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'Jack the Giant Slayer'
The fable of "Jack and the Beanstalk" gets a big revision from director Bryan Singer in this hugely visual fantasy, which succeeds on its sights even when the dramatics fall short. Nicholas Hoult ("Warm Bodies") plays courageous Jack, who ascends into a...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Bill Nighy
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Nate Silver: In Hollywood, 'Nobody knows anything'
Predictability and the arts-and-entertainment world have an uneasy relationship. Predictability is a given — like the mouthfeel of a Big Mac — when it comes to, say, the punch lines on "Two and a Half Men" or the beats of your average...
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'Iron Man 3' leads weekend with $72.5M, 'Gatsby' finishes a strong No. 2 with $50.1M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through...Tags: Carl Icahn, Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (movie), Oblivion (movie), The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Iron Man 3 (movie)
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'Great Gatsby' Tracks for $40M Debut, But It's in a Tight Spot, Old Sport
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - "The Great Gatsby," likely the priciest costume drama ever made, will be in a tight spot at the box office when it opens Friday. The latest tracking and analysts' projectons have the film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey...Tags: Beyonce, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Carey Mulligan, 42 (movie)
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'Iron Man 3' crushes overseas, but can it topple 'Avengers'?
Is “Iron Man 3” as steely as “The Avengers?” The highly anticipated Marvel-Disney sequel opens domestically this weekend, a week after the Tony Stark update grossed nearly $200 million in its overseas premiere -- a faster start...Tags: Services and Shopping, The Host (movie), Movies, Entertainment, China
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'Blancanieves' review: A fairy tale re-do that does it right
*** (out of four) If your Spanish is rusty, yes, that title translates to “Snow White.” Yet even if you raise your hand when someone asks, “Who’s tired of the recent wave of reimagined fairy tales?”—I raise both of...
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Film review: '42' scores a triple
Special to The Herald-MailToo many weeks ago, I proclaimed "Jack the Giant Slayer" to be the first half-decent movie of 2013. Now along comes "42," and I am proclaiming it to be the first really good movie of 2013. It should not have taken us more than three months to get the...Tags: Baseball, Django Unchained (movie), Civil Rights, 42 (movie), Cultural Development
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Not-so-evil 'Dead': Is horror the new action?
People who offer their Monday-morning quarterback opinions in spaces like this -- yours truly included -- like to parse every number, every success or failure, for a larger meaning. And sometimes you have to look pretty hard to see a trend. Other times,...Tags: The Host (movie), Channing Tatum, The Last Stand (movie), Movies, Entertainment
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'The Croods' catches fire with $44.7M opening
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The caveman comedy "The Croods" left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with $44.7 million, according to Sunday studio estimates. The 3-D adventure from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox features a voice...
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Warner Bros. stumbles, hopes to do better at box office
It has been a rough start to 2013 for a movie studio unaccustomed to taking one on the chin. And in this case, there has been more than one haymaker. Warner Bros. has released five films in a row that have underperformed at the box office, including...
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International box office revenues soared in 2012, MPAA reports
Hollywood remains a hot global commodity, according to a new industry report. Global movie ticket sales soared to new heights last year, climbing 6% to $34.7 billion, fueled mainly by growth in international box office revenue, according to a report...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., China, The Avengers (movie, 2012)
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'Croods' simple but dazzling
Opening Friday The Croods Cavemen — they’re just like us! — or so ‘‘The Croods’’ seems to be saying with its familiar mix of generational clashes, coming-of-age milestones and generally relatable laughs. ...
Tags: Halle Berry, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Politics, Clark Duke
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