'Twilight' midnight screenings set box-office record
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Full story »
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Movie with a message: 'Blind Side' has a clear vision of compassion
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009Leigh Anne Tuohy would like to have time to ponder what it all means.
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Review: Kids’ comedy 'Planet 51' delivers timely message
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009Animated family comedy “Planet 51” is an innocent little tale that works well as a timely morality statement about tolerance. Full story »
Review: Raw-but-rewarding ‘Precious’ is great American cinema
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who’s left to make great American movies? For one, the makers of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” Full story »
'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner remains cool-headed despite ever-growing fame
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009It must be terrifying to know that fame, like a giant, all-consuming tidal wave, is about to break over you at any moment. But if Taylor Lautner's scared, he's not showing it. In fact, the 17-year-old star of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which is in theaters this weekend, seems a little too calm.
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'Twilight Saga: New Moon' heartthrob history
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love. A 10th-grader at an all-girls Catholic school, she lights up when she talks about her handsome 17-year-old honey. Chloe doesn't know too many boys, so she still gets a nervous, buzzy feeling whenever she thinks about HIM. Chloe is in love with Taylor Lautner, one of the hunky stars of the "Twilight" films. And she's not alone. Full story »
Comedian Mo’Nique gets serious in ’Precious’
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009Mo’Nique likes to laugh. A lot. So the comedian knew she would be taking on a tough mental challenge when she decided to play the role of Mary Jones — the vicious, abusive mother in the critically acclaimed film “Precious: Based on the Novel ’Push’ by Sapphire.” Full story »
Mariah Carey forgoes beauty for empathy in ‘Precious’
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009You’d be forgiven for not recognizing Mariah Carey in her role as a dowdy welfare caseworker in the urban drama “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” Full story »
Review: Gridiron flick 'The Blind Side' overcomes potential to fumble
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009By rights, "The Blind Side" shouldn't work. It's a rambling film full of creaky cliches. And yet, despite its messiness - or perhaps thanks to it - "The Blind Side" turns out to be a big ol' warm fuzzy bulldozer of a movie, a based-on-a-true-story exercise that inspires not with its outcome but with its process.
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Review: 'An Education' delivers lessons worth watching
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009It’s always been a perilous world for teenage girls. In the excellent film “An Education” the perils are not the life-threatening kind, but knowing who to trust and what direction to take are still daunting decisions. Full story »
New on DVD: 'Angels and Demons' cloaked in too much mystery
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009Praying for another $750 million absolution at the global box office, the fairly unholy trinity of Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown reteam on Brown's earlier novel "Angels and Demons" and manage to be more obscure than a Latin Mass. Full story »
Review: ‘New Moon’ wanes without original’s guilty pleasures
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009“This is the last time you’ll ever see me,” Edward Cullen says to Bella Swan. As if. Full story »
The Insider: 'New Moon' drama accented benefit gala
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009Here is the final word on all the backstage scoop revolving around Knoxville’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” benefit screening earlier this week. Full story »
Veteran actor Hal Holbrook basking in the ‘Sun’
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009It took Hal Holbrook more than 40 years, but he’s finally starting to feel comfortable acting in movies — and he has Sean Penn to thank for that. Full story »
'Twilight' fans face off in Knoxville: Team Jacob or Team Edward?
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009Cuddling, spray-on abs and ripping off T-shirts were only a few topics up for debate at “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” premiere Tuesday night in Knoxville, held at Regal Cinemas’ Pinnacle 18 at Turkey Creek.
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