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Movies News – - Man arrested in Nevada in Fullerton movie theater stabbing (The Fresno Bee)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:57:14 +0000

Man arrested in Nevada in Fullerton movie theater stabbing (The Fresno Bee)
Police have made an arrest in the stabbing of two men in a Fullerton movie theater.

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Movies News – - Vulcan, Canada aims to premiere next Star Trek movie (AFP via Yahoo! News)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:56:49 +0000

Vulcan, Canada aims to premiere next Star Trek movie (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The town of Vulcan, hidden among oil wells, wheat fields and cow pastures of western Canada, is aiming to host the world premiere of the latest Star Trek movie, a spokeswoman said Friday.

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Movies News – - Movie Times (The Tampa Tribune)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:56:25 +0000

Movie Times (The Tampa Tribune)
MOVIE TIMES Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times.

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Movies News – - Cinema fans giving old movie houses an encore (Lancaster Online)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:32:42 +0000

Cinema fans giving old movie houses an encore (Lancaster Online)
When an opportunity to buy the movie theater she used to frequent as a child came up six years ago, Meg Burkardt and two friends j

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Movies News – - MOVIE STARS CAN HAVE IT RUFF (New York Post)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:32:16 +0000

MOVIE STARS CAN HAVE IT RUFF (New York Post)
OPENING today is the film "Married Life" with Chris Cooper and Pat ricia Clarkson as a married couple. I had tea with Chris and Patricia. So what was the conversation? Pat: "I haven't seen my dog in three weeks. Doing p.r. for this movie I've been…

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Movies News – - Blockbuster finish for movie-rental co. (AP via Yahoo! News)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:31:50 +0000

Blockbuster finish for movie-rental co. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Blockbuster Inc., the movie rental company, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled as it cut costs and adjusted prices for its online subscription service.

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Movies News – - Movies: Want to boost the Oscar telecast's ratings? Add movie ads (The Salt Lake Tribune)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:41:33 +0000

Movies: Want to boost the Oscar telecast's ratings? Add movie ads (The Salt Lake Tribune)
The movie that won the Best Picture Oscar of 1952 – the first time the Academy Awards ceremony was televised, on March 19, 1953 – was "The Greatest Show on Earth.

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Movies News – - 21st century cinema: Movie theaters move into the future (Detroit News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:41:08 +0000

21st century cinema: Movie theaters move into the future (Detroit News)
Welcome to the new world of movie theaters, where seismic shifts in technology and content are helping keep the threat of home entertainment at bay.

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Movies News – - Cinema fans preserve old neighborhood movie houses (phillyburbs.com)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:40:45 +0000

Cinema fans preserve old neighborhood movie houses (phillyburbs.com)
OAKMONT, Pa. – When an opportunity to buy the movie theater she used to frequent as a child came up six years ago, Meg Burkardt and two friends jumped at the chance.

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Movies News – - BLURBS / What is your favorite book that you hope does not get turned into a movie? (San Francisco Chronicle)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:06:51 +0000

BLURBS / What is your favorite book that you hope does not get turned into a movie? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Perhaps this is too obvious a choice, but with "Atonement" everywhere in the book and movie news, I can't help but think of an Ian McEwan novel I found altogether more powerful in its tiny, perfect drama: "On Chesil Beach." What makes "On Chesil Beach" "film-…

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Movies News – - BLURBS / What is your favorite book that you hope does not get turned into a movie? (San Francisco Chronicle)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:06:32 +0000

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Movies News – - No Sign of Apple's Promised 1,000 iTunes Movie Rentals (PC World)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:06:12 +0000

No Sign of Apple's Promised 1,000 iTunes Movie Rentals (PC World)
Apple said it would have 1,000 movie rentals available by end of Februrary, but the reality misses that mark.

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Movies News – - The Latest on Upcoming Movie Productions (Coming Soon)

tinkerbell — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:36:11 +0000

The Latest on Upcoming Movie Productions (Coming Soon)
Variety has published an in-depth article talking about how a posssible Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike could affect movie productions starting soon. The trade says Hollywood studios are refusing to schedule new start dates on films that can't complete shooting by June 30.

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Movies News – - Movie Review: Semi-Pro (Blogcritics.org)

tinkerbell — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:35:53 +0000

Movie Review: Semi-Pro (Blogcritics.org)
Can Will Ferrell score a slam dunk with his basketball comedy, Semi-Pro, or is it just an air ball? It s hard not to argue that Semi-Pro should be the last of the Will Ferrell sports comedies, but it s also a good way for him to go out. No, it doesn t make you double over like Old School or Anchorman, but Semi-Pro feels more like a movie Ferrell wanted to make and less like those career black …

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Movies News – - Movie filmed in T.O. will premiere (The Acorn)

tinkerbell — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:35:33 +0000

Movie filmed in T.O. will premiere (The Acorn)
"Wreck the Halls," a new movie starring Thousand Oaks residents Megan Ashley, 9, and Mickey Rooney, 87, will have its world premiere in competition at the International Family Film Festival on March 2 at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.

