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The old west refined

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At this point, the folks at Rockstar Games can do no wrong. Red Dead Redemption is...

Strangled love

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Set in Scranton, Pa., and Brooklyn, N.Y., Blue Valentine depicts a working class marriage hanging by threads of resentment, contempt and love, a very tricky braid to unravel. At its best, the drama captures little bits and pieces of a relationship, the telltale signs...

You’ve seen this film before

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The mystery of Topher Grace’s film career, and why it isn’t better, continues with Take Me Home Tonight...

Meta-references are not always good

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In the first few minutes of Scream 4, the teenage girls home by themselves on a dark night are watching a DVD and discussing the merits and demerits of the Saw franchise, which one of the girls refers to as “torture porn,” and then brrrrrrrrrrrrp brrrrrrrrrrrrp goes ...

reel to reel | Week of Feb 23, 2012

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ACT OF VALOR After the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of Navy Seals is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt to foil the attack. At Century. Colony Square, Twin Peaks. ­— Los Angeles Times/MCT ...

Camp Crystal Fake-Out

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What’s funny is that writer Joss Whedon and writer/director Drew Goddard are going to get praised for how original The Cabin in the Woods is...

The hidden sounds of Alabama

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The section of the Tennessee River that forms the northern border of Muscle Shoals, Ala., didn’t always go by that name. Early Native Americans called it “The Singing River” and believed a river princess sang its soft melody...

Tame, lame video game

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Glam it up all you want: Ender’s Game is about a kid playing a high-stakes video game. And before Fred Savage-fueled  the visions of The Wizard go Super- Mario-dancing in your head, you should know this features absolutely no Power Glove love...

Thor-sty for more

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There is a second Thor movie...

Clips of faith

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Friday, July 11: New Belgium’s Clips of Faith Tour. 8 p.m. 29th Street Mall, 1710 29th St., Boulder...

‘Amelia’ plays it safe

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"No borders, just horizons," enthuses aviator Amelia Earhart in the new biopic Amelia. "Who wants a life imprisoned in safety...

Jonze takes ‘Wild’ risks; succeeds

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Truly, I am madly, deeply in love with the film version of Where the Wild Things Are. Not since Robert Altman took on Popeye a generation ago, and lost, has a major director addressed such a well-loved, all-ages title. This time everything works, from tip to tail, ...