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A thrilling hour of adventure Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:35AMThis Friday, the stage at Largo on the Coronet will be taken over by a cast of sharply dressed men and women. Their sole props are three antiquated microphones. It’s a live performance but also a radio show.
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:33AMWith more than 50 years of glorious film-making, and many successful movies in his kitty, we celebrate Singeetham Srinivasa Rao by looking at some of his groundbreaking works before he undertakes a movie about Jesus Christ.
Puppet master at work Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:51AM'I'm not going to lie to you, I'm a bit of a strange dude," says writer, actor and all-round nice guy Jason Segel on the phone from Los Angeles. "My eccentricities and my hobbies have somehow become my career."
At The Movies: ‘The American’ Takes Labor Day Box Office, ‘Machete’ Close Second Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:34AMOver the long Labor Day weekend, it was George Clooney's new hitman tale, "The American," that beat all new releases include Robert Rodriguez's new "Machete" film, and Drew Barrymore's romantic comedy "Going The Distance."
Superheroes are selfish, violent pop-cult models, critics say Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:19AMYour little boy is damaged. He's been traumatized by violence, oversexualized, and indoctrinated to believe that to be a real man he must be aggressive, narcissistic, manipulative, and misogynistic.
Stage names Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:09AMThere was a time when Hollywood turned to Broadway for movie ideas, transforming such shows as "Chicago," "The Sound of Music" and "Amadeus" into box-office gold and Oscar winners.
Bespectacled boy returns Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:08AM(Second of two parts)
Jeeva in ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’ Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:18AMIt’s payback time for Jeeva. Like how Arya did a cameo in ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’, which had Jeeva in the lead role, ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’, starring the former as the protagonist, would have the latter making a guest appearance...
A + Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:15AMPlenty of teenagers daydream of dropping out of school and bolting to Hollywood.[...]
Hatchet (Blu-ray) Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:29AMHighly Recommended A [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] bunch of twentysomethings. A swamp. A hideously deformed mutant. A hatchet. That's pretty much all the plot summary you need. Okay, there's a little more than that to Hatchet , a love letter so... Read the entire review
Fall movies with star power to burn Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:40AMFor those who like to go big or go home, CTV.ca offers a preview of fall flicks.
Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fight Could Be Key to Avoiding Apocalypse Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:01AMWhat is the world coming to?
Lindsay Lohan: From 'Machete' to the 'Most Offensive' Movie Ever Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:43AMHow troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan ended up appearing in Vince Shlomi's epically tasteless Underground Comedy 2010
A beary’ wonderful debut Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:43AMFilm festival icons feted before hitting the streets, by Linda Fields
Things to do in Asheville area on Labor Day weekend Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:35AM• Labor Day Parade, 10 a.m. Monday, Canton.
Weekend events in Routt County Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:10AMWatch as almost 100 dogs compete by chasing, herding and cutting flocks of sheep in an open field at the Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday. There will be educational activities for children demonstrating the rich heritage of the sheep industry in Northwest Colorado.
'Potter' finale (Part 1) leads holiday films Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:08AMOf all the old acquaintances coming to movie screens for the holidays - Rooster Cogburn, Gulliver, Yogi Bear, the Focker family, the Narnia crew - one kid with glasses stands above them all.
Trailer Roundup: Movies in theaters this weekend Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:00AMWhether New England gets bashed by a storm named Earl or not, here are the movies opening in theaters this weekend, Sept 3, 2010. Plan on catching any of these?
From the Vaults: 'The Shop Around the Corner' (1940) Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:34AMWhy, it's another movie by Ernst Lubitsch! And it could not be more different from the stately silent film we looked at last week. (My God, it's almost like this was planned.) A classic comedy of manners, "The Shop Around the Corner" got a boost in 1998 when "You've Got Mail" came out; it had also been remade in 1949 as the musical "In The Good Old Summertime" with Judy Garland (and a 3-year-old ...
