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Shock jock has precious little to offer
Shock jock has precious little to offer

Is there a more irrelevant person in pop culture right now than the former self-proclaimed "King of All Media," Howard Stern?

'Family Wedding' rises above stereotype
'Family Wedding' rises above stereotype

One enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness.

Script undermines 'Green Zone'
Script undermines 'Green Zone'

All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.

'Precious' is ready for her close-up
'Precious' is ready for her close-up

The life of teenager Clareece Precious Jones makes the ordeals of Charles Dickens' slum urchins seem princely. See the fictional story of 'Precious' on DVD.

Corey Haim dies at 38
Corey Haim dies at 38

The actor who had a long history of drug abuse was most recently seen on A&E's reality series, "The Two Coreys," which followed the lives of both Haim and best friend and longtime co-star, Corey Feldman.

  • Shock jock has precious little to offer
  • 'Family Wedding' rises above stereotype
  • Script undermines 'Green Zone'
  • 'Precious' is ready for her close-up
  • Corey Haim dies at 38

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Burton's 'Alice' offering splits reviewers

At least two critics I read after seeing Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" asked the question, Where's the wonder?

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Where's the wonder?

In Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," Alice has grown -- not by "drink me" potion or "eat me" cake -- into a 19-year-old.
March 5, 2010 9:21 AM

Violence kills 'Finest' drama

Irony underlies the title of "Brooklyn's Finest," a drama about cops who are anything but fine at their jobs. And director Antoine Fuqua pounds that irony home with a sledgehammer.
March 5, 2010 9:16 AM

Hollywood gets the Razzies treatment

Forget Oscar . . . it's time for the Razzies, those annual awards that recognize the worst of Hollywood
March 4, 2010 1:00 AM

Boss, opera are rising onto Athens screen

The Athens Theatre has partnered with Emerging Pictures, a national cinema network, to present independent and international films, documentaries, film festivals and recorded performances of operas, ballets, concerts, plays and more.
February 26, 2010 1:00 AM

Nazi hunting . . . with a twist

The Nazi hunters of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds" have it easy compared to the vacationing, partying med students in the horror movie "Dead Snow."
February 25, 2010 1:00 AM
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