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Review: An intense Audrey Tautou wears ‘Chanel’ well

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000

“Coco Before Chanel” offers an enlightening peek into the early life and sartorial origins of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, one of fashion’s modern masters.

Mr. multitasker: Jim Carrey takes on host of roles for 'Christmas Carol'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0000

"I love terrifying children," reveals Jim Carrey, who plays Scrooge, the original holiday-hating miser who undergoes a transformation in Robert Zemeckis' faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

Psychic warrior: Jeff Bridges stares down flashbacks in 'Men Who Stare at Goats'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:00 -0000

Actor Jeff Bridges, looking like a Malibu prophet with his bushy beard and seasoned surfer smile, says he had a bit of a flashback while filming "The Men Who Stare at Goats," which fictionalizes the oddball odyssey of a U.S. military program that tried to train soldiers to use mental powers as a weapon (and, yes, to snuff out farm animals by glaring at them).

Audrey Tautou brings tough elegance to role in 'Coco Before Chanel'

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0000

During World War II, trend-setting French designer Coco Chanel, who extolled the virtues of simplicity - albeit very expensive simplicity - had a love affair with a German officer. She was once arrested on war crime charges but was set free through the intervention of the British royal family.

'Precious' director strives for hope amid despair

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:04:00 -0000

To begin to understand director Lee Daniels, you can start by looking closely at the living room of the broken-down Harlem apartment created for Claireece “Precious” Jones, the obese, illiterate, abused teenager at the center of his emotionally raw new drama, “Precious.”

'Star Wars' Episode VII? Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:47:00 -0000

The George Lucas empire struck back Tuesday against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the “Star Wars” movies. Designer Andrew Ainsworth has fought a long legal battle against Lucasfilm Ltd., which sued him over the replica suits and helmets he sold through a Web site

'This Is It' surges from foreign fans

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:24:00 -0000

HOLLYWOOD - The last time one of Michael Jackson's tours played the continental United States was 1988. So perhaps it's no surprise that "This Is It," Sony Pictures' film made from rehearsal footage for Jackson's planned London concert series, did more than twice as much business internationally in its first five days as it did domestically.

First 'Twilight' flick to replay in theaters before 'New Moon' release

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:00 -0000

Wanting to capitalize on the teen vampire movie craze it stirred last year, Summit Entertainment is planning to re-release “Twilight” in more than 2,000 theaters Nov. 19, the night before the arrival of the highly anticipated sequel, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Morrow: 'This Is It' reminds us why Michael Jackson was king of pop

Morrow2@knews.com (Terry Morrow) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:04:00 -0000

"This Is It" won't go down in history as a definitive Michael Jackson documentary, but it will serve his longtime fans very well for now.