Movie review: 'Going the Distance' Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:13AMDrew Barrymore and Justin Long in "Going the Distance." ( Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures, Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures H / September 2 , 2010 ) The calculated sexual raunch (mostly verbal) in "Going the Distance" impinges on its hard-edged, soft-center charm, and that may be enough to throw various audience segments straight out of the thing.
Television | Jonases, Lovato back at camp Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:09AMLOS ANGELES - Demi Lovato didn't have her own TV show, Sonny With a Chance, when she starred in the 2008 cable movie Camp Rock.
The Many Iterations of William Shatner Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:58AMThe strange and multifarious career of an actor who always seems to be with us.
Not even Clooney can keep 'The American' from being a snoozer Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:35AMWhen I first saw the poster for George Clooney's newest film "The American," it looked like something out of the 1960s. Even more so, the figure of Clooney running with a gun in hand somehow reminded me of a 50-year-old Cary Grant. I guess my easily excited cinema-loving heart made me think this would be a movie like "North by Northwest," but, man, was I wrong.
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Sept. 3 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:27AMThe American (R for violence, sexuality and nudity) George Clooney stars in the title role of this international thriller as an assassin who reports to a tiny Italian town for his last assignment before retiring only to befriend a priest (Paolo Bonacelli) and woo a local lass (Violante Placido) against his better judgment while awaiting further instructions from his Belgian contact (Thekla ...
'Going the Distance' is filthy, funny and kind of sweet Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:09AM"Going the Distance" is a movie in the tradition of "American Pie" and "There's Something About Mary." It's filthy, funny and kind of sweet, if not quite up to the level of Judd Apatow's oeuvre in the burgeoning field of R-rated comedies with heart. You will laugh and blush in equal measure.
Successful Hollywood movies continue to sell Las Vegas Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:05AMEver since “The Hangover” debuted in June 2009, people from all over the world have gone to Caesars Palace to book a night at the suite where members of a bachelor party woke up from a night of debauchery they couldn’t remember.
Review: 'Soul Kitchen' a pleasant surprise Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:57AMSoul Kitchen RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Comedy. Directed by Fatih Akin. With Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Anna Bederke, Birol Ünel. (In German with English subtitles. Not rated. 99 minutes. At the Embarcadero. ) "Soul Kitchen" is a pleasant... Soul Kitchen - Moritz Bleibtreu - Fatih AkÄ±n - Germans - Edge of Heaven
Going the Distance Is a Not-Very-Good Romantic Comedy Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:15PM"What really matters is what you like, not what you are like," says John Cusack in High Fidelity , a very good romantic comedy about a thirtysomething man who can't maintain a relationship, partially because he's holding on to stale record-nerd dreams. Going the Distance is a not-ver...
Briefly: Crackle on V CAST, Sanyo iPad/mobile chargers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:54PMA new premium movie subscription service is being offered by Verizon via V CAST Video. For an additional $6 per month customers can add Crackle Movies to their V CAST subscription, providing access to on-demand movies from a mobile phone. The service currently features over 19 movies from the Sony Pictures library, such as Easy Rider, Blind Date, and Cable Guy. Verizon has also stated that two ...
Film review: Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:48PMMichael Cera is the star of the graphic novel series in Edgar Wright's witty and stylish big-screen transfer. By Peter Bradshaw Edgar Wright takes the ache out of "achingly cool" with his entertaining, hyperactive gamer-geek comedy Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, set in freezing cold Toronto and based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Despite riffing on some apparently emotional ...
'Dancing At The Movies' Supercut Imagines If Every Dance Scene Was Set To 'Footloose' (VIDEO) Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37PMJust TRY fighting the urge to dance after watching this amazing supercut. The video features dance scenes from just about every movie in existence, all set to the obligatory Kenny Loggins' classic "Footloose." Can you name all the movies to which these dance scenes belong?
