Is "The Help" Sanitizing Segregation?

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Written by Hollywood Insider on Thursday August 11, 2011

"Tree of Life": Malick's Beautiful Misstep

Terrence Malick's Tree of Life is visually appealing and boasts all-star actors Sean Penn and Brad Pitt. But it lacks the storytelling needed to keep viewers awake. Usually the late spring and early summer's movie offerings are synonymous with light-as-a-feather, empty calorie escapist fare.  …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday June 10, 2011

Will Ayn Rand Strike Box Office Gold?

The big screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged hits theaters today. But will viewers be turned off by the film's disconnect with real world events? Today’s April 15th, and it’s not just Tax Day (though technically this year Tax Day has been extended until April 18th) it’s also the day …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday April 15, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Confessions of a Movie Snack Smuggler

A new mandate forcing movie theaters to share the calorie contents of their foods has concession stands worried they will lose more business. They lost mine years ago. Hope you all had a great St. Patrick’s Day. Mine was lamer than usual in that I was out of beer and forgot to buy something …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday March 18, 2011