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From 'Star Trek' to 'Avatar,' 2009's big movies
rafer.guzman@newsday.comMaking up stories isn't easy, which is why Hollywood likes to find ones that already exist. That means 2009 is so far shaping up to be another year of adaptations, remakes, "reimaginings" and plain old sequels. Some are obvious, such as "New Moon," the...Tags: Ian Fleming, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Howard, Terminator Salvation (movie), Jamie Foxx
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'Lost' Actress Joins ABC's 'Flash Forward'
Zap2It.comABC's pilot "Flash Forward" is being touted as a potential successor to "Lost," and the show's latest bit of casting makes the connection a little more explicit. Sonya Walger, who has a key recurring part on "Lost" as Penny Widmore, will take the...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Joseph Fiennes, Society, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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'Fred Claus'
gene.seymour@newsday.comTo call "Fred Claus" the cinematic equivalent of fruitcake may be too generalized a slur, unfairly taking in those who are to fruitcakes what Alice Munro is to short fiction. This particular brand of fruitcake promises an extra kick in the presence of...Tags: Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Movies, Family, Paul Giamatti
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Vince Vaughn Gives a Hilarious Dose of 'Wedding Crashers' to Average 'Fred Claus'
Zap2It.comWhat's the over-under on "Fred Claus," the first big Christmas movie of the holiday season? Overlong, overdone, overproduced. The actors? Three, count 'em three Oscar-winners. So, yeah, over-cast. But, friend, you may find yourself wondering how we...Tags: Christianity, Holidays, Movies, Family, Kevin Spacey
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Fresh South Asian films coming to the Enzian
Sentinel Movie Critic'Outsourced' **** This pleasantly glib culture-clash comedy from director John Jeffcoat is about the threat that "every job that can be done on the phone or online is going overseas." A Seattle call-service-center executive named Todd (Josh Hamilton)...Tags: Asha, Movies, Josh Hamilton, Ethics, Dancing
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'Provoked,' 'American Pastime,' 'Duck'
Based on the true story of an abused woman whose fight to overturn a murder conviction helped change the way victims of domestic violence are treated under British law, "Provoked" wheedles so relentlessly on its heroine's behalf that by the end you almost...Tags: Major League Baseball, Movies, Family, Literature, Baseball
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Movie review: 'Provoked'
Tribune movie critic1½ stars (out of four) The true-crime drama "Provoked,"about a horrendous spousal-abuse case and its legal aftermath in England, has everything to offer except a cinematic point of view and a knack for depicting human beings under duress. Those are major...Tags: Movies, Crimes, Murder
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Cannes line-up announced
The EnvelopeDirectors with films depicting the underbelly of America's fast food industry, the coming of age of a self-absorbed queen in 18th century France, and a red terror alert in Los Angeles are among the newcomers that will vie for the top prize at this year'...Tags: Helena Bonham Carter, Ron Howard, Guillermo Del Toro, Festive Event, Cate Blanchett
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'Wah-Wah' Means Plenty to Grant
Zap2It.comLet it never be said that Richard E. Grant is pandering to viewers with his confusingly named semi-autobiographical writing-directing debut "Wah-Wah." "I was given so many alternative titles like 'Requiem for Swaziland' or 'Good-Bye Africa' or 'One Brief...Tags: Emily Watson, Movies, Gabriel Byrne, Hugh Grant, Richard E Grant
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'Wah-Wah'
Zap2It.comAnybody who's seen interviews with "Withnail & I" star Richard E. Grant or read the actor's memoir "With Nails" knows Grant to be a spectacular storyteller, urbane and witty. Somehow, those narrative instincts fail Grant on "Wah-Wah," his largely...Tags: Emily Watson, Movies, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Doyle, Richard E Grant
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Wah-Wah
Any last conceivable shred of nostalgia for British colonialism will be laid to rest with finality and a hearty amen by "Wah-Wah," actor Richard E. Grant's skillfully fashioned directorial debut and semi-autobiographical account of a boy coping with his...Tags: Emily Watson, Gabriel Byrne, Richard E Grant
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Movie review: Wah-Wah'
Tribune staff reporter2 stars (out of four) Committing one's childhood to celluloid may be more effective than therapy at exorcising the demons that plague us all into adulthood. It's certainly more expensive. And there are other drawbacks -- including, but not limited to,...Tags: Madonna, Samuel Goldwyn, Clubs and Associations, Movies, Emily Watson
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