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Review: Laughs stolen in 'Identity Thief'
"Identity Thief" is a larcenous bit of funny business. It probably should be locked up for its crimes and misdemeanors against moviemaking. But its stars, Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, steal so many laughs from such improbable places that the...Tags: Identity Thief (movie), Celebrities, Criminals, George Clooney, John Cho
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Critic makes few friends calling Melissa McCarthy 'tractor-sized'
Rex Reed, the famed film critic of the New York Observer, is no fan of Melissa McCarthy nor her latest flick, "Identity Thief." In his review, Reed trashed the zany comedy that costars Jason Bateman as a victim of McCarthy's felonious identity-...Tags: Identity Thief (movie), Rex Reed, Criminals, Girls (tv program), Los Angeles Times
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'Identity Thief' steals fun away from Bateman, McCarthy ★ 1/2
Debilitatingly witless, "Identity Thief" strands Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman on the shoulder of its own road-trip premise, an artificial construct reminiscent of "Due Date." Remember "Due Date," that sour thing with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach...
Tags: Criminals, Due Date (movie), John Cho, Eric Stonestreet, Horrible Bosses (movie)
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Big-screen blind spot: 'Cool Runnings'
Once in a while, a movie slips under your radar. For about, oh, 20 years. In 'Big-screen blind spot,' we sit down with those 'classic' movies everybody but us has seen and give them the nostalgia critic treatment. Confession: Until last week, I hadn't...
Tags: Malik Yoba, Entertainment, Gladiator (movie), Doug E. Doug, Sports
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Thanksgiving TV specials 2012
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Nov. 20, 2012, 4:23pm CT We've broken down the list of Thanksgiving TV marathons, as well as some upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes of your favorite TV shows. Now, here is a look at some of the top standalone Thanksgiving TV specials... -
PIX11 Yule Log to Air on Christmas Day -- and Watch Out For Other WPIX Holiday Traditions
It wouldn't be a holiday in New York without the PIX11 Yule Log! The Yule Log, the famous film loop of a burning log in a hearth, has warmed the hearts of` viewers since it debuted on PIX in 1966. To celebrate the fabled fire stick's 46th anniversary,...Tags: Paul Wesley, Bing Crosby, Barry Watson, Steve Martin, Uma Thurman
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Accordion: Not just for polkas anymore, say fans
Blame it on Lawrence Welk.
If you're unfamiliar with that name, members of the American Accordionists' Association will give you an extra-warm welcome to their festival in Baltimore this week.
Accordionists in this country have long struggled with the...Tags: Billy Joel, Dance, Culture, John Powell, Entertainment Events
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March 21: The Cult of Katniss
Jennifer Lawrence is relishing her last few weeks of anonymity. The 21-year-old actress understands that her starring turn in"The Hunger Games" is about to change her life. Opening Friday, the highly anticipated film, faithfully adapted from Suzanne...Tags: The Beaver (movie), Woody Allen, Celebrities, Drama (genre), Fiction
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Ferris Bueller at 25 — Where’s the reunion?
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelThere's a new anniversary BluRay edition of “Ferris Bueller's Day Off,” the perfect excuse to introduce the tweens to the teen oeuvre of John Hughes with a minimum of sexual come-ons (Noooo “Sixteen Candles”) and an acceptable... -
John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films
John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday. He was 59. Hughes, who...
Tags: Sixteen Candles (movie), Molly Ringwald, Drama (genre), Matthew Broderick, Celebrities
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