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Vampire Con's anti-'Twilight' stance: Go for the jugular
The Hero ComplexHero Complex contributor Nicky Loomis is back with a look at a local event out for new blood in its second year. For a couple of self-described “horror film geek freaks,” the idea to start a vampire convention came natural....... -
'Compass' Points Weitz Back To 'Materials'
Zap2It.comAfter Chris Weitz departed New Line's "The Golden Compass," it took the studio eight months to find a new director. Now, eight months later, Weitz appears to be back on the project. The industry trades are reporting that Anand Tucker ("Shopgirl") has...Tags: Movies, University of Oxford, Academy Awards, Entertainment
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Craig Bonds With 'Compass' Role
Zap2It.comDaniel Craig seems to just be franchise-crazy these days. The newest James Bond, who makes his first 007 appearance in this fall's "Casino Royale," has signed on for a key role in New Line's "The Golden Compass," the first part in what the studio hopes...Tags: Timothy Dalton, London Theatre, Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
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'Compass' Points to Kidman
Zap2It.comAs has long been rumored in the British press, Nicole Kidman is in talks to take on a crucial role in New Line's big budget adaptation of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." Both industry trade papers are reporting that Kidman will play the mysterious...Tags: Bewitched (tv program), England, Dakota Blue Richards, Education, Nicole Kidman
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Antz
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday October 2, 1998 Of the numerous apocryphal stories clustering around legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn, one concerns "The Life of the Bee," a book by Nobel Prize-winning author Maurice Maeterlinck. Goldwyn, or so the story goes, purchased the...Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Career and Workplace, Toy Story (movie), Gaming, Maurice Maeterlinck
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American Pie
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday July 9, 1999 "American Pie" is the darndest thing. Both warmhearted and foul-mouthed, this unlooked-for hybrid of "South Park" and Andy Hardy uses its surface crudeness as sucker bait to entice teenage audiences into the tent to see a movie...Tags: Natasha Lyonne, Chris Moore, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Owens, Jason Biggs
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday July 28, 2000 "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" is all Eddie, all the time. When the cast list appears at the end of this benighted sequel, the active Mr. Murphy is credited with eight roles. While this surely has its advantages (fewer star...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Larry Miller, David Newman, Death, Pharmaceuticals
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Down to Earth
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday February 16, 2001 Hollywood has made a habit of taking charismatic, even transgressive performers and putting them into tepid popular entertainments. Think Elvis Presley. Think Richard Pryor. And now, think Chris Rock. In fact, "Down to...Tags: Mark Addy, Chris Rock, Death, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Weitz
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Chuck & Buck
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday July 14, 2000 Watching "Chuck & Buck" is like watching a tightrope walker: One slip-up and the film would surely plummet into incredibility or sheer tastelessness. Yet writer Mike White, who plays Buck, and director Miguel Arteta...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Death, Family, Celebrities, Paul Weitz
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'American Pie 2'
Times Film CriticThe '2' in the title says all you need to know about "American Pie 2." It's a copy all the way, a disheartening attempt to capitalize on the success of the original. Though few adults saw it, the first "American Pie" was more than a power at the box...Tags: Natasha Lyonne, Chris Moore, Shannon Elizabeth, Jason Biggs, Paul Weitz
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Summer Movie Preview
![It has been suggested that summer has already begun at the cineplexes, with the huge opening for ``The Scorpion King." Whether The Rock has legs as well as arms will be seen. But well before Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, the long season for big movies surely commences on Friday with the arrival of ``Spider-Man."](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2002-04/2896045.jpg "It has been suggested that summer has already begun at the cineplexes, with the huge opening for ``The Scorpion King." Whether The Rock has legs as well as arms will be seen. But well before Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, the long season for big movies surely commences on Friday with the arrival of ``Spider-Man.\"")
Courant film CriticIt has been suggested that summer has already begun at the cineplexes, with the huge opening for ``The Scorpion King." Whether The Rock has legs as well as arms will be seen. But well before Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, the long season...Tags: Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Rupert Everett, Matthew McConaughey, Frances O'Connor
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'In Good Company'
Times Staff Writer"In Good Company" sounds like what it is: a recipe for how we'd all like to end the year. It's a major studio comedy that's all the things a major studio comedy usually is not, including genial, generous-spirited and unmistakably entertaining. It's not...Tags: New York University, Paul Weitz, Celebrity Parents, Television, Scarlett Johansson
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!["In Good Company" sounds like what it is: a recipe for how we'd all like to end the year. It's a major studio comedy that's all the things a major studio comedy usually is not, including genial, generous-spirited and unmistakably entertaining.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-12/15633783 ""In Good Company\" sounds like what it is: a recipe for how we'd all like to end the year. It's a major studio comedy that's all the things a major studio comedy usually is not, including genial, generous-spirited and unmistakably entertaining.")
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