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April and the Extraordinary World is an extraordinary animated adventure
I don’t see a lot of foreign films, and I see even fewer animated foreign films. I have seen my share of Miyazaki of course, but other than those, it’s rare. I still haven’t seen Persepolis, if you can believe ...
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Melissa McCarthy is The Boss from hell
I think Melissa McCarthy is a very talented comedienne, wowing movie audiences with her supporting role in Bridesmaids and her first appearance on Saturday Night Live as well as in her supporting role on Gilmore Girls and lead role on ...
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Grace and Frankie :: Season 2 Trailer
With their ex-hubbies now married to each other and their clans more integrated than ever, Grace and Frankie continue to struggle to make sense of the brave new world that is their lives. Frankie copes by getting more involved in ...
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Syfy announces title and date for Sharknado 4
From Syfy press release:Syfy and The Asylum have revealed that the official title of the next SHARKNADO movie is ... SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS! The two hour original movie will premiere four months from now on a TV very, very ...
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Trailers :: AMC’s Preacher
Something got loose. We don't know how.Preacher is the story of Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Jesse embarks on ...
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Point Break has great stunts but an incoherent story
In 1991, an action flick starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze was released to some fairly decent reviews (Roger Ebert even liked it!) and box office. Since then, Point Break has become a cult classic spawning a live stage show ...
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Natural Born Pranksters try to out-jackass the pros
Prank shows are nothing new. The format didn't even start with the advent of television. Pioneering prankster Allen Funt founded the genre in 1947 with The Candid Microphone and moved to television in 1948 as the long-running hidden camera show ...
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The Illusionists bring magic to the country
A night at the theatre generally requires some "theatrical magic" to bring a show to life -- costumes, lights, sets, props, music -- but now there is some real magic taking to the stage as The Illusionists Live From Broadway ...
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CBS renews eleven series for 2016-2017
CBS, which had previously announced renewals for The Big Bang Theory and NCIS has also handed out renewals to eleven of its established series for the 2016-2017 season:BLUE BLOODS
ELEMENTARY
HAWAII FIVE-0
MADAM SECRETARY
MOM
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
NCIS: ...
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Thunderbirds Are Go :: Official Trailer
When disaster strikes, International Rescue answers the call! From their hidden island base, the five Tracy Brothers pilot their cutting-edge Thunderbird vehicles to every corner of the globe and beyond - all for one purpose: to help others in need ...
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Marguerite steals an American idea and makes it astonishingly French
I actually don’t see a lot of French movies, but I see a few. Only two really come to mind as ones I loved: the delightful and quasi-dark Amelie and the absurd OSS 117 spy spoofs. But there is a ...
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is sparse on laughs and heavy on eye rolls
Ah, the sweet scent of an unnecessary sequel. Can you smell it? Sometimes it’s obvious, like Home Alone 2 or hundreds of horror movies. Other times it’s Batman Returns, which may not be everyone’s favorite but it’s hard to argue ...
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