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Bridges earns Oscars praise in ‘Crazy Heart’
As a boozing, down-but-not-quite-out country singer, Jeff Bridges delivers another unfussy performance of such depth and truth that you ask, "Why has this man never won an Oscar?" This adaptation of the Thomas Cobb novel is as richly rewarding as a great country song even as it tumbles into overly familiar subjects.
- Top 10 movies of the decade
- January 1, 2010
- If anything, the ‘00s could be remembered as the decade that fantasy/sci-fi/action films really grew up. Looking back at the best works from 2000-2009, there are plenty of films that creatively combined genre elements to reach a higher cinematic truth. It was extremely hard to pick just 10.
- Ego, talent explored in ‘Me and Orson Welles’
- January 1, 2010
- Me and Orson Welles” is a sparkling love letter to a gigantic talent, a romance, a comedy, a drama. Above all it’s a tale of puberty, the period between childhood and adulthood for both of its title characters, and for America…
- Happy holidays in Hollywood: Box-office record is broken
- December 28, 2009
- It was a memorable and merry Christmas in Hollywood as moviegoers shattered box-office records, responding in droves to a diverse array of high-profile releases over the holiday weekend.
- Artist’s work has cameo in ‘Twilight’
- December 27, 2009
- Sedalia artist Doug Freed thought he could catch a late movie on a weeknight without encountering much of a crowd, but when that movie is “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the traditional wisdom doesn’t apply.
- Downey’s no Sherlock Holmes, but it still works
- December 25, 2009
- Take it from a lifelong fan of Arthur Conan Doyle: Robert Downey Jr. is so NOT Sherlock Holmes…
- ‘Avatar’ blasts off with $232.2 million worldwide
- December 21, 2009
- James Cameron launched his science-fiction epic “Avatar” into a safe orbit as the costly film soared to No. 1 with $73 million domestically and $159.2 million overseas, for a $232.2 million worldwide total.
- Actress Brittany Murphy dies in L.A. at age 32
- December 21, 2009
- Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit “Clueless” and rose to stardom in “8 Mile” before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner’s official said. She was 32.
- Fatherly concerns helped Mortensen play ‘Road’ role
- December 20, 2009
- There’s no real secret as to how Viggo Mortensen prepared for the role of the half-starved character known as Man in “The Road.”
- ‘Avatar’ characterized by effects, not story
- December 18, 2009
- You would think that a half-billion dollars could buy you a halfway decent screenplay. But as James Cameron proves in “Avatar,” that isn’t necessarily the case…
- SAG Awards noms mimic Globes
- December 18, 2009
- “Up in the Air,” “Precious” and “Inglourious Basterds” led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each Thursday, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo’Nique.
- 2009 a great year for Hollywood
- December 15, 2009
- It’s not even the middle of December yet and Hollywood has set an all-time box-office record for the year, with domestic theatrical revenue having passed the previous record — 2007’s $9.68 billion — with a possible $10.5 billion mark in sight before year’s end.
- What’s the matter with Kansas?: Thomas Frank’s best-selling book is transformed into an acclaimed documentary film
- December 11, 2009
- Author Thomas Frank was just another buttoned-down, Ronald Reagan-loving suburbanite when he headed to college in 1983. The transition from Johnson County to Douglas County proved jarring. Within his first semester at Kansas University his ideals tilted to port. And it wasn’t politics per se that spurred the shift.
- This ‘Princess’ takes her place among Disney’s animated classics
- December 11, 2009
- Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is an instant classic and one of the year’s best films.
- ‘The Blind Side’ eclipses ‘New Moon’ with $20 million
- December 7, 2009
- The football-inspired drama “The Blind Side” has become the underdog hit of the season with a $20.4 million weekend and a box-office victory over “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
- Aspiring St. Louis songwriter gets a leg ‘Up’
- December 6, 2009
- Kevin Renick is unemployed. He also happens to be one of the luckiest guys in the world. And he knows it.
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