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July 2008
- I Want to Believe Requires True Faith
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | 60 minutes ago
  
  X-Files: I Want to Believe is strictly for serious fans of Mulder and Scully on the small screen, the critics say. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny's plunge back into the paranormal "gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over," Brian Lowry writes in Variety , "but the appeal should be limited beyond those fervent loyalists." More »
  
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  movie • movie review • David Duchovny • The X-Files • Gillian Anderson
- Harold and Kumar Will Roll Again in Third Movie
  
  newser | Variety | 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
  
  They've gone to White Castle, escaped from Guantanamo Bay, and they're still smoking. Harold and Kumar will be returning for a third movie, with John Cho and Kal Penn expected to again play the stoned pair, reports Variety . The writing team behind the first two hits will be back, but they haven't let any storyline hints filter out. More »
  
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  movie • Warner Brothers • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho • sequel
- Why I Loved Scully
  
  newser | Salon | Jul 24, 08 1:03 PM CDT
  
  The X-Files ’ Dana Scully was everything women in entertainment today are not: intellectual, nuanced, tortured, Rebecca Traister writes in Salon. So as the sci-fi classic hits the big screen once again this weekend, we need Scully, “the cerebral head of the X-Files, torn between her Catholic faith, her scientific impulse to explain away the inexplicable, and her affection for her partner,” more than ever. More »
  
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  television • movie • David Duchovny • The X-Files • Gillian Anderson
- The 10 Best-Paid Actors
  
  newser | Forbes | Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movie • Hollywood • Johnny Depp • salary • Will Smith • Will Ferrell • Eddie Murphy • Ben Stiller • Forbes • Nicolas Cage • Leonardo DiCaprio • Adam Sandler • Bruce Willis • Mike Myers
- Parents Say Knight Too Dark for Kids
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 21, 08 10:31 AM CDT
  
  Parents who saw the PG-13 rating attached to The Dark Knight and decided to bring the kids along are walking away, if not dissatisfied, then a little miffed. “I know it's a good movie, but it should have been rated R,” one surprised mother tells USA Today . Another parent was less equivocal. “There has to be a way to tell parents that someone is going to get a pencil in the skull.” More »
  
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  movie • Batman • The Dark Knight • MPAA • video violence
- Dark Knight Hauls In Record $66.4M
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 19, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  Batman sequel The Dark Knight raked in $66.4 million in its first 24 hours, easily sweeping past the previous mark of $59.8 million opening day set last year by Spider-Man 3 , the AP reports. With a showing like that, Dark Night is poised to surpass Spidey’s opening weekend record of $151.1 million. Heath Ledger’s much-buzzed-about turn as the Joker is helping lure fans. More »
  
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  movie • box office • Heath Ledger • movies • Batman • The Dark Knight • Spider-Man • Opening Day
- The Roles They Left Behind
  
  newser | Radar | Jul 18, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues. Brad Renfro, The Informers . A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming for the Bret Easton Ellis adaption a month before he overdosed on heroin. More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movie • film • death • Heath Ledger • accidental death • Brad Renfro
- Batman Already Selling Out
  
  newser | New York Post | Jul 16, 08 9:20 PM CDT
  
  The new Batman flick doesn't open until midnight tomorrow, but strong buzz for the movie—especially the performance of the late Heath Ledger—is already causing theaters across the US to sell out, the New York Post reports. Sites such as Fandango and MovieTickets.com report heavier volume for the Dark Knight than for any recent blockbuster (that means you, too, Spider-Man) except for the Star Wars release of 2005. More »
  
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  movie • Heath Ledger • Batman
- How Silver Screen Changed Dark Knight
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 15, 08 5:31 PM CDT
  
  With The Dark Knight set to open in the US at midnight Thursday, Batman will see another reinvention in the series of makeovers that accompanied the character to the silver screen beginning in 1943. The Times of London takes a look: Low-budget Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949) lacked flair and special effects. Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) came complete with supervillains such as the Joker and Catwoman. More »
  
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  list • movie • Hollywood • Heath Ledger • Batman • The Dark Knight • Tim Burton • Batman Returns
- Hellboy Burns Up the Screen
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 11, 08 8:07 AM CDT
  
  Hades' greatest hero is back in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and most critics agree it's a hell of a ride. Director Guillermo del Toro returns with comic book creator Mike Mignola, ensuring the dynamic sequel is "shot through with the franchise's signature goofiness, sarcasm and good heart," writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . More »
  
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  movie • movie review • action movie • comics • Guillermo Del Toro
- Knight Opening Sold Out? Try Morning
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 10, 08 10:53 AM CDT
  
