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Social media wrap: Bloomberg, Murdoch, mayors and business leaders call for immigration reform
Top of the TicketMayor of New York joins media magnate in promoting reform of America's immigration laws. Dozens of mayors and business leaders also sign up for the Partnership for a New American Economy.... -
Hollywood whitewash? 'Airbender' and 'Prince of Persia' anger fans with ethnic casting
The Hero ComplexThis is a longer version of Chris Lee's cover story in this Sunday's Los Angeles Times Calendar section. Since its release, the video game franchise Prince of Persia has become notable for the acrobatic grace of its dagger-wielding, balloon pants-wearing.... -
Review: 'Wendy and Lucy'
It's possible to think of Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy" as the anti-"Slumdog Millionaire." Where Danny Boyle's flashy fantasia offers economically depressed audiences a miraculous distraction from their daily woes, akin to the MGM musicals that...Tags: Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Death, Will Patton, Entertainment, MGM Inc.
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'Crank' turns it up to 'silly'
Balanced at the point where conceptual brilliance and pure stupidity meet, "Crank: High Voltage" turns its central character into a living embodiment of the action movie dictum: Never stop moving.
Improbably surviving the airborne plummet at the end of...Tags: Death, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Crank: High Voltage (movie), Entertainment
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Review: 'Madea Goes to Jail'
Tyler Perry offers something for everyone, whether it fits together or not. "Madea Goes to Jail," the latest addition to writer-director-actor Perry's ever-growing empire, is, by a conservative estimate, two movies squeezed into one.
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Review: 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'
If you've ever wondered where Mario got his bow tie, or why Inky, Blinky and Clyde are so intent on reducing Pac-Man to pixels, then "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" is the movie for you. For the rest, those for whom the idea of manufacturing an...Tags: Kristin Kreuk, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Review: 'Fanboys'
Time was people looked to the cool kids for guidance, but nowadays, everyone wants to be like the geeks.
Following four rabid fans on a quest to sneak an early peek at "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," Kyle Newman's "Fanboys" presents...Tags: Seth Rogen, George Lucas, Death, Judd Apatow, Quentin Tarantino
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Review: 'The Haunting of Molly Hartley'
"Fear is a powerful emotion," says a guidance counselor to troubled high schooler Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett). "It makes you see things that aren't there." It would take hallucinations of a powerful kind indeed to find anything worthwhile in "The...Tags: Death, Chace Crawford, The Haunting of Molly Hartley (movie)
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'In the Name of the King' isn't bad enough to enjoy
Special to The TimesUwe Boll isn't the worst director in the world, but "In the Name of the King" might be more enjoyable if he were. A prolific producer of video-game adaptations, Boll has become a favorite whipping boy of Internet critics, who have cast him as a...Tags: Claire Forlani, Burt Reynolds, Uwe Boll, Entertainment, Movies
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Three documentaries put faces on autism
Special to The TimesOn-screen, autism is usually portrayed as part of an incredible and often uplifting tale. Audiences embraced "Rain Man," with Dustin Hoffman as an autistic math whiz, and "Spider-Man" producer Laura Ziskin has optioned the life story of Jason McElwain,...Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), United Nations, Film Festivals, Documentary (genre), YouTube
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Alejandro Escovedo steps to the front
Special to The TimesAll comeback stories are unlikely, but Alejandro Escovedo's is more so than most. Five years ago, he was vomiting blood in a Tempe hospital. Several months ago, he was on stage with Bruce Springsteen, playing the first song on his new album to an audience...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Rock and Roll (genre), Death, MySpace
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Review: 'The Rocker'
Special to The TimesIT'S BEEN 20 years since Robert Fishman (Rainn Wilson), the metal-head hero of " The Rocker," lost his chance to live the dream, and he's been half asleep ever since. Back in the days of striped spandex and mile-high hair, "Fish" was the drummer for...Tags: Christina Applegate, Natural Resources, Forests, The Rocker (movie), Entertainment
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