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'The Joneses' is another studio comedy misfire

Saturday, 19 November 2016, 14:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

The modern studio comedy increasingly feels limp, suffocated by the financial imperatives of high-concept plots and desperately in search of signs of life. Greg Mottola's "Keeping Up With the Joneses"...

The evolution of Amy Adams on view in 'Arrival,' 'Nocturnal'

Friday, 18 November 2016, 14:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

For a time, Amy Adams, a former chorus girl from Colorado, was known for her princesses and country girls: sweet and sunny characters that helped make Adams a star. "I call them the innocents -...

'The Eagle Huntress' is a heartwarming all-ages tale

Thursday, 17 November 2016, 14:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

There is an ancient tradition of falconry practiced by the people of Mongolia where burkitshi, or "eagle hunters," train golden eagles to respond to their call and hunt hares and foxes in the frozen...

Q&A: Redmayne on finally getting his Harry Potter shot

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 14:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

After spending two straight falls consumed by awards season, Eddie Redmayne is taking a break from the Oscars and fronting his first franchise. In the Harry Potter prequel "Fantastic Beasts and...

Mel Gibson roars back with bruising 'Hacksaw Ridge'

Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 14:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

Don't worry, we won't be making any such weighty theological pronouncements - though these terms have all been bandied about in the run-up to Gibson's first directorial effort in the 10 years since...

The 3 stars of 'Moonlight' share a role and a breakthrough

Saturday, 12 November 2016, 15:01 Last update: about 10 years ago

Trevante Rhodes, 26, Ashton Sanders, 20, and Alex R. Hibbert 12, play the same character across three distant chapters in his life, growing up black, gay and confused with his drug addicted mother...

To capture his pop spectacle, Timberlake turns to Demme

Friday, 11 November 2016, 15:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

Justin Timberlake's desire to make a concert film could be traced directly back to when he saw Jonathan Demme's iconic 1984 Talking Heads concert film "Stop Making...

Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon in 'Inferno'

Thursday, 10 November 2016, 14:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

By a twist of fate, there are two infernos you can submerge yourself in this weekend. You can either take the Dan Brown audio tour of Florence and Dante's Divine Comedy in Ron Howard's adaptation of...

'Loving' tenderly explores the human side of a landmark case

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 14:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

You wouldn't know it to see her. The Irish and Ethiopian actress, soon to be known for a star-making performance in the new film "Loving," looks put-together. But behind the smile and the...

'Jack Reacher' sequel not as good as 2012 original

Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 14:54 Last update: about 10 years ago

It's not the acting or the action that makes "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" inferior to the original 2012 hit. It's the story. The first film, "Jack Reacher," established the title character as a...

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