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Film Review: 'Whatever Works' back to base, if not top form

Friday, July 3, 2009
You'd never guess it from my happy-go-lucky persona, so beloved by readers, but I'm a fan of dark and pessimistic world views, especially when expressed in the incongruous context of a so-called comedy by characters with little apparent reason for their assertions of superiority. So even though "Whatever Works" is stagey, unconvincing and somewhat stale in its knee-jerk existentialism, it's also frequently very funny. Full story »
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Critical coaching: Filmmakers offer help to aspiring local screenwriters

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
A pair of lauded movie makers will be in Memphis this month to host free screenings and workshops for aspiring local screenwriters. The filmmakers -- producer Mike S. Ryan and writer-director Barry Jenkins -- will review and discuss script "treatments" in afternoon workshops on July 18-19. Attendance will be limited, to keep the groups manageable, and is restricted to residents of Shelby County. Full story »
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Film Review: No yawn at 'Dawn' as antics engage all

Thursday, July 2, 2009
Let us thank the producers of "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" for remembering that adults sit beside the youngest viewers. The film interweaves vigorous, inventive slapstick, captivating voice talent and a script that depends more on tongue-in-cheek humor than perfunctory pop culture gags. Kids who are just graduating from Pull-Ups should have a blast, and ditto for their babysitters. Full story »
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DVD Nation: Menacing mama role in 'Friday the 13th' pays off

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
As a game-show celebrity in the 1960s, actress Betsy Palmer, now 82, was famous for using her head. Today, she's better known for losing her head. Although the "Friday the 13th" franchise is remembered primarily as a showcase for the creative mayhem of burly, silent, kill-crazy Jason, the most iconic maniac in post-"Psycho" horror history didn't begin his murder spree until "Friday the 13th Part 2" in 1981. (And he didn't acquire his signature hockey mask until "Part III" in 1982.) Full story »
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Box Office Weekend Results

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Title
Gross
1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $108,966,307
2 The Proposal $18,578,541
3 The Hangover $17,022,166
4 Up $13,061,737
5 My Sister's Keeper $12,442,212
6 Year One $6,022,444
7 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 $5,451,107
8 Star Trek $3,711,968
9 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $3,643,522
10 Away We Go $1,709,313

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" are back on an incredible adventure for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth creates ...

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D
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The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" are back, on an incredible adventure...for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth creates his ...

Public Enemies
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Release Date: Friday
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Release Date: Friday
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07.03.2009: Crew Training International IMAX Theater: "Under the Sea". 3050 Central Avenue. (901)320-6320.

07.03.2009: Gallery 314: Art Show titled "Phantasmagoria" featuring Jason Miller and Lauren Coulson. 314 Main Street.

07.03.2009: The Cove: Dan Montgomery. 2559 Broad Avenue. 901-730-0719.

07.04.2009: Ozark Folk Center State Park: 4th of July Donkey Races. 1032 Park Avenue. 870-269-3851.

07.04.2009: Neil's: The Memphis Brothers Band Fourth of July Jam and Blues Barbeque. 1835 Madison Ave. 901-278-6345.

07.04.2009: Gallery 314: Art Show titled "Phantasmagoria" featuring Jason Miller and Lauren Coulson. 314 Main Street.

07.04.2009: Peabody: Fireworks on the 4th Rooftop Party with Ingram Hill. 149 Union Ave.. 901-529-4000.