Daily Archives: August 10, 2013

Weekend Box Office: “Planes” and “Elysium” are in a dead heat.

Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi followup to “District 9” seemed headed to an easy stroll across the box office finish line on its opening weekend. $30 million, and all alone in reaching it. But kids are immune to reviews of the worst … Continue reading

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“Expendables 3” adds Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas

Losing Bruce Willis over his “Die Hard” sized salary demands hasn’t slowed down Stallone’s “Expendables 3” choo choo. He announced Harrison Ford would take a role, and Hollywood pariah Mel Gibson has agreed to come on board, too. Antonio Banderas … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

A man breaks out of jail to reach his one, true love and meet his daughter for the first time. Many a country song and the occasional movie has been built on that melodramatic frame. But it earns an elegiac … Continue reading

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