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  • Disaster flick "2012" is preposterously fun

    Reuters – Tue Nov 10, 12:27 am ET  
    Cast member Chiwetel Ejiofor arrives for the premiere of the... Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you rolled every disaster movie into one spectacular package, you would wind up with something close to "2012," Roland Emmerich's latest apocalyptic fantasy. Full Story »

  • "Family Guy" duo's comedy act worth a few chuckles

    Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 5:56 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Suppose they lifted the curtain on "Family Guy" and showed Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein pulling the levers behind the scenes. The results might look a lot like "Family Guy: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show," which aired on Fox Sunday night, made up of equal parts humor, variety and promotion. Full Story »

  • Quirkiness outdoes charm in "Splinterheads"

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 9:31 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Depicting an awkward romance between two young misfits set in the backdrop of a traveling carnival, "Splinterheads" mainly comes across as a low-rent version of "Adventureland." Although Brant Sersen's comedy, which opened Friday (November 6), has amusing moments, they come too far between to elevate the film above the standard indie level of quirkiness for its own sake. Full Story »

  • Billboard CD reviews: John Mayer, Morrissey, Blind Boys

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 6:28 pm ET  
    Musician John Mayer performs during memorial services for pop... Reuters

    ARTIST: JOHN MAYER

    ALBUM: BATTLE STUDIES

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - With all of his recent tweeting and tabloid coverage, it's a wonder John Mayer had time to write new music -- much less the best and most adventurous of his four studio albums. Full Story »

  • Billboard singles reviews: Rascal Flatts, Janet Jackson

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 5:40 pm ET  

    ARTIST: RASCAL FLATTS

    SINGLE: WHY

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rascal Flatts' third single from the album "Unstoppable" tackles what might be the group's darkest subject yet: the loss of a friend to suicide. Full Story »

  • Japanese "Love Exposure" a giddy mix of sex, religion

    Reuters – Thu Nov 5, 8:56 pm ET  

    TOKYO (Hollywood Reporter) - A priest's son embarks on a path of sin and panty photography motivated by confession-compulsion in "Love Exposure." Full Story »

  • Robert De Niro movie a "Fine" mess

    Reuters – Wed Nov 4, 6:56 pm ET  
    Actor Robert De Niro arrives at the premiere of the film "Whatever... Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There isn't much that's fine in "Everybody's Fine," an embarrassing misfire for Kirk Jones, who once gave us the exhilarating comedy "Waking Ned Devine," and for Miramax, a storied company now reduced to little more than a film library. Full Story »

  • Return "The Box" to sender

    Reuters – Wed Nov 4, 7:36 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Maybe the movie should be called "The Chinese Box." Full Story »

  • "Fourth Kind" needs more paranormal activity

    Reuters – Wed Nov 4, 7:34 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Landing very closely on the sleeper heels of "Paranormal Activity" comes "The Fourth Kind," an alien-abduction thriller that combines purported raw case study footage with dramatic "recreations" to unsuccessful effect. Full Story »

  • "Inferno" a definitive look at obsessive director

    Reuters – Wed Nov 4, 7:33 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Anyone who believes that directorial self-indulgence is a new phenomenon will find Serge Bromberg's documentary, "Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno," to be a revelation. Full Story »

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