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  • Published
    August 17, 2011

    Farrell in fangs

    The actor gleefully sinks his teeth into the vampire-villain role in 'Fright Night.'

  • Published
    August 10, 2011

    At the Movies

    OPENING FRIDAY “30 MINUTES OR LESS” (R) (1:23) Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Ariz Ansari and Nick Swardson. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Two fledgling criminals kidnap pizza delivery guy Nick, strap a bomb to his chest, and give him mere hours to rob a bank. As the clock ticks, Nick, with the help of his […]

  • Published
    August 10, 2011

    Hail ‘The Help’

    Director Tate Taylor's screen adaptation captures the essence of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel.

  • Published
    August 3, 2011
    Jason Bateman

    It’s body switch time again, with extra bathroom ‘humor’

    In 'The Change-Up,' overlong meets overly obvious, and raunchy is just raunchy.

  • Published
    August 3, 2011

    At the Movies

    OPENING THIS WEEK “RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES” (PG-13) (1:55) Stars James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. A scientist looking for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease experiments on a chimpanzee named Caesar. The development of animal intelligence brings about a war for supremacy between humans and apes. Violence, […]

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  • Published
    August 3, 2011

    ‘Rise’ shines

    Digital magic makes this story of rebellious apes so convincing that it puts previous 'Planet of the Apes' work and rework to shame.

  • Published
    July 27, 2011

    At the Movies

    OPENING FRIDAY “COWBOYS & ALIENS” (PG-13) (1:56) Stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. Directed by Jon Favreau. A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. Intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, […]

  • Published
    July 27, 2011
    MOVIE-CRAZYSTUPIDLOVE

    In ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ a strong ensemble cast hits most of its marks

    Its faults include too many issues, too many characters and a contrived and farcical climax.

  • Published
    July 27, 2011

    Yee-haw! Take me to your leader

    The clever premise of 'Cowboys & Aliens' is not quite fulfilled by a story that should have given a great cast more complexity.

  • Published
    July 21, 2011

    Movie Review: Snappy, rapid-fire ‘Friends’ delivers rom-com rewards

    It's like 'No Strings Attached.' Only better.