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Review: 'Peeples' a refreshing and warm romantic comedy
Tyler Perry is credited as a producer on "Peeples," but don't let that scare you away. Written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism, "Peeples" is witty, charming and light, standing apart from the heavy-handed moralizing of so many of Perry's own movies....
Tags: Scandal (tv program), Entertainment, David Alan Grier, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tyler James Williams
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Review: 'If I Were You' is strained, absurd marital farce
The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce. Moments after...
Tags: Marcia Gay Harden, Preston Sturges, Adultery
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'Ted's' bong toke: Is the MPAA softening its drug policy?
24 FramesAs we all know from the recent controversy over the initial R rating for the documentary “Bully,” the Motion Picture Assn. of America finds bad language very scary. It is almost entirely unperturbed by extreme violence, which is why so many... -
Movie review: Chinese remake of 'What Women Want'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor those curious about what it's like to watch a Chinese-language remake of "What Women Want," it's mostly like watching the 2000 Nancy Meyers film "What Women Want." In Chinese. Just different enough, it has neither the obsessional pull of Gus Van Sant'...Tags: Psycho (movie), Gus van Sant, Mel Gibson, Andy Lau, Entertainment
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'What Women Want' translates easily now
Filled with Frank Sinatra music, Chicago architecture and references to U.S. brands like Nike, the 2000 film "What Women Want" about a chauvinist ad exec who gains the ability to hear women's thoughts is a "a very American movie," director Nancy Meyers...Tags: China, Nike, Inc., Mel Gibson, Andy Lau, Consumers
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The 'Bridesmaids' Effect: Isn't it time a woman got to direct a raunchy comedy?
The Big PictureIn corporate America, it's no longer a surprise to see a woman running a giant company like EBay or Hewlett-Packard. But in Hollywood, where actresses have far shorter careers than actors do, and it's accepted practice to pay male stars...... -
Guess who's missing from Hollywood Reporter's most powerful women in showbiz list
The Big PictureIt's hard to imagine a more depressing symbol of the lack of influence of women directors in Hollywood than the Hollywood Reporter's new Women in Entertainment Power 100 List. The list, which gives the No. 1 spot to ABC TV...... -
Movie projector: 'Green Hornet' has plenty of buzz, 'The Dilemma' may have a problem
Company TownMartin Luther King Day weekend has increasingly become a lucrative one for Hollywood, but that's much more likely to hold true for the debut of "The Green Hornet" than "The Dilemma" this year. The 3-D super-hero action comedy "Green Hornet,"...... -
Nora Ephron's Influence: How The Late Screenwriter & Director Impacted Hollywood
Nora Ephron's influence as a Hollywood screenwriter and director will be felt for quite some time. The three-time Oscar nominee passed away on June 26 at the age of 71 due to complications from the blood disorder myelodysplasia, and she leaves behind a...
Tags: Tom Hanks, Entertainment, Meg Ryan, Mike Nichols, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (movie)
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Sundance: Lake Bell explores body work in 'Worst Enemy'
Ministry of GossipLake Bell addresses women's body images in "Worst Enemy," her directorial debut at Sundance Film Festival. Lake Bell played Alec Baldwin's hot new wife in "Its Complicated," with Meryl Streep....
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