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  • June 2008

    • Kung Fu Panda Kicks Butt

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jun 6, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Kung Fu Panda Kicks Butt

      Dreamworks' animal extravaganza Kung Fu Panda isn't packed full of surprises, the critics say, but top-notch visual and voice acting lift it above the standard animal adventure fare. Jack Black gives the lead character, a pudgy panda who dreams of becoming a martial arts master, a "slightly abashed suburban-couch-potato sweetness," Owen Gleiberman writes in Entertainment Weekly . More »

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      movie review  • Angelina Jolie  • DreamWorks  • animation  • Jack Black  • Jackie Chan  • animated movie  • Dustin Hoffman  • kung fu  • Lucy Liu

  • April 2008

    • Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      newser  |  Variety  |  Apr 27, 08 7:02 PM CDT

      Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      Comedy sparked a box office comeback this weekend as Baby Mama banked $18.3 million from mostly female film-goers, Variety reports. Also fueling the 17.2% hike over last year's frame were stoner sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay with $14.6 million in second, and Jackie Chan's Forbidden Kingdom with $11.2 million in third. More »

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      film  • box office  • comedy  • movies  • Tina Fey  • Universal Pictures  • Amy Poehler  • Jackie Chan  • Baby Mama  • Sarah Marshall

    • Chan and Li Kick Up Box Office Winner

      newser  |  Entertainment Weekly  |  Apr 20, 08 6:29 PM CDT

      Chan and Li Kick Up Box Office Winner

      Jackie Chan and Jet Li KO’d the competition at this weekend's box office, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Forbidden Kingdom finished first with $20.9 million, kicking raunchy romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall to second with $17.3 million. Other debuts stirred up little action: The Al Pacino thriller 88 Minutes ranked fourth with $6.8 million, and Ben Stein’s Expelled took ninth, banking $3.2 million. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Jackie Chan  • Jet Li  • martial arts movies

    • Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Apr 18, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral

      The Forbidden Kingdom , packing the one-two punch of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, is "great fun," David Edelstein writes in New York, once the martial-arts flick gets past "the clunky prologue." Other critics are a little more reserved in praising the film, about a modern-day teenager who's magically transported to ancient China and swept up in adventure. More »

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      action movie  • guy movies  • Jackie Chan  • Jet Li  • martial arts movies  • high-concept movies

  • August 2007

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