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'Tell No One' is a mystery all right
One delusion of conscientious moviegoing is that alertness has its rewards. Some plots just don't care how closely you watch them. Guillaume Canet's "Tell No One" certainly doesn't. At least twice during this juicy, preposterous murder-mystery, I found myself thinking, "But I was paying attention! Why doesn't this make any sense yet?"
'Swing Vote': An election for dummies
With several months left before the presidential election, "Swing Vote" arrives to remind you what's important. The movie goes on and on about honesty. Illegal immigration, gays in the military, and abortion all come up. But to paraphrase a successful presidential campaign: It's the screenwriting, stupid.
'Water Lilies' skims the surface of teen sex
"Water Lilies" is about two teenage best friends and their very important discovery: Sex. But on this occasion, it's not an "OMG" event. The reaction is a lot more like, "Hmm, that's weird: Boys like me." Or: "I like girls." The writer and director, Céline Sciamma, appears to be going for some kind of lightly artistic social critique. She sets ...
Little left to believe in
We may not see it often, but Gillian Anderson has a wonderful face for movies. It's long, with big features that don't give a lot away. She would have been a huge star in the 1930s and '40s, when the good screenplays had snap and a half-awake director would have made the most of her smolder and intelligence. Instead, her ...
Portrait of a durable romance
It's a cruel thing, outliving the man who adored you and whom you adored in return. The Don Bachardy seen going on with his life in "Chris & Don: A Love Story" is a forlorn but affable figure. It's been 22 years since his partner, Christopher Isherwood, died, and the longing hasn't receded much. Now he aches with flair. The ...
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Back at the Barnyard: Season 1
It's fun on the farm in this animated Nickelodeon series that was inspired by the feature film Barnyard: The Original Party Animals and features several of the movie's most loveable characters, as well as a few new faces. The first season kicks off with Otis -- a male cow with female udders -- and his bovine pals causing trouble for a frightened family stuck in their car. Later, Pig gets his tail stuck in a bottle while lounging in the mud.
Ben 10: Season 4
With the help of his prized alien watch, which allows him to transform into any of 10 alien superheroes, young Ben Tennyson battles another round of evil forces in the fourth season of the Cartoon Network series. With the help of his detail-oriented sister, Gwen, and the tough-but-supportive Grandpa Max, Ben finds fun and adventure in these 10 action-packed episodes, culminating in the two-part season finale "Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10."
Charlie and Lola: Vol. 8: I Am Collecting a Collection
In the title episode of this charming animated compilation, Charlie is collecting the plastic dinosaurs from his breakfast cereal boxes, and his set is nearly complete. As usual, little Lola wants to be just like her big brother. She decides she'll collect something, too -- but what? When water and leaves don't work out, Lola assembles a collection that may not mean much to anyone else, but makes perfect sense to her.
Disney's Little Einsteins: Flight of the Instrument Fairies
This colorful collection from the popular Playhouse Disney series includes four fairy-tale adventures, including the never-before-seen episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies," featuring a band of musical sprites who paint the Artic sky. Join Rocket -- who can gleefully transform from a spaceship to a submarine -- as he guides Quincy, Annie, June and Leo on adventures with a team of lost puppets in Prague and at a black-tie ball in Vienna.
Garfield's Fun Fest
This sequel to Garfield Gets Real centers around FunFest, Cartoon World's yearly competition for the funniest comic strip in the land, in which fat cat Garfield (voiced by Frank Welker) has long held bragging rights as the reigning title holder. But this time, Garfield must battle the tall, handsome Ramone for the coveted honor in a way that only a lasagna-loving tabby cat can do --with hilarious results.
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Rogen: I make movies I'd like to see (UPI)
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian actor-writer-producer Seth Rogen says he likes to make movies that he and his friends would want to actually go out and see.
High school or the movies? Dad makes a deal (MSNBC)
David Gilmour feared he might lose his son forever if he forced him to stay in high school, hopelessly flunking. Instead, he did something he recommends to no other parent: He told his boy he could drop out and watch movies instead.
High school or the movies? One dad makes a deal (USA Today)
David Gilmour's 15-year-old son did not just hate school. Gilmour feared he might lose him forever if he forced him to stay in class, so he let him drop out and watch movies instead.
