Daily Archives: April 16, 2013

Today’s screenings: “Oblivion” and “Arthur Newman”

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One’s a sci-fi picture in which Tom Cruise finds out if Joseph “Tron” Kosinski has a little blockbuster magic left him in his tank — a ruined planet, a conspiracy to keep news of who might still be “down there” … Continue reading →

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Jamie Foxx as Electro in the next “Spider-Man” movie

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He doesn’t look like the images of the character from comic books. He has a blueish glow for the next “Amazing Spider-Man” movie, due out in 2014. But it’s an arresting look, and the hoodie lends him a certain currency … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Home Run” is, at best, a ground rule double

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The first rule of any baseball movie is that the guys cast to star in it have to look like they can play. And in “Home Run,” Scott Elrod had the build, the swagger and the sweet swing of a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Paris-Manhattan” finds fresh laughs in the wit and wisdom of Woody

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Paris-Manhattan” is an amusing little nothing of a movie built around the wit and wisdom of Woody Allen. First-time writer-director Sophie Lellouche has taken bon mots from Allen’s movies and used them to create nothing less than a philosophy of life for her heroine, … Continue reading →

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