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Free Times: Movie Reviews – A Separation, John Carter and Silent House Open

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Opening This Week Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi are husband and wife in A Separation. A Separation ★★★★ Shame on critics and film journalists who suggest Asghar Farhadi’s film is about Iranian society, as though its devastating story could only be an anthropological curiosity to us Westerners. There’s remarkable depth and complexity to this tale [...]

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Epic Fail! Adam Sandler Breaks Record With 11 Razzie Nominations

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Columbia Pictures Here's to just going with it, Adam Sandler! On the eve of the best, comes the worst, and leave it to the 32nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, to point out the worst of the worst—and it's looking like a record breaker for funnyman Sandler. The actor broke the [...]

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Katy Perry: Interview Magazine cover channels Amy Winehouse

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Daybreak Daily afternoon run on the pop-culture rink finds a Winehouse clone, an apparent marriage, other things, and the mystery music video. COVER GIRL: A new look for a familiar face, per Interview Magazine, “If you haven't already heard, Katy Perry is our March covergirl. We're pretty excited (!), especially as she's interviewed by one [...]

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Justin Bieber Gets Fisker Karma for 18th Birthday

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Just the Facts: Teen idol Justin Bieber was presented with a 2012 Fisker Karma on his 18th birthday during The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday. "Is it all electric?" Bieber gushed. "Crazy!" The 2012 Fisker Karma Eco Standard starts at $102,950. BURBANK, California — Teen idol Justin Bieber was presented with a 2012 Fisker Karma [...]

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Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Jerry Seinfeld and Friends Score Big in Acura Ad

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Say what you will about Jerry Seinfeld, but the man clearly knows value. That's why he was willing to go to all ends of the earth to be the first man to own the Acura NSX. Seriously, watch for yourself. The man he was negotiating with clearly knows how to get the most out of a deal. [...]

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‘Thin Ice,’ With Greg Kinnear and Billy Crudup

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And “Thin Ice” itself, while not entirely unpleasant, is gnawingly familiar, a slice of room-temperature heartland quirk that tries to blend low-key comedy with violence and mayhem. It would like to remind you of “Fargo” — what with all the snow, the grubbiness and greed, the exaggerated accents and off-kilter rhythms — and it kind [...]

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Blu-ray Review: In Time (2011)

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What do you say about a movie that is all about time, but which cannot do its own math properly? Andrew Niccol, the filmmaker who brought us a similarly-themed tale set in the dystopian future called Gattaca in 1997, has hit gold upon the Hollywood scene with the acclaimed hit In Time — though the [...]

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NFL Draft 2012: What Each Scouting Combine Drill Means for Draft Analysis

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Next to the 40-yard dash, the bench press is probably the second most popular test during the NFL combine. Why is this so popular? Because it measures a players' shear strength—as we know, football is a game where strength and speed are the most important assets. Of course, being smart can help you along the [...]

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Kiefer Sutherland’s ‘Touch’ leaves you with mixed feelings

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“TOUCH” Series premiere tonight at 9 on WFXT (Ch. 25).: B- From mowing down terrorists to trying to hug his son. In “Touch,” Kiefer Sutherland proves he’s more than an action hero. The Emmy-winning star of “24” returns to Fox as an anguished father of a seemingly autistic 10-year-old boy. Jake Bohm (David Mazouz) seems [...]

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Girls Basketball: O’Hara’s depth on display in rout of Prendie

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MARPLE — There was never any indication that Cardinal O’Hara’s double-digit lead over Archbishop Prendergast Friday was in question Friday night.The Lions swiftly built a comfortable cushion over their Catholic League rivals. Head coach Linus McGinty dipped into his loaded bench, summoning a who’s-who of tremendously talented reserves who could star in most — if [...]

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James Bond star Judi Dench battling blindness

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Yesterday at 9:28 AM LONDON — Actress Judi Dench is battling to save her sight. The James Bond star said in an interview published Saturday that she had been diagnosed with macular degeneration, an eye condition which can cause blindness, and that her eyesight was already so bad that she couldn't even read her own [...]