pass muster as lowbrow Halloween-ready entertainment. |
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| A one-way ticket to land of wasted talent |
| Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson and Dianne Wiest are wasted in "Passengers," a supernatural thriller so inept and lacking in suspense that it doesn't even pass muster as lowbrow Halloween-ready entertainment. |
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| "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" released on DVD this week |
| Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews... |
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| "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" released on DVD this week |
| Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews... |
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| 'High School Musical' commences at No. 1 with $42M |
| The crazed killer Jigsaw has been done in by a bunch of singing and dancing teens. |
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| Indie idol Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri' |
| The wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers. |
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| Triple tragedy leaves Hudson career at crossroads |
| Just a month ago, a bubbly Jennifer Hudson - who had been striking gold with just about everything she touched - was running down the list of all the projects that she expected would soon dominate her life. |
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| Indie idol Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri' |
| The wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers. |
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| Triple tragedy leaves Hudson career at crossroads |
| Just a month ago, a bubbly Jennifer Hudson - who had been striking gold with just about everything she touched - was running down the list of all the projects that she expected would soon dominate her life. |
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| Indie idol Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri' |
| The wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers. |
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| Civil trial of Keanu Reeves begins in LA |
| Just like in "The Matrix," jurors in a civil trial featuring Keanu Reeves may have to wade through several versions of reality. |
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| Civil trial of Keanu Reeves begins in LA |
| Just like in "The Matrix," jurors in a civil trial featuring Keanu Reeves may have to wade through several versions of reality. |
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| Civil trial of Keanu Reeves begins in LA |
| Just like in "The Matrix," jurors in a civil trial featuring Keanu Reeves may have to wade through several versions of reality. |
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| From first lady to "Porno" star: actress Elizabeth Banks dishes the dirt |
| Elizabeth Banks' shows her versatility, from playing Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's "W." to starring in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." |
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| Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother slain in Chicago |
| The mother and brother of Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were looking for a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress. |
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| Jerry Lewis makes another anti-gay slur |
| Jerry Lewis made an anti-gay slur on Australian television similar to one he apologized for using on his annual telethon a year ago. |
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| Escape the terror of the times with an investment in these high-return Halloween DVDs |
| Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without DVDs of horror: Here's a rating of a roundup of recent releases that offer some of the worst — and, well, yes, best. |
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| Vanessa Hudgens loved her 'High School' graduation |
| Vanessa Hudgens, who was home schooled, says starring in the "High School Musical" movies allowed her to live the rites of passage she missed. Says Hudgens, "I got to experience my prom, I got to wear a cap and gown for the very first time, graduate with people who I really love, the cast. So it's been a lot of fun." |
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| "Saw V": Another Halloween, another torture-porn hack job |
| Another All Hallow's Eve, another "Saw" movie. They're as dependable as pumpkins and as fresh as a jack-O-lantern left out in the sun until... |
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| Collecting with the stars: celeb trading cards |
| These days, most celebrities trade on their fame for fashion lines, fragrances, reality shows and blogs. Now, some 40 famous folks - from Scarlett Johansson to Jared Leto - will be able to trade their fame with each other. |
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| Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend gets 4 1/2 years in scam |
| Anne Hathaway's former boyfriend was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for cheating investors of millions of dollars by claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy Roman Catholic Church property at a discount. |
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| Alan Bennett donates archive to Oxford University |
| Playwright-screenwriter Alan Bennett is donating his literary archive to Oxford University's Bodleian Library. |
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| What other critics are saying |
| "Changeling" David Germain, The Associated Press This movie is a fine piece of technical craftsmanship, loaded with period flourishes that... |
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| DVDs released this week |
| A weekly listing of new DVDs. |
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| The past haunts "The Unknown Woman" |
| Xenia Rappoport plays a mysterious nanny in an engrossing, disturbing thriller from Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso"). |
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| "Tru Loved": A coming-out movie that never quite makes it |
| "Tru Loved" is a sweet but unconvincing comedy-drama about a 16-year-old straight girl, Tru, who forms a Gay-Straight Alliance Club at a mostly homophobic suburban school. |
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| "Pride and Glory": There's no "Glory" in this grisly bore |
| "Pride and Glory": This strained, self-congratulatory police drama stars Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight in a story of corruption and family. |
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| "Merlove": A giddy toast to merlot |
| "Merlove": In response to the merlot-bashing hit comedy "Sideways," Napa Valley-based filmmaker Rudy McClain has crafted a rambling yet humorously good-natured documentary in defense of the wine made from dark-blue grapes grown in California, Bordeaux, Washington, Italy and elsewhere. |
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| Angelina Jolie owns "Changeling" |
| Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie, is good, old-fashioned moviemaking. Review by Moira Macdonald. |
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| "Happy-Go-Lucky": No plot? Don't worry — be happy |
| Sally Hawkins is charming as a perpetually happy young woman in Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky." |
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| "Ashes of Time" reworked into a visual treat |
| "Ashes of Time Redux," starring Maggie Cheung and the late Leslie Cheung, is Wong Kar Wai's extensively reworked version of his only martial-arts movie. Music, editing and Christopher Doyle's cinematography have all been revised, and the images are very nearly everything. |
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| Film on plight of world's poorest opens in Rome |
| The plight of the world's poorest was highlighted Thursday as "8" (Huit), a collection of short movies inspired by the U.N.'s Millennium Goals, premiered at the Rome Film Festival. |
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| Director David Cronenberg is writing a novel |
| Canadian director David Cronenberg is swapping his camera for a pen. |
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| "HSM3": Like, cute and all, but "déjà vu" (we just learned that in language arts) |
| (Since reviewing "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" as an adult didn't make much sense, here's a fictitious diary entry, written by a... |
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| Spielberg celebrates Douglas, Shoah Foundation |
| It was a starry night at the California Science Center as Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler celebrated Kirk Douglas and a foundation to preserve the memories of the Holocaust. |
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| Del Toro, Cuaron do voices in new Bond film |
| Mexican film directors Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron will both have voice roles in the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace." |
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| Damon 'honored' by Joe the Plumber's shout-out |
| Matt Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign - "Joe the Plumber" - dropped his name in an interview. |
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