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Johnny Depp and crew are reckless, brash and charming in 'Public Enemies'
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Anyone doubting the role "charisma" plays in the movies need look no further than "Public Enemies," an old-fashioned gangster picture built on simple star power.
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New 'Ice Age' should actually be called 'Yawn of the Dinosaurs'
Thursday, July 2, 2009
There's more action and cuddly creatures for kids to love in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" than in the animated franchise's first two installments.
For their parents, it's more of the same, a "Yawn of the Dinosaurs" adventure with some new faces and places but the same central characters rehashing the themes of the first two movies.
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For their parents, it's more of the same, a "Yawn of the Dinosaurs" adventure with some new faces and places but the same central characters rehashing the themes of the first two movies.
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Feature film, ETV recall S.C. native
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Bonnie and Clyde had nothing on John Dillinger, the most famous outlaw of the 20th century, Public Enemy No. 1 and the source of more than a few legends. But the man who brought him to book, the FBI agent whose success stirred the jealousy of his own agency's director, J. Edgar Hoover, has been eclipsed in history by his more colorful quarry.
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Behind closed doors
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Idaho Congressman Larry Craig stands in front of the microphones and declares that despite being caught soliciting a cop for sex in a men's room, despite lovers telling their stories of him to the press, that he is not gay. And in the background a bystander calls out - "Come on Larry, be gay!"
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'Sister's Keeper' raises tough questions
Thursday, June 25, 2009
'My Sister's Keeper" is a shameless weepy, one of the most manipulative and fundamental of genres, but it also raises some surprisingly difficult and thought-provoking ethical questions. Based on the Jodi Picoult best-seller, the drama focuses on the Fitzgerald family, and the drastic deci...
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Transformers' franchise has 'Fallen' and can't get up
Thursday, June 25, 2009
As big, dumb summer "entertainments" go, they don't get much bigger or much dumber than "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." The briefly amusing mash-up/crunch-up of a couple of summers back has been recycled into an epic two and a half hours of explosions, ponderous cartoon history, veiled rac...
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Movies opening here
Thursday, June 25, 2009
My Sister's Keeper: A young girl, conceived to provide a donor match for her leukemia-stricken older sister, seeks to earn medical emancipation from her parents. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Joan Cusack, Thomas Dekker Rated PG-13...
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'Away We Go' a lovely trip toward parenthood
Thursday, June 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Movies about pregnancy all too often feature mad dashes to the maternity ward, delivery-room histrionics and bumbling, hovering relatives. "Away We Go" rejects those cliches and instead takes an honest, humorous and ultimately moving look at the prospect of a family gro...
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At 87, Betty White busier than ever
Saturday, June 20, 2009
One problem with getting older, Betty White says, is that people assume you've picked up wisdom along with the wrinkles. "They'll come up to me and ask, 'Could you advise me ...?' on this or that. "I tell them to forget it. It's all I can do to get myself through a day."
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Reynolds, Bullock make a solid comic pair in 'Proposal'
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sandra Bullock may be aging out of the years when Hollywood sees her as Miss Congeniality, but not without one last fling. "The Proposal" has her playing the icy boss who blackmails her younger assistant into a sham marriage to save her Green Card.
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Impressive acting of Biel and Firth adds color to inconsistent 'Easy Virtue'
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Though "Easy Virtue" harbors the most appealing role Jessica Biel has had to date — which, frankly, isn't saying much — the real reason to bother with director Stephan Elliott's handsome but uneven film is that scowling old curmudgeon Colin Firth, an actor generally consigned to playing cold, unsmiling cads and bounders.
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Bryce Donovan: It Beats Working...

Funny how life works.
Back in 1985, when I was just 10-years-old, my buddy Andy Nelms and I spent the entire summer trying to catch lizards. Every time we would catch one, we would put it in a container, label it and observe the lizard's behavior. Fast forward 25 years later, and wouldn't you know it, I still make poop jokes.
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Back in 1985, when I was just 10-years-old, my buddy Andy Nelms and I spent the entire summer trying to catch lizards. Every time we would catch one, we would put it in a container, label it and observe the lizard's behavior. Fast forward 25 years later, and wouldn't you know it, I still make poop jokes.
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Jack McCray: JazzBeat(s)...

Calling all crate diggers, mods and others who enjoy mesmerizing funk jam experiences: The New Mastersounds, hailing from Leeds, England, will be performing at The Pour House on Friday and Saturday.
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Olivia Pool: Arts...

A high-backed dining chair in a tree, just where its owner likes it. A dog pulling his skateboarding owner down the middle of the street. A man fishing in head to toe deer camouflage.
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