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'Scarface Nation' details film's effect on hip-hop
andy.edelstein@newsday.comNearly 25 years after its release on Dec. 9, 1983, the movie "Scarface" has become a pop-culture phenomenon, profoundly influencing hip-hop style and attitude. And now, the movie gets major print props with the recent "Scarface Nation: The Ultimate...Tags: Al Pacino, Hip Hop, Oliver Stone, Snoop Dogg, Movies
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Movie review: JCVD -- 3 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticWas a time, a very brief time, when Jean-Claude Van Damme was cool. That moment came in 1993 when his Cajun kick-em-up Hard Target came out, and Van Damme, "the muscles from Brussels," introduced American audiences to the great Hong Kong action director...Tags: John Malkovich, Steven Seagal, Roger Moore, Movies, John Woo
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'JCVD' stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens
Tribune critic"JCVD" is an unexpectedly droll game of three-card monte disguised as an action film that turns into a (fake) reality-TV-style documentary and then into a hostage thriller. At one point—a crazy high point—Jean-Claude Van Damme, the star of...Tags: Steven Seagal, Movies, Vehicles
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Review: 'JCVD'
Art-house patrons who'd never dream of sullying their eyeballs with the likes of "Timecop" and "Bloodsport" may find themselves in the strange position of eagerly awaiting the new Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. The limber, compact action star known for...Tags: Steven Seagal, Sam Adams, Movies, Vehicles
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'JCVD' offers Jean-Claude Van Damme as a case study
Call it Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Being John Malkovich" moment.
In the opening sequence in his namesake drama "JCVD," the C-list martial arts movie star is shown punching, kicking and blasting his way across a wartime wasteland. Even if he's looking...Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Celebrity, Basketball, Theater, Movies
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In 'JCVD,' Jean-Claude Van Damme is being himself
On the face of it, these stars are just being themselves 'Put him with the others," says a bank robber, as Jean-Claude Van Damme enters a bank and stumbles upon a heist-in-progress. "Are you nuts?" asks another robber. "It's Jean-Claude Van Damme!"...Tags: Music Theater, Manhattan (New York City), Crimes, Bruce Willis, Sarah Brightman
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TV TALK
DAYTIME EARLY SHOW (7 a.m., CBS/2) - Financial report TODAY (7 a.m., NBC/4) - Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd GOOD MORNING AMERICA (7 a.m., ABC/7) - Hair removal REGIS & KELLY (9 a.m., WABC/7) - Paul Rudd THE MORNING SHOW (9 a.m., WNYW/5) - Miranda...Tags: Will Smith, Sheryl Crow, Roger Moore, The View (tv program), Ben Stiller
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'JCVD'
If you didn't think he had it in him, check out Jean-Claude Van Damme's acting - that's right, acting - in "JCVD," an offbeat, fun and very funny movie in which The Muscles goes back to Brussels and earns a whole new kind of celebrity. Van Damme...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Steven Seagal, Movies, Crimes, Bank Robbery
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A holiday season film feast
-------------------- FOR THE RECORD: "The Tale of Despereaux": In Sunday's Calendar section, the Holiday Movie Sneaks entry for the upcoming "The Tale of Despereaux" listed only one of the animated film's directors, Sam Fell. Robert Stevenhagen co-...Tags: Lou Diamond Phillips, Ernie Hudson, Eddie Izzard, Vince Vaughn, Michael Rapaport
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Spears jury deliberates
The jury in Britney Spears' misdemeanor driving-without-a-valid-license trial left yesterday afternoon for the weekend without reaching a verdict. The eight women and four men deliberated for a little more than two hours in a Los Angeles courtroom...Tags: Wynton Marsalis, Chuck Berry, Tennis, Martina Navratilova, Britney Spears
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'Tropic Thunder' is a winner
amNew York movie critic" Tropic Thunder" is not exactly a pillar of comedy, but it bursts with so many preciously funny moments, itıs by far one of the funniest movies this year. Tugg Speedman ( Ben Stiller), Kirk Lazarus ( Robert Downey Jr.) and Jeff Portnoy ( Jack Black) are...Tags: Nick Nolte, Defense, Celebrity, Movies, Tropic Thunder (movie)
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