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Sundance hit 'Me and Earl...' melds tragedy with wit

Friday, 19 June 2015, 14:07 Last update: about 11 years ago

If you've heard of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" already, it's probably because it had the unique misfortune of being the favorite of many at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it also won...

Emma Bovary proves elusive on screen, once again

Thursday, 18 June 2015, 14:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

She is, of course, one of literature's most famous and tragic heroines, and so it's no surprise that directors from Jean Renoir (1934) to Vincente Minnelli (1949) to Claude Chabrol (1991) have tried...

Depardieu intervened for widely panned FIFA movie

Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 14:01 Last update: about 11 years ago

Actor Gerard Depardieu personally intervened to persuade the CannesFilm Festival to show the FIFA-funded movie "United Passions" that sank almost without trace at the box office after being...

Lake Bell enjoys juggling titles of actress and director

Sunday, 14 June 2015, 14:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Lake Bell can be annoying when she's watching TV or a movie with her husband. That's because she tends to watch with a director's eye. "My husband gets very frustrated," she said in a recent...

Girl power! 'Pitch Perfect 2' hits those sweet notes

Saturday, 13 June 2015, 14:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

And yes, they sure do run the world. The highly anticipated sequel to the 2012 surprise hit "Pitch Perfect" is now, more than ever, a celebration of girl power, girl bonding, girl harmony, and...

'Entourage' embraces, celebrates Hollywood excess

Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

This is a world where you might land your helicopter on someone's lawn to crash a business meeting, or take a little yacht to meet up with your buddy on his bigger yacht. It's a land of celebrities,...

Dano, Cusack hit the right notes in 'Love & Mercy'

Thursday, 11 June 2015, 14:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

Brian Wilson's life is too big for a movie. The story of the brilliant and troubled co-founder of The Beach Boys barely lends itself to a coherent linear narrative, let alone a single film. Thankfully...

Chris Pratt evolves into leading man in 'Jurassic World'

Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 14:16 Last update: about 11 years ago

On a recent afternoon on a Universal soundstage, Chris Pratt was regaling a group of journalists with a story about elk hunting. Suddenly, a gust of air blew through the room, toppling a giant fake...

Steve Martin reflects on his career as he receives AFI honor

Saturday, 6 June 2015, 14:13 Last update: about 11 years ago

In the early 1980s, when Steve Martin was a fledgling movie star, he recalls attending the American Film Institute's celebration of Frank Capra and how Hollywood glitterati swirled around the...

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