Sometimes we go to the movies for their predictability: We want happy endings from Nora Ephron and huge explosions from Michael Bay. Read more...
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“The Dilemma” stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as best friends. (credit: Universal Pictures)
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January 22, 2:31 pm
Movie Review: “No Strings Attached”
Let's be honest: Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher make movies people want to see for the simple reason that we want to be them. Portman is no Megan Fox "“ most girls love her, want to be her and aren't offended that guys want her too "“ and the equivalent holds true for Kutcher. Of course we want to see them in a romantic comedy together, no matter how potentially formulaic it may be. Read more...
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January 18, 10:44 pm
Fashion or Whatever: Stars awards season fashion is better not ‘safe’ than boring
I used to be amazed by awards season fashion, what with all the pretty actresses in their gowns and whatnot. Read more...
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Helena Bonham Carter shows off her dress at the Golden Globe Awards. (Credit: Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
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January 14, 12:45 am
Screen Scene: “The Dilemma”
The title "The Dilemma" may refer to whether you tell your best friend his wife's cheating on him, but the bigger dilemma in this movie seems to be how it can call itself a comedy when everyone in it is so angry the whole time. Read more...
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January 12, 11:35 pm
“Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area” illuminates history of alternative cinema after World War II
In 1991, experimental filmmaker Ernie Gehr directed a 41-minute film from the outdoor glass elevator at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Read more...
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A still from the short film “Side/Walk/Shuttle,” shot from the outdoor glass elevator at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The film is a part of the “Radical Light” series, which celebrates alternative films from the Bay Area. (credit: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
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January 12, 11:24 pm
Battle of the Columnists: Cooking shows
With multitudes of new cake-baking shows as well as the Cooking Channel popping up on TV, the Food Network has lost its monopoly on culinary television. Read more...
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Megan Rountree works on the Monopoly cake cubes in “Cake Boss: Next Great Baker.” The TLC show is among the increasing trend in shows based on baking competitions. (Credit: TLC)
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January 10, 12:06 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes nominations show funny idea of comedy
This weekend, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in the midst of a long awards season dedicated to acknowledging those people almost anyone would recognize on the street over and over again. Read more...