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  • Published
    September 7, 2011

    At the Movies

    OPENING FRIDAY “CONTAGION” (PG-13) (1:45) Stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jude Law. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. An action thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Disturbing content and some language. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:20, […]

  • Published
    September 7, 2011

    Jude Law goes viral

    The actor plays a crazy (or crazy like a fox) blogger in the new Steven Soderbergh sci-fi thriller 'Contagion.'

  • Published
    August 31, 2011

    ‘Dark’ remake scares us most when horrors stay under cover

    Basically, there's nothing scarier than a big, old, dark and spooky house and a little girl with only a flashlight to protect her.

  • Published
    August 31, 2011

    In ‘Guard,’ black-comedy spin livens ‘buddy cop’ genre

    Three of the greatest character actors working today have a playground to run riot in.

  • Published
    August 31, 2011

    ‘Debt’ rises

    Elevated by the performances of its six stars, this post-Holocaust spy tale proves a complex, satisfying thriller.

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  • Published
    August 24, 2011

    Exploring ‘What if?’ moments, ‘Another Earth’ captivates

    “Another Earth” is quietly and movingly out of this world. Director Mike Cahill has woven sci-fi imaginings and quantum physics theories of parallel universes into a provocative meditation on the prospect of rewriting your life history. It is no simple task to spin such abstract notions into smart (versus cheesy) entertainment, but there is such […]

  • Published
    August 24, 2011

    At the Movies

    OPENING FRIDAY “OUR IDIOT BROTHER” (R) (1:30) Stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Jesse Peretz. A pot bust sends nice guy Ned to jail, and though he’s released early on good behavior, he returns home to discover that his girlfriend has left and taken his dog. Homeless and unemployed, he divides his […]

  • Published
    August 24, 2011

    This man is an idiot … in a good way

    Paul Rudd's latest character is challenged by his naivete and trusting nature. And his Type A sisters.

  • Published
    August 17, 2011
    MOVIE-30MINUTES

    ’30 Minutes’ takes its time but ultimately delivers

    For all the need for speed that this very short movie's title implies, '30 Minutes' lacks urgency.

  • Published
    August 17, 2011

    Half-hearted ‘One Day’ flies blindly in face of love

    This episodic romance works in fits and starts.