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Swoony 'New Moon' tells the tooth about vampire romance
Here it is, the cinema's first feature-length exploration of the old vampire adage about relationships: If you love your needy human girlfriend, set her free. If she comes back to you, then it's meant to be. If she faints in the forest, develops a metaphorical abyss of yearning the size o…
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'Twilight' sequel a hot (presold) ticket in Utah
Utah is on fire for vampire romance. The kids, and in some cases their moms, are snapping up tickets to see the next movie about Edward Cullen and Bella Swan at a faster clip in Utah than anywhere else in America.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Undeath becomes her: Fanning has fangs in new ‘Twilight’ pic
Dakota Fanning, at 15, has more acting credits than most of the other young stars of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" combined. But that didn't stop the young actress from agreeing to take on what is essentially a cameo in the new film.
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Free for Me 11/19
MADSEN RECITAL HALL -- BYU campus, Harris Fine Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. (801) 422-7664. byuarts.com. Saturday: BYU Honors Quartet.
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Passionate fans flock to premiere of new ‘Twilight’ movie
NOTE: Daily Herald film critic Cody Clark's review of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will be printed in Friday's Life & Style section.
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Warm 'Blind Side' doesn't answer the tough questions
The redemption-minded football flick "The Blind Side" serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist.
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'Blind Side' role: Fame won't sack this rising star
The applause, from an audience that matters, was thunderous. Of course John Lee Hancock, the director of "The Blind Side," was pleased. But his discovery, the young man whose life could change in much the way his character's life changes in the movie, was stunned.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Tom Lodge lived real ‘Pirate Radio’ story
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- On Easter Sunday in 1964, Tom Lodge and his friends found themselves aboard an old ferry ship anchored a bit more than three miles off the southeastern coast of Great Britain.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
‘Twilight’ hunks part of film’s heartthrob history
LOS ANGELES -- Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love.
Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Who was that bloody guy at Utah Valley Hospital?
If you walked into Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo to visit a hospitalized friend or relative late Saturday afternoon, you might have encountered a man in his late 20s with chiseled features staggering through the main lobby toward the elevator and trailing drops of blood on …
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Soulless '2012' revels in doom, sweet doom
You can run, but you can't hide ... from the destruction of all mankind! Actually, you really can run from it in "2012." The cinema, of course, has a proud tradition of movie characters improbably outrunning fast-moving perils. I think that I shall never see, however, a death-defying spri…
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Davey Jones rocker: Fast chat with 'Pirate Radio' co-star Nighy
Bill Nighy was a journeyman TV and theater actor when his flamboyantly entertaining performance as an aging rock star in the 2003 film "Love Actually" kicked his career to a new level. Since then, he's starred in the "Underworld" series, played Davy Jones in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At …
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The Oscar goes to É B-movie king Roger Corman
LOS ANGELES -- Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words "Academy Award recipient" would accompany his name.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Special screenings of 'The Wizard of Oz' extended
What was it like to see "The Wizard of Oz" on the silver screen in 1939? You can ask your grandparents (or great-grandparents) -- or find out for yourself.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Free for Me 11/12
UTAH VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY -- 7:30 p.m. Monday. Covey Center, Provo. www.coveycenter.org.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Moviegoers run for their lives from spate of doomsday flicks
22So, as a father and son (played by Viggo Mortensen and newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) make their way across a bombed-out landscape, trying to avoid cannibals, thieves and other subhuman life-forms, "The Road" mirrors the concerns of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy novel on which …
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'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite
Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.
Nov 21, 2009 | 10:40 am
Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown
John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.
Nov 21, 2009 | 5:40 am
'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:30 pm
Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia
Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:00 am
Banned director brings romance film to Hong Kong
A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:40 am
'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China
When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:40 am
Swoony 'New Moon' tells the tooth about vampire romance
Here it is, the cinema's first feature-length exploration of the old vampire adage about relationships: If you love your needy human girlfriend, set her free. If she comes back to you, then it's meant to be. If she faints in the forest, develops a metaphorical abyss of yearning the size o…
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Bullock in New Orleans for 'Blind Side' showing
Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:25 pm
James Caan files for divorce in LA
James Caan is seeking a divorce from his wife of 14 years.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:00 pm
Director Pedro Almodovar is haunted by one taboo
Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:10 pm
Polanski's lawyer says director's family suffering
The wife and two children of Roman Polanski are bearing the brunt of the director's imprisonment in Switzerland as he awaits a decision on his extradition, his lawyer said in an interview to be published Friday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 3:25 pm
Tom Cruise in Austria's Salzburg for film shoot
Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day."
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:15 am
Jason Reitman documents promotion of his new film
The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:40 am
Review: Bella mopes through pretentious `New Moon'
Where would Hollywood be without that old standby, the vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle?
Nov 19, 2009 | 5:15 am
Free for Me 11/19
MADSEN RECITAL HALL -- BYU campus, Harris Fine Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. (801) 422-7664. byuarts.com. Saturday: BYU Honors Quartet.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Capsule Reviews of Films Playing in Local Theaters
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Nov 19, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Passionate fans flock to premiere of new ‘Twilight’ movie
NOTE: Daily Herald film critic Cody Clark's review of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will be printed in Friday's Life & Style section.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Warm 'Blind Side' doesn't answer the tough questions
The redemption-minded football flick "The Blind Side" serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
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