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Writer of 'Milk' questions the psyche of 'J. Edgar'
The late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover would have hated director Clint Eastwood's new movie about him, but audiences are likely to be intrigued by it. Although "J. Edgar" does not realize its full dramatic potential, it's an ambitious attempt to get inside...Tags: Concerts, Movies, Robert F. Kennedy, Citizen Kane (movie), Clint Eastwood
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Review: 'Virginia' is not for lovers of good movies
The misbegotten "Virginia" wants to be many things: small-town satire, coming-of-age story, teen romance, portrait of an eccentric and damaged soul, with dabs of crime caper and road trip for good measure. Nothing adds up, though, in this directorial...
Tags: Movies, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Schizophrenia
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Dustin Lance Black revisits his past in retooled 'Virginia'
It was September 2010 and anticipation for Dustin Lance Black's directorial debut at the Toronto International Film Festival was running high. A year earlier, the "Milk" screenwriter had made a splash at the Oscars with his moving acceptance speech...
Tags: John Sayles, Jennifer Connelly, Christianity, Cancer, Danny Boyle
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Movie review: In 'Mirror Mirror,' Snow White is fair and tough
Encased in a coffin, waiting to be brought back to life: That's how Snow White spends a good portion of the folk story that bears her name. There's no such downtime for the princess in the snappy retelling "Mirror Mirror," a fractured fairy tale that...Tags: Julia Roberts, Movies, Mirror, Mirror (movie), Snow White (fictional character), Immortals (movie)
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'J. Edgar'
Zap2ItClint Eastwood continues to demonstrate his versatility as a director with this portrait of FBI icon Hoover, but the film really belongs to title star Leonardo DiCaprio, giving a smart and measured performance that ably depicts the lawman's quirks as well...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Naomi Watts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, FBI
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SAG Awards: A wake-up call for 'J. Edgar' actor Armie Hammer
24 FramesArmie Hammer is the first to admit he didn't spend a lot of time tossing and turning over the possibility of receiving a SAG Award nomination this morning. The 25-year-old actor, who was recognized for his supporting role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in... -
'Albert Nobbs,' 'J. Edgar,' 'DWTS' among GLAAD Media Award nominees
24 FramesThe Glenn Close-led period drama "Albert Nobbs," the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic "J. Edgar" and writer-director Mike Mills' indie family film "Beginners" will compete for outstanding feature in wide release at the 22nd GLAAD Media Awards. Nominations... -
Reaction: 2012 Oscar nominations
Extremely foolish and incredibly upsetting.
That's my diagnosis of the surprising inclusion of "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," one of the year's worst films, in both the Best Picture race and the Supporting Actor category (Max Von Sydow). BTW: In...Tags: Concerts, Max von Sydow, Demian Bichir, Rooney Mara, Undefeated (movie)
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Movies: Dapper gents rule in 'J. Edgar,' 'The Artist' and other films
Los Angeles TimesClothes and carefully cultivated facial hair are helping to make the man — and the movie — in a big way at the multiplex this season. Consider the tuxedo-wearing, thinly mustachioed men of 1920s' Hollywood in "The Artist"; the dapper denizens...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Artists, Jean Dujardin, John Le Carre, Michel Hazanavicius
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FULL LIST: The 69th Annual Golden Globe Nominations
WGN Feature ReporterThe Oscar race isn't getting any easier to predict. This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press unveiled their nominees for the best in film and television in 2011. And while this small group of media generally has little influence over the Oscars, it's...Tags: Enlightened (tv program), Artists, Rooney Mara, The Good Wife (tv program), The Iron Lady (movie)
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Smart moves, sad omissions from Golden Globe 2011 movie noms
RedEye movie criticAllow me to begin my take on this morning's Golden Globe nominations with a sigh of relief: the extremely shallow, incredibly exploitative assumed Oscar contender "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," one of the worst movies of the year, received zero...Tags: Concerts, Max von Sydow, Rooney Mara, Melancholia (movie), Gary Oldman
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