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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Shrek

Shrek stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 Box Office Records Are Bunk 

Measuring a film's success in dollars is misleading

Jul 6, 09 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not a year seems to go by without a film breaking a box-office records: Dark Knight a contender for biggest all-time earner! Bourne Ultimatum the top August opener! But that’s not because the films actually draw more viewers than the previous record-holders; it's because the figures are in... More »

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film • Spider-Man • box office • The Bourne Ultimatum • Titanic • The Dark Knight • Star Wars • broken records • movies • The Sound of Music • Shrek • Gone With the Wind • E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

 Highs and Lows of the Tonys 

From the three Billys to a lost Dolly Parton

Jun 8, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 2009 Tony awards were not without their laughs—and gaffes. The LA Times outlines the best and worst of Broadway's biggest night.
  • Dolly Parton was a crowd-pleaser during the show's opening number, but later appeared accidentally, and uncomfortably, on the stage when she lost out on the music
... More »

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Tony Awards • Dolly Parton • Liza Minelli • James Gandolfini • Shrek • Angela Lansbury

theater review

 Stage Shrek Is 
 Lumbering but Lovable 

Show lacking in 'inspiration'

Dec 15, 08 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Shrek the Musical has its moments, but in the end, it contradicts its own message that substance trumps what’s on the surface, writes Ben Brantley in the New York Times. The “leaden” show presents a “cavalcade of storybook effigies” that “feels like 40 blocks’ worth of... More »

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theater • Broadway • musical theater • reviews • Shrek

Batman Slices Pineapple to Rule a 4th Weekend

Pineapple Express beat Batman on Friday, slid into No. 2 overall

Aug 10, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dark Knight is still lording it over the box office, grossing $26 million over the weekend for a fourth consecutive win—and overtaking Shrek 2 to become the third biggest Hollywood blockbuster ever with a cumulative $441.5 million. Judd Apatow's new comedy Pineapple Express beat The Dark Knight... More »

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box office • Batman • The Dark Knight • Pineapple Express • Shrek

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