  Audiences are so excited about Heath Ledger’s last performance that many theaters have already sold out not only their midnight showings of The Dark Knight , but their 3am spots, as well. What’s a fanatical moviegoer to do? How about a dawn showing? Theaters in San Diego, Chicago, and even Eagan, Minn., are adding 6am screenings to accommodate the demand, the New York Times reports. More »
  
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  movie • Heath Ledger • Batman • movie theaters • The Dark Knight
- Tell Everyone: Tell No One Is Great
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 5, 08 12:51 PM CDT
  
  French thriller Tell No One has the critics rushing to tell the world how much they liked it. The fast-paced and thickly plotted adaptation of a novel by American writer Harlan Coben is "hot-blooded, haunting and packed with the pleasures of the unexpected," writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone . More »
  
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  movie • film • movie review • thriller • foreign film
- Friends Film Not Happening
  
  newser | BBC | Jul 4, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  Media reports of a coming Friends movie are false, the BBC reports. Warner Brothers' publicity director said there was “no truth” to stories of a film project that have circulated since the Sex and the City film became a blockbuster. Publicists for stars Mathew Perry and Courteney Cox say no film is currently planned. More »
  
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  television • movie • film • comedy • Jennifer Aniston • TV series • Friends • Matthew Perry • Lisa Kudrow • David Schwimmer • Matt Le Blanc
June 2008
- Kit Kittredge is Sweet, Simple
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 20, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  The young girls who love the “American Girl” series are pretty much guaranteed to love Kit Kittredge: An American Girl , critics agree. Rex Reed of the New York Observer calls it “a brisk, beautifully conceived period piece that spells entertainment with a capital E,” though he admits it’s “so sweet and sanitized it makes me feel almost guilty for liking it.” More »
  
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  movie • movie review • Children's books • Abigail Breslin
- Love Guru Is Beyond Help
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 20, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  Love isn't the right word to describe how most critics feel about The Love Guru , Mike Myers' first live-action comedy in 5 years. Myers stars as a self-help guru paid to revive the love life of a hockey player, but his mugging isn't enough to salvage "a collection of scattershot jokes clothes-pinned to such a slender plot," Colin Covert writes in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. More »
  
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  movie • movie review • comedy • Jessica Alba • Michael Myers
- Wonderful Life's Young George Dies
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 8, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  Bob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life , has died of cancer. He was 75. Growing up in Hollywood with Tinseltown relatives, he first appeared onscreen as a baby, the AP reports. At 7, he acted with Shirley Temple and in 1945 appeared in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn . But his most famous role was the outgoing, altruistic Georgie Bailey who grows up to be James Stewart in the popular classic. More »
  
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  movie • film • obituary • death • Christmas • classic cinema
- Carell, The Rock Dish on Liplock
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 7, 08 9:08 AM CDT
  
  Steve Carell and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dug a little liplock in their upcoming film, Get Smart , the AP reports. “He smells like strawberry shortcake,” Carell quipped. “For me, that's why they call him The Rock. He rocks people's worlds.” More »
  
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  movie • film • Steve Carell • kiss • Anne Hathaway • Dwayne The Rock Johnson
- Sex Backlash Is Mostly Sexist
  
  newser | Newsweek | Jun 4, 08 2:36 PM CDT
  
  The masses have spoken: Sex and the City is a success, a tentpole, and with a $56 million opening weekend, a blockbuster even. But if you hear men talk about it, you’d think it was the most horrible thing to ever happen to cineplexes, writes Ramin Setoodeh. They grow angry and annoyed, as though they resent these girls hijacking a summer that rightfully belongs to Iron Man, Hulk, and Indiana Jones. More »
  
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  movie • movie review • sexism • Sex and the City • summer • media criticism • Carrie Bradshaw
- Superheroes: Ruining the Day
  
  newser | Entertainment Weekly | Jun 4, 08 9:44 AM CDT
  
  Once upon a time, summer movies appealed to everyone, not just 14-year-old nerds. They especially appealed to Chris Nashawaty, who outlines his love of big dumb action flicks in Entertainment Weekly . But now, our summers have been hijacked by an endless stream of lousy spandex-wearers, and Nashawaty is willing to be the lone curmudgeon taking the stand against them. More »
  
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  movie • summer • Spider-Man • superhero • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk • Superman • blockbusters
May 2008
- Subject of Lorenzo's Oil Dead at 30
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 31, 08 5:28 PM CDT
  
  Lorenzo Odone, the ALD-plagued child whose plight inspired the film Lorenzo’s Oil , died yesterday at age 30, the AP reports. Doctors said he would die by age 8, but he lived while taking an oil developed by his parents. Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte starred in the 1992 film about his life. More »
  
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  movie • obituary

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