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'The Wolverine' trailer: Hugh Jackman is haunted by Famke Janssen
Zap2itHugh Jackman is facing a whole new set of problems in the trailer for the upcoming comic book film, "The Wolverine." In addition to being tormented by the ghost of Jean Grey (former "X-Men" actress Famke Janssen), Wolverine is now newly mortal and...Tags: Will Yun Lee, The Wolverine (movie), Hugh Jackman, Movies, James Mangold
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'Revenge' preview: Emily teaches us about 'Loyalty'
RedEyeAfter a week off, "Revenge" is back tonight and it sounds like Emily will be teaching a few of the folks on her Hamptons hit list about "Loyalty." Here's what ABC has to say about the episode: Emily (Emily VanCamp) questions Nolan's (Gabriel Mann)...Tags: Revenge (tv program), Gabriel Mann, Emily VanCamp, Henry Czerny, Margarita Levieva
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Keanu Reeves' '47 Ronin' delayed until 2013
Company TownUniversal Pictures has delayed its big budget Thanksgiving movie "47 Ronin" amid concerns that the 3-D film and its extensive special effects won't be ready in time.... -
Movie review: The White Countess'
Tribune movie critic3½ stars (out of four) A great cinematic partnership reaches its final chapter in "The White Countess" -- the last of the collaborations between director James Ivory and his late producer Ismail Merchant -- and, for me, it ends on a very high note,...Tags: David Lean, Natasha Richardson, Madeleine Potter, Ralph Fiennes, Family
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'The Promise'
Zap2It.comFollowing in the footsteps of Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Zhang Yimou's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," Chinese director Chen Kaige is the latest internationally acclaimed Asian director lured by the call of the wu xia genre....Tags: Slavery, Ang Lee, Movies, Romance (genre)
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Chen Kaige Keeps 'The Promise'
Zap2It.comOscar-nominated director Chen Kaige ("Farewell, My Concubine") admits that he's in somewhat unlikely terrain for his new film "The Promise." "Quite honestly, I wasn't a big fan of the martial arts, because when my generation was young, that kind of...Tags: Slavery, China, Confucianism, Gaming, Movies
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'The White Countess'
Times Staff WriterDirected by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant and finished shortly before Merchant's death in May, "The White Countess" marks the final work in a collaboration that spanned 40 years. The screenplay was written by novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, whose...Tags: Diplomacy, Natasha Richardson, Prostitution, Madeleine Potter, Family
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Movie review: The Promise'
Tribune movie critic2½ stars (out of four) Chen Kaige's "The Promise" peaks early, in an outlandish sequence of a desperate slave (Jang Dong-Gun) outrunning a marauding pack of computer-generated Tibetan buffalo, at a speed that would put the world's fastest runner from...Tags: Slavery, Gaming, Michael Phillips, Movies
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Movie review: 'The Last Samurai'
Chicago Tribune Movie Critic3 stars (out of 4) A stunning spectacle of cultural violence and a loving tribute to the great Japanese samurai movies, Edward Zwick's "The Last Samurai" is an adventure epic that triumphs over an initially preposterous premise: Tom Cruise as an American...Tags: Akira Kurosawa, Billy Connolly, Firearms, Poetry, Movies
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'Twilight Samurai'
Times Staff WriterFor Westerners unschooled in the way of the movie samurai, the classic image of the loyal retainer doubtless looks something like Obi-Wan Kenobi — or the late John Belushi. A genial riff on the great Toshiro Mifune, star of such Akira Kurosawa...Tags: Death, Akira Kurosawa, Japan, John Belushi, Movies
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Movie review: 'The Twilight Samurai'
Tribune Movie Critic3-1/2 stars (out of 4) Yoji Yamada's "The Twilight Samurai" is a samurai movie about a master swordsman who presents a humble persona to the world: a seemingly over-the-hill warrior burdened by family cares and unable to keep himself slick and sharp. And...Tags: Takeshi Kitano, Death, Tuberculosis, Andy Griffith, Family
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Movie review: 'Onmyoji'
Special to the Chicago Tribune2 1/2 stars (out of 4) A film as mysterious as its title, "Onmyoji" is director Yojiro Takita's adaptation of a popular Japanese serial novel. The movie is rich with detail, characters and a specific historical context, even if its narrative is...Tags: Thriller (genre), Death, Fiction, Chicago Tribune, Forehead
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