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'The Cabin in the Woods' review: Close to geek paradise
***1/2 (out of four) Wow; the ending of “The Cabin in the Woods” rewards patience like few movies rarely do. The crazy, bloody sequence practically epitomizes “give the audience what they want.” And the fanboy contingent that...
Tags: Joss Whedon, Bradley Whitford, NASA, Fran Kranz
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'Jack Reacher' review: Take notes, Tyler Perry
*** (out of four) Before learning about the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., I already was disturbed by a scene of “Jack Reacher” in which a sniper sets up five seemingly random people in his sights before killing them. The world only grows more...
Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie), Werner Herzog, Jack Reacher (movie), Lee Child
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Timing is everything for 'Jack Reacher' ★★ 1/2
Considered outside the context of the bloody December so far, "Jack Reacher" does its work sleekly and well. Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie filmed the adaptation of the Lee Child book "One Shot" (one of many Reacher adventures) in Pittsburgh,...
Tags: Gaming, Rosamund Pike, Authors, Entertainment, Magic Mike (movie)
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'Killing Them Softly' review: A crime saga with personality plus
***1/2 (out of four) “Killing Them Softly,” writer-director Andrew Dominik’s follow-up to 2007’s vastly under-seen “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” does include traditional criminal...
Tags: Ben Mendelsohn, Robert Ford, Crime, Law and Justice, Killing Them Softly (movie), Ray Liotta
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Growing number of fungal meningitis cases in Indiana
The number of Hoosiers sick from a fungal meningitis outbreak is growing. Three people in Indiana are now sick, and that number is expected to grow, with symptoms sometimes taking as long as 30 days to appear. Two cases have been confirmed in Elkhart,...
Tags: Back Pain, Meningitis, Hospitals and Clinics
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'Liberal Arts' review: A personal, thoughtful look at (post-) college life from Ted Mosby--I mean, Josh Radnor
***1/2 (out of four) The line between Josh Radnor and his “How I Met Your Mother” character Ted Mosby continues to disintegrate. In “Liberal Arts,” which marks a big step up from Radnor’s writing-directing debut “...
Tags: Kate Mara, Colleges and Universities, Liberal Arts (movie), Education, Coffee
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Q&A: 'Liberal Arts' star/writer/director Josh Radnor
Asked what aspects of his “How I Met Your Mother” character he enjoyed exploring last season, Josh Radnor takes a mulligan. Outside of reconnecting with Victoria (Ashley Williams), Radnor can’t remember what happened to Ted. College, on...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Liberal Arts (movie), Movies, Allison Janney, Ashley Williams
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Navigating Cannes screenings a tricky task
CANNES, France — Here’s why the world’s greatest film festival, the one on the Cote d’Azur, means something, and to some filmmakers means everything — even if a lot of the surrounding movies are lame. The other evening at...
Tags: Gael Garcia Bernal, Mud (movie), Killing Them Softly (movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Inglourious Basterds (movie)
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'Darling Companion' review: Can't really blame the dog for running away
** (out of four) My wife and I just adopted my in-laws’ 7-year-old dog, an extremely lovable miniature dachshund named Rosie. I am exactly the right person to find warmth in “Darling Companion,” in which Beth (Diane Keaton) rescues a 7-...
Tags: Diane Keaton, Lawrence Kasdan, Movies, Kevin Kline, Darling Companion (movie)
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On Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31
Channel Guide MagazineOn Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31: Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in the award-winning Lincoln is outstanding, but Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones shouldn’t be overlooked in their roles. This week also brings Killing The Softly with Brad... -
“Liz & Dick” EP Larry Thompson: story was in screenwriter Christopher Monger’s DNA
Channel Guide MagazineWhen I spoke with Larry Thompson, executive producer of Lifetime's upcoming Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton biopic Liz & Dick, this afternoon for our November cover story on the opulent and much-debated film, he revealed just how deeply connected his... -
Sundance Film Festival announces its drama, documentary premieres
24 FramesSundance Film Festival is perhaps best known for its narrative and dramatic competitions, but the real business in Park City, Utah, is done around the Sundance Film Festival premieres — and none of the features announced Monday has a distribution...
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