And Disney, with ‘The Great and Powerful,’ is betting big bucks that audiences are ready to return to that magical place.
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Movie Review: Thanks to top-flight cast, ‘Phantom’ stays afloat
This Cold War-era thriller manages some suspense, but it’s premise is weak.
Movie Review: ‘Snitch’ entertaining but not quite Rock-solid
This movie ‘inspired by true events’ acutally works.
Movie Review: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’
Director Bryan Singer joins the big-budget-fairytale fray with the genial ‘Jack the Giant Slayer.’
Movie Preview: Russell revival with ‘Dark Skies’
The sci-fi thriller ‘Dark Skies’ marks a return to movies for Keri Russell, whose time off to become a real-life mother informs her every on-screen moment.
Movie Review: Even witches can be ‘Beautiful Creatures’
The script is so witty it attracted Oscar winners Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons and Oscar nominee Viola Davis in supporting roles.
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Opening: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ / ‘Beautiful Creatures’ / ‘Safe Haven’ / ‘Escape from Planet Earth’ / ‘Amour’ / ‘Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto’
Movie Preview: ‘Safe Haven’
Taking the audience’s emotions for a ride on a roller coaster is Nicholas Sparks’ apparently-can’t-miss formula. Next up: ‘Safe Haven.’
Review: Old pros stand tall in ‘Stand Up Guys’
Pretty much everyone in the acting company reprises roles they’ve played to perfection before.