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Suspense-less 'Street Kings' lacks twists and turns
Sun Movie Critic(C+) Street Kings is like a sideshow shooting gallery that wants to award you a Ph.D. in sociology instead of a stuffed toy or 10 free shots. It would be easier to take as gory, lowdown fun if it weren't giving you the third degree in more ways than one....Tags: Clint Eastwood, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Imperial and Royal Matters, Edmund Wilson, Antoine Fuqua
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Heath Ledger's Joker generating Oscars buzz
The Associated PressJack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale "The...Tags: Society, Tilda Swinton, Ceremonies, Javier Bardem, Peter Finch
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Getting Mugabe out
'Only God will remove me." With this public vow, Zimbabwe's strongman president, Robert Mugabe, officially ended the campaign for the presidential runoff election that is to be held on Friday. The campaign had already turned brutal, with Mugabe's...Tags: Mobutu Sese Seko, Political Candidates, Heads of State, Government, Elections
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Movie Review: 'Street Kings'
It's not easy being Det. Tom Ludlow ( Keanu Reeves). Still grieving over his recently deceased wife, he wanders the streets of Los Angeles in an alcoholic haze, shooting first, planting evidence next and answering questions later. This should be enough to...Tags: Assault, Imperial and Royal Matters, Gang Activity, John Wayne, Abel Ferrara
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Pros and cons of 'The Great Debaters'
Sun movie critic(B-) An optimistic movie set during the Great Depression, the fact-based The Great Debaters coarsens its inspirational story and powerful history with movie devices that date to the 1930s. Director Denzel Washington uses the cliffhanging climaxes and...Tags: Robin Williams, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Colleges and Universities, Minority Groups
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MOVIES
PREMIUM CABLE "THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND" *** 7 p.m., HBO A fictional Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) flukes into a job as personal physician and adviser to Ugandan president and charismatic monster Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). MPAA rating: R ---------...Tags: Forest Whitaker
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Oscar dreams
Sun ReporterMartin Scorsese finally felt the love last night from the film industry, as his mob drama, The Departed, was named best picture and he was named best director. "Could you double-check the envelope?" Scorsese joked after being presented the directing...Tags: Pixar, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Sherry Lansing, Jennifer Hudson
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Oscars reflect newfound diversity
Sun Movie CriticAn African-American actor nominated for his portrayal of a Ugandan madman. A best-picture category that includes a movie filmed in Berber, Arabic, Spanish and Japanese (and another shot almost exclusively in Japanese). A Mexican director whose work...Tags: Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Paul Greengrass, Stephen Frears, Meryl Streep
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Forest Whitaker Enters FX Arms Race
Zap2It.comForest Whitaker, who did a season-long arc on "The Shield" in 2006, is reteaming with FX. The Oscar-winning actor will to executive produce and direct a drama pilot. The show, written by newcomers Matthew Donlan and Jeremy Martin, centers on arms...Tags: Television Industry, NBC, Forest Whitaker, Film Festivals
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'The Departed' wins best picture Oscar
AP Movie WriterThe mob saga "The Departed" won the best-picture Academy Award on Sunday, a triumph for a homegrown American film in an evening that featured the most internationally diverse field of nominees in the history of Hollywood's highest honors. Martin Scorsese...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Imperial and Royal Matters, Stephen Frears, Cate Blanchett, Diana, Princess of Wales
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The best, and worst, of the Oscars
They made the right choice: Best actor winner Forest Whitaker not only moved people with his performance as dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," but his heartfelt acceptance speech had his wife, as well as fellow contenders Leonardo...Tags: George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Downey Jr., Sherry Lansing
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'Last King of Scotland'
Zap2It.comWhite Man, stay out of Africa. That was the main theme of a trio of Oscar-friendly releases that opened within weeks of each other last fall. "The Last King of Scotland" may not have had the star power of "Blood Diamond" or the widespread adulation of...Tags: Celebrity, Forest Whitaker, Film Festivals
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