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'Astro Boy'
Zap2ItThe classic Japanese cartoon gets an impressive stylistic update in this computer-animated retelling, featuring the voice of Freddie Highmore ("Finding Neverland") as the title character ... a robot designed in the image of its creator's (voice of Nicolas...Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Blu-ray Discs, Nicolas Cage, Gaming, Charlize Theron
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Summer movies: Releases through August 2009
Sentinel movie criticPlease note! All dates subject to change without notice. "Limited" means limited release on that date. 5/01/09 Battle for Terra 3D (Roadside Attractions) This animated war movie is an ecological allegory about humans invading a peace-loving alien planet...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Imagine That (movie), Angels & Demons (movie), Milla Jovovich, Career and Workplace
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'The Man'
Times Staff WriterGiven the state of digital effects, it seems entirely possible that the lame action-comedy "The Man," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy, was assembled from bits cut from the actors' previous movies. That's not to imply they phoned in their...Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Movies, John Murphy, Les Mayfield
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'Cheaper by the Dozen 2'
Times Staff Writer"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" proves that less is more — in comparison to the dismal "Yours, Mine & Ours" remake — that the occasional comic calamity works better than nonstop chaos and allows for a family comedy that is actually involving, even...Tags: Comedy (genre), Adam Shankman, Bonnie Hunt, Celebrity Parents, Tom Baker
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Missing hype's high-water mark
"For Your Consideration," Christopher Guest's Oscar-hype satire, arrives on DVD at the height of Oscar-hype season. The timing doesn't help the film: With Academy Award campaigns and media coverage nearing saturation point, it's even more obvious just how...Tags: Academy Awards, Purim, Cinema Industry, Catherine O'Hara, Movies
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Movie review: 'The Man'
Tribune staff reporter2 stars (out of four) It's written somewhere in the Male Bonding Handbookprobably on buckskin parchment, scrawled in sweatthat whenever two men share a car, flatulence jokes aren't far behind. Maybe it's the close quarters, the need to mark one's...Tags: Pulp Fiction (movie), Samuel L. Jackson, John Murphy, John Travolta, John Wayne
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Kristen Bell Voices 'Astro Boy' Role
Zap2It.comKristen Bell has landed a key vocal role in Warner Brothers' CG-animated take on "Astro Boy." Directed by David Bowers, "Astro Boy" is based on the classic Osamu Tezuka comic series which first began as a Japanese manga, evolved into a cartoon premiering...Tags: When In Rome (movie), Nicolas Cage, Nathan Lane, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (movie), Donald Sutherland
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Steve Martin Ties the Knot
Zap2It.comSteve Martin, that "wild and crazy guy," is still embracing his craziness judging from a surprise wedding this past weekend. The "Pink Panther" actor and his girlfriend Anne Stringfield got married in his Los Angeles home on Saturday, July 28, reports...Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Weddings, Celebrities, Diane Keaton, Entertainment
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Movie review: Cheaper by the Dozen 2'
Tribune staff reporter3 stars (out of four) The most recent installment in what can only be called the "Overpopulation is Wacky" trilogy, Steve Martin's "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" is superior to its predecessors. Compared with Martin's first "Dozen" and the recent mega-family...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Adam Shankman, Tom Baker, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff
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Movie review: 'For Your Consideration'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) Having demolished, sweetly, everything from heavy metal ("This Is Spinal Tap," directed by Rob Reiner) to small-town theatrics ("Waiting for Guffman"), dog shows ("Best in Show") and folkies ("A Mighty Wind"), Christopher Guest...Tags: Celebrities, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch, Documentary (genre), Second City Television (tv program)
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'Over the Hedge'
Times Staff WriterOffering little in the way of sophistication or memorable characters, the disappointingly pedestrian computer-animated "Over the Hedge" will be more entertaining for little tykes than their older siblings and parents, and would not seem out of place on...Tags: William Shatner, Thomas Haden Church, Steve Carell, Comedy (genre), Cartoons
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See ya, summer movies!
Could the summer movie season have been any more disappointing? Aside from one stellar popcorn flick ("Mission: Impossible III") and occasional signs of life ("Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man," "Strangers with Candy"), nearly everything from "The Da Vinci...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), John Lennon, Steven Soderbergh, Kyle Gass, Tobey Maguire
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