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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:43:00 GMT
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Transsiberian
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:43:00 GMT
One of the year's better thrillers, ' ' starts out as a very plausible and intelligent slow burn train-set melodrama which later morphs into a less effective but still serviceable snow-bound crime thriller. It's a testament to the skills of director Brad

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT
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Tropic Thunder
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT
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Mirrors
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT
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Fly Me to the Moon
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT
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2008 Beijing Olympics
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:17:00 GMT
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Fans to Play a Part in Primetime Emmys
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:17:00 GMT
HOLLYWOOD - It took more than half a century, but the TV academy and Emmy producers are finally catching up with the times. In honor of the ceremonyā??s 60th anniversary next month, fans will determine TVā??s most memorable moments, to be

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'The Rocker' review
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:18:00 GMT
Drummer Robert Fish Fishman (Rainn Wilson) still holds a grudge 20 years after he was kicked out of Poison-esque metal band Vesuvius. But the rock star dream takes new life when Fish mans the skins for his nephews band, A.D.D. (whose members are played

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Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT
) - If there is a term that strikes a feeling of distinct mediocrity in any critic it is British Period Film. If there is a term that strikes a feeling of distinct despair in any critic it is British Comedy Film. Mix the two together and the omens are

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Scranton rocks
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:14:00 GMT
Most of the time, Rainn Wilson is nothing like his character Dwight Schrute on the NBC comedy The Office. Except when hes playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Xbox.Im talking to the guys on [the little headset] that Im shooting. Im going like, Hey,

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Reality TV: Who Deserves Their Own Show?
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:11:00 GMT
Everybody and their mother (cough cough, Dina Lohan!) seems to have a reality show these days. But there are still plenty of fallen stars, celeb relatives, has-beens and quasi-famous train wrecks out there who havent yet been commissioned by E! or VH1

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Get Smart
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:56:00 GMT
With the identity of its spies compromised, US spy agency CONTROL is forced to send analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell) into the field. Teamed with glamorous Agent 99 (Hathaway), he must prevent world domination by crime syndicate KAOS.Verdict Despite a plot

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Somers Town
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:56:00 GMT
Arriving in London to escape his tough Nottingham existence, orphan Tomo (Turgoose) is viciously mugged. But his fortunes take an upswing when he meets shy Polish teen Marek (Jagiello) and the pair form a friendship built on goofing about and harebrained

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The Angry Flood and the Stories in Its Wake
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:16:00 GMT
IT did not help the emerging genre of Hurricane Katrina cinema that the first responder appeared in many ways to have the last word. When Spike Lees documentary had its premiere on HBO in August 2006, just a year after the hurricane landed, it had the

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To Be, or to Be Broad, in Service of Hamlet 2
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:16:00 GMT
DESPITE appearances in movies like Sofia Coppolas Marie Antoinette and Jim Jarmuschs Coffee and Cigarettes, Steve Coogan, the star of the indie comedy Hamlet 2, which opens Friday, is scarcely known in the United States, unless you count stories about

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Film Review: Traitor
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:53:00 GMT
(Overture Films) 'Traitor' is the cinematic equivalent of an airport novel that can be purchased before a long flight, read en route and discarded upon landing. The film is a genuinely gripping tale about international terrorism that hopscotches across

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Daytrippers, The
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMT
Eliza is concerned when she discovers a love note written to her husband Louis, so she jumps into her car with parents, Jim and Rita Malone, her sister Jo, and Jo's boyfriend Carl, to confront him.Verdict The Daytrippers is an assured debut which engages

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Mirrors
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:46:00 GMT
USA A Review in a Hurry: Kiefer Sutherland stars as a security guard who spends his nights trolling a burned-out department store. Everything is ashen and destroyed. Everything that is, except the mirrors. The Bigger Picture: The great thing about the

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Film in Review
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT
A possessed nun, an alcoholic ex-cop and a mess of shattered glass drive Mirrors, a minor chiller and major downer from the talented Alexandre Aja. Inspired by (though unfaithful to) the 2003 Korean movie Into the Mirror, the new film features Kiefer

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Political Screenplay at Center of Lawsuit
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT
For Hollywood stars and studio executives, being sued is almost as common as being pitched at the Ivy. But rarely does a suit involve a former Republican operative and a film starring Kevin Costner about the fight for the center in American politics. On

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Film Review: Mirrors
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:10:00 GMT
Asian horror films, and their inevitable American remakes, have a tendency to provide effectively frightening attributes to the most banal physical objects, but 'Mirrors' pushes the limit. This remake of a South Korean movie ultimately provides fewer

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J. Lo's 'Maid in Manhattan' Coming to TV
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:43:00 GMT
HOLLYWOOD - ABC is bringing Jennifer Lopezs last big box office hit, , to TV--and not just to show on a Friday night! The Disney-owned network is collaborating with singer/actress Lopez to develop a TV series based on the 2002 movie, according to The

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Final Destination
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:25:00 GMT
After one of them experiences a powerful vision, a group of students leave an airplane that goes on to crash, killing everyone onboard. But after the accident, strange accidents carry off members of the group, suggesting that Death, or Fate, may be

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:56:00 GMT
USA Review in a Hurry: Woody Allen returns to what he does bestdry, character-based comedyin this smart, unpredictable alternative to summer blockbusters. The Bigger Picture: By now you've heard about the all-way sex between Javier Bardem, Penlope Cruz

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'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' review
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:09:00 GMT
Analytical, self-aware and engaged Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and impulsive, newly single Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) embark on a summer jaunt to Spain, where they meet ultra-confident painter Jose Antonio (Javier Bardem). Cristinas feelings for Jose Antonio

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Shepherds, Nymphs, Despair and Love
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:44:00 GMT
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Man on Wire
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:25:00 GMT
Afraid of heights? Here's a new documentary that might stop your pulse. If documentaries have undergone an evaporating popularity in recent years, '' could be the first one in some time to capture a wide audience. Advance audiences reportedly love this

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Tropic Thunder
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:25:00 GMT
It's dirty and foul-mouthed but ' ' is a testosterone-driven laugh riot. The movie is Ben Stiller's most gleefully offensive and antagonistic-aggressive comedies but the target satire hits its marks. Stiller is Tug Speedman, buff but brainless action

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