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"Game Change": A Remake of Frankenstein, Featuring Sarah Palin

For political junkies, HBO's new drama will amount to little more than a deeply unsatisfying guilty pleasure.

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| Thu Mar. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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"Return of the Jedi" is the Best Star Wars Movie of All Time

Let go of your hatred (of Ewoks)! They aren't enough to wreck the best movie in the Star Wars franchise.

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| Sat Mar. 3, 2012 5:05 PM PST
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"The Lorax": Cue Fox News Freakout

The film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved classic is fun, tree-friendly, and, apparently, a blood libel against job creators everywhere.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

"The Lorax": In Thneed of Some Marketing Help

The film version of "The Lorax" is actually pretty good. So why is the marketing campaign so awful?

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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"Project X": Drunk, Foul-Mouthed Nerds Seduce Hot Girls and Blow Stuff Up

You will like this mockumentary for all the wrong reasons.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Mazda Enlists Kids to Market Cars in Exchange for Library Books

The marketing spin for The Lorax just keeps getting more insidious.

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| Wed Feb. 29, 2012 1:03 PM PST
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Iran War Watch: Oscar Night Edition

The Oscar-winning Iranian film "A Separation" is the death knell of Zionist warmongering in the United States, says Tehran's state TV.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 1:57 PM PST
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Film Review: If A Tree Falls

Occupy Wall Street and a recent spike in direct action make this Oscar-nominated documentary about the Earth Liberation Front eerily current.

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| Sat Feb. 25, 2012 4:01 AM PST
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"Wanderlust": Picture an #OWS Comedy Filled With Dick Jokes

Director David Wain's new flick combines the funnier, sweeter elements of "Wet Hot American Summer," "Role Models," and an Occupy encampment.

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The Death Star Is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System

Too bad about those minor defects in workmanship, though.

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| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 7:44 PM PST
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The Lorax: Blowing Smogulous Smoke

Film version of beloved children's book partners with Mazda SUV.

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| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 1:02 PM PST

Book Review: Zona

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| Mon Feb. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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"This Means War": A Lazy, (Vaguely) Pro-Patriot Act Bore

The new shoot-'em-up romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon is dumb, annoying, and soporific.

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| Fri Feb. 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Will Piracy Ruin Hollywood?

Maybe, but digital production might save it.

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| Tue Feb. 14, 2012 3:44 PM PST
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Denzel Washington Shackled in "Safe House" of Clichés

If you're going to produce a cookie-cutter flick, at least give it a little flavor.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Film Review: A Separation

An Iranian film probes familial relationships as well as the sometimes cruel society they inhabit.

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 2:48 PM PST

Film Review: The Eerie Dance Drama of "Pina"

Academy Award-nominated doc merges absurdist theater with dance, and makes 3-D's potential even more mouthwatering.

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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8 Videos to Commemorate the Beatles' Final Concert, 43 Years Later

On January 30, 1969, the Fab Four played their last gig...in a fairly big, fairly illegal way.

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| Mon Jan. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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"The Grey": So Much More Than Liam Neeson Brutalizing Wolves

Director Joe Carnahan's latest film is way smarter than its wolf-clobbering promo materials would lead you to believe.

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| Fri Jan. 27, 2012 10:27 AM PST
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Who Will Speak For the Trees?

Fourth graders petition Universal Pictures to improve the green message of the film version of The Lorax.

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| Wed Jan. 25, 2012 10:35 AM PST