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True Detective Season Two premieres June 21 on HBO
A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California when TRUE DETECTIVE returns for its eight-episode second season Sunday, June ...
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Powerpuff Girls are back … but some fans are unhappy
Cartoon Network has released a first look at the new Powerpuff Girls and the actresses providing the voices of Blossom (Amanda Leighton), Bubbles (Kristen Li) and Buttercup (Natalie Palamides).While fans are thrilled the girls will be back in action, they're ...
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Jupiter Ascending blasts on to Blu-ray
There probably has not been, and will not be, a loopier big budget, major studio release this year than the Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending. In my original review over at CliqueClack, I called the film a gorgeous mess. If you have ...
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7 Days In Hell :: Eternal Flames Tease
Andy Samberg and Kit Harington star as tennis players battling it out in a fictional week-long match. 7 Days in Hell was filmed in a faux-documentary format. It will premiere on July 11 ...
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Insidious: Chapter 3 succeeds in delivering the scares
Horror sequels are often a dicey proposition because if film history is any indication, each sequel strains itself even more than the last to tell an interesting story that wasn't already done, better, by the first film. 2010's Insidious told ...
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Spy gives Melissa McCarthy a chance to finally shine
I've been a fan of Melissa McCarthy since she stole the show in Bridesmaids and gave us a variety of characters to laugh at during her first hosting stint on Saturday Night Live (I have never watched Mike & Molly) ...
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Entourage the Movie is Entourage the Movie in every way imaginable
I'm not sure how much can really be said for this sort of movie, but here goes nothing: This is a better transition to the big screen from the small than Sex and the City but not as good as say, Borat. But it's ...
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With This Ring on DVD delivers laughs but skimps on the extras
If you’ve seen one romantic comedy then you have essentially seen them all. When it comes to this specific genre of film, it seems that nothing original is ever really attempted – and perchance that is because it’s already been ...
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San Andreas is entertaining but implausibly over the top
Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) is having a good day. He and his rescue team are being featured on the local news, he saves a young woman from a car dangling on the side of a mountain (and the rest of ...
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Rick Baker announces his retirment
Oscar-winning make-up artist Rick Baker announced his retirement Wednesday (May 27).In a radio interview with KPCC, Baker said, "I said the time is right, I am 64 years old, and the business is crazy right now. I like to do ...
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BOOM! :: An Explosive First Look
Get ready for BOOM!, the new game show that fuses family entertainment with the thrill and intensity of a blockbuster action movie.Full of comedy, color, tension and excitement, BOOM! is a general knowledge quiz show that challenges teams of three ...
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Jaws returns to theaters for 40th anniversary
The age of the summer blockbuster started 40 years ago in 1975 when Universal Pictures released a film by a young director named Steven Spielberg. That film, Jaws, became the number one film of all time for several years and ...
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