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Before describing Disney's A Christmas Carol, it is important to point out that A Christmas Carol is one of literature’s most interpreted stories in television and cinema, from straightforward re-tellings to satires and character studies. More. |
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Bond vs. Bourne. Modesty Blaise vs. Mata Hari. Smiley's People vs. The Manchurian Candidate. Casablanca vs. North by Northwest. Vote for the greatest spy movie of all time! More. |
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The best thing that I can say about Amelia, now playing from Fox Searchlight Pictures, is the filmmakers found the perfect actress to play Amelia Earhart. Because Swank physically resembles Earhart, she can sell the aviatrix’s off-beat looks with no effort. She has to work much harder, however, to reveal all the shades of character this film requires on a whirlwind tour of Earhart’s relatively short life. More. |
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“You haven’t seen war until you’ve seen it through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino” proclaims the trailer for Inglourious Basterds. Longtime fans of Quentin Tarantino films will say it’s exactly what it should be. The author takes a closer look at Tarantino's latest. More. |
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What drives you mad when you watch Star Wars? More. |
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Imagine a government that makes you pay for your own arrest. Or worse.
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Public Enemies is touted to be the most historically accurate portrayal of the tumultuous Depression-era crime period. Given the book the film is based on and director Michael Mann's well-known attention to period authenticity, this is likely true. More. |
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Cinerama had vast entertainment, social and even political ramifications in the 1950s and early ‘60s and set the standard for how we view movies and even television today More. |
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If you are not able to attend one of the D-Day 65th anniversary commemoration ceremonies you're in luck. The programmers at TV's history-friendly networks have laid out a schedule of interesting programs to coincide with this historic event.
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The American Museum of Natural History, featured in the first Night at the Museum movie, claims a 20% increase in visitors after the film was released. Because of this and the merchandising potential these family films bring, the Smithsonian Institution agreed to be involved in the sequel.
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One of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time is Star Trek, an obscure television series of the 1960s that has morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry that seems to have no end. More. |
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Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro return to the scene of organized crime in I Heard You Paint Houses, about the mob hit man who claimed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa. More. |
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The new film The Soloist tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a schizophrenic violinist who ends up on L.A.'s skid row. Los Angeles Times journalist Steve Lopez, who brought Ayers story to light, speaks about the movie and what he hopes it might mean.
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Slumdog Millionaire, the big Oscar-winning film, draws inspiration and plot points from a rich tradition of TV quiz shows. More. |
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Watchmen explores the Cold War in graphic detail and its fighting superheroes affect the outcome of world events. But history shows the period had plenty of real-life heroes. More. |
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HBO Films'Taking Chance' tells the touching story of escorting the remains of a young Marine killed in Iraq to his family, a little-known but important duty of the American military. More. |
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Superheroes battle evil in Gotham and elsewhere. While this scenario may sound familiar, Watchmen is a complex character study set amid historic events of the late 20th century in an "alternate America." More. |
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Hollywood has largely ignored the occupants of the Oval Office, but these seven presidential films deserve your vote for their depictions of the chief executive. More. |
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Five experts on the Lincoln legacy answer the question, "Who in your opinion has given the best Abraham Lincoln performance and in what movie or television production?" More. |
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Fictional American presidents essentially began appearing in sci-fi flims of the 1950s. Since then they've become a favorite character in movies and television. More. |
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