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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/03/do_film_critics_matter_ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:15 EST Entertainment News 128738@http://www.starpulse.com/news Posing this question is damning because I critique films and other productions, but it is relevant. This past week, after the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Public Enemies,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/12/best_space_movies Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:53:31 EST Entertainment News 126226@http://www.starpulse.com/news The subject of space is a difficult one in terms of selecting films. Qualifying elements are somewhat subjective. Does the film have to take place in space? Must it include aliens?

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/27/legendary_actor_paul_newman_dies_at_age_83 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:24:59 EST Entertainment News 99319@http://www.starpulse.com/news WESTPORT, Conn. (AP)- Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/11/point_counterpoint_should_m_night_shyama Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:52:43 EST Entertainment News 92509@http://www.starpulse.com/news When somebody mentions the name M. Night Shyamalan it evokes an immediate reaction. For some it's, "He's the guy who did The Sixth Sense, which was great," and for others

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/13/the_happening_a_creepy_paranoid_ride_thr Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:16:38 EST Entertainment News 89969@http://www.starpulse.com/news (Hollywoodchicago) Trying to understand the thought process of writer and director M. Night Shyamalan is akin to analyzing Jell-O.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/12/film_review_happening_shocks_then_bores Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:53:58 EST Entertainment News 89839@http://www.starpulse.com/news For a movie called ''The Happening,'' not much happens. M. Night Shyamalan effectively delivers the usual broody air of foreboding

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/27/movie_season_is_just_heating_up_10_more_ Tue, 27 May 2008 09:58:20 EST Entertainment News 88415@http://www.starpulse.com/news Iron Man has already grossed over $400 million worlwide. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull became the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/30/freddie_krueger_set_for_a_comeback_ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:24 EST Entertainment News 76230@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie ghoul Freddie Krueger is set for a chilling comeback on the big screen in a new A Nightmare On Elm Street horror franchise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/21/fresh_faces_bring_old_school_suspense Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:27:25 EST Entertainment News 75095@http://www.starpulse.com/news Isolation- we've all dealt with it in some way in our lives. Whether it was that summer everyone went to camp but you, being the new guy at the office, or, in the case of Joel David Moore in Spiral, by possibly killing a slew of women.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/18/point_counterpoint_should_hollywood_stop Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:45:24 EST Entertainment News 74895@http://www.starpulse.com/news Over the years many classic movies have been remade. Don't get me wrong, some of those remakes have been really good. But the majority of the movies have been really bad.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/anthony_hopkins_to_play_alfred_hitchcock Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:32:54 EST Entertainment News 67003@http://www.starpulse.com/news Anthony Hopkins is to play movie mogul Alfred Hitchcock in a new biopic about the revered director. Hopkins insists he has been such a fan of the filmmaker's work over the years, he feels he's the right guy to portray his fellow Brit - and pay a proper tribute to him.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/lincoln_center_to_honor_meryl_streep_in_ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:44:21 EST Entertainment News 63900@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Meryl Streep is about to collect yet another honor, this one from the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/15/lee_pace_has_the_magic_touch_in_abc_s_fa Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:55:33 EST Entertainment News 63865@http://www.starpulse.com/news BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Lee Pace has the magic touch. Relaxing on the set of his critically praised series, ''Pushing Daisies,'' Pace taps the air teasingly with his forefinger. It's how Pace's character, Ned, makes others live or die with a single stroke on the darkly whimsical ABC drama.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/10/jane_wyman_oscar_winner_for_johnny_belin_93 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:48:25 EST Entertainment News 59280@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) -Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in ''Johnny Belinda,'' star of the long-running TV series ''Falcon Crest'' and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning at 93.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/01/alfred_hitchcock_tops_directors_poll Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:00:20 EST Entertainment News 58325@http://www.starpulse.com/news Alfred Hitchcock has topped a poll naming the greatest directors of all time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/20/mcqueen_aamp_hitchcock_home_movies_to_be Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:10:21 EST Entertainment News 52488@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rarely seen home movies from the personal collections of Hollywood legends like Alfred Hitchcock and Steve McQueen are to air as part of a one-night film festival in Hollywood. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will present Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures From The Academy Film Archive next month.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/28/fascinating_facts_67 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:00:00 EST Entertainment News 49417@http://www.starpulse.com/news Alfred Hitchcock's legendary 1960 shocker Psycho has inspired an upcoming spin-off TV series, The Bates Motel. Amy Winehouse's new Tears Dry On Their Own video, which features the British singer strolling down Hollywood Boulevard, was directed by photographer/filmmaker David LaChapelle.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/21/welles_kane_remains_citizen_no_1_among_a Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:52:22 EST Entertainment News 48175@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - The years have been kind to ''Citizen Kane,'' including the last decade. The 1941 Orson Welles classic - the story of a wealthy young idealist transformed by scandal and vice into a regretful old recluse - was again rated the best movie ever Wednesday by the American Film Institute.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/17/items_owned_by_elvis_presley_marilyn_mon Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:50:11 EST Entertainment News 47470@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS (AP) - A gold-plated gun and a pill bottle owned by Elvis Presley, an umbrella twirled by Marilyn Monroe and Alfred Hitchcock's passport were among items that attracted bidders at an auction Saturday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/16/disturbia_tops_weekend_box_office Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:21:54 EST Entertainment News 38248@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Shia LaBeouf's amazing 2007 has started in style after his new film, Disturbia, debuted at the top of the box office. The star, who will feature in summer blockbuster Transformers and has just been confirmed as Indiana Jones' new sidekick, toppled comedy Blades of Glory's two-week reign on top with an opening weekend take of $23 million.

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