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 Best HS Flicks Since 
 John Hughes' Heyday 

Track Flick and making 'fetch' happen, anyone?

Sep 20, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hard as it is to believe, John Hughes made his last high school-centric film in 1987. Luckily, the 22 years since haven't lacked for flicks that chronicle some part of those awkward, wonderful 4 years. Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune lists the 10 movies that do it best: ... More »

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entertainment • high school • film • list • movies • Mean Girls • John Hughes • Hoop Dreams • Raising Victor Vargas • Election (film) • Dazed and Confused

DVD REVIEW

The Human Condition Is
9.5 Hours, in Japanese...

...and 'the greatest
film ever made'

Sep 16, 09 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Criterion Collection re-release of Masaki Kobayashi’s The Human Condition does high-definition justice to the WWII film critic David Shipman has called “unequivocally the greatest film ever made,” according to Very Short List. The movie follows a good—and handsome—man through the “innumerable trials... More »

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film • Japan • World War II • movies • film criticism • The Human Condition • Masaki Kobayashi • Criterion Collection

 Douglas, Damon Ready to Kiss 

'Get your Chapstick ready,' Douglas tells onscreen lover about upcoming Liberace movie

Sep 15, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Douglas has some advice for Matt Damon, his soon-to-be co-star—and onscreen lover—in an upcoming film about Liberace. “I saw Michael last night. He comes up and says, ‘Get your Chapstick ready,’” Damon tells USA Today. “It's going to be a great... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity • homosexuality • Matt Damon • Michael Douglas • Steven Soderbergh

 Sly, Arnie, Willis 
 to Unite Onscreen 

The Expendables also stars Rourke, Li

Sep 13, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Musclemen Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis are uniting for one last action flick, the Guardian reports. The Expendables, slated for release next year, tells the story of a band of mercenaries in Latin America, and will show the three grizzled stars together for the first time since the... More »

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entertainment • film • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sylvester Stallone • Randy Couture • Jet Li • action movie • Bruce Willis • movies • Mickey Rourke

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Box Office Is Good to Bad  

Tyler Perry's newest success defies advertising formula

Sep 13, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The box office was good to I Can Do Bad All By Myself, which took in $24 million this weekend, USA Today reports. Tyler Perry’s latest flick rode the same under-the-radar marketing blitz that drew legions of Christians and African Americans to his Madea movies. The digitally-animated 9 made... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • Tyler Perry • movies • Inglourious Basterds • The Final Destination • All About Steve • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

OPINION

 Read Your Script? F—, No! 

History of Violence writer tells it like it is

Sep 13, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Olson is a professional screenwriter, and his time and experience are money. So just as the author of A History of Violence wouldn’t ask you to “represent me in fucking court, or take out my fucking gallbladder,” please, don’t ask him to give you advice... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • screenwriters • movie industry • professional • screenplay • Josh Olson • A History of Violence

 Transformers Crew: 
 Fox Is 'Dumb 
 as a Rock' 

'Jolie wannabe as ungracious a person as you could find,' grumble workers

Sep 13, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Megan Fox is a "dumb-as-a-rock" arrogant brat who likes to imagine she's Angelina Jolie, blasted angry crew members on the set of her latest Transformers film. They grouse about their "unbearable time watching her try to act," and never getting a "thank you" from Fox, even... More »

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Shia LaBeouf • Michael Bay • film • Transformers • blog • Megan Fox • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Religious America Snubs Darwin Film: Producer

Brits 'can't imagine religion in America': Jeremy Thomas

Sep 12, 09 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The producer of a new film about Charles Darwin says he hasn't landed a US distribution deal because Americans can't stand the theory of evolution, the Daily Mail reports. Creation, the story of Darwin's struggle between reason and faith as he wrote The Origin of Species, has opened the Toronto... More »

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evolution • film • creationism • Charles Darwin

MOVIE REVIEW

 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 
 Beyond Bad 

Peter Hyams remake of Fritz Lang film is boring and inept

Sep 11, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peter Hyams' Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a remake of Fritz Lang's noir classic, has a 0% aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's what critics are saying about the Michael Douglas vehicle:
  • "Michael Douglas is the only life in this dull party," writes Peter Travers for Rolling Stone.
... More »

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film • movie review • Michael Douglas • film noir • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

movie review

 Crude Makes 
 Compelling 
 Case Against 
 Big Oil 

Doc tells of disastrous effects of oil extraction

Sep 11, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crude is a hard-hitting documentary about the ravages of the oil industry—Chevron is the villain here—on indigenous people in Ecuador. Critics are wowed:
  • “Here’s a powerhouse of a documentary that makes you feel mad as hell and unwilling to take it anymore,” writes Peter
... More »

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oil • film • Chevron • movie review • documentary • crude oil • Joe Berlinger

