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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: Steven Seagal, John Malkovich, Vehicles, Roger Moore, Movies
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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: Theater, Bank Robbery, Theft, Sylvester Stallone, Vehicles
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Tokyo Film Festival opens with 'green' carpet
The Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off Saturday with an environmental theme and stars including American actress Julianne Moore and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai walking a "green" carpet made of recycled plastic bottles.
Japanese-...Tags: Ecosystems, Julianne Moore, Movies, Celebrity, Festive Event
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'Bangkok Dangerous' Pretty, But Empty
Orlando SentinelFor an A-list actor with an Oscar and an at least one billion-dollar franchise behind him, Nicolas Cage certainly does do a lot of B-movies. Some, like "Ghost Rider," you can understand. It'll be a hit and raise the salary. Others, like "Next" and...Tags: Bangkok Dangerous (movie), Murder, Roger Moore, Movies, Joan Rivers
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Ludacris is the rapper, Chris Bridges is the actor
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMAYBE IT goes without saying, but it's hard to get taken seriously if your name is Ludacris. That's why the rap star, following the path of the Rock, Andre 3000 and 50 Cent, is checking his stage name at the door as he pursues a second career as a...Tags: Video Games, Guy Ritchie, Ice Cube, Jeremy Piven, Satellite Technology
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Stony Brook Film Festival a real crowd-pleaser
rafer.guzman@newsday.comThe crowd-pleasing Stony Brook Film Festival returns for its 13th year with 21 features, 14 shorts and a scheduled visit from Mary Stuart Masterson, who will be showing her directorial debut, "The Cake Eaters." Running from tomorrow through July26 at...Tags: Joey McIntyre, John Anderson, Max von Sydow, Festive Event, Stony Brook
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'Shaun of the Dead' fans must get 'Spaced'
Special to The TimesSITCOM characters, even those who are struggling to find their way in the world, tend to live in well-appointed homes that would tax the finances of a hedge-fund manager. Not so in "Spaced," the cult British sitcom that makes its belated premiere on DVD...Tags: Homer Simpson, Television, Quentin Tarantino, Movies, Diablo Cody
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Southern Section results
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 TOURNAMENTS ALHAMBRA Third Place Montebello 72, Monrovia 60 Jeremy Solis had 21 points for Montebello (7-4) in the victory over Monrovia. Fifth Place Warren 54, Temple City 31 Chris Maheras had 16 points and was named to...Tags: Eric Brown, Boston Bruins, Baptist, Yeshivas, Mountains
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Clive Owen: 'International' Man of Mystery
Zap2It.comClive Owen will star in "The International," a crime thriller set up at Columbia Pictures. According to the industry trade papers, Eric Singer's script focuses on an obsessive Interpol agent (is there any other kind?) entrusted with investigating...Tags: Movies, Film Festivals
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How to pick a fight
In Lights, Camera. . ., a below-the-line craftsperson talks about his current film. This week: Christopher Rouse, film editor on "The Bourne Ultimatum," on what he looks for in editing a fight scene.
Fight scenes are informed by the same narrative drives...Tags: International Relations, Movies, Diplomacy, Paul Greengrass
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Movie review: 'Shoot 'Em Up'
Tribune movie critic1 star (out of four) "Shoot 'Em Up" feels like the end of the line, a cackle of jokey desperation that morphs very quickly into the sound of gurgling blood. The superhumanly cool Clive Owen portrays our implacable hero. When he rams a carrot through...Tags: Chow Yun-Fat, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Elections, Political Candidates
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'Shoot 'Em Up' Misfires With a Hollow Point
Zap2It.com"Shoot 'Em Up" feels like the end of the line, a cackle of jokey desperation that morphs very quickly into the sound of gurgling blood. The superhumanly cool Clive Owen portrays our implacable hero. When he rams a carrot through someone's eye socket or...Tags: Chow Yun-Fat, Paul Giamatti, Elections, Political Candidates, Roger Moore
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