Movies bulk up Marvel profits (The New Zealand Herald)
Marvel Entertainment yesterday said its profit rose 61 per cent in the second quarter, helped by pre-sales of the movies Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, but an updated forecast for the year fell below Wall St estimates.
Free Saturday Movies In the Park Are Back (Palisadian-Post)
A perfect antidote to a stressful week of driving, expensive restaurants and long movie lines is Movies in the Park, now underway once again every Saturday evening in August.
Real-life rescue inspired by movies (Straits Times)
THEY did not know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but when faced with an unconscious woman they had just plucked out of the sea off East Coast Park, two men turned to what they had learnt about the emergency procedure from the movies.
Rogen: I make movies I'd like to see (Moldova.org)
Canadian actor-writer-producer Seth Rogen says he likes to make movies that he and his friends would want to actually go out and see.Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg penned last summer's hit comedy, Superbad, as well as the current release, Pineapple Express. Rogen has also starred in and produced the big-screen Judd Apatow comedies, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.The only ...
Movies on the Square crowds grow (The Celina Record)
Movies on the Square organizers are giving audience turnout two thumbs up this summer. More than 200 people watched Friday’s movie, and Boy Scouts’ soft drink and popcorn sales have been brisk.
McCain, Obama discuss movies, TV viewing habits (AP via Yahoo! News)
John McCain's favorite television commander in chief plays the first black U.S. president.
Blaska's Blog: See you at the movies with David Zucker (Isthmus)
David Zucker is directing another movie. This one may provoke a few marches down State Street, some teach-ins, sundry boycotts, and threats of violence among Madison's Left. He, of course, is the UW-Madison graduate and Wisconsin native who made, along with his brother Jerry and partner Jim Abrahams, the comedies Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane, and the Naked Gun movies. David Z. is working on ...
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Movie Review | 'Pineapple Express': Stoners Who Put the Bud in Buddies
“Pineapple Express” is a stoner comedy that partakes of a gentle indie vibe before hitting the hard stuff.
On Location: A London Home to Shock the Neighbors
The director Roland Emmerich’s 1830 town house in London is designed to shock, amuse and provoke discussion.
Arts, Briefly: Movie Wins R Rating
Kevin Smith, the director of the movies “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy,” has won an appeal to lower the rating for his new comedy from NC-17 to R.
Movie Review | 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life': Godmother of Punk, Celebrator of Life
You may not learn everything you want to know in “Patti Smith: Dream of Life,” but you learn just about everything you need.
Movie Review | 'Bottle Shock': Plaid Suits, Prize Grapes and the Rise of Napa
“Bottle Shock” reconstructs a watershed moment in the wine world’s acceptance of the Golden State.
Movie Review | 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2': Four Jills in Jeans (One Pair) Go to College, Find Romance (or Not), Stay Connected
This is the movie equivalent of being patted on the shoulder by an encouraging high school guidance counselor and assured that you are doing just fine.
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Spotted: Abhishek, Aishwarya in California
Reader Subramani Thiagarajan has sent us this photograph with the two star couple.
'I would be foolish not to use Farhan'
It's not everyday that one gets to direct the man, who directed the brilliant Dil Chahta Hai. But Abhishek Kapoor does just that in Rock On!, in which Farhan Akhtar makes his acting and singing debut.
Imran Khan, the kidnapper?
Promos of the Jaane Na Ya Jaane Tu actor from his latest film -- Kidnap -- will be screened during the premiere of Singh is Kinng. A reliable source informs us that this is the first time we will be seeing Aamir Khan's nephew in a movie after the success of his debut film.
Britney Spears to play lesbian killer?
Britney Spears has been tipped to play a killer lesbian in Quentin Tarantino's remake of the 1965 cult classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.
Morgan Freeman heading for divorce
Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife after being married for 24 years, say his lawyer. The Dark Knight star has announced his split with second wife Myrna Colley-Lee following a divorce action.
A good album from Ilayaraja
Dhanam, with its off-beat theme, has demanded a similarly off-beat offering from Ilaiyaraja, and much will depend on how these songs are picturised. Though some of the tunes are meant to titillate the front-benchers, you can't deny that the maestro has turned in a rather good album.
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