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'The Internship', 'The Purge', 'Dirty Wars' and more

Reviews of the movies: The Internship, The Purge, Dirty Wars, Evocateur The Morton Downey Jr Movie, Hey Bartender, Much Ado about Nothing  and more


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Film Review: Fast & Furious 6

It's important to note that this edition of Fast & Furious is every bit as funny as it is adrenaline-fueled.


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DVD Review: The Loving Story

Soon after Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving tied the knot in Washington, DC on June 2, 1958, they decided to move back to their tiny hometown of Central Point, Virginia to settle down and start a family.


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'After Earth,' 'The Kings of Summer,' 'Now You See Me,' and more

Weekly previews that make choosing a film fun.


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Film Review: The Hangover Part III

When we last left the wolfpack, the boys were over in Thailand for the wedding of Stu (Ed Helms) and Lauren (Jamie Chung).


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Film Review: Star Trek into Darkness

Diehard Trekkies will probably appreciate all the inside jokes sporadically sprinkled into the dialogue for the benefit of loyal longtime fans


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'Star Trek: Into Darkness ,' 'Bidder 70,' 'Black Rock ,' and more

'Star Trek: Into Darkness ,' 'Bidder 70,' 'Black Rock ,' and more


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In June, the comic genius will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute

Mel Brooks, director, producer, writer and actor, is in an elite group as one of the few entertainers to earn all four major entertainment prizes – the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar. His career began in television writing for Your Show of Shows and together with Buck Henry creating the long-running TV series Get Smart.


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This riveting and revealing documentary treats the audience to an intimate look at the close-knit sisters with the help of home movies from their adolescence

Featuring appearances by Chris Rock, Bill Clinton and Serena's ex-boyfriend Common, this flick is at its best when Richard Williams is given the floor in archival footage to make audacious predictions about turning not one but two of his daughters into world-class tennis players.    


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Tim DeChristopher disrupted a huge auction of virgin land destined for fracking -- and he spent prison time for it

The Bush administration's announcement in 2008 of its intention to auction-off the mining rights to many square miles of virgin land located in national forests ignited waves of protests by environmental activists. But when picketing, petitioning and the lobbying of politicians failed, the government proceeded with its plan to grant oil and gas mega-corporations access to the pristine parcels.


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