 Butler May Be 
 Aniston's New Beau 

Would-be songbird Jen shares romantic dinner with Scottish co-star

Sep 11, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Jennifer Aniston said in a recent interview she still believed in love, she apparently had a specific reason: Scottish actor Gerard Butler. Aniston and her co-star in The Bounty met up for a romantic dinner this week, and they "appeared incredibly affectionate with one another," the New ... More »

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entertainment • film • Jennifer Aniston • movies • couples • Gerard Butler • celebrities • The Bounty • The Gore Girls

movie review

 9's Visuals a Perfect 10 

Film tells of burlap robot battling through frightening world

Sep 9, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creepy tale of 9, which depicts a burlap-bodied robot’s (Elijah Wood) quest for his origins while battling bad guys in a post-apocalyptic world, looks incredible—but its script leaves something to be desired.
  • “Long on imaginative design but less substantial in narrative, this dreary story of
... More »

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film • animation • movie review • animated movie

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 Moore's Latest 
 Slams Love Affair 
 With Capitalism 

Filmmaker's 'magnum opus' sticks up for the little guy

Sep 7, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Moore’s latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story, which had its debut last night at the Venice Film Festival, isn't likely to match the “political impact” of Fahrenheit 9/11, but you might still call it his “magnum opus: the grandest statement of his career-long belief that big... More »

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entertainment • film • capitalism • Michael Moore • documentary • movies • Capitalism: A Love Story

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Women Keep 
 Final Destination 
 in First Place 

'All About Steve' comes in close second

Sep 6, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female moviegoers kept The Final Destination on top and propelled Sandra Bullock’s All About Steve into second this Labor Day weekend, Variety reports. Scoring $12.4 million and $11.2 million respectively, the films beat out Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds ($10.8 million), Gerard Butler shoot-'em-up Gamer ($9 million),... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • movies • Inglourious Basterds • District 9 • The Final Destination • All About Steve • Gamer

 Moore Rips 
 Tinseltown 
 Moneybags 
 at Film Fest 

'I can pay for my own movies now,' boasts filmmaker

Sep 6, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lefty gadfly Michael Moore couldn't resist deriding the same well-heeled execs who bankrolled his latest movie at the Venice Film Festival yesterday. "One of the beautiful flaws of capitalism is they will use the rope you give them to hang themselves if you can make a buck," Moore... More »

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Hollywood • film • Sicko • capitalism • Michael Moore • Venice Film Festival • movies • tinseltown

OPINION

 Most Enjoyable Film Clichés 

From the 'big speech' to the winning underdog, these tropes tickle

Sep 5, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes clichés can ruin a movie. But for some Onion AV Club writers, a good one can't be beat. A sampling:
  • "The big speech scene": The idea that we can all be "eloquent enough to meet the demands of any moment, like Al Pacino in
... More »

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sports • film • Al Pacino • Lord of the Rings • Iceland • speech • movies • underdog • cliches • Scent of a Woman • montage • D2: The Mighty Ducks

 With 10 Slots to Fill, 
 Oscar Debate 
 Starts Early 

Some execs remain opposed to expanded Best Picture nominee list

Sep 4, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The point of doubling the number of Academy Award best picture nominees this year was to draw more viewers to the show. The pitfall: Hardly anything Oscar worthy has emerged, writes Kim Masters for the Daily Beast. And while most nominees hit theaters later in the year, 30% fewer films... More »

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Academy Awards • film • nomination • movie industry • movies • Oscars • Best Picture • The Hurt Locker • Up (film)

movie review

 This Extract Lacks Flavor 

Mike Judge effort offers a few laughs

Sep 4, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Judge's Extract is a view of modern stupidity, the story of a regular guy among idiots, running a bottling plant and having trouble with his marriage. While it offers some chuckles, the Jason Bateman vehicle is no comic masterpiece:
  • “What’s most striking about Extract, beyond the
... More »

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film • comedy • movie review • Mike Judge • Jason Bateman • Extract

Mobbed Sex and the City 2 Stars Get More Security

Fans "practically trampling each other" to get to SJP

Sep 3, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York went so wild for the return of Carrie Bradshaw that security on the set of Sex and the City 2 had to step up its game. "Teenage girls were practically trampling each other trying to get to Sarah Jessica" Parker, an onlooker tells the New York Daily ... More »

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film • New York City • New York • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Cynthia Nixon • movies • chick flicks • movie star

(Newser) - Comics fans are just a little miffed by Marvel’s $4 billion acquisition by Disney: “SOOOO NOT HAPPY! Spider-man should not be co-mingling with Goofy,” reads one blog post. The problem, Linda Holmes writes for NPR, is “one of perception: Put simply, Marvel has a cool factor... More »

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film • Spider-Man • mergers and acquisitions • Marvel Comics • Disney • movies • Iron Man • Goofy • Stan Lee • Jon Favreau • comic books

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