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Movies News – - Roy Scheider, best known for role in blockbuster movie 'Jaws,' dies in Ark. at 75 (Chicago Sun-Times)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:36:34 +0000

Roy Scheider, best known for role in blockbuster movie 'Jaws,' dies in Ark. at 75 (Chicago Sun-Times)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—- Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie ''Jaws,'' has died. He was 75.

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Movies News – - Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie Jaws, has died (Lexington Herald-Leader)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:36:27 +0000

Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie Jaws, has died (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie Jaws , has died. He was 75. Mr. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock. The hospital did not release a cause of death, but hospital spokeswoman Leslie Taylor said Scheider had been treated for multiple myeloma for the past two years. …

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Movies News – - New Mortal Kombat Movie Sounds Awful Already [Mortal Kombat] (Addict 3D)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:36:16 +0000

New Mortal Kombat Movie Sounds Awful Already [Mortal Kombat] (Addict 3D)
How do you make a new Mortal Kombat movie suck harder than the last sucky Mortal Kombat movie? I'll tell you: you hire Chris "Mink" Morrison to direct, whose last movie was 2005's Into The Sun.

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Movies News – - Roy Scheider, best known for role in blockbuster movie 'Jaws,' dies in Ark. at 75 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:19:44 +0000

Roy Scheider, best known for role in blockbuster movie 'Jaws,' dies in Ark. at 75 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said.

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Movies News – - NFL Sacks Local Movie Theatres With Legal Letters (WBZ Boston)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:54 +0000

NFL Sacks Local Movie Theatres With Legal Letters (WBZ Boston)
Three New Hampshire movie theaters have been told by the NFL that they're not allowed to show the Super Bowl on their big screens Sunday night.

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Movies News – - Jay Chou in Singapore to promote latest movie "Kungfu Dunk" (Channel NewsAsia)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:44 +0000

Jay Chou in Singapore to promote latest movie "Kungfu Dunk" (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: Taiwanese artiste Jay Chou is in town again to promote his latest movie "Kungfu Dunk". The US$10 million production had its gala premiere at Suntec City on Sunday evening, and it will be screened all over Asia during the Lunar New Year.

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Movies News – - Movie review: 27 Dresses full of laughs (The Lompoc Record)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:34 +0000

Movie review: 27 Dresses full of laughs (The Lompoc Record)
The plot of 27 Dresses can almost be summed up by the old phrase, always a bridesmaid, never a bride. There is a little more to it than that, but not much of it is any fresher. Yet despite its moth-eaten premise, 27 Dresses manages to be a funny, and fun, feel-good movie.

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Movies News – - 'Hannah Montana' movie a tough ticket (Arizona Daily Star)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:55:00 +0000

'Hannah Montana' movie a tough ticket (Arizona Daily Star)
Parents hoping to purchase tickets to the "Hannah Montana" movie may have a difficult time.

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Movies News – - Spurlock sued by movie 'star' (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:54:45 +0000

Spurlock sued by movie 'star' (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A former McDonalds employee who appeared in 2004 movie Supersize Me is suing filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, claiming the documentary ruined her life.

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Movies News – - Lightsaber voted top movie weapon (The Register)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:54:40 +0000

Lightsaber voted top movie weapon (The Register)
Dirty Harry's .44 pipped to the post A Jedi knight's lightsaber has been voted the top movie weapon, pipping Dirty Harry's Magnum .44 to the post in a 20th Century Fox poll of 2,000 film buffs.

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Movies News – - Movie Trailers: The Final Cut (New York Times)

tinkerbell — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:43:27 +0000

Movie Trailers: The Final Cut (New York Times)
A movie director offers a behind-the-scenes account of the making of movie trailers.

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Movies News – - Capsule Movie Reviews (The Charlotte Observer)

tinkerbell — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:43:26 +0000

Capsule Movie Reviews (The Charlotte Observer)
Film capsules are written by Lawrence Toppman. If there's no star rating, he hasn't seen the movie. Grades: 4 stars = excellent, 3 stars = good, 2 stars = fair, 1 star = poor. new releases THE BUCKET LIST Elderly cancer patients tour the world, accomplishing things they've vowed to do before they die. Director Rob Reiner is just the guy who could have made this unbearably schmaltzy, but …

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Movies News – - Chamber officials are polling residents to gauge support for proposed movie studio project. (The Patriot Ledger)

tinkerbell — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:43:24 +0000

Chamber officials are polling residents to gauge support for proposed movie studio project. (The Patriot Ledger)
PLYMOUTH – Chamber of Commerce officials are polling residents to gauge support for a proposed movie production studio project on town-owned land in South Plymouth.

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