Maori Showband greats gather for awards Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:29PMEntertainers who made their mark on the music world during the Maori showband era will be reunited and recognised for the contribution to the music industry at next week’s National Waiata Maori Awards in Hawke’s Bay.
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2010 gets underway Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:25AMComedy, art, puppet-making, fancy dress and lots of live music are just some of the treats on the jam-packed timetable at this year's Chapel Allerton Arts Festival.
'Dancing With the Stars' announces cast, including Bristol Palin, David Hasselhoff, and 'The Situation' from MTV's ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:09AMOther cast members are Michael Bolton, Brandy, Margaret Cho, Rick Fox, Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Kyle Massey, Audrina Patridge and Kurt Warner.
Fallon makes nice as Emmy host Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:07AMNice job, Jimmy.
Stars will dot local skies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:07AMStar-studded lineups featuring musicians, comedians and talented performers from other fields will grace the stages of the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston and the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie during the 2010-2011 season.
BEACH: Story continues for Best Video Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:39AMTwenty-five years ago, Hank Paper opened Best Video in a tiny storefront on Whitney Avenue in Hamden.
Split personality for Emmy Awards Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:23AMEmmy had a split personality this year. Television's annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies "Modern Family" and "Glee," while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama.
Fall movie preview: Hollywood to offer adult-oriented fare Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:17AMTime to grow up. Every year, the movie business hands itself over to the kids for the summer, and the multiplex resonates with cartoon heroes, funny bodily noises and things that go boom.
Roush Review: The Emmy Awards Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:59AMDare I say it? This year's Emmy Awards show was almost, gasp, Emmy-worthy (well, up until that deadly stretch in the back half; kills the show every time). And with a surprising number of first-time winners, a few of them quite surprising and even for ...
Stand-up in transition Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:58AMStand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has been a familiar face at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach for more than six years, putting his own comedic spin on social commentary.
'Glee,' 'Modern Family' take five Emmys Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:17AMFox's Glee and ABC's Modern Family brought popular mainstream series back to the Emmys Sunday night at the 62d annual prime-time prize party at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. Between them, they snagged five Emmys, and Modern Family was named best comedy series.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:38PMHighly Recommended Americans may have invented the gangster picture, but the French took to it like the proverbial duck l'orange to sparkling water. As noir faded over here, it erupted on the banks of the Seine thanks to directors like expatriate Jules Dassin and homegrown-hero Jean-Pierre Melville. Though the French have yet to make their Godfather (as far as I know), Mesrine just may be their ...
Semi pro grand winners for Best Short Film, The Other One at the Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta Malaysia Awards 2010 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:26PMIF the recently concluded digital film competition by Panasonic is anything to go by, culturally diverse Malaysia has an abundant of ideas for filmmakers to work on.
Film Review: The Switch Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:19PMAt one point, The Switch may have been a darkly humorous romantic comedy, but it’s had so much plastic surgery you can only look at the too-smooth lines and imagine the wrinkles that used to add character and nuance to its features.
The Girl Who Played With Fire (15), Scott Pilgrim VS The World (12a), (3/5,2/5) Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:24PMThis second instalment of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy wires into the same deep anxieties and naked wish-fulfilment as last year's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
'Avatar' returns to 3D screens with 8 more minutes of footage Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:18PMIt's baaaack ... and it's longer. James Cameron's box-office record-setter "Avatar" returns to theaters with "Avatar: Special Edition,"...
Media : TV3 checking pulse of Campbell Live Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:17PMTV3 owner MediaWorks is questioning if the nightly Campbell Live is sustainable on its present ratings.Insiders say it might benefit from a shake-up of the early-evening schedule but management are unlikely to take that risk.TV3...
ALL GROAN UP Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:19PMComedians don't get better with age.
Katie Holmes in Sandler cross-dressing film? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMKatie Holmes reportedly in talks to star in comedy 'Jack and Jill', which sees Adam Sandler playing man